Thank You Very Much
Thank You Very Much
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Andy Kaufman's provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and intimate recollections, filmmaker Alex Braverman explores Kaufman’s brief but impactful life and career. As the lines between performance and reality blur in our present age, Kaufman’s genius resonates more than ever.
Jacob O’Neal reviewedJune 5, 2025
After a slow start where I felt like it was a retread of better documentaries about Andy Kauffman, it got much better. By the time they got into his tenure on Taxi while working as a busboy at a famous LA deli I found my interest piqued. It wasn’t new information, but it was something they spent more time on than I’d seen before. That’s when the documentary really gets going…and what it does so well throughout the rest.
Andy Kauffman was one of a kind. He was a comic who wasn’t a comic. He was an actor who wasn’t an actor. He was a performance artist through and through. He was so good at playing jokes on his audience that there are those out there who believe he’s still alive and never died of cancer. The best part of this documentary was seeing the clips of Andy performing, with a glimpse behind the curtain, and seeing how he set some of these things up.
This film will not answer any questions about who Andy Kauffman was. It won’t even tell you much at all. And that’s okay. It doesn’t need to answer questions we don’t need answered. It just needs to show us something new about one of the most enigmatic performers who ever lived. That it does quite well. In fact, next to Jim & Andy, this is the best thing to show us Andy Kauffman the performer raw. If you’re a fan of the man then you should watch this documentary. If you’ve never heard of him before then you should watch it to understand the brilliance of Andy Kauffman.