The standup, who’s the subject of a new documentary, expanded the ambition of comedy. These videos show how far ahead of his ...

Missoula's community cinema is screening a new documentary on the enigmatic comedian, plus the dramedy "The Penguin Lessons" and "The Two Towers." ...

The new film 'Thank You Very Much' examines the life and work of the polarizing late comedian and star of the 1978–1983 sitcom 'Taxi' Michael Ochs Archives/Getty; Jerod Harris/Getty Andy Kaufman ...

Director Alex Braverman’s documentary "Thank You Very Much" examines the mystery surrounding Kaufman’s persona.

“Andy saw himself as an entertainer, a showbiz personality, a song-and-dance man,” says Braverman. “He once said that he’d never told a joke in his life.” Kaufman had surfaced during a ...

His name is Andy Kaufman, and it’s 1977 ... But tonight, taping his part in an HBO “Young Comedians Special,” he has told one stinker after another, and the people who have laughed have ...

Andy Kaufman's unique brand of comedy could be as confusing as it was original. TV viewers fell in love with the comedian, who died in 1984 at age 35, during his five-season run as Latka Gravas on ...

The new film 'Thank You Very Much' examines the life and work of the polarizing late comedian and star of the 1978–1983 ...

Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas on 'Taxi' circa 1979 (left); Joe Plummer and Jenifer Westphal in 2020.

Thank You Very Much” seems like the sort of earnest hagiography a silly, social disruptor like Kaufman probably wouldn’t have ...