TV on DVD: 'Andy Kaufman,' 'I Love Lucy'
Photo credit: Handout | ANDY KAUFMAN — The way-out-there comedian, best known for his portrayal of wacked-out mechanic Latka Gravis on “Taxi,” graduated from Great Neck North in 1967.
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ANDY KAUFMAN: WORLD INTER-GENDER WRESTLING CHAMPIONContent Great Neck's late comic lightning rod reached his performance art zenith in these are-they-a-joke-or-aren't-they bouts vs. women. Launched in 1979 on "Saturday Night Live" (concurrent with his "Taxi" stint), Kaufman's deliberately provocative ring exploits were dramatized in Jim Carrey's 1999 biopic "Man on the Moon." This hourlong chronicle collects full matches from syndicated wrestling telecasts, vintage locker room hype, reminiscences by pals, "rabid hate mail" and an endearingly sincere interview in which Kaufman explains his carnival homage.
Extras Hour of Comedy Store live performances, Kaufman text bio/credits.
List price $20, out today from Micro Werks.
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