Luna Guthrie is a Movie Features Editor for Collider, writer and film critic. She began as a writer for Collider in 2021 and joined the editorial team in 2024. She has a bachelor's degree in ...
Director Alex Braverman attempts to define the undefinable career of the comedian and master hoaxer. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Nearly 40 years after outré comedian Andy Kaufman‘s ...
“Thank You Very Much” is a documentary about Andy Kaufman that does just what you want it to do. It details Kaufman’s life and career, showcasing all the stage bits he became famous for (and including ...
One of the most memorable highlights of “Thank You Very Much,” Alex Braverman’s consistently engaging documentary about comedy legend Andy Kaufman, doesn’t directly involve Kaufman at all. Well, ...
Wrong question. “Funny” is too restrictive a word for Kaufman. No, restrictive is too confining a word. Kaufman wanted people to laugh, but not because he was funny. He wanted them to laugh because it ...
Andy Kaufman never wanted to feel too far away from his audience. Early in his career, he found that bussing tables at Jerry’s Famous Deli in Los Angeles kept him grounded. But that didn’t mean he ...
Even five decades after Andy Kaufman burst onto the national comedy scene, his friends and collaborators still wrestle, so speak, with what was real and what was part of the act. As you learn in the ...