why was he voted off SNL? never really knew.
2006-12-29 10:12:11 · 8 answers · asked by buffalo chip 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
I was curious about this too so I looked it up... Hope it helps :)
"The Fridays incident
In 1981, Kaufman made three appearances[7] on Fridays, a variety show on ABC that was similar to SNL. Kaufman's first appearance on the show proved to be memorable. During a sketch about four people out on a dinner date who excuse themselves to the restroom to smoke marijuana, Kaufman broke character and refused to say his lines.
The other comedians were embarrassed by the position that Kaufman had put them in on a live television show. In response, Michael Richards walked off camera and returned with a set of cue cards and dumped them on the table in front of Kaufman. Andy responded by splashing Richards with water. Show emcee, comedian Jack Burns stormed onto the stage, leading to a brawl on camera before the show finally cut away to commercial. The entire incident was a gag conceived by Andy Kaufman, but how many people were in on the joke has never been clear.
Regardless, Kaufman appeared the following week in a videotaped apology to the home viewers. Later that year, Kaufman returned to host Fridays. At one point in the show, he invited a Lawrence Welk Show gospel and standards singer, Kathie Sullivan, on stage to sing a few gospel songs with him and announced that the two were engaged to be married, then talked to the audience about his newfound faith in Jesus. It was also a hoax.
Appearances
Kaufman made a name for himself as a guest on NBC's Saturday Night Live, starting with the inaugural 11 October 1975 show, and making 15 appearances in all.[8] He would do routines from his comedy act, such as the Mighty Mouse Foreign Man character, the Elvis impersonation, etc. After he angered the audience with his female wrestling routine, the SNL audience voted to ban Kaufman from the show for good, though it was never made clear whether or not this was a gag."
2006-12-29 10:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andy Kaufman was a comedian. Perhaps be was voted off because viewers didn't really like his material
2006-12-29 10:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-31 06:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by dustman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andy Kauffman was a comic that died wresling
2006-12-29 10:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Roy S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andy Kaufman was a comedian, he was a mechanic i believe on taxi.....he got offensive.....i am not sure to who, or how, b ut i think he started screaming obscenities, he tended to get that way alot...
2006-12-29 10:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by langford53 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was considered a comedian, but I never liked him and thought he was a real @ss!
2006-12-29 10:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was completely off the wall.
2006-12-29 10:24:12 · answer #7 · answered by 420 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That dude had a couple of loose screws.... coo coo..coo coo
2006-12-29 10:19:18 · answer #8 · answered by dazed*n*confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋