The may be the highest level “joke” that’s ever been told, where it’s a requirement for you to be the greatest Elvis impersonator who ever lived in order to deliver the punchline.
Elvis himself said Andy was amazing and by far the best he had ever seen doing him. He was very flattered and had nothing but great things to say about Andy. So sad we lost them both way to soon.
@Daniel S this was mid 70s. johnny carson hated elvis impersonators. when jim carrey went on the tonight show and _pantomimed_ elvis, johnny didn't even invite him over to sit down and talk.
@@MM-rr1kp you probably think your opinion carries more weight than anybody else's. I feel sad for you that your first response to somebody enjoying a comedian is to immediately shoot it down, must be a miserable outlook on life.
I watched this Carson episode when it first aired on NBC. I still remember being blown away by Kaufman's Elvis. It still stays with me, some 41 years later. And yes, Elvis loved Andy's Elvis impression, more than any other impersonator.
for those younger than me...Nobody did an Elvis impersonatlion really until Andy did it. We were shocked that he could talk normal let alone be Elvis. Andy was cutting edge always marching to his own tune.
Tom Hasting Elvis met a impersonator by his house in Beverly Hills in 1972. Those pics are all over the net. And there where impersonators long before that to. But you meant those who did it on TV maybe?
And you can hear Carson absolutely lose it right when he drops back into the Foreign Man voice and says, "Thank you veddy much." Johnny was in on the joke and GOT it, man.
Andy was brilliant. He could make you feel uncomfortable one second, laugh uproaressly the next, and overall be in awe of his incredible talents. I loved him!
The “thank you very much” at the very end was priceless. You can hear Carson explode in laughter when he says it. That has to be one of the best acts on Carson ever.
It's a brilliant piece of book-ending, because it makes the Elvis part only a part of the Foreign Man act. Such a long-con, and the perfect killer ending to that act.
Yes, but those weren't his word's, those were Elvis' words! Elvis only had to turn around and they'd go plain crazy. Elvis knew how to play an audience. He had the talent, the rest were just imitators and this guy is a joke. Freddy Star did a much better impersonation of Elvis than this guy and all those who came later and Elvis said Freddy Star was good.
@@JohnDeCarteretElvis Elvis also said that Andy Kaufman's impersonation was his favorite. No one is ELVIS. I wish he was still around. But Andy did a really great job. Elvis could laugh at himself and surely enjoyed even the comments intended as humor.
John De Carteret You totally miss the point man. This was latka doing elvis. Not Andy doing elvis. The joke is … an Eastern European man who speaks broken English with a high pitch voice. That can do a near perfect elvis impression. Singing and talking. It’s all a build up the the punchline. Where he says “thank you very much” as Latka. That is the joke. The very end.
There have been many talented, funny stage performers. This performance by Andy Kaufman is on a level of genius that very few entertainers in any medium could hope to achieve.
I remember watching this the first time it aired. !!!! I was stunned! Blown away by the utter shock and contrast. Superbly designed and executed. Andy was a master. Genius! "Thank You", "Thank You Very Much", Andy! you are missed. ....ladies and gentlemen, Andy has left the building........ (?)
You guys have to understand this was Andy's act for the early part of his career. He spent hours and hours getting the Elvis down to that-- which your grandparents would say was spot on. When he did this in most venues as foreign man doing "poor impressions" it would completely bomb. In the act, he would do more than two bad ones to the point where people just thought he sucked and they paid to get in. And then he did this spot-on Elvis and blew people's minds, which is what Kaufman was all about.
It's an absolutely brilliant premise for a joke, and incredibly ballsy because it requires A) making the audience incredibly uncomfortable while intentionally bombing as "Foreign Man," but not losing them too much, and B) following up those intentionally horrible impressions with an absolutely showstopping impression. In fact, an impression wouldn't have cut it--it had to be a full-on song and dance number from an icon like Elvis, and it had to be played straight and damn near perfectly to work. Look at some of the Elvis impersonators of today--they still don't have it down quite as well as Andy did, and Elvis was still alive at this point!
He does look like him but the Elvis voice is one of those thing nearly everyone can do and people will know who you are imitating and Elvis suit is so iconic you could wear it with a beard and a blond wig and people would still think Elvis
Really wish I had seen more of him over the years. His second personality appearance on Taxi was great. That sauve man coming out from the taxi was great
+badcoach2000 I saw him from the very beginning and just loved his totally unique and off the wall comedy, and then he did Elvis, and that just totally blew me away!!!!!
He was born in 1949, so he was a kid when Elvis was at his height. Back in those days all the little boys wanted to be like Elvis. Many wore their hair like his and learned to play the guitar and sing. It wouldn't be surprising to learn that Andy was one of those little Elvis fans.
I love how much Johnny loves this. You can hear him cracking up in the background, and then of course Andy turns around and asks if he’s doing a good job. Perfect.
Glad you liked it. Unfortunately, this classic clip of Andy doing Elvis is woefully diminished by those who post this clip with Andy ONLY doing Elvis and not the entire clip of which precedes the Elvis act that is key to the entire genius of this clip. *Most clips on You Tube of Andy Kaufman doing Elvis Presley to near perfect impersonation, just don't get it.* _They'll only show him doing Elvis._ But in reality, you must watch the entire clip, the full act to really appreciate the genius of his Elvis act. The full act includes two purposefully terrible impersonations that precede the Elvis act. First of which is of Carol O'Connor of "All in the Family" getting into his 'Meathead diatribe' against his son-in-law, Michael, and doing an embarrassingly terrible job of it in his high-pitched accented voice. He then tells the audience his next impersonation would be of Ed McMahon, which he again does in his high-pitched accented embarrassingly terrible approach. So, now Andy has the audience all primed up, expectation nil, not to at all expect anything worth seeing upon announcing his next act to be an impersonation of Elvis. The audience, after watching two wilted impersonations is by now inured to any claim of a genuine, right-on impersonation. He then continues to play with he audience by turning around and donning his Elvis costume. By then he turns around and does a tour-de-force, knocked out of the ballpark of Elvis like no one has ever seen before. The first two impersonations are necessary to see in order to lower any expectations by the audience and thus raise the audience's shock and delight when he does do his Elvis so right-on perfectly. But most clips won't show the drama of the entire clip that makes this the classic it is.
Everyone laughing at the beginning because they know the spiel by now. He’s already famous from taxi. But imagine seeing him for the first time in the comedy club … not knowing the foreign man is a character and not his actual voice. And seeing him basically bomb up there … Then magically transform into Elvis. 🤩 I wish I could time travel and go into the improv his first night doing this
Andy influenced me in more ways than I ever realized. Looking back on the 3000 shows I have performed live since 1982...there was a lot of "andy" at those venues. Thanks AK for all the fun and uncertainty you gave us! I am KC & I approve this message
Love how long he takes combing his hair, and when he says you can all just watch him while he takes a drink and catches his breath. So great that Elvis enjoyed watching him too. Very sad they both died way too soon.
@David Smith He was making a joke originally, buddy; from my estimation, likely hinging on the popular theory that Elvis's death was in fact staged and that he went on to live outside of the public eye for a number of years afterward. And then he's just being a jerk because you seemed not to realize that.
OMG, I used to watch Johnny Carson every night when I was in High School. I saw this episode the night it aired. It blew my mind and now I just found it on RUclips. Thanks for posting it, it brought back a ton of memories for me.
Everyone has to check this out if your in need of a laugh. timeless. Elvis died this same year. What a tribute from a gifted human being. Andy Kaufman RIP
Chantal De Ann Yeah, Andy was definitely on a different wavelength than everyone else. He saw things other people couldn't see. I heard that his best friends said they never once saw him blink his eyes?? kind of interesting. A true visionary. I love his Tony Clifton character. There's something ironically funny about assholes. lol. Anyway, quick update, I might be staying in MN longer than I thought , they found another infection possibly in his lungs. yuck. "if you believe, they put Ty Ty on the moon, Ty Ty on the mooooooon" lol . losing it. But I'm okay. I'm handling it well I think. =) luv ya sweetie. xoxoxoxoxoxo Ty Ty
Tylenol Oh wow TY Ty.. I am sorry to hear that about your dad. You don't have to tell me if you prefer to keep it private, of course, but you have never told me what is the major problem, or illness your father has? In any case, I hope he is getting the best care possible. Love, love and more love, Cha Cha
Chantal De Ann=) "Monopoly , 21, checkers and chess, yeah yeah yeah yeah" wow, it's like a cha cha and ty ty REM duet. =) . To answer your question, my pops has lymphoma (cancer). but just heard good news that they can get rid of his infection for now. He's going to live. He literally has the best doctor's in the world. what a blessing. I'm going home Saturday and I'm totally stoked....... yeah yeah yeah yeah. LoL. I'm going to totally finish every sentence with yeah yeah yeah yeah from now on. =) . xoxoxoxxo cha cha's a cutie cha cha is Rad, yeah yeah yeah yeah. lol. I know, I'm crazy. but who isn't? xoxoxxo
You know why Andy Kaufman is the best Elvis impersonator of all time it's because he wasn't trying to be funny. This is what he'd done alone in his room all his life just wanting to be like his idol Elvis Presley. He'd say so often he didn't even know what was funny or wasn't funny to people. He'd describe himself as not a comedian but rather a song-and-dance man. But he could kind of walk the line between the tasteful genuineness and funniness with the Elvis impression because... well it was actually Norm MacDonald that gave a really good quote that the best impersonations are done by people who like the people they're impersonating. Other impersonators would maybe go the degradation path to be funny but that's never what Andy did and he could still extract the good-natured humor of Elvis and his performance and it was just wholeheartedly feel-good comedy for everybody who got to watch it.
as under appreciated in his own time as Norm Macdonald,.. Andy was the first Troll, his comedy was for him, it didn't matter if you didn't get it, he did, and that was god enough,.. lol. watch his audition for Saturday Night Live if you don't think so :P...
Seeing andy Kaufman doing Elvis was wonderful .I loved how he sung, danced . He has a great singing voice ,great moves . Rest in peace andy . It's been nearly 42yrs in August of 2019 that the real Elvis Presley died . Back then I felt lost without him making music ,movies . I still miss him to this day for he was my idol .
I loved Andy Kaufman. He was unique and extremely talented. I laughed at every episode of Taxi he was in and will always appreciate his gift he shared with all of us. May you be hanging out with Elvis and having a blast, Andy!
Daniel Appleton are u dumb? It's all apart of the act. The first two he made it seem like his impressions were litterally the same voice as his characters voice and than Elvis came to actually do a real impression when they figured it was gonna be the same voice. And than he finishes it with that voice
Gods Child I think Daniel got it. That's why he said it was his way of setting up the audience. I'd let Daniel answer for himself but he died three months ago.
His attention to detail that literally nobody else would think of, in an era before Elvis impersonation was a thing, is just mind-blowing. Down to the nose twitch lmao. And it was so loveable because, sure it had a few jabs, but, it wasn't a making-fun-of impression - it was a genuine homage.
I did this bit for a talent show when I was in the sixth grade. Nobody understood that I wasn't imitating Elvis, I was imitating Andy Kaufman. I did the same patter, including the part about a song he did in 1927. Kaufman was the most original comedic talent ever, I think. His whole life was like a stage performance.
Goctagon Andy was good but a true Elvis fan would never saw spot on. We have listened to Elvis all our lives and can hear the difference. Andy did a great job though
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The may be the highest level “joke” that’s ever been told, where it’s a requirement for you to be the greatest Elvis impersonator who ever lived in order to deliver the punchline.
Thank you very much LOL… Greatest punchline
That he was.
Very well put sir
What a talent!!! He makes me laugh 😂 so much. RIP. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Even a Mexican can be Elvis
Elvis himself said Andy was amazing and by far the best he had ever seen doing him. He was very flattered and had nothing but great things to say about Andy. So sad we lost them both way to soon.
all that running jumping around on stage.
Wow! Didn’t know! Thanks. Happy Elvis got to see Andy’s impersonation.🥰🥰
Yes that's true Andy was his favourite imitator.
Really?? Are you sure he actually said that??
@@KingKenny. Yea there are many articles
This is seriously the best Elvis impersonation EVER!
Totally!
David DiMuzio yes I agree the best Elvis ever
Not even close.
A man named Eddie Miles gets that distinction.
Just look him up.
Eddie is the best impersonator in history
totaly agree, no one can do it better than Andy
Elvis Presley himself said that Andy Kaufman was his favourite Elvis impersonator.
“After the show baby”...lmao!!...how perfect was that??!!
yeah i had to go back and watch that part again lmao
I at reading this comment when he said it.
Well thank you, thank you very much. Uhuhuh.
And all the lines he used came from actual Elvis quotes during performances.
I heard "half of the show baby"
The entire act works up to that final "...thank you very much." as the punchline for everything. Genius.
Really? Spoilers!!!
@@Smokinjoewhitethis was 1977 bro
What I love about Andy Kaufman is that he will dedicate most of his act to the set up of one joke. A true comedic genius.
Such a brilliant long-con.
The best
The vocals were outstanding. Andy just killed it.
Black Death 1347 True, None of the ones now days have any kind of voice. Have never seen them song the slow ballads with the vibrato Andy had.
+Aaron Price as Elvis ? Listen to Ben Portsmouth
+Aaron Price so right
after andy imitates elvis he goes back to that voice again. no one does that anymore
@@lv2533 I don't think anyone else ever did that. Andy Kaufman was a genuine original.
@Daniel S this was mid 70s. johnny carson hated elvis impersonators. when jim carrey went on the tonight show and _pantomimed_ elvis, johnny didn't even invite him over to sit down and talk.
I love the cut back to Latka saying "Thank you very mach" at the end.
One of a kind
CLASSIC indeed!
Legend has it, andy is still making the heavenly crew cry with laughter up in the heavens! RIP kaufman!
It's what makes the bit so genuis.
Yes, this was the "punchline" - pure genius
Absolutely a legend.
Andy was a comic genius. like the time when he read the entire Great Gatsby in front of an audience. hysterical man
get real. isnt genius. its off the wall and unfunny. people feel like intellectuals if they act like they get it and call it genius, hilarious etc
@@MM-rr1kp 😂 stop crying, comedy is subjective
@@TC8787-yq7og you probly like bob dylan too
@@MM-rr1kp you probably think your opinion carries more weight than anybody else's. I feel sad for you that your first response to somebody enjoying a comedian is to immediately shoot it down, must be a miserable outlook on life.
@@MM-rr1kpwhat he said ∆
I watched this Carson episode when it first aired on NBC. I still remember being blown away by Kaufman's Elvis. It still stays with me, some 41 years later. And yes, Elvis loved Andy's Elvis impression, more than any other impersonator.
for those younger than me...Nobody did an Elvis impersonatlion really until Andy did it. We were shocked that he could talk normal let alone be Elvis. Andy was cutting edge always marching to his own tune.
Tom Hasting Elvis met a impersonator by his house in Beverly Hills in 1972. Those pics are all over the net. And there where impersonators long before that to. But you meant those who did it on TV maybe?
Oh wow, was this before Taxi?
Tom Hasting Johnny Cash did some impressions.
That was his whole act with the 'foreign man'. Conditioning the audience.. and then suddenly - bam- surprise !
Best comment and what I thought too!!! :)
And you can hear Carson absolutely lose it right when he drops back into the Foreign Man voice and says, "Thank you veddy much." Johnny was in on the joke and GOT it, man.
I don’t think anyone needs to be “in on the joke” to appreciate the absurdity and hilarity of it.
I see highlights of Johnny Carson this gas to be one of the best moments on his show ever.
The dead fucking seriously flawless accuracy is what makes this act of Andy's so Great!
Andy was brilliant. He could make you feel uncomfortable one second, laugh uproaressly the next, and overall be in awe of his incredible talents. I loved him!
This is one of the greatest performances of all time still, after 40 or more years. Unreal to the next level..
You have to truly love someone to do a valid impression. You can’t fake from a place of contempt, it always rings hollow.
Brilliant! Scary-good Elvis impersonation. What blew me away was the quality of singing.
The “thank you very much” at the very end was priceless. You can hear Carson explode in laughter when he says it. That has to be one of the best acts on Carson ever.
It's a brilliant piece of book-ending, because it makes the Elvis part only a part of the Foreign Man act. Such a long-con, and the perfect killer ending to that act.
this is truly one of THE greatest performances of all time
You can all just stare at me while I catch my breath.
Yes, but those weren't his word's, those were Elvis' words! Elvis only had to turn around and they'd go plain crazy. Elvis knew how to play an audience. He had the talent, the rest were just imitators and this guy is a joke. Freddy Star did a much better impersonation of Elvis than this guy and all those who came later and Elvis said Freddy Star was good.
@@JohnDeCarteretElvis you dont get it!
@@JohnDeCarteretElvis Elvis also said that Andy Kaufman's impersonation was his favorite. No one is ELVIS. I wish he was still around. But Andy did a really great job. Elvis could laugh at himself and surely enjoyed even the comments intended as humor.
After the show, baby.
John De Carteret
You totally miss the point man.
This was latka doing elvis.
Not Andy doing elvis.
The joke is … an Eastern European man who speaks broken English with a high pitch voice.
That can do a near perfect elvis impression.
Singing and talking.
It’s all a build up the the punchline.
Where he says “thank you very much” as Latka.
That is the joke.
The very end.
There have been many talented, funny stage performers. This performance by Andy Kaufman is on a level of genius that very few entertainers in any medium could hope to achieve.
Don't get the genius in his performances .
In today's world he would be kicked off the X faxtor or whatever those talent shows are called.
@@SomeOne-ji8ny are you a millennial?
@@SomeOne-ji8ny are you a millennial? Your answer seems to seal it.
@@SomeOne-ji8ny I agree.
He's a talented guy... but no genius. Since when is being weird akin to genius?
@@jamess.9361 Andy was such a genius he convinced you he was weird 🤣🤣🤣
The vocals were amazing. He had a lot of talent.
I remember watching this the first time it aired. !!!! I was stunned! Blown away by the utter shock and contrast. Superbly designed and executed. Andy was a master. Genius!
"Thank You", "Thank You Very Much", Andy! you are missed.
....ladies and gentlemen, Andy has left the building........ (?)
I remember watching this episode of Carson and was blown away along with everyone else.
Kaufman was Elvis's favorite Elvis impersonator.
I love watching Andy perform. What a talent!
Amazing ! Andy Kaufman had every detail of Elvis down perfectly !❤
The Best Elvis Impersonations Ever.
We Miss 🥺 You Andy.
In 2020 I hope that Andy comes back. We need him more than ever.
we need a 70's comedian? why lol
Well, we sure need his hygiene tips!
@Desiree Hall, or did he?
You guys have to understand this was Andy's act for the early part of his career. He spent hours and hours getting the Elvis down to that-- which your grandparents would say was spot on. When he did this in most venues as foreign man doing "poor impressions" it would completely bomb. In the act, he would do more than two bad ones to the point where people just thought he sucked and they paid to get in. And then he did this spot-on Elvis and blew people's minds, which is what Kaufman was all about.
So he would act like an ass for an hour then be half competant for 15 minutes? Hilarious.
It's an absolutely brilliant premise for a joke, and incredibly ballsy because it requires A) making the audience incredibly uncomfortable while intentionally bombing as "Foreign Man," but not losing them too much, and B) following up those intentionally horrible impressions with an absolutely showstopping impression. In fact, an impression wouldn't have cut it--it had to be a full-on song and dance number from an icon like Elvis, and it had to be played straight and damn near perfectly to work. Look at some of the Elvis impersonators of today--they still don't have it down quite as well as Andy did, and Elvis was still alive at this point!
Dash Nude
I think that's hilarious. Check out the Great Gatsby bit to see just what a genius troll he was.
He does look like him but the Elvis voice is one of those thing nearly everyone can do and people will know who you are imitating and Elvis suit is so iconic you could wear it with a beard and a blond wig and people would still think Elvis
Best part was watching Johnny's reaction--he loved him!
Really wish I had seen more of him over the years. His second personality appearance on Taxi was great. That sauve man coming out from the taxi was great
This is pure talent right here. I remember watching this at 13. This is dated March 3rd, 1977. Elvis passed away 5 months later, August 16th
Elvis said Andy was his fave Elvis impersonator!
Reading about the sense of humor he had I think he would found his acts funny even without the impersonating
Andy said Elvis was his favourite Andy impersonator
this guy was so far ahead of his time, no one knew what to make of him. He was pure genious!
+badcoach2000 I saw him from the very beginning and just loved his totally unique and off the wall comedy, and then he did Elvis, and that just totally blew me away!!!!!
He was born in 1949, so he was a kid when Elvis was at his height. Back in those days all the little boys wanted to be like Elvis. Many wore their hair like his and learned to play the guitar and sing. It wouldn't be surprising to learn that Andy was one of those little Elvis fans.
@Tyrel J. haha
Amazingly creative and different! He took it to a new level, a level very few have gone since.
I love how much Johnny loves this. You can hear him cracking up in the background, and then of course Andy turns around and asks if he’s doing a good job. Perfect.
One of the greatest of genius performances in TV history.
Loved the guy. Genius, or daredevil. Way ahead of his time. I forgot how well he did Elvis. Funny
Glad you liked it.
Unfortunately, this classic clip of Andy doing Elvis is woefully diminished by those who post this clip with Andy ONLY doing Elvis and not the entire clip of which precedes the Elvis act that is key to the entire genius of this clip.
*Most clips on You Tube of Andy Kaufman doing Elvis Presley to near perfect impersonation, just don't get it.*
_They'll only show him doing Elvis._
But in reality, you must watch the entire clip,
the full act to really appreciate the genius of his Elvis act.
The full act includes two purposefully terrible impersonations that precede the Elvis act. First of which is of Carol O'Connor of "All in the Family" getting into his 'Meathead diatribe' against his son-in-law, Michael, and doing an embarrassingly terrible job of it in his high-pitched accented voice.
He then tells the audience his next impersonation would be of Ed McMahon, which he again does in his high-pitched accented embarrassingly terrible
approach.
So, now Andy has the audience all primed up, expectation nil, not to at all expect anything worth seeing upon announcing his next act to be an impersonation of Elvis. The audience, after watching two wilted impersonations is by now inured to any claim of a genuine, right-on impersonation. He then continues to play with he audience by turning around and donning his Elvis costume.
By then he turns around and does a tour-de-force, knocked out of the ballpark of Elvis like no one has ever seen before. The first two impersonations are necessary to see in order to lower any expectations by the audience and thus raise the audience's shock and delight when he does do his Elvis so right-on perfectly. But most clips won't show the drama of the entire clip that makes this the classic it is.
Dog Brindle Thank you very much.
+Michael Safrin Right you are, sir.
Yup
That's possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen. I nearly peed myself laughing 😂. God bless that man he was adorable.
I hope your bladder's doing fine.
Andy was so great doing this,. the audience thought that "Elvis" was going to be done by foreign man, but he knocked it out of the park
Dude that IS the joke lol. Foreign man is a perfect Elvis impersonator
Everyone laughing at the beginning because they know the spiel by now. He’s already famous from taxi.
But imagine seeing him for the first time in the comedy club … not knowing the foreign man is a character and not his actual voice. And seeing him basically bomb up there …
Then magically transform into Elvis. 🤩
I wish I could time travel and go into the improv his first night doing this
I never get tired of watching this! Not only was his Elvis spot on, but the set up with Foreign Man was pure genius!
Andy influenced me in more ways than I ever realized. Looking back on the 3000 shows I have performed live since 1982...there was a lot of "andy" at those venues. Thanks AK for all the fun and uncertainty you gave us!
I am KC & I approve this message
Brought a very much needed smile to my face. Thank-you veddy much.
Excellent impression
I actually remember seeing this bit on TV those 42 years ago. It was one of the best one-joke performances ever.
Still holds up. Kaufman = Brilliant beyond time.
Eight of the best minutes on television ever!
This is the secret fantasy everyone has in highschool
To blow everybody's mind with your hidden talent after years of cringe
I wanna do now in college , should I do!?
What a nice thought! Thank you 🤙
@@amangadpale9284 DO IT!!! 💪
he wasnt cringe
Johnny was thoroughly enjoying this performance
Andy does the best Elvis impersonation I have ever heard. What a genius. RIP Andy if you really gone..
Loved Andy Kaufman. He said, "I never told a joke in my life." Everything was "performance" comedy.
Love how long he takes combing his hair, and when he says you can all just watch him while he takes a drink and catches his breath. So great that Elvis enjoyed watching him too. Very sad they both died way too soon.
This was Elvis's favorite impersonation of him. And only 5 months before he died. : (
Died? When did Elvis die?
seattwa when did Elvis comment on this so called impersonation?
@@Lot_2023 Elvis did not die he just went home
@David Get well, soon. Moron.
@David Smith He was making a joke originally, buddy; from my estimation, likely hinging on the popular theory that Elvis's death was in fact staged and that he went on to live outside of the public eye for a number of years afterward.
And then he's just being a jerk because you seemed not to realize that.
OMG, I used to watch Johnny Carson every night when I was in High School. I saw this episode the night it aired. It blew my mind and now I just found it on RUclips. Thanks for posting it, it brought back a ton of memories for me.
The two best Elvis impressions I saw Andy Kauffman here, who had the voice spot on here, and Andrew Dice Clay when I was in Las Vegas.
Thankyou veddy much at the end just crushed it! Legendary
Johnny's hearty laugh at the end just makes my night.
5:59
*"Wait a minute...wait a minute.*
*Sumthin' wrong with ma lip!!"*
"You remember that? I got news for ya baby I did 29 pictures like that"
Absolutely fantastic!
We love you Andy!
Johnny’s involuntary cackle at the end
Andy was one of a kind. I still find him funny.
He was great , he died so young , rest in peace Andy and Elvis
An incredible mind. A definite edge of sarcasm towards life in general but light years ahead of his time.
I laughed out loud when the girl in the audience screamed and he said “ After the show baby!”, what a great ad lib and so quick!
We lost one of the greatest comedians in history!!!!! Rip Andy , we will never forget you !!!!!
The best imitation of Elvis for sure. I didn’t know he had it in him.
Most favorite Andy Kaufman impersonation of our ELVIS!
we need this reminder. Andy and Elvis were pure entertainers and respected eacn other.
Andy you did an excellent job singing and portrayed Elvis your the greatest.
RIP Sweetheart Andy.
One of the greatest skits ever!
Andy's parody of Elvis was so dead on and so funny that even Elvis himself was a big fan of it.
WOW, one of the BEST imitations of Elvis Presley, I have ever heard! That Andy Kaufman was AMAZING!!!
Everyone has to check this out if your in need of a laugh. timeless. Elvis died this same year. What a tribute from a gifted human being. Andy Kaufman RIP
awww.. I sooo loved Andy, what a genius!! A true original! Love ya baby! Cha Cha
Chantal De Ann Yeah, Andy was definitely on a different wavelength than everyone else. He saw things other people couldn't see. I heard that his best friends said they never once saw him blink his eyes?? kind of interesting. A true visionary. I love his Tony Clifton character. There's something ironically funny about assholes. lol. Anyway, quick update, I might be staying in MN longer than I thought , they found another infection possibly in his lungs. yuck. "if you believe, they put Ty Ty on the moon, Ty Ty on the mooooooon" lol . losing it. But I'm okay. I'm handling it well I think. =) luv ya sweetie. xoxoxoxoxoxo Ty Ty
Tylenol Oh wow TY Ty.. I am sorry to hear that about your dad. You don't have to tell me if you prefer to keep it private, of course, but you have never told me what is the major problem, or illness your father has? In any case, I hope he is getting the best care possible. Love, love and more love, Cha Cha
"Andy are you goofin on Elvis" yeah yeah yeah yeah!
Chantal De Ann=) "Monopoly , 21, checkers and chess, yeah yeah yeah yeah" wow, it's like a cha cha and ty ty REM duet. =) . To answer your question, my pops has lymphoma (cancer). but just heard good news that they can get rid of his infection for now. He's going to live. He literally has the best doctor's in the world. what a blessing. I'm going home Saturday and I'm totally stoked....... yeah yeah yeah yeah. LoL. I'm going to totally finish every sentence with yeah yeah yeah yeah from now on. =) . xoxoxoxxo cha cha's a cutie cha cha is Rad, yeah yeah yeah yeah. lol. I know, I'm crazy. but who isn't? xoxoxxo
You know why Andy Kaufman is the best Elvis impersonator of all time it's because he wasn't trying to be funny. This is what he'd done alone in his room all his life just wanting to be like his idol Elvis Presley. He'd say so often he didn't even know what was funny or wasn't funny to people. He'd describe himself as not a comedian but rather a song-and-dance man. But he could kind of walk the line between the tasteful genuineness and funniness with the Elvis impression because... well it was actually Norm MacDonald that gave a really good quote that the best impersonations are done by people who like the people they're impersonating. Other impersonators would maybe go the degradation path to be funny but that's never what Andy did and he could still extract the good-natured humor of Elvis and his performance and it was just wholeheartedly feel-good comedy for everybody who got to watch it.
WOW!!!!! - Spot On !
I always laugh when Andy sings Elvis so well, because I'm waiting for the "tank you very much" at the end.
Andy is a truly talented and comedic genius.
I was listening to this on headphones and wow that Elvis impersonation was the best I've ever heard...
I love Andy's Elvis. There are others, especially today, that have the voice down better, but Andy is a joy to watch.
Fantastic performance!
Simply brilliant!
His Elvis impersonation is stupendous! He was a genius.
as under appreciated in his own time as Norm Macdonald,.. Andy was the first Troll, his comedy was for him, it didn't matter if you didn't get it, he did, and that was god enough,.. lol. watch his audition for Saturday Night Live if you don't think so :P...
You can really see that this guy was at another level and WAY ahead of his time...
Joe Cap in
Yup. Genius.
He was right on time
He was too smart for his audience many times..
Joe Cap
Ahead of his time?
He was a moron
Seeing andy Kaufman doing Elvis was wonderful .I loved how he sung, danced . He has a great singing voice ,great moves . Rest in peace andy . It's been nearly 42yrs in August of 2019 that the real Elvis Presley died . Back then I felt lost without him making music ,movies . I still miss him to this day for he was my idol .
His elvis was 100 percent!. He joked about so mouch, but the elvis impersonating was perfect.
Wow, that was awesome! I almost forgot about how good he was.
Brilliant. His Elvis is fantastic.
I loved Andy Kaufman. He was unique and extremely talented. I laughed at every episode of Taxi he was in and will always appreciate his gift he shared with all of us. May you be hanging out with Elvis and having a blast, Andy!
Monic Hernandez omg, i just hear his voice and im smiling. crazy, crazy guy.
It's sad that he hated working on Taxi so much
Geordie McGrath I can understand, especially considering the fact that they only wanted him to do his foreign man schtick.
Not according to Henner.
"After the show, baby" 😂😂😂😂
Carson's laugh at the end...
Johnny was the best at finding up and coming young comedians.
The best 8 minutes in modern entertainment history. There shouldn’t be a single dislike on this video.
Am I the only one amazed by this! I thought he was just a jokester all the time. Makes me want Elvis now!
+Nicole Right on!!!!!
Daniel Appleton are u dumb? It's all apart of the act. The first two he made it seem like his impressions were litterally the same voice as his characters voice and than Elvis came to actually do a real impression when they figured it was gonna be the same voice. And than he finishes it with that voice
Gods Child I think Daniel got it. That's why he said it was his way of setting up the audience. I'd let Daniel answer for himself but he died three months ago.
His attention to detail that literally nobody else would think of, in an era before Elvis impersonation was a thing, is just mind-blowing. Down to the nose twitch lmao. And it was so loveable because, sure it had a few jabs, but, it wasn't a making-fun-of impression - it was a genuine homage.
I did this bit for a talent show when I was in the sixth grade. Nobody understood that I wasn't imitating Elvis, I was imitating Andy Kaufman. I did the same patter, including the part about a song he did in 1927. Kaufman was the most original comedic talent ever, I think. His whole life was like a stage performance.
I remember watching this when it first aired, classic!
Best impersonator of Elvis, even the voice! Wish Andy was here!
His Elvis voice is so fucking spot on. God damn.
Goctagon Andy was good but a true Elvis fan would never saw spot on. We have listened to Elvis all our lives and can hear the difference. Andy did a great job though
Both still here and a good thing too👍