On this week’s episode, we look at the ultimate song and dance man, Andy Kaufman, and the new documentary about him, Thank You Very Much, directed by this week’s guest, Alex Braverman. We discussed Alex’s parents working on the filming of Andy Kaufman’s Carnegie Hall stage show and how Alex discovered Andy through that VHS sitting on his parent’s shelf, how most of Andy’s comedy was infused with music, Tony Clifton, Andy's skill at wasting valuable network TV time, the incredible footage of Andy with the Maharishi and asking him about comedy, how Andy was happiest when the audience was against him, his congo playing skills, what shaped Andy’s humor, his comedy partner Bob Zmuda, his appearance on The Midnight Special and Fridays, the has-been corner, Andy busing tables at Jerry’s Deli at the height of his career, Andy taking everyone out for milk and cookies after the Carnegie Hall show, the scoring of the documentary by Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear & Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, his turn as a wrestling villain, Andy’s devotion to Transcendental Meditation, Laurie Anderson’s friendship & stage partnership with Andy, our favorite Andy Kaufman moments, how Andy was a great fake crier and more!

So, in honor of Andy, let’s beat on the congas two more times on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie.

ALEX BRAVERMAN:

www.instagram.com/alexbraverman

WHERE TO WATCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH:

https://drafthousefilms.com/thankyouverymuch

REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:

Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.

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