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The ghost of Andy Kaufman

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Rob Archer
May 29, 2009
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Sacha Baron Cohen is doing Andy Kaufman's bit. For those who don't remember, here' the big Kaufman picture:

Andy strove to reverse the whole idea of the entertainer entertaining the audience. He turned it all around and made the audience entertain him. He did it by inciting a reaction. He turned the whole world into a show for his personal amusement. We …

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