Performance art

[supergee]

Andy Kaufman became famous for doing something that was a lot like comedy except for the part about making people laugh. He has been followed by others acting like assholes but it's comedy because they don't really mean it. I like the economy of never attributing to cutting-edge performance art what can be explained by stupidity or meanness, but I also like Janeane Garofalo's theory that Ann Coulter is performing an endless Andy Kaufman humoroid bit. So, Gallagher: really like that?

Thanx to Shakesville

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This is bad comedy and he should feel bad

[laughingrat]

The Four Marx Bros. would spit on him, that is if they could be bothered to stoop low enough!

[weofodthignen]

A friend of mine was taught by one of her acting coaches that all comedy is based on anger. I've always thought that was a sadly cynical POV. This is an unpleasant datum on that side. Damn. He gave a lot of people a lot of pleasure back then.