Thursday, May 20, 2004

Bigger than Jesus

It's not easy being bigger than Jesus right now. I'm actually getting death threats from a few of the non-believers. Don't worry, I forgive you.

If I ever mysteriously stop posting anymore, it's either because one of them got to me, or I'm just too busy on my national Starbucks and Wal-Mart tour.

Hopefully I'll get to make my first public television appearance before I would have to go into hiding or permanent touring of the country again.

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Chaz said...

Social Security Death Index Search Results
72,265,659 Records — Updated through January 2004
The most full-featured SSDI search engine on the internet.


SSN 112-36-5432 0
Last Name KAUFMAN Scanned
First Name ANDREW Scanned
Birth Date 01171949 Scanned
Death Year 1984 Scanned
Death Month 05 Scanned
Last City LOS ANGELES Scanned
Last State CA Scanned

Nothing found.

Cassie said...
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Clint said...

I'm having a hard time believing this is true.... but either way, nice job on getting the publicity.

Chaz said...

About his name being Stanley...

I did a search for his SSN in the SSDI found ZERO results. That's straight off the supposed "death certificate" from snopes.

So it doesn't matter if i put stanley or andrew...it searched his SSN first. Besides why does the death certificate say his name is Andrew? Because it's a faked certificate?

Chaz said...

Anyone who believes CNN is "real" news is sadly mistaken.

And the whole "snopes isn't run by one guy..it's run by a husband and wife." WHOOAAA that gives it SO MUCH MORE CREDIT! REALLY! :P

Carlos said...

Pyro, you said real fans care... that's true, we do. But, real COMEDIANS/PERFORMANCE ARTISTS etc. of which Andy was/is/might still be, DON'T care about feelings, they care only for reaction. Reaction is the stock in trade of anyone who makes their living pushing other people's buttons. And guess what? Whether or not this guy is Andy, Zmuda, or some guy in a trailer who was bored... the important thing was the reaction. Mine for being happy about it, and yours for getting so upset about it that you have tried to demonize this whole thing. That big red button on your forehead, just got pressed buddy... unless of course this is apatented Andy double bluff and YOU are in fact Andy stirring up trouble on your own joke. If so, guess it was my button that got pressed... either way, BRAVO!!!!

Rob Pongi said...

The return of the one and only Mr. Andy Kaufman is the best news that I have heard in, well, 20 years!


See all the latest comedy and music video clips on:

RobPongi.com

Carlos said...

Pyro, your righteous anger only leads me to believe that you are in fact ANDY KAUFMAN!!! Or not... brain melting... ANDY LIVE ON!!! Or not... but in spirit, unless there's no God. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carlos said...

Scarlet, the reaction is what he would have wanted/wants/God only knows... let them be angry, wrestling women is never easy.

Carlos said...

My mother's wheelchair always got in the way of her body blocks, and the rampant mongoloidism always made her head an easy target... in fact I think I remember you Pyro... hairy guy? Likes to mess with people's heads?

Patrick said...

I'm lovin' every second of this!

Carlos said...

Me too... this is so much better than work.

marcdark said...

All this reaction, and negative reaction to this blogsite. If your a fan of Andy's, you would so find the humor in this, and I am sure he does. I'm just happy the gag , the spirit, the mind , the orginality of Kaufman continues to grow and grow and seems to have never died. To me Andy is very much alive, thanks to stuff like this. I would love to host Tony Clifton/AndyKaufman (fake or real) at the Walmart in Kingston, NY.

Carlos said...

Andy,you are a God, whether spiritual, or God as man, I know not...

But you ARE a God.

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Carlos said...

Pyro, agreed, go away... Unless of course you're really Andy, or a minion of Andy's. Or someone posessed by Andy... then keep stirring up the trouble, and making us cry. The madder you get, the harder I laugh. I love it!!!!

Carlos said...

Nice... loved it!!!

Carlos said...

Time for my big lie... I am actually a 400 lb. fat guy in Kansas in a trailer, and I am currently eating a Twinkie while wearing nothing but a muscle shirt that says "FOXY" (My ex-wife's)and one combat boot, the rest was true... except my name, which is really Mack. So to all those singles out there who think I am really a guy who looks like Antonio Banderas who lives in a mansion in Malibu... sorry. It's just me, Mack... and my Twinkie.

Carlos said...

I can't tell who's pissed off anymore, and who's yanking my crank... I'm so happy I think I'm gonna cry!

Carlos said...

The only thing that would be funnier than this day, is if 2000 years from now, people were still debating Andy's divinity and building churches because they found some printed version of this event, and started to believe that maybe, just maybe he was both dead and came back to life...

Carlos said...

Pyro, you have my undying gratitude for stirring up the bowl and adding some shit to the sugar. You follow in the way of the master...

Carlos said...

Yes Fake Taker, we're all fags... unless of course, that's what Andy would want us to say... dammit, I'm confused again.

Carlos said...

Ah but the true Andy would deny his Andyness, unless of course he didn't want to be recognized as Andy, then of course he would embrace his Andyness... which all leads me to believe that you may be Andy, or Gary Coleman.

Patrick said...

Sheesh...makes me remember back to when I was 12...

Carlos said...

billyrocking

Julie said...

Well, I don't know if you're really him or not.

But I promise you, you will NEVER be bigger than Jesus. Ever. Give it up.

Josh said...

Hmm..

Bryndell said...
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Ryan said...

But are you bigger than the Beatles?

Bryndell said...

You know something, this is very funny. Its funny that everyone has gotten in such an uproar about it. So maybe he is alive. Yay for him. I for one would think it great!

So if he isnt, some weirdo out there got a helluva lot of people are fired up. And I bet he is sitting at his computer laughing his ass off at this.

Andy, if you are still alive, good on you, mate! I for one would love you to come to my Wal Mart, and my husband would really love it!

If you arent, and this is some joker, way to go man, you really fooled alot of people.

Robert Pfeiffer said...

Yes you are a God!......this is Boaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab.
Shut the hell up....before I put your frigen head in the soup!

David C. Daniel said...

Hi, Andy!

I'm glad you aren't dead. I've appreciated your work since way back when you first appeared on SNL. Faking your death was freekin' genius!

What are your plans after you finish your tour?

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poweranimals said...

I really want to believe all of this, because it would truely be brilliant. And hey, I loved Man on the Moon.

Unfortunatley, the lack of evidence thus forces to believe it's fake. Part of me wants to go tell my friends. Yet, if this turns out to be fake, I'm gonna feel really dumb.

And if this really is the real Andy Kaufman he would come out into public by now.. and would probably be on Leno. You don't just do a huge massive publicity stunt like this and piss around. The hype will die down while people are wondering if it's true or not.

Or I don't know, maybe it'll grow bigger. In any case, I don't like having false hope.

~C4Chaos said...

forget Jesus, you're bigger than NEO, man!

David said...

Interesting... I'm not especially an Andy Kaufman fan (never seen any of his work, honestly), but what someone logged in as 'death' said, accidentally hit the nail on the head. It IS hard to believe, it IS like believing in Santa at this point. And I think that's what Andy is trying to illustrate, with the faking his death thing.

Is it, or is it not true what the article on Yahoo says about Andy? "Andy says fans should tune into his website for ongoing updates to his adventures in life. As always, Andy's stage has been the world, testing the boundaries of our beliefs, our sources of information, and our perception of reality. "It's good to be back," Andy writes on his website."

There in a nutshell, is the reason why Andy faked his death and is now back. Because this was a test of the boundaries of our beliefs. Now, think what you will... but I actually understand, why he did it. Honestly, it makes me wish some of my favorite celebrities who have died, had also done an Andy Kaufman stunt instead.

The only thing I'D like to know... is how on earth he'd lived for 20 years without leaving a single trace! Heaven only knows, I've got several persistant credit companies who WISH I was dead....!

Unknown said...

this was fun! love Andy, love that anyone would aspire to pull off bits as choice as his were. LOVE that you made some folks smile, and enjoy the fact that even the people that were ticked off thought enough about it to return and continue a conversation about this blog! that's funny!

a girl in my high school once said:

"to my friends: thanks for the fun times. to the people who hated me enough to talk about me: thanks for your time."

you sure banked a lot of time on this one, didn't you? ;)

Boswell said...

Whether this is Andy or not seems irrelevant now. Andy Kaufman achieved his goal. The world's biggest hoax. 20 years later we're talking about him. That is legendary.

Whether you're Andy or not - well done for being part of something bigger than yourself.

And a pat on the back for all of us who want to believe and see this for what it is - something to make us marvel at the absurdity of life.

Celti said...

Folks, check out the pictures from the bunny ranch visit. Compare the chin with the chin in the old pic of Andy. It's the same chin.

Of course we all have our doubts, but Andy was crazy enought to pull such a stunt...

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John said...

Everybody knows that Andy Kaufmann returned in 1990 as Krist Novoselic from Nirvana.

Loch Tess Monster said...

I've been following this blog from day one. I'm a stay-at-home mom so I have too much time on my hands, ok? But I've been an Andy fan since I was born. My father was a big Andy and Gilda fan.

People have been saying that Andy would never have used a free service to post his comeback.. That between the PRWeb and blogger, that that's proof enough. The fact that Snopes says it's a hoax. Andy blurred the lines between reality and fantasy. We never knew what kind of person he really was, except that he wasn't ever who we thought he was.

We know facts about his life. We also know what we believe are facts about his death. But there have been holes in everything. We don't know what Andy's favorite song was(/is) for instance, just like we may never really be able to tell whether this really was Andy reaching out. You can say that there's proof, you can say that the Death Certificate and the gravesite (for his ashes) is proof that he died. But if no one wanted to be in on you faking your own death...none of the people you trusted in life, don't you think that even they would have be made part of the audience?

I think we need to throw out pretty much everything we think Andy should do in the event of his re-emergence. We all think that he SHOULD go on TV, that he SHOULD do this and that... but this is a man who at the height of his carreer decided to go and bus and wait tables at a deli.

Whether this blog has been Andy or not, and whoever it was that said they were exposing this whole thing as a puppeteering by Andy of Bob Zmuda and Jim Carrey (who despite what a lot of people may think is genuinely a big Andy fan, and did his best to honor Andy's memory with what he was given with the movie) from Aruba, or whatever... I think that this has all been very much in Andy's spirit. Andy liked to keep holes and backpeddle. He liked to keep us wondering what was real. It was all about the reaction, and he certainly got one out of all of us. Whether you believe(d) in it or not.

There will never be another Andy, and for the sake of the entire world, I hope he is still alive somewhere. Maybe having changed his name to Enrique for all we know.

He was never someone that EVERYONE had heard of. Hell, there are a ton of comedians today that people haven't heard of in the mainstream that are big comedians, maybe some of the best out there right now. It's the nature of the business.

But whoever has written this blog, whoever is puppeteering this whole thing, what makes you think we'll ever really know? Maybe this Andy Kaufman Returns blog was all just another character. Online you can do and say whatever you want. People do it all the time, what makes you think that this isn't the perfect avenue for someone like Andy?

Unknown said...

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered am I......Welcome Back, lol. Absolutely fascinating and enchanting.

Bob Powell said...

Hey Andy. Good to see you're alive and well. You had me fooled!

Please get an RSS feed for your blog!

Mike said...
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Christy said...

Hi Andy!

Unknown said...

The real Andy Kaufman would not comment spam other blogs. Loser.

Father Luke said...
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Father Luke said...

Andy:

Thanks again for the coffee you bought for me at Starbucks, and the pair of black socks you bought me at Walmart.

I am going to buy a pair of socks for you the next time I see you, and if it's not you, then it will be for someone who you said you would look like and when this gets snowballing it'll be just like in the movie where the little kid says:

" Pay it forward . . . "

And I will buy you a cuppa` coffee, too, at some coffee shop when I see you or someone who you said you would look like and if it's not you, then . . .

See you again soon,
Father Luke

Karl Soule' said...

I get it. I hope it never stops. Keep on posting, Andy, whoever you are.

Andy gets it. :)

The only way this could really denigrate Andy's memory is if it IS undisputedly revealed as a hoax. Whoever you are, don't you dare post some sorry apology. Keep on posting, man. You are showing the true spirit of Andy Kaufman.

Did Andy ever admit to being Clifton? Hell, he even showed up on set with a black eye, claiming Clifton punched him in the face.

procol said...

Andy would play your balding head like one of his bongos, and drop kick you into oblivion for this fraud.

Nice job.

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Doctor_Spankenstein said...

I love it. I like the way people are saying things like, "You're about to start pissing people off shortly..."

LOL!

Andy or not, that's exactly the sort of thing Any would hope for. Mission accomplished.

Moon_1178 said...

So...

What are ppl thinking about this blog published by "Lynne"?? More hoax or brain food to munch on??

Moon_1178 said...

http://ohrosemyrosemarie.blogspot.com

This blog, being presented as penned by Lynne Margulies, says it best...

"As our friend Dave (Letterman) said twenty+ years ago, "When you look Andy in the eyes, you get the feeling that someone else is driving."

What a nice final thought before I climb into bed tonight.

*sentimental lopsided grin*

poweranimals said...

You can blame the spammers for that.

Sickmind Fraud said...

I guess is the First General Purpose Church of Andy, just like there is a Church of Elvis out there. Some years from now, in the twenty first century, someone will write the Gospel of Elvis and Andy (a very loyal disciple).

complete with the Mighty Mouse song as Andy's mission statement.

For unto you is born this day in the city of Memphis a Presley, which is Elvis the King

....

And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden records; and in the midst of the seven golden records one like unto the Son of Zeke, clothed with a jumpsuit down to the foot, and girthed...er...girt about the paunch with rhinestones. His hairs were black like vinyl, as black as Brilcream; and his eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how merry...

`Who is this King of Rock-n-Roll? The Lord of Hostess, he is the King of Rock-n-Roll. Shaboom.''
Do you believe in Elvis?

but then, there are crazier things out there that I document almost every day

Typhon said...

Hey Andy, I'd like to Interview you for my own Blog at http://dead-babies.blogspot.com/ ... Sure it'd be completely useless and accomplish nothing.. But I figure anything said there would be just as beleived as anything said on any of the other sites you linked to, Indeed.. Seriously, we'll do lunch.. I'll buy you a Corn Dog and a half a bottle of flat Ginger Ale.. Get back to me.

Lapin McAdam said...

quite popular already, your blog ..

Doppler said...

The best part of this is the joke. Whether Andy is alive or dead. Bob and Andy are both still laughing. I always though Andy's humor was rather original. Yes, I'm old enough and saw Andy when he was alive.

I do wonder what Jim Carrey thinks of all this.

Stacy said...

Interesting! Very, very interesting!

adam said...

Ok so i read a small bit and all i know is that if it's Andy I'm sure the IRS would like a few bucks in back taxes.

Thoth said...

im have alway wanted start me own religion so to make my own holidays. offering plate purdy good to. im just oppress from chainey to get started. dont let the man get you down.

Morgan W. Brown said...

Guess you're right about that Andy.

Since Monday, when you first started this blog of yours, you have had 73126 profile views and 549,107 visits as well as hundreds of comments so far.

It is my bet that you must be over your limit with Hotmail and I cannot imagine how you will manage to keep up with all your messages.

To bad you could get a Gmail account, as you sure could use one.

Hope to see you at Wal-Mart sometime soon, unless that was actually you at the store in Berlin, Vermont yesterday (Friday) and I managed to miss your second coming when (if) you were there.

Unknown said...

Andy, where ever you may be, I hope you're still laughing.

Maisa said...

Yeah. Andy is dead. Or alive. It doesn't matters. The only thing that matters is: he is laughing (wherever he is) and so do I. :D

Too bad I didn't had this idea >:D

Whoever you are, I love you. I've never laughed THAT much. There aren't starbucks in Brazil, but there are some walmarts... when are you coming? >:D

Bradley Robb said...

Bravo.

Either it's Andy Kaufman, which though doubted, would be a good laugh and worthy of appluase merely out of the sheer energy devoted to a stunt of this magnitude. Or it's someone paying homage to the legacy at a very appropriate time. Either way, no harm, no foul.

Doctor_Spankenstein said...

I like hearing how people say they "never got" Andy. Let me clue you in: He was making fun of you.

Colin Barrett said...

to the above poster: that comment about he didn't know his real parents etc. was a subtle joke about rising from the dead like jesus ( virgin birth was mentioned too ). Please don't try to twist the facts. You were making a good point up until then.

Oh, and don't abuse bold.

Anonymous said...

I think all this controversy is beautiful.
Andy would find (and I hope he IS finding) this hysterical.

But you should leave all the comments in for full effect.

mikey said...

you are funny, keep doing what you do best :)

MedullaPancreasOblongata said...
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MedullaPancreasOblongata said...

Andy is no longer on this insidious planet. I had sex with the body, believe me, the prude is dead.

Mattigus said...

Honestly, if Andy Kaufman was REALLY alive, and if he REALLY had his DNA tested, wouldn't it make bigger news than some stupid blog or yahoo! news. Let's take a look at the Yahoo news article. It says press release from featureXpress. featureXpress releases anything they hear. I read something about how Martians are pissed off at the internet of Earth on featureXpress, so this Andy hoax isn't too much of a problem for them. Also, if Andy DID fake his own death, he would definately make a bigger splash than this. He would do anything in his power to astonish the entire world. This whole thing seems so non-Andy that it hurts.

Banjo Jones said...

What's your favorite kind of pie, Andy?

Unknown said...

Well I'm going to have to say good show to Mr. Enrique Proust for orchestrating this whole Andy Kaufman Returns thing. It was a good show and I'm sure if Andy were still alive he'd have a good chuckle at the whole thing. I'm just sad that it wasn't true. I heard about this whole deal yesterday, whilst playing paintball with a few friends, and one of them brought it up. Of course I believed him. I mean why not? Why shouldn't one believe that Andy would be capable of something like this? I was excited to think that, "Wow, this is great! I might actually get to meat my long time idol!" Of course I am only 18 and Andy died a little less than 2 years before I was born so I never got to meet him the "first time around." I was going crazy that I might actually have a second chance to meet the greatest comedic genius who ever lived. I hope that God saves a special place in Hell for you, Mr. Proust, right next to Hitler. Pray we never meet Enrique, for the fate that I will bring you will be far worse than death.

Zachary said...

I believe in you, Andy.

Anne said...

Please don't take this website down. After reading your comments in the site posted by Heero Hammer, I understand why you'd be worried about hurting Andy Kaufman's family and friends. Honestly, though, you don't realize that, in many ways, you did a good thing.

For just a few days, some of us had a sense of wonder and hope again. We were allowed to believe what we wanted to believe, like children. It carried almost that same sense of wonder and awe we lose as adults.

Because of that, it was a wonderful experience. You have nothing more to apologize for than Bob Zmuda who wrote a book and staged last week's tribute. In its own way, this was a tribute, one that rekindled memories and generated new discussion about an amazing performance artist.

For a few days, you created a space where magic could exist and death could be beaten. Don't be too hard on yourself and please don't take down this blog.

Moon_1178 said...

*writes on the blackboard*

I will NOT be obsessed with Andy Kaufman.
I will NOT be obsessed with Andy Kaufman.
I will NOT be obsessed with Andy Kaufman.
I will NOT be obsessed with Andy Kaufman.

Ah, son of a monkey spank...!!

DelusionalAngel said...

As for the Social Security death records not showing him -- they don't show James Dean either but he is dead.

Kevin Stinehart said...

I believe in you Andy!

Anne said...

Speaking of holes, Michael Vandor, your heart is a big, black empty one. Seems you're more dead than Andy, Elvis and Buddy Holly put together. Why the hostility and need to rain on a parade?

Who's more sneerworthy - those entertaining themselves on this website or those getting all riled up, endlessly posting negativity?

It's a shame you feel that kind of emptiness. How can we help?

Moon_1178 said...

Hey, everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame, eh??

Moon_1178 said...

Gigan... That was ALMOST clever and cute... nah, wait a minute... No it wasn't. Bahaaaaaaaaaaa

Tonewah said...
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Tonewah said...

I SAW A MAN WHO APPEARED TO BE ANDY KAUFMAN @ THE SELMA, ALABAMA SUPER WAL-MART. He was dressed somewhat like a balding Elvis, and was flirting heavily with teenage girls. Wal-Mart security ejected him from the store.

Moon_1178 said...

Attention Tonewah, the Selma Alabama Wal Mart, various security guards, the local Selma police department, and the two girls on the air freshener aisle that had fake i.d's...

Sorry bout that.

Moon_1178 said...

Okay... He didn't fake that certificate.

HEY... you asked! Doh!!

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JigUp said...

Andy Kaufman - for president !

JigUp said...

Alfred E Numan - Vice President

Banjo Jones said...

outta gas already, Latka?

Moon_1178 said...

Hey, if Mel Gibson can be bigger than Jesus, why NOT a fake Andy Kaufman??

Survivor said...

"They accept the spoon fed liberal mass media line all the way to the bank."

This quote proves he is for real. Only someone who has been dead for 20 years wouldn't know that the media is spoon fed by the conservatives these days. Welcome back, Kaufman

Chris said...

heh...this is hilarious... :D

Anne said...

Regardless of what the never believers say (lookin' at you here, Michael) notice how many people are *still* avidly checking the site. Why? Because in some strange way, it's affected each of us.

Having been a shy person most of my life, I never make eye contact with strangers. Today I found myself looking at everyone, even the homeless guys on the street, thinking "Ha! That could be Andy Kaufman." After the one stole my purse I grabbed his fake beard to pull it off and declare the truth that Andy was still with us.

When they finally came out, those bloody hair roots almost looked real.

And that wince of pain? Pure performance art. Hope you post about it, just as soon as the mace wears off.

Unknown said...

Geez whats the commotion. Dont you people watch X-files? Maybe Kaufman is alive, or maybe, he has reinvented himself in the body of some other human. Who cares its fun reading...

Anne said...

JD, I guess you're right. He probably won't. But if we keep commenting maybe it'll be like holding up lighters for an encore at a rock arena show, circa 1976. :)

Suzanne the Salty One said...

Pretty obvious the lay of the land here. Oh darn, that's what I get for trying to think the best of everyone. Hope = dope.

Duque Long said...

What did you / Andy supposedly die from?

Brian G. said...

Hi Andy.

rob said...

Andy,looks liike your catchin some heat.Come on by for a laugh.Take a load off.

G. Copeland said...

For all you non believers out there, here's a news update. Andy Kaufman is alive and well and DNA testing, fingerprint analysis, hair follicle testing and family have all confirmed that within a 99% probability he is in fact the REAL Andy Kaufman. So...anyone for a slice of humble pie? p.s. Andy if you manage to read this particular post, this link may interest you: http://hammeroftruth.com/2004/05/19/andy-kaufman-returns-is-hoax

Way to go Andy and welcome back!

G. Copeland said...

Wed May 19, 9:00 AM ET


New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2004 -- Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side. To his loyal supporters and fans, Andy says "sorry about faking my death," in a recent interview with ABC News at his apartment. In order to reach legendary comic status and seal his place in the history of performance art, he said it was "necessary to go away for twenty years."

Andy Kaufman's official site has been launched at:
http://andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com/

Even though he has technically returned, Andy says that he plans to maintain his low key lifestyle that he has led for the past twenty years. He has resumed contact with friends and family. Fearing the possibility of this scenario and the potential for another hoax, Kaufman's family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young to determine if this in fact the real Andy Kaufman. He has subjected himself to medical examination and submitted DNA, hair, blood and fingerprint samples to the auditors. Ernst & Young and the Kaufman family report that with a 99% probability, this is indeed the real Andy Kaufman. His mother says, "It's good to have Andy back."

G. Copeland said...

I think I may have to retract my own statement and posting in thinkin Kaufman is actually behind this site....As a student of law and a damn good profiler....the posting of this person suggest a particlar type of demeanor or personality if you will...however those heinous pictures now posted on the main page of this site now suggest either one of two things, either the sites been hacked or we've all been had. The combination of those pictures posted and the comments and manor in which the person posting the Andy Kaufman comments, conflict. Merely posting those pictures completely takes away from the "mood" of the person posting on this website suggesting whomeever is doing this is most definitely trying to grab attention. I do't really believe anyone attempting any sort of resurrection of self in the special case of Andy Kaufman would post such extreme photos such as that,, "Andy Kaufman" himself as well as other agencies have debunked the entire yahoo report about the dna testing and the report apparently comes froma gossip tabloid newswire which is how it was submitted to yahoo to begin with. There once again is absolutely no credibility to this claim. So we decide, faker or Andy the reactionist?

Ric Johnson said...

The pictures were hacked.

They *were* pictures of Tony Clifton.

Anne said...
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Anne said...

Okay, I agree with the guy who says the pictures aren't in the same spirit as the posts - even for jokes. Gotta go hurl now.

We Three Spences said...

ANDY,
So good to see you are alive and well on Planet Earth.
I think you are a strange man but love you in "Taxi".
Reruns you know.
Hey I was wondering if you could come for dinner next week and maybe teach us your language. The one you used on "Taxi"
Just about the time I thought I had it figured out, I realized I didn't.
If you decide to come let me know so I can prerpare. And by the way...What is yuour favorite meal. We aim to please.
Love you lots.

We Three Spences said...

ANDY,
So good to see you are alive and well on Planet Earth.
I think you are a strange man but love you in "Taxi".
Reruns you know.
Hey I was wondering if you could come for dinner next week and maybe teach us your language. The one you used on "Taxi"
Just about the time I thought I had it figured out, I realized I didn't.
If you decide to come let me know so I can prerpare. And by the way...What is yuour favorite meal. We aim to please.
Love you lots.

Tom said...

Brilliant.

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Anne said...

Again today I saw someone who looked just like you, only in disguise. The prosthetic legs looked kind of fake, but I have to hand it to you for not trying to jump out of the wheelchair after I pushed it down the steps.

Talk about commitment to your craft. Hope the paramedics made you comfortable and the swelling is going down. Please post again after traction.

G. Copeland said...

I still hold the faith, the pics have returned to normal...well normal and Andy in the same sentence don't quite mix, oxymoron ya? :) Kidding, I'm having fun with this, I'm curious to see where this road leads.

Moon_1178 said...

Pathetic... you mean using "Beeatch" as a name? Don't worry, with a little more thought I'm sure you'll come up with something good. I know it's hard to think with your trailer rocking from the wind. (If you took the wheels off I bet it would help some... just a helpful hint. *shrug*)

You may need to work on your self-esteem problem. Start by repeating in the mirror, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me."

That'll be $250 please.

Anne said...

I'm sorry for blowing your cover again today, Andy. Honestly? It just wasn't that good. Not that you gotta be "Mrs. Doubtfire," but stubble? Please.

Anyway, I'm sorry for ripping the dress in front of the hotdog vendor and his customers. You being such a rich guy and all, kinda figured you'd not be shopping the sales during your Wal-Mart tour.

Gotta say, your act's getting better, though.
The screams of terror and attempts to cover yourself with the stand umbrella? Priceless.

Please write about it. If you promise to blog soon, I'll overnight your Just My Size hot pink granny panties back. Mended, of course.

underattack86 said...

If only it was true :(

Tonewah said...

THIS JUST IN...Andy Kaufman has died again STOP

The monkey's are circling his grave STOP

No mayonnaise in Ireland STOP

-.-. --.-

Grub the Raper said...

Andy, are you goofing on Elvis?

Anne said...

Well, I don't know who the hell you are either, Pyro Kun. Seriously. But a cursory glance at our writing style and sensibilities would instantaneously and conclusively prove we're not related.

Come back, Andy.

Anne said...

Pyro kun, not sure why the box of straws was something you felt like reaching for, but all I did was repeat your exact words. Re-read them. And we don't sound like the same person. So, um, there's that.

Karl Soule' said...

Andy appeared at the Starbucks in Rancho Cordova today, dressed as a stuffy professor type in a tweed jacket, playing Go. He denied it was him, of course, but we all know the truth...

Terrebel said...

In any case it's a good prank, at least "in the spirit"
of Andy Kaufman, whom I best remember for his role as Latka.

Moon_1178 said...

Jesus Christ said...
Lissen Andy..you me and JHVH have some talking to do. Im giving you the benifit of the dought before I just strait burn your ass in hell. get back with me. http://jesuschristisback.blogspot.com/

2:53 AM

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OMG... you mean there's no SPELL CHECK in Heaven?!?!

Anne said...

It's Our Lord. You think He'd set a better example.

::shrug::

At the very least, Satan probably uses proper syntax.

Moon_1178 said...

Satan blogs, ya know. But in Hell, you can't ever learn HTML.

10:13 said...

You are not Kaufman and you do a horrible job of acting as him. So far everything you've posted has been proven to be fake. And if Kaufman faked his death, he wouldn't ever come back. He'd sit back and laugh at us guessing over and over "Is he dead or not?" What Kaufman wanted to happen, DID happen. He certainly would not come back on the internet, if anywhere. While I would say I applaud your "Kaufman-ism", I'd be lying. Andy would never pull a hoax so retardedly fake, with holes in the story big enough to throw an elephant through that any retard could spot.

Adam Hi-tec said...

Andy! you're ALIVE!!! Do you like the songs REM wrote about you?

Moon_1178 said...

Adam Hi-tec...

Learn how to spell 'beginning' and we're in business!!

Applemask said...

Oh well.

Anne said...

Wow, Andy. Now I realize why you've been too busy to post anything lately. Saw the whole thing with you in my work parking lot today, before (during?) that carjacking. Hysterical. And the Burka? Nice touch. I hardly knew it was you. Almost fooled the cops, too.

The whole 'resisting arrest' part was a great addition! Was the fiream licorice? It looked so real. You could reprise the whole thing on stage, complete with you being tackled and tossed onto the back of the squad car.

Oh, and that look of agony when the cop gave you a knee to the groin? Perfect fake falsetto.

Please post again. Just as soon as they let you outta the slammer.

Anne said...

It's okay, Jesus. All is forgiven. (Like that? It was your idea. I just cribbed it.)We all have our little failures. It's what makes us human. Or, in your case, dieties. Notice my spelling of firearm. Sigh.

Why did you make us so. . .flawed?

We Three Spences said...

Andy
What about that dinner invitation?
Can't prepare without a date and time.
rsvp
Jan

Anne said...

Jesus Christ! You didn't even correct me when I spelled deities wrong. You are too merciful, too kind.

Christina Martin said...

Out of curiosity, did you decide to do this blog before or after the story about Andy Kaufman returning found its way to you?

Christina, of Confessions of a Hot Carmel Sundae

Adam Hi-tec said...

Andy, It's so good you're alive, (you are, aren't you?) but as Josh said half a mile of text ago, why have you wasted a 1/4 of your life just to write this on the internet? Maybe it's a double bluff, and just as we think this is all fake you suddenly appear on "When People Don't Die 4" and everyone says 'i knew it was him all along'. And you haven't written anything new for 9 days. I guess there's a queue at Walmart...

O said...

Andy... thanks.

Moon_1178 said...

Hiya, Adam Hi-tec...

Little less posting on this blog, little more fixing of the misspellings on your own. Got it??

I mean come on, what if Jesus clicked on your profile and saw that you couldn't spell 'beginning', even if you were trying (heavy on trying) to be cute and drag the word out. That'd just be bad karma dude.

Sickmind Fraud said...

Looks like who every posted this blog has had his fun and has moved onto other pastures.

Check out his statistics....., now on a slow decline since the initial splash.

Excellent practical joke.

In any case, you can also check out my own blog if you are interested.

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Adam Hi-tec said...

Moon_1178, My keyboard gets stuck but i'd thought i'd leave the mistake in. It's art man! Far out!

Moon_1178 said...

Adam~

'Art'*: "Begggggggginnnnnnnning"
Sloppy: "Begggggggggginnnnnnnng"

(*I use that term very loosely.)


You say 'tomato', I say... 'Nuh, uh. Try again. Two "i's" in "beginning", any way ya slice it.'

Moon_1178 said...

By the way, with a name like Adam HI-TEC, you beg to be pounded on. Let's face it, hi-tech is a little beyond spell check, dontcha' think?

Seriously. If Jesus can't get away with me and Pyro mentionin' His spelling, what makes ya think we're gonna let YOU go?

Pffffffffft.

PG28 said...
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PG28 said...

You all are a bunch of fucking idiots. Andy Kaufman is dead. So is Elvis. They are different people.
The dishrag who authors this blog is a soulless imposter. I regret dignifying his/her hack-racket by even posting a comment. Oh well. At least people are talking about Kaufman. And if he were alive, he would spit on Wal-Mart, and you goddamn know it. The price of authenticity is higher than the price of anonymity. Screw blogger's mass hysteria machine: it defies common sense. If I were in hiding the last thing I'd do is start a blog. Damn you.

Anne said...

Andy, meet me at the diner at 117th and Clifton at noon. We can bus tables together and consider the unneccesary rise in blood pressure and hostility caused by this blog.

I'll buy.

Applemask said...

He hasn't posted in a week and a half. Oh well, I imagine Andy would be proud of the prank. And I now have my own copy of the Great Gatsby, for nothing. Hoorah.

Adam Hi-tec said...

Point taken, fair enough, What do you think about spelling, Andy?

Moon_1178 said...

Well since Andy *did* eat lunch with Pyro today, lesse' if this can be settled between Adam and me, once and for all...??

I will wait faithfully on the home page lawn with my sleepin' bag until I receive a reply.

Moon_1178 said...

Ohhhhh, and ditto on the Great Gastsby... SCORE!!

Anne said...
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Anne said...

Dead?!? That's a new one on me. Where did you hear this? Please, bear with me. It's so sudden, so unexpected and shocking. Are you certain?

I'd caution you to take what the media says with a grain of salt. They have a way of taking a little thing like, say, terminal illness and just blowing it way out of proportion.

No need to thank me. Just try it. You'll live longer.

G. Copeland said...

Andy Kaufman Returns" Was My Hoax, Admits Fan
A rabid Andy Kaufman fan admits to recent "Andy Kaufman Is Alive" hoax.

(PRWEB) On May 19th 2004 a Press Release from New York was issued claiming that infamous comedian and prankster Andy Kaufman was apparently back from the dead after allegedly faking his own death in 1984. The outlandish release had explained that Kaufman was in fact alive and well, and had been living in secrecy for the past 20 years. The report was met with scepticism by the mainstream media, but it did not prevent some news sources reporting it at as fact.

Although many have speculated that Kaufman, a notorious prankster, could have indeed faked his death, a press release was issued today from 26 year old Enrique Proust of Burbank, CA, claiming he was responsible for the recent reports.

"I faked the whole thing", Proust explained, "it was very easy to do. I am deeply sorry for any distress I have caused to the Kaufman family and any of Andy's closest friends". He continued, "it was my intention to continue the spirit of Andy Kaufman alive and to provoke debate about his possible whereabouts, but I did not anticipate the feelings of those closest to him, and for that I'm very sorry."

On his website Proust, as Kaufman, had made several defamatory remarks about the Kaufman family, claiming that they themselves part of an elaborate hoax and were not actually related to Kaufman. It is rumoured that these remarks may have prompted their recent "cease and desist" order against Proust.

Kaufman's life-long friend and charity event organizer, Bob Zmuda, made the following statement regarding Proust's press release.

"I'm very glad to hear that Mr. Proust has decided to stop his recent activities which had deeply upset Andy's family," he said. "I understand Mr. Proust's intentions, and I'm sure Andy would have loved the idea for people to believe he was still alive, but this has been a rather destructive and upsetting event for family, friends and fans of Andy's alike."

"If Andy was coming back," added Zmuda, "believe me, I'd know about it, and he's definitey not".

According to Proust, his website, "Andy Kaufman Returns" will be taken down within the next few weeks and it is expected that he will post an apology and explanation shortly. "I still hope that Andy will one day make a triumphant return", he said.

G. Copeland said...

http://www.andykaufmanreturns.com/ Clicking this link takes you to the website authored by the same impersonator of this website and it simply says I'm Sorry.

Moon_1178 said...

While I do take everything I read with a grain of salt (or half the salt shaker, depending)... I wonder, if they/he/whoever DOES take down this blog, where will we all go?? We'll be homeless, pantless, barefoot... oh, the humanity...

Kevin V. said...

Chris Farley is alive and living in the powdered sugar closet at Dunkin Donuts!!

Henry Willard said...

Check out this:

http://andykaufmanhoax.blogspot.com/

G. Copeland said...

Well bloggers we do have somewhat of another posting forum where my infamous attacking style and mispellings always prevail. Check it out http://hammeroftruth.com/2004/05/19/andy-kaufman-returns-is-hoax/

All this has proved to be a hoax by an admitted perpetrater, but I'm sure we'll always have a home either here or Hammer Of Truth...seems so far I'm the only having fun entertaining myself duking it out with the moderator for that site. See ya in the funny pages :P

Guy Hutchinson said...

Tank you veddy much for the laughs! Glad to see this site featured on SNOPES.

Anne said...

Moon said:
"While I do take everything I read with a grain of salt (or half the salt shaker, depending)... I wonder, if they/he/whoever DOES take down this blog, where will we all go?? We'll be homeless, pantless, barefoot... oh, the humanity..."

******************

Frankly Scarlett, I s'pose he doesn't give a damn.

However, I do and am most confused: is the hoax page person the same person who started this blog? How many people can share the same name at this place? Why should we believe a single thing from the so-called Enrique Proust (who, I'm pretty convinced from reading Brad Friedman's FAQ, doesn't even exist in the first place)? Why is a confession via the same faux press release medium somehow expected to be believed?

How many Andy Kaufman's does it take to screw up humanity?

And, finally:

Who did I have lunch with yesterday?!

Gotta go lighten my hair now - make the roots match the brain. Somebody hold me.

Moon_1178 said...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

Hee.

Anne said...

Moon -

"Oh what a sodden mess we leave when first we practice to conceive" was always my favorite cliche.

O said...

"you should tell R.E.M about this"...
yep, you forgot to tell him about the movie... hehehehehhe... cool.
(thanks for the laughs "Andy")

Moon_1178 said...

What a smokey mess we breathe, when smog and pollution we decide to leave?

(Okay, I know it's a stretch. It's also 7:53 in the morning. Gimme some slack.)

G. Copeland said...

The new blog has started so we have a home whenever this thing goes down. I'll be trying to get together with Moon and Pyro to get things rolling, but feel free to go to the site n post away all ya like until we can get things together. The temporary blog is http://6clan.blogspot.com/

Anne said...

Andy, Bill Clinton and Jesus -

I challenge you to a wrestling match. Winner gets to wrestle me. No, not for sex. I mean, it could lead to that, of course, but. . .er, um, except never with you Jesus. Not that I don't love you -- just not that way. Although your name is mentioned, now and again.

Moon_1178 said...

Jesus and I had this thing... way back in college.

He wasn't that good.

(Forgive me Jesus, Hail Mary and all that stuff.)

Anne said...
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Anne said...

Jay: Not dead. Meditating? Probably resting. Now quiet down before you wake him.

Natsthename said...
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Natsthename said...

What? Are you too busy to update your blog, Andy? Probably too dead to do it!

Chuck B '92 said...

Did anybody else see Andy in the crowd in the World Poker Tour on The Travel Channel on Saturday?

It's good to have you back, Andy. You are desperately needed on the World Poker Tour. Perhaps you could appear and sing your great version of "Volare", or maybe do an impression of the "Three Tenors".

Anne said...

What a great couple of weeks! Andy Kaufman's alive and Ronald Reagan is dead. Things are beginning to look up!

Michael Pollard said...

I was told Andy had gone underground. Someone told me to look here http://www.thepathoftheshell.com/#

What is this all about?

Blues Historian said...

I know that no one will read this post since it is so far down on the bottom of the board, but Andy Kaufman would pull a stunt like this on a blog. For those of us old enough to have seen him, we remember how he would infuriate is audience, and he certainly is doing it on this blog!!!:-) I can remember some classic bits where he just pissed off his audience so bad I feared for his life:-) So if it is real, or not, this is still damn funny!!!!!

thanks whoever you are:-)

tom

Fat Free Milk said...

I have no idea what the hell everybody else is talking about...by the way - I wish you were Zeus instead. Now THAT would be NICE.

jenn said...

I don't give a rat's ass about Andy Kaufman, but you should go to RealityBlogs.com!!!

a1 said...

This is that whole Dread Pirate Roberts thing.
The name and its consiquences are all that ever matters.
Is it the real Andy? Does it need to be?
Maybe and no. So rock on Andy. If any one deserves a come back, its you.
(also, I could easily see andy kaufman doing some thing like this. which is why i dont think the real Andy kaufman is the one posting this blog. This kid is way to predictable to compare to the real Andy)

Priscilla M. said...

First time here...

Christina Martin said...

He stopped posting. I guess that means "they" got him, eh?

BrenGun said...

Ah, Andy, where are you really? That's the big Q... who are you too?

Myles said...

Regardless of the authenticity of Mr. Kaufman's claims, you've got to admit, it's a good prank, and it's getting people riled up, which is likely his exact intention.

Rob Pongi said...

Hello again Mr. Kaufman,

I just want to say 'Thank you' again and that I am so very happy that you have finally returned from hiding and I am eagerly looking forward to seeing and reading more about you soon on the internet. You were right all along, the networks all lie and now television is dying a real fast death and will soon no longer be anything more than just a mere sideshow to the almighty internet.

So come on down and see all the latest comedy, music and cultural Quicktime video clips on: RobPongi.com. Andy, you and Mr. Bob Zmuda have really been such a big influence on me ever since I was a kid and I owe you ALOT! I truly hope that we can meet someday soon so that I can thank you in person. Somehow, I just feel, no, I KNOW that we will. I also know that you are communicating to me through your amazing transcendental meditative powers. I can feel you in me everyday. It's true. Yeah, I've seen all the 'official' documents and the statistics, numbers and all that mumbo jumbo, but I know the real truth. And the real truth is that you are transcendentally commmunicating to me very often. Its so often that its almost on a daily basis. I know this.

And I KNOW that is why I have had some videos previously shown on COMEDY CENTRAL and also the reason why I now appear in three new David Bowie videos on David Bowie's Official Membership Website. And all of THAT IS TRUE and its all because of you, Andy, and also because of your truly brilliant assistant, Mr. Bob Zmuda too.

Oh yeah, you can join my fan club here:

The Rob Pongi Fan Club and no one, not even myself, will ever know your real email address and then we can communicate via email or private messages ANONYMOUSLY! And then perhaps you or Mr. Tony Clifton could get a fake passport, come to Japan and make a cameo appearance as my crazy Siamese twin brother Evil Pongi and no one would ever know the difference! Not even me.

Well take good care Mr. Kaufman and let's keep in touch!

Yours very truly,

Rob Pongi
Tokyo, Japan

Who is Rob Pongi?

David said...

I dint know who andy kaufman was until the other day. My boss was listen to a song that said somthing about andy. Of Course he had to give me my history lesson for the day. Well if your not fake i wouldnt mind having your old job. well you sure are getting alot of trafic.pretty cool blog if you would like to check mine out click here The World Around The World

Richard said...

great, youve finally realized what a shmozz this has been.

for the record, im 100% sure this is Bob Zmuda, and ive always thought you rode Andy's coat tails anyway.

Have a great day.

David said...

Damn man you get alot of hits.I Guess alot of people find it hard to believe your the real andy kaufman.If you are man how did you fight those big o bitches.If your not good idea about the andy kaufman thing 700 hits is awsome. you can check out my site by Clicking Here

Applemask said...

Hell.

Keeme said...

The man was a genius... He would have found this funny.

Well one would hope he would if not... then DAMN.

The Keeme

David said...

man u got alot of comments.here check out my blog The World Around The World

Drew said...

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David said...

Hey Andy did somebody follow through with their deth threat. You havent posted in along time. man you got more comments on this one post than i have hits. Well if anybody gets bored becouse andy is posting you can Come Check Out My Site I Never Stop Posting Ill be waiting andy

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Colin eff said...

I totally saw andy at wal-mart

David said...

Man u need to post some more stuff your slowing down. How many hits do you have.If You Get Tired Of Andy Not Posting Come Check Out This Link

Admin said...

LOL, like you are the real deal...

*sigh*

¡Benjaminista! said...

Get well, get well soon, we want you to get well!

Eljudio said...

Greetings from MEXICO, and we are waiting for a new POST!! BYE BYE

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Sean Eldon Qualls said...

andy kaufman is buried in elmont. i've been there.

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