April 26, 1979, Andy Kaufman performed for a sold-out crowd in Carnegie Hall, who were welcomed to their seat by a
"press kit" containing a bag of jelly beans, a program and flier for the show, and other copied material, supposedly put together by Andy's mother. The show starting off with
an impersonation of Tony Clifton and ending by
taking the audience of 2,800 out for milk and cookies. About 10 months later on February 20, 1981, Kaufman hosted an episode of
Fridays, ABC's attempt to duplicate the success of NBC's
Saturday Night Live. Instead of performing the show as rehearsed, he took the entire cast and crew, the studio audience and
a nation of television viewers hostage. Video links and more details inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jul 1, 2010 -
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