A favorite piece of an Andy Kaufman performance was audience participation, whether it was singing along or going out for milk and cookies after the show. In this bit, he invites the audience to join him in a sing-along. Andy Kaufman's career was taking off in the 1970s, from the stage of the Improv comedy club in New York to Saturday Night Live and appearances on several variety and talk shows. He introduced his foreign man character and his lip sync to the Mighty Mouse theme. As he deconstruct

The feud between Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler blurred the lines between comedy and wrestling. In the early 1980s, Kaufman, a comedian, declared himself the “Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion” and challenged women in matches, mocking the wrestling world. Enter Jerry Lawler, Memphis wrestling’s king, who defended the sport by confronting Kaufman in an infamous match in 1982. Lawler’s piledriver sent Kaufman to the hospital, but the feud escalated with their heated (and staged) clash on Late Night w

Andy Kaufman on Letterman - Intergender Wrestling Champion 2/17/1982