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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Tue Mar 30, 2021, 11:04 PM Mar 2021

Andy Kaufman's Elvis Presley Impression on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, 1977

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Andy Kaufman's Elvis Presley Impression on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, 1977 (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 OP

He was bizarre and so talented. Lost him way too soon. Marie Marie Mar 2021 #1

He really had the hip action!! KT2000 Mar 2021 #2

Didn't he also do an Elvis impression on SNL? lark Mar 2021 #3

Loved Andy, Miss his incredible talent SomedaysDiamonds Dec 2021 #4

Marie Marie

(10,001 posts)

1. He was bizarre and so talented. Lost him way too soon.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 12:22 AM

Mar 2021

KT2000

(20,818 posts)

2. He really had the hip action!!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:18 AM

Mar 2021

thanks for posting this.

lark

(24,119 posts)

3. Didn't he also do an Elvis impression on SNL?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 09:11 AM

Mar 2021

I think I remember that. I do for sure remember him on SNL, slaying it. He was definitely from another planet, so strange & wonderful and at times just so supremely weird. Loved him as Latka on Taxi, loved him even more as a solo performer.

SomedaysDiamonds

(3 posts)

4. Loved Andy, Miss his incredible talent

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 11:59 PM

Dec 2021

I read that Elvis said, Andy's impersonation of him was the best he had seen.

Taxi was so much fun, with Andy's character.

Great sitcom back then.

Thank you for the video.

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