Have Tom Green's rather transparent efforts to become the Andy Kaufman of the 21st Century gone too far?

March 20, 2000 2:56 PM

Have Tom Green's rather transparent efforts to become the Andy Kaufman of the 21st Century gone too far?
posted by wendell (7 comments total)

I don't get it. Could that be a real ET press release? Are they that stupid? Are they capable of sarcasm?
posted by sylloge at 4:17 PM on March 20, 2000

I'm sure they know what's up, but...they want viewers. Tom will provide them. ET whores itself to celebrities even more than most.
posted by lbergstr at 4:41 PM on March 20, 2000

I wonder if Tom Green will take it all the way and fake his own death on ET. That would be great, I wouldn't have to endure another stupid commercial for college textbooks.
posted by mathowie at 5:09 PM on March 20, 2000

Good heavens! I never thought it would work. On Tom Green, I tried the same technique used on these fine gentlemen.
posted by plinth at 6:24 PM on March 20, 2000

The cover of the Ottawa Sun this morning had a very serious pic of Mr. Green at his press conference, with the huge headline: Tom Green battles cancer. It is said to be testicular cancer.

I assume we'll be seeing Tom's nut in a jar in a few weeks.
posted by tranquileye at 9:55 AM on March 21, 2000

Yeah supposedly one of his testes has now been removed and his girlfriend is Drew Barrymore?!?!?!? Just alittle fame all of sudden chicks are all of over ya. Next thing'll be Kottke and Gwyneth.
posted by neo452 at 5:37 PM on March 21, 2000

And then his house got burned down . . .
posted by feelinglistless at 5:02 PM on April 26, 2001