Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Mainstream Media Slowly Accepts my Return

Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years

Andy Kaufman faked his own death 20 years ago and has returned, alive and well. DNA tests prove that this is indeed the real Kaufman and not another hoax. Some fans are outraged, others are just glad to know the legendary comic is alive.

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."

In 1999, a new crop of Kaufman fans were born after Jim Carrey starred in the hit film Man on the Moon. "Andy’s bizarre mix of comedy and performance art will inspire fans and comedians alike for generations, especially after this stunt," says Jim Carrey.

Andy says he will make only occasional public appearances, sometimes in disguise so that you won’t know if it’s really him or someone else. Kaufman was famous for pulling this stunt with the Tony Clifton character, sometimes played by good friend Bob Zmuda.

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.

21 comments:

Elayne said...
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The Corsair said...

I knew you would return, Sir. http://ronmwangaguhunga.blogspot.com/2004/05/was-andy-kaufmans-death-hoax-ap.html

Chris said...

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Unknown said...

Consider that Andy had pulled it off...

Too few people are going to 'get' the joke, though I guess a few newly enlightened souls is better than none at all.

Patrick Fan said...

seems a little "unbuyable"

Nik Martin said...

Sadly, this is bogus.

Maria Cristina said...

Better not be some sick joke.

Patrick said...

Oh, are you still wearing the neck brace? I'd think that would be a dead giveaway as to your identity.

Fried Productions said...

This is hardly a brilliant hoax. We live in the age of the Internet, when any anonymous schlub with a passing grasp of the English language could pull this off with a few keystrokes in a matter of seconds. Like, right now I could launch a blog claiming to be the return of Mario Lanza. At best it's a boring, pedestrian, juvenile shuck 'n' jive. There are no nuances, no layers, no second-guessing, no doubts. No thought went into this at all.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Elayne said...

HA! I knew you'd remove my post. Coward. (c:

That's okay, I copied it, along with the link to my own press release, on my own blog... anyone with a curious mind can follow my profile and see it there... there've been almost a hundred hits so far today. (c:

Sickmind Fraud said...

Now that we will probably never hear from this Andy again, you might as well do something useful, and check out Psych Watch, or for that matter, visit a site of someone who does deserve some help and attention

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Anonymous said...

that would be sweet if Andy was really alive, he was absolute comic genius. He "died" a little less than a year before I was born. Jim Carrey was my hero when I was a kid so it was awesome to see him portray Andy, and his Tony Clifton is AMAZING, much like Andy :), I don't know why but last night I started thinking about him so I watched a bunch of vids on Youtube like the David Letterman appearance (absolutely fantastic!) and tried to get into some Tony Clifton. Andy is the best!

u redrum23 said...

can we c some pic and video of andy now then ?

joebeans said...

Hey Andy Hows Elvis Doin

joebeans said...

Hey Andy you hangin out with Elvis...He faked his death too!!!