If you pick this up expecting to see a comedy, you may be disappointed. As part of the comic routine that was his life, Andy Kaufman spent several years traveling the country challenging women to wrestle him. If they pinned him within three rounds, he would not only pay them $1000, but shave his head and take them as his wife. It’s enough to be a silly skit on Saturday Night live, but the fact that Kaufman took it to such extremes is much more fascinating than funny.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Andy Kaufman: World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champ
If you pick this up expecting to see a comedy, you may be disappointed. As part of the comic routine that was his life, Andy Kaufman spent several years traveling the country challenging women to wrestle him. If they pinned him within three rounds, he would not only pay them $1000, but shave his head and take them as his wife. It’s enough to be a silly skit on Saturday Night live, but the fact that Kaufman took it to such extremes is much more fascinating than funny.
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