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compared to the real andy....

posted 15 years ago by normastory69
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i applaude jim carrey. he had the balls to take on a role not many could perform and he knew he could do it. I'm glad he won the globe but if not the actual oscar then at least a nomination.
If you go to youtube and watch some videos of kaufman in his prime (his many appearances on letterman, his stand up, and the saturday night live performances) you will see that he had it pretty much dead on. Aside from the voice and his weight, carrey nailed this role. And considering his performance in ace ventura, this one reminds me of another comedian put in a dramatic role (ugh, ugh...robin williams in GWH).
And anyone wondering if kaufman was an *beep* in real life, think about this: Andy wasn't trying to make people laugh; He simply liked messing with people and controling them. he is quoted saying something very close to this in the new york times.
There will never be another comic like kaufman, but i guess for now we'll settle for dane cook, who is hilarious but no kaufman.

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[–] kkJamie 15 years ago

"dane cook, who is hilarious"
I wish next time you could put this at the beginning of your post so anyone can just stop reading right then.

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[–] jet-32 15 years ago

Kaufman and Dane Crook in the same sentence?
Go kill yourself.

[–] normastory69 15 years ago

ok. i realize that people don't like dane cook. and i understand mentioning kaufman and him in the same sentence is like blasphemy to some but i really like dane cook's first album 1) because it brings back memories, 2) he was like the first stand up comic that i heard and bought a cd of, and 3)Everytime i listen to it, i nearly die.
now, do i like his later stuff? No.
Do i like his movies? No.
Do i think he is a douchebag? Yea.
but do i still laugh (hard) at that first cd? Yea.
so, i may be a noob for liking the first album of an obnoxious jughead but i also like other comics that i didn't mention like bill hicks, denis leary(sometimes), daniel tosh, and stephen lynch(grandfather).
and if someone has a problem with me liking tosh, then go watch his 'completely serious' stand up on youtube.
his useless knowledge alone is the hidden stamp of approval from kaufman.

"laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone"-oldboy

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