T'ank you veddy much

Jess 2022-09-24 22:20:09

"He might speak in a fake accent and say, "I would like to imitate Meester Carter, de President of de United States". He would continue in the same voice: "Hello, I am Meester Carter, de President of de United States . T'ank you veddy much." The audience would be torn between outrage at seeing such a bad act and empathy for the hapless entertainer, who would cry on stage once heckled enough.

At that point, Foreign Man would announce, "And now I would like to imitate the Elvis Presley," turn around, take off his jacket, slick his hair back, and launch into an Elvis Presley impersonation so good that Presley himself described it as his favorite. After the wild applause that almost always came after his Elvis impression, he would take a simple bow and say in his "Foreign Man" voice, "T'ank you veddy much!" The audience would realize they had been tricked, which became a trademark of Kaufman's comedy."

-------------------------------------wiki

View more about Man on the Moon reviews

Extended Reading

Man on the Moon quotes

  • Tony Clifton: I got 20 bucks that says you work for me now!

  • Andy Kaufman: I'm going to the Philippines.

    George Shapiro: The Philippines? What's in the Philippines?

    Andy Kaufman: A miracle.