Andy Kaufman's Elvis Interrupts Dick Van Dyke's Holiday Show 1976

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  • @darrensiegel6651
    @darrensiegel6651 2 роки тому +140

    Think about this: Dick was all gray 45 years ago. 45 years ago. And he's still alive as I write this. 96. God bless.

  • @stevethompson1505
    @stevethompson1505 2 роки тому +38

    Elvis said Andy was one of his favorite impersonators of himself. Not surprised, he imitated Elvis since he was seven.

    • @nwicconsultants6640
      @nwicconsultants6640 2 дні тому +3

      The year was 1956 and the new single release to hit the top of the charts and hit the nation like a storm was the song "Heartbreak Hotel". First release by Elvis at the age of 21.....and imitated by boys around the country including a young man named Andrew Kaufman...age 7 😎

  • @stevedyches4635
    @stevedyches4635 3 роки тому +49

    Dick was about 50 here, and still alive now, 7/27/2021. I hope he makes it to at least 100.

    • @camilocantu9668
      @camilocantu9668 2 роки тому +4

      Holy shit he’s still alivr

    • @Cynthia00007
      @Cynthia00007 14 днів тому

      Yes Dick is still alive
      09 08 2024❤🎉❤

    • @ellenh9381
      @ellenh9381 10 днів тому +11

      He’s still cookin’ at 98 in Sept 2024!

  • @phil1fox
    @phil1fox 3 роки тому +86

    Andy was Elvis’ favorite impersonator.
    He loved it!

  • @ursafan40
    @ursafan40 3 роки тому +239

    Wow.
    Dick Van Dyke recognized Andy's talent.
    That's a nod from a king.

    • @salvagemonster3612
      @salvagemonster3612 3 роки тому +2

      Yes Andy did a big favor doing this for a washed up old drunk

    • @crooning4leftovers125
      @crooning4leftovers125 3 роки тому +12

      The real nod was from The King 👑 himself ~ Elvis was said to have loved Kaufman’s impersonation of him! 🕺🏻💜

    • @anthonythompson9741
      @anthonythompson9741 3 роки тому +18

      @@salvagemonster3612 - And that "old drunk" is still alive and kicking today (and a nice man, BTW) while Andy has been DEAD DEAD DEAD for 37 years.

    • @terridorn9077
      @terridorn9077 2 роки тому +6

      @@salvagemonster3612 Yep u r a monster!

    • @terridorn9077
      @terridorn9077 2 роки тому

      @@anthonythompson9741 Sad they both died too early😢💔 IGNORE the "monster"👹😈

  • @stacynels4
    @stacynels4 2 роки тому +51

    Andy's Elvis Is BRILLIANT.!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bradscott3165
    @bradscott3165 3 роки тому +27

    It's crazy to think this was 45 years ago. Man.

    • @EndaWelthorpe
      @EndaWelthorpe День тому

      But Joe Orton was writing 60 years ago

  • @jasonmitchell1503
    @jasonmitchell1503 3 роки тому +29

    Jim Carrey who played Andy Kaufman in the movie could never get Andy's innocence in childlike performances correctly nobody could be Andy but Andy I know a lot of us miss him.

    • @raincloud7817
      @raincloud7817 6 днів тому +6

      @jasonmitchell1503 Maybe I read it in one of the Andy Kaufman books I bought that he said "when
      I'm gone, they will be surprised how much they will miss me." He was right.

    • @pickzkickz
      @pickzkickz 17 годин тому

      So.....

    • @ORIGINAL-FLYING-CIRCUS
      @ORIGINAL-FLYING-CIRCUS 5 годин тому

      I usually changed the channel when he came on.

  • @Esrom_music
    @Esrom_music 3 роки тому +20

    How brave and trusting for Dick to have Andy on. Must have known how much Andy genuinely loved Christmas.

  • @richardgosztyla697
    @richardgosztyla697 3 роки тому +190

    As a diehard Elvis fan, I think Andy’s impersonation of Elvis is spot on. A lot better than some of the ones getting around today.

    • @rodneyadderton1077
      @rodneyadderton1077 2 роки тому +8

      I was thinking the same.

    • @terridorn9077
      @terridorn9077 2 роки тому +13

      Awesome! I NEVER saw this before❤ I just mainly remember him from Taxi. He did this prior to Elvis dying😢💔

    • @edinart
      @edinart 2 роки тому +7

      sings good

    • @FleaBagBoogie
      @FleaBagBoogie 2 роки тому +1

      Elvie was a shitstain.

    • @richardgosztyla697
      @richardgosztyla697 2 роки тому +5

      @@FleaBagBoogie , I don’t know who Elvie is. Or maybe you need to take up some lessons in spelling before you insult someone. Despite the name written correctly right in front of you. Not sure if that makes you lazy or just plain stupid. I’m guessing a bit of both

  • @hopeannecole8633
    @hopeannecole8633 3 роки тому +27

    Dick Van Dyke was so generous to give up his time to new talent !

  • @whosoever9198
    @whosoever9198 3 роки тому +57

    Pure genius. Andy was doing Elvis while Elvis was still alive. No one was doing Elvis until he died. Then everyone was doing an Elvis impersonation.

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +4

      Yes, and they all gross me out. I wish they would all go away!!

    • @philm.6113
      @philm.6113 3 роки тому +2

      If Andy was doing Elvis before Elvis died... How then could no one have been? There were many Elvis impersonators while Elvis was alive. Andy was far from being the only one.

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +3

      @@philm.6113 No, there were not many. I was in Vegas since '69 seeing Elvis until his last engagement there Dec. '76. We went from one end to the other of the strip seeing shows, every trip out there to see Elvis. No impersonator's. They slowly began around the last year of his life. One or two. Then after he died a few more. It took a while until it became ridiculous, as it is now. Not sure if you know this, but regular singers going on Late Night Shows did not do Elvis songs. First time one did, it was Letterman and he said.."you doing an Elvis song?" Like unheard of. Somewhere in that 10 year period they became more plentiful. Sickening is more like it. Before I came to detest them, I went several times to Legends in Vegas with Elvis, Marilyn Lennon and others. It was a good show with a respectable Elvis. This was way after Elvis had passed. So Andy came along and Elvis saw him on TV and liked what he did. Nobody ever like Andy. He was nothing like the wannabes. I will never forget the first time I saw him on Johnny Carson. I could not believe it. I have yet to see that particular show.

    • @pjpellico585
      @pjpellico585 3 роки тому +8

      Excellent post. Most Elvis impersonators came around after Elvis died. Andy was truly ahead of everyone else doing this when Elvis was alive.

  • @randycoursey7230
    @randycoursey7230 2 роки тому +63

    The great things we took for granted like this fresh and funny comedy that we do not see today. My, has the world changed, and not for the better.

    • @DavidBostock-ti2fv
      @DavidBostock-ti2fv 3 дні тому +1

      I blame the loss of morals after WW I.
      "... In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking but now, god knows, anything goes. Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose, anything goes ..."
      Anything Goes by Cole Porter 1934

    • @PsychedelicGoo
      @PsychedelicGoo 3 дні тому

      There's loads of great comedy. You're not looking in the right places. I'm a massive Andy Kaufman fan, but there is stuff, different but just as good done recently.

  • @roblamb8327
    @roblamb8327 2 роки тому +20

    The morphing back from Elvis to Andy and back was so fleeting as to be unbelievable that it left me unsure who really was whom.

  • @daviddennison4201
    @daviddennison4201 3 роки тому +52

    All the negative comments don't realize what a talent this guy was RIP Brother

  • @louieflash7190
    @louieflash7190 15 годин тому +5

    Dick is 98 and doing well. Let 's get to the BIG 100, Dick! Andy gone way too soon. May he RIP.♥

  • @TheAzerVids
    @TheAzerVids 3 роки тому +94

    I went there to be a member of the studio audience back then. Everyone was a big Kaufman fan. He finally appeared on stage and walked around, to laughs, without a real sketch to play, like looking for inspiration, but he seemed distracted and depressed and walked off. The stage manager said that Andy wasn't feeling well or something like that. It showed he was an artist, given to moods. The show also made clear that Dick Van Dyke was/is hugely talented. I'm so glad I made it, after waiting in a line for a few hours. The stage, in the SF Valley, had a bunch of sitcoms being taped at once, and Van Dyke's show was one we got into.

  • @lilliehalumi8770
    @lilliehalumi8770 2 роки тому +32

    I have read that Elvis himself thought Andy was the best at impersonating him, and truly enjoyed his comedy, too.

  • @markgardner4426
    @markgardner4426 3 роки тому +50

    Would love to have seen an entire Elvis concert performed by Andy Kaufman. That would have been a night to remember.

    • @SStone-dm7es
      @SStone-dm7es 3 роки тому +5

      I’d far rather simply see Elvis perform an entire Elvis concert.

  • @carlhammill5774
    @carlhammill5774 2 роки тому +20

    Just brilliant. Every once in while, the Universe creates a spark.

  • @johncoats2279
    @johncoats2279 3 роки тому +346

    Back when life was so good, and we didn't even know it!!!

    • @thehumanityoflife6460
      @thehumanityoflife6460 3 роки тому +14

      That is why it is called 'THE GOOD OL' DAYS'!

    • @relicreapers571
      @relicreapers571 3 роки тому +10

      Holy crap dude I just said the exact same words but didn't even see yours yet 😲

    • @leonaltmark2852
      @leonaltmark2852 3 роки тому +4

      Most youngsters don’t know what’s waiting for them, hopefully its not for you.

    • @bigharrykochenbauls4567
      @bigharrykochenbauls4567 3 роки тому +2

      Waste is all your generation left behind

    • @relicreapers571
      @relicreapers571 3 роки тому +7

      @@bigharrykochenbauls4567 don't ever forget alot of these poloticians have their hand in petrolium companies. Don't blame the user.

  • @helo86
    @helo86 3 роки тому +90

    Andy wasnt imitating him, he transformed into him. Great actor.

    • @williamjordan5554
      @williamjordan5554 3 роки тому +5

      But Elvis was still alive.

    • @marylougeorge9890
      @marylougeorge9890 2 роки тому +3

      Yes!!! How he got his voice so spot on was incredible!

    • @gordonlutz742
      @gordonlutz742 2 роки тому

      ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @fourierrocket
      @fourierrocket 10 днів тому

      Ever see the clip from taxi where he pretended NOT to have a split personality?

  • @geneobrien8907
    @geneobrien8907 3 роки тому +229

    Prior to Andy's appearance on any TV show, I saw him as an unbilled opening act at a small music venue in Long Island called My Father's Place. No one in the audience knew who Andy was and for a while we couldn't figure out if we should feel sorry for this strange foreign guy. After his Elvis impersonation and Mighty Mouse skit, it all became clear that he was putting us on, he brought the house down. I can't remember who the main act was, all anyone could talk about for days was Andy!

    • @Cosmo-Kramer
      @Cosmo-Kramer 3 роки тому +5

      What year was that?

    • @geneobrien8907
      @geneobrien8907 3 роки тому +10

      @@Cosmo-Kramer I can't recall exactly but it may have been somewhere around '73 -'75

    • @Cosmo-Kramer
      @Cosmo-Kramer 3 роки тому +4

      @@geneobrien8907 Gotcha.

    • @mrichardson9042
      @mrichardson9042 3 роки тому +7

      I loved his Mighty Mouse skit.

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +8

      You are so lucky to have seen that show in person. I saw parts of it on TV and it was just as you describe. same when I saw him first time on Johnny Carson. He held my attention, but just wasn't sure where he was going with it....and then! Brilliant! And I loathe impersonator's. Andy was more than that and I am sure Elvis loved that about him.

  • @shyman99
    @shyman99 3 роки тому +76

    No one watching this in 1976 would have imagined that Elvis would be gone in less than a year and Andy would die at a younger age than Elvis.

    • @TralfazConstruction
      @TralfazConstruction 3 роки тому +2

      The day Elvis died I found a National Lampoon magazine from '76 with the Elvis parody cover in a stack of magazines in my living room. It's been lost to time. Sorry I misplaced it.

    • @brody8838
      @brody8838 3 роки тому +18

      And in the year 2021, society has turned to shit. Mostly due to technology and social media.

    • @Andrew-se6ee
      @Andrew-se6ee 3 роки тому +4

      I was born a year later but wish I was around to appreciate this when it aired.

    • @JR-zm2yu
      @JR-zm2yu 3 роки тому

      @Ron Listhaeghe Incorrect... See my comment!👍👍💜🙏

    • @JR-zm2yu
      @JR-zm2yu 3 роки тому

      @@Andrew-se6ee You're around to witness EAP (Elvis) is now Pastor Bob Joyce - see my main comment for details... Fyi Mel T is wearing a Morpheus mask - the entire world is going to be ASTONISHED as to her true identity! And... They're not the only ones who are still alive & who've been helping to ensure the survival of children/humanity from behind the scenes! 😊👍👍💯💜❤🇺🇸🙏

  • @haroldprice1030
    @haroldprice1030 3 роки тому +27

    Wow ! I have never seen this one before ! Thank God for UA-cam !

  • @matthewsmith1941
    @matthewsmith1941 3 роки тому +97

    Andy was such a genius. He would actually pull at people's heart strings with his apology and he sounds so genuine and innocent.

  • @jasonbeale6875
    @jasonbeale6875 3 роки тому +22

    It’s July 2021 and I felt like it was Christmas 1976

  • @mikebridges5056
    @mikebridges5056 3 роки тому +45

    I LOVED Taxi, was one of my fave sitcoms all those years ago now and Andy was 1 of the reasons why. That show was loaded with great comedy legends.

  • @philchigges2955
    @philchigges2955 3 роки тому +54

    Andy brings smiles years after death.amazing.

  • @johnbarone8948
    @johnbarone8948 3 роки тому +20

    Two giants of the entertainment world gone way too soon for there age. RIP Elvis and Andy.

  • @jesseserna8424
    @jesseserna8424 3 роки тому +12

    My 2 favorite Elvis and Andy, I never seen this before . I’m 56 now so I was just 12 in 1977,they say Elvis even liked Andy doing him . I think Jim Carry did a great Andy in the movie R. I.P. to both

  • @paulainsc8212
    @paulainsc8212 9 днів тому +2

    I heard him way back when and couldn’t believe my ears. Best Elvis impression I’ve ever heard. Brilliant comedian gone way to soon.

  • @crooning4leftovers125
    @crooning4leftovers125 3 роки тому +5

    Elvis reportedly LOVED Andy Kaufman’s impression of him; absolutely cracked him up! In fact, Andy was his favorite EP impersonator. 🕺🏻⚡️TcB⚡️💜

  • @AlNisbet-sc7bz
    @AlNisbet-sc7bz День тому +4

    Dick van dyke...legend....loved him while growing up! Andy is brilliant too...

  • @francinefernandes2007
    @francinefernandes2007 15 днів тому +12

    The fabulous multi talented Mr Dick Van Dyke❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @timhuggins7069
    @timhuggins7069 3 роки тому +168

    He didn't just imitate Elvis it was like he transformed into him.

    • @katherinehayes9110
      @katherinehayes9110 3 роки тому +7

      I agree!!! His voice,his movements,his expressions he is Elvis!!!

    • @garrettdavid5275
      @garrettdavid5275 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely!!!

    • @tardisruthwood2772
      @tardisruthwood2772 3 роки тому +3

      Lol. So true!

    • @BigDaddy-vr2ut
      @BigDaddy-vr2ut 3 роки тому

      @lonesomecrow what?

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +8

      @lonesomecrow And he was the ONLY impersonator Elvis said that about. No one did it like Andy, with the funny stuff, and then becoming Elvis. It was hilarious, and he was good. There weren't many back in the day, but from all I have read, I don't think Elvis cared for them and wished for them to do their own thing. This from a letter he wrote, very, very sweetly to a young person asking him what he thought of him doing an impersonation. Elvis could not have been kinder in telling him what he thought. He was very delicate not to hurt his feelings.

  • @sandracostello2833
    @sandracostello2833 2 роки тому +16

    Andy was one-of-a-kind.
    He's putting on shows in Heaven, making everyone laugh, even Elvis! 💜

  • @blindkimberly1360
    @blindkimberly1360 3 роки тому +59

    I’d forgotten just how adorable Andy was. Awesomeness.

  • @user-iz3gv5vo6b
    @user-iz3gv5vo6b 3 роки тому +33

    What's amazing is that when Dick introduces and speaks to Andy here, he's actually speaking to Andy's character of Ladka, so Andy is here doing an impersonation of a fictional character about to do an impersonation of Elvis.

    • @randycoursey7230
      @randycoursey7230 2 роки тому +7

      Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer at the age of 35. Since he was such a prankster and relied heavily on hoaxes a lot of people believed he faked his own death.

    • @Eli_B3000
      @Eli_B3000 2 роки тому

      That's literally the entire thing Andy was best known for

    • @ziraprod6090
      @ziraprod6090 2 роки тому

      NO SHIT!! WTF?

  • @mmojorissen
    @mmojorissen 3 роки тому +114

    ANDY is still way ahead of times in terms of COMEDY!! RIP "ANDY KAUFMAN"- you are very missed!!!

  • @metube2824
    @metube2824 3 роки тому +12

    I can't believe I was 14 when He performed this!Wow I never thought it went back that far.I'm blown away by this.Thank you for putting this on.

  • @angelalake200
    @angelalake200 5 днів тому +3

    Dick was a comedian & loved every moment.
    Luv it, shine andy shine

  • @oliverbohlender8746
    @oliverbohlender8746 2 роки тому +17

    The best Elvis-Impersonator ever. Elvis likes him!

  • @Mikevdog
    @Mikevdog 2 роки тому +12

    Vandyke sets it up for Andy. Classic.

  • @willswalkingwest7267
    @willswalkingwest7267 3 роки тому +51

    The man was a complete comic genius. RIP, Sir. and if you're still alive then WELL DONE!

    • @dzy4u
      @dzy4u 2 роки тому +1

      He died from lung cancer very young - 35 or so ...

  • @julioleon559
    @julioleon559 3 роки тому +15

    Damn the guy was a pure genius in life. One of a kind.

  • @dankemetick4492
    @dankemetick4492 3 роки тому +39

    his ability to make the audience the actual butt of the joke was legendary. One of the the comic greats.

    • @user-ru6mq5sc5n
      @user-ru6mq5sc5n 3 роки тому +7

      I grew up with Andy as a teenager, and I and many others never felt we were the but of the joke. We just enjoyed his acting. His sense of humor for the 70s and early 80s was ground breaking for that time, at least in the mainstream media. As teens we knew that he was probably going to offend someone, but we felt this refreshing to a certain degree.

    • @jesseserna8424
      @jesseserna8424 3 роки тому +3

      He made me want to do Elvis impersonation around the house when I was 12/13 on up and watch Taxi..also made me an Elvis fan starting then,my parents was country fans only.

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +2

      Audience butt of the joke? Never heard this. There was no butt of the joke. It was pure funny entertainment, unlike anything out there.

  • @myleftthumb2294
    @myleftthumb2294 3 дні тому +2

    Great stuff. And as I write this mid September '24, Dick is three months away from his 99th b-day. Keep on keepin' on, Dick !!

  • @ronj9448
    @ronj9448 3 роки тому +21

    I remember watching this when it came on as a kid. My brothers and I loved Kaufman - it was fun and exciting. And oh so different. I guess the same could be said today.

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr 3 роки тому +11

    9.29 of musical comedic genius. Never will get tired of watching this. Thanks for sharing. He puts a lot of humor in Elvis. Than you.

  • @greenberrywoods
    @greenberrywoods 3 роки тому +50

    Not a lot of laughter in January 2021, but this is awesome. So, funny. Genius.

    • @rockylion4382
      @rockylion4382 3 роки тому +14

      That’s because sadly we allow the dystopian authoritarian psychopath politicians and criminals like Fauci and Gates to destroy humanity as we sit back and acquiesce

    • @lobstermania4025
      @lobstermania4025 3 роки тому +2

      @@rockylion4382 Oh how great 2021 is going to be now that the plump toxic Orange is flushed... God Bless President Biden and sweet kamala Harris.. Rejoice Miss.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 3 роки тому +1

      @@rockylion4382 oooooohh.
      BOO ! ! ! And Sasquatch will one day run for President.

    • @lindakilbride6755
      @lindakilbride6755 3 роки тому

      Well said, Sir.

    • @lindakilbride6755
      @lindakilbride6755 3 роки тому

      @@lobstermania4025 I'm sorry - I seriously don't understand. What is toxic orange, and where has it been flushed? I know I seem stupid, but I'm actually rather intelligent. I've just never heard of this before. I'd appreciate any input into my ignorance. Thank you

  • @dnciskkk9037
    @dnciskkk9037 5 років тому +29

    Thank you, the world needs more Andy. He brings back sanity when we need it the most.

    • @cards1985
      @cards1985 5 років тому +9

      He brings insanity where we need it most.

    • @FU05241960
      @FU05241960 4 роки тому +6

      "Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead."
      -- Charles Bukowski

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 4 роки тому +3

      Well then came Weird Al Yankovic to bring our sanity back!!!!!!!

    • @charlesarturo7718
      @charlesarturo7718 3 роки тому +3

      Andy Kaufman was a Democrat, so, yes we need more Andy...

  • @paulh2981
    @paulh2981 5 років тому +176

    I have it on the authority of people who have been Elvis fans for more than half a century that there's no better Elvis impersonator than Andy. How did he do it? It's almost eerie how much he sounds like the king.

    • @289cobra9
      @289cobra9 4 роки тому +35

      When both were alive Elvis said "If anyone has to impersonate me I want it to be Andy"

    • @jodihepler6202
      @jodihepler6202 3 роки тому +5

      I had always heard that. They were right. He was good

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +8

      Andy practiced since he was a little boy. He idolized Elvis.

    • @CaptRich-bi3gp
      @CaptRich-bi3gp 3 роки тому +1

      I performed a wedding ceremony as Elvis in character (kind of) once, he's got me beat.

    • @marcyonsgard544
      @marcyonsgard544 3 роки тому +3

      Maybe he's not really singing...

  • @lasviasirrah6888
    @lasviasirrah6888 3 роки тому +11

    Hands down the best Elvis impersonator, and Elvis aggress on this.

  • @geec5636
    @geec5636 2 роки тому +14

    Andy was the best Elvis copy to this day.

  • @cheril8891
    @cheril8891 6 днів тому +3

    I loved Andy Kaufman!!! Still miss him.

  • @kozmicre982
    @kozmicre982 3 роки тому +14

    To this day and from what Ive seen for myself no one did
    The King like Andy could
    Except The King himself.
    He had a real charisma when he put that jumpsuit on and went off

  • @briangingras5886
    @briangingras5886 3 роки тому +9

    That is an excellent Elvis singing impersonation and actions as well

  • @workingclassmf
    @workingclassmf 3 роки тому +23

    Andy was , what everyone else ever wished to be.

  • @Gardner0871public
    @Gardner0871public 3 роки тому +25

    Andy Kaufman didn’t invent the on-stage wardrobe change, but he perfected it

    • @Cosmo-Kramer
      @Cosmo-Kramer 3 роки тому +1

      Who of note did it before him?

  • @rsuriyop
    @rsuriyop 3 роки тому +107

    Hard to believe that Dick already had mostly grey hair by this point and yet still managed to outlive Andy by almost 40 yrs (Andy being deceased since 1984).

    • @SaintFredrocks
      @SaintFredrocks 3 роки тому +5

      Many go gray early, and Andy died of heart failure. Edit: lung cancer.

    • @crazydee1955
      @crazydee1955 3 роки тому +8

      @@SaintFredrocks I thought he died of cancer. He was coughing real bad on one of the late night shows.

    • @SaintFredrocks
      @SaintFredrocks 3 роки тому +7

      @@crazydee1955 you are correct: it was lung cancer.

    • @kristinesmart9932
      @kristinesmart9932 3 роки тому +2

      He died in 1985.

    • @cha5
      @cha5 3 роки тому +11

      Dick is 95 years old.
      Happy Birthday Bert. 🙂

  • @sonjagoldinak8098
    @sonjagoldinak8098 3 роки тому +11

    Yep! I’ve always enjoyed Kauffman’s impersonation of Elvis. He does it better than anyone else!

    • @SStone-dm7es
      @SStone-dm7es 3 роки тому

      Val Kilmer? 100 times better

    • @cha5
      @cha5 3 роки тому +1

      Bruce Campbell? Sublime.

    • @SStone-dm7es
      @SStone-dm7es 3 роки тому +1

      @@cha5 Perhaps we should be so very happy with the one and only real Elvis Presley. The impersonators are all bums, fakes and wannabes.

  • @TheShoemakerb1
    @TheShoemakerb1 3 роки тому +137

    In Bob Zmuda's book, he told of how they were on the tour of Graceland, and Andy was genuinely shocked to see the King's old entertainment center, and one of the vhs tapes was labeled "Andy Kaufman."

    • @elvicare35
      @elvicare35 3 роки тому +14

      Awesome info, I've NEVER heard about that before, that is SO cool, and Andy's great respect for Elvis, you gotta love that, Elvis said that Andy was the BEST, and when I FIRST saw him, I was like, WOW, really mind-blowing stuff, as Elvis never appeared on tv shows, when Andy did his Elvis act, it was like PART of Elvis' soul, so to speak, DID appear!!!!! Two INCREDIBLE talents connected for ALL-TIME, and his connection to, Muhammad Ali was really special too!!!

    • @keetonplace
      @keetonplace 3 роки тому +13

      @@elvicare35 Elvis and Muhammed Ali were soul mates. Ali was very protective of Elvis, including hiding him away at his training camp so he could be totally alone and not bothered. If you told Ali you knew he was there, Ali would say, no he isn't. I saw Ali cover for Elvis more than once. Ali said he was the Elvis of boxing.

    • @KurtI2525
      @KurtI2525 3 роки тому +7

      Elvis loved Kaufman paying him tribute. Andy invented the celebrity impersonation category.

    • @pierrenavaille4748
      @pierrenavaille4748 3 роки тому +8

      Elvis was still live at the time of this show.

    • @lads.7715
      @lads.7715 3 роки тому +10

      Benny Hill once visited the late Charlie Chaplin’s home and leaned Chaplin liked to watch Hill’s show.

  • @picklerix6162
    @picklerix6162 3 роки тому +87

    When I first saw his impression of Elvis, I couldn’t believe how good it was.

    • @dancullihall6834
      @dancullihall6834 3 роки тому +3

      Watch him sing Rose Marie

    • @vracan
      @vracan 3 роки тому +2

      I couldnt believe it either first I saw it as Latka on tv show taxi

    • @karenstrycharz1499
      @karenstrycharz1499 3 роки тому +3

      I could not believe it either( still can’t! Ha!)! He is a phenomenal Elvis & his singing this song, even talking like Elvis just totally blows me away! Hard to believe he is the same actor from “TAXI!” Wowwww!

    • @huskylover5274
      @huskylover5274 3 роки тому +1

      @@karenstrycharz1499
      He's not singing this. LOL

    • @PDMan
      @PDMan 3 роки тому

      Yes he is.

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 3 роки тому +9

    that is the best Elvis i have ever seen - i mean really, Andy had the whole thing down. and you can watch how his character comes back in his eyes. he just transforms from Elvis’s face to his own face, and his whole stance changes back to, “Thank you verymuch.” (verymuch being one word :). he was totally amazing!! and ‘lives on’ on UA-cam 🙃
    (he never smoked - it really was a tragedy. 😐)

    • @terridorn9077
      @terridorn9077 2 роки тому

      So sad😢💔 It is so strange how many have died from lung cancer and NEVER smoked. 2nd hand smoke was prevalent back in those days. Cure cancer! You defeated AIDS & so many other diseases come on researchers/scientists🙏🙏

  • @amsedelm
    @amsedelm 3 роки тому +19

    Brilliant brilliant brilliant! Andy was the best!!!

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction 4 роки тому +39

    Hadn't noticed it seeing it before but he literally becomes Elvis.

    • @karenstrycharz1499
      @karenstrycharz1499 3 роки тому +5

      He absolutely does & it just blows me away! He is the best Elvis ever!

    • @TralfazConstruction
      @TralfazConstruction 3 роки тому +2

      @@karenstrycharz1499 There's nothing else to compare it to. It's singularly extraordinary.

  • @bobjacobs1333
    @bobjacobs1333 3 хвилини тому

    I love the way he set up the Elvis impression with some very bad but funny impressions still in his Latka character. It just make the Elvis impression so surprising and amazing.

  • @simplechronology2605
    @simplechronology2605 3 роки тому +105

    I wish Dick would stop interrupting Andy's show.

    • @robertboyce6043
      @robertboyce6043 3 роки тому +4

      "Could you go away and take everything with you?"

    • @terridorn9077
      @terridorn9077 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertboyce6043 HILARIOUS

  • @peter-ek3uh
    @peter-ek3uh 21 годину тому

    This many years later it has aged well I am laughing to tears. Andy is LEGENDARY!!!!!

  • @scottsoucy6186
    @scottsoucy6186 2 роки тому +8

    There will never be another Andy Kauffman! That kind of originality is sorely lacking these days. What an incredible talent. Such a shame that he left us so soon!

  • @tiefschurfendeeisenprinzen1994
    @tiefschurfendeeisenprinzen1994 8 днів тому +8

    Unglaublich gut !!!

  • @surewhynot6040
    @surewhynot6040 3 роки тому +12

    Couldn't tell a single joke yet was one of the greatest comedians ever. Go figure.

    • @MENFUSSMIKE
      @MENFUSSMIKE 2 роки тому +2

      Andy never considered himself a comedian, but he sure was funnier than most of them

  • @mournblade1066
    @mournblade1066 3 роки тому +77

    Elvis Presley himself said that Andy Kaufman was the greatest Elvis impersonator. This. This, folks, is why.

    • @jackhammer3878
      @jackhammer3878 3 роки тому +7

      Just on problem with that statement. Elvis died in 1977. Way before Andy Kaufman was ever on tv.

    • @jeffreyholmes7216
      @jeffreyholmes7216 3 роки тому +13

      @@jackhammer3878 he first started doing Elvis on t.v in 1975. And Elvis did say he loved it.

    • @jackhammer3878
      @jackhammer3878 3 роки тому +3

      @@jeffreyholmes7216 Really 75 ? I remember him on taxi now and SNL BUT I thought the Elvis thing came much later. My bad.

    • @modoc97405
      @modoc97405 3 роки тому +2

      @@jackhammer3878Well according to the title of this video, this is from 1976, so...

    • @jackhammer3878
      @jackhammer3878 3 роки тому +3

      @@modoc97405 Guess the Elvis impersonates going around the time were too many to remember. But ANDY KAUFMAN stood out.
      A dry comical guines.

  • @tdhawk167
    @tdhawk167 3 роки тому +7

    This was, and still is, a great one! Brought back some great memories! Thanks!

  • @knitter4years
    @knitter4years 2 роки тому +2

    Wow. He nailed Elvis voice and moves like the best of the best. But when I saw this I was a kid and didn't appreciate the performance. Brilliant.

  • @marcusharjo8081
    @marcusharjo8081 3 роки тому +9

    Elvis says a great impression of him. You got it.

  • @motorcitymanman7711
    @motorcitymanman7711 3 роки тому +27

    The Dean Martin imitation was the Best!! 😁
    Seriously his Elvis was one of the Best ive ever seen!!

  • @Victoria_Lundy_Theremin
    @Victoria_Lundy_Theremin 4 роки тому +78

    Elvis was still alive at this point.

    • @EddieJazzFan
      @EddieJazzFan 4 роки тому +20

      What's also amazing is that Dick Van Dyke is still alive today.

    • @captainchinook1138
      @captainchinook1138 4 роки тому +10

      @@EddieJazzFan Yes and I hope for many years to come.

    • @daytripperhd
      @daytripperhd 3 роки тому +13

      Elvis liked Kaufman’s act. No kidding

    • @usfanlovesjiwoo1978
      @usfanlovesjiwoo1978 3 роки тому +8

      @@EddieJazzFan I know, God Bless his soul. He turned 95 in December 2020.

    • @Grouundedkidz
      @Grouundedkidz 3 роки тому +8

      Andy did not do the Elvis Imitation/skit(s) after Elvis died.

  • @TisEyerish1
    @TisEyerish1 7 днів тому

    He did a really great Elvis. In fact, he did a really great everyone he imitated! Andy was just chock full of talent; I guess he just didn't know where to go with it all. He left us much too soon; we didn't get nearly enough of him. May he rest in the peace he didn't find in life.

  • @kirkhustle3718
    @kirkhustle3718 2 роки тому +2

    R.I.P. both great talented actors who brought much joy, laughter and wonder to the silver screen.

  • @garybuchanan6062
    @garybuchanan6062 2 роки тому +2

    Andy's not dead, he just returned to his home planet.

  • @TheHaratashi
    @TheHaratashi 3 роки тому +9

    It's like it's not even an impersonation, it's like he becomes Elvis.

  • @steinarbjerke7623
    @steinarbjerke7623 3 роки тому +4

    Must have been a blast to see Andy at the time, but still is.🤣🤣

  • @pravdaaaaa
    @pravdaaaaa 2 роки тому +8

    Andy, the BEST!!...

  • @topsyturvy1873
    @topsyturvy1873 2 роки тому +2

    Elvis himself loved Andy kaufman, he was such a genius at imitating the king!

  • @susansmith8936
    @susansmith8936 3 роки тому +7

    I LOVED Andy and remember him on able and he was a genius. Simply brilliant

  • @hiridavidfeign
    @hiridavidfeign 2 роки тому +2

    This show was so good. Really smart writing. Alas, it didn't last long. Thanks for posting.

  • @regplasma7906
    @regplasma7906 3 роки тому +4

    Andy was one of the best.Sadly missed .

  • @margeryfranko1850
    @margeryfranko1850 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Andy Kaufman. That was wonderful 😍

  • @haysfordays
    @haysfordays 5 років тому +42

    When I am gone from this Earth, this will still be funny.

    • @roberthimmelman3816
      @roberthimmelman3816 3 роки тому +2

      I knew it was coming, and loved his
      “Thank you very much at the end”.

    • @RockNRoller66
      @RockNRoller66 3 роки тому +1

      He's playing every night on the moon.

    • @ahboaz
      @ahboaz 2 роки тому

      Still around?

    • @JackF99
      @JackF99 14 днів тому

      Well? Update please?

    • @haysfordays
      @haysfordays 13 днів тому

      I appreciate your concern.

  • @dianehunsberger2271
    @dianehunsberger2271 2 роки тому +1

    We saw Andy Kaufman in person at a local theater....parents loved him, too ...Andy is missed ...

  • @lindapfister2484
    @lindapfister2484 3 роки тому +4

    He was one of the best skilled . Very sad how his life came to a end. I loved jim

  • @AngelCatBaby
    @AngelCatBaby 7 днів тому

    Andy was fantastic and amazing person, he could make anyone laugh with his antics and impersonations, he did for me, he was amazing. There can never be another Andy, he was one of the best impersonators of Elvis….RIP Andy and Elvis, may you rest in peace In God’s eternal heaven and may your legacies inspire others…👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @genecoppedge5972
    @genecoppedge5972 3 роки тому +3

    Where have they gone? Such talent.

  • @donwright3429
    @donwright3429 День тому

    48 years later,, I jjust discovered this video...Wow!

  • @nitasheehan2704
    @nitasheehan2704 3 роки тому +5

    Best Elvis impression.

  • @richardlilliehornprins1499
    @richardlilliehornprins1499 3 роки тому +13

    In retrospect it's easy to say that he was way, way ahead of his time.

    • @betsybarnicle8016
      @betsybarnicle8016 3 роки тому +2

      Especially with the women's wrestling. That was some unique gifted comedy that not many people got.

  • @ericsantana1184
    @ericsantana1184 2 роки тому +1

    Andy Kaufman with no doubt will go down in history as one of the greatest comedians in the world.