Tag: Taxi

In last week’s Elvis birthday tribute,  I shared a clip of Andy Kaufman impersonating the King of Rock n Roll.  Now, it’s Elvis’ turn to wish Andy happy birthday. 

Thanks to my blog pal, Tom, I learned today is the 70th anniversary of Andy Kaufman’s birth and I thought it would be fun to share a little bit about the comedian.

Andy standup comedy is really weird but in a funny way.  Not being a late night person, I never saw him on SNL or on stage but thanks to YT I found some of his skits.  Some veered Kaufman as a genius in the comic world.  I don’t know but I loved him on Taxi! I found the episode, Latka the Playboy on YT which really tickled my funny bone.

For years, I wondered about Kaufman’s Latakas Gravas’ high pitched heavily accented voice if it were the real McCoy but he was born in NYC on this day in 1949.  This was all part of his Foreign Man persona.

Andy’s off-beat humor was fitting for days gone by and I think for those of us who remember appreciates it. Hopefully, today’s rising new comedians find inspiration in his delivery and perhaps will reboot this lost art. The entertainment industry really needs some genuinely funny people again.

May you have the angels rolling off the clouds laughing with your weirdness, Andy Kaufman and…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉!!  

 I’m running a wee bit behind after yesterday’s appointment and instead of making this post too long I decided to do a separate post for Thankful Thursday & Mama Kat’s Writing Prompt which I hope to have up in short order. Thanks for visiting and have a good day!

 

X💋X💋, Cathy