“The way I can describe Andy Kaufman, basically, is excellent, hardworking, very serious in his work,” Jerry Seidman, who co-founded the deli, says in the clip.

Andy Kaufman in 1982 (left) and in 1976. Andy Kaufman's death garnered just as many varying opinions as his life did. "She went to the funeral. She said she went up to the casket and poked him ...

Aside from his best-known work on the 1978–1983 sitcom Taxi, Andy Kaufman was known for his assorted alter egos The late comedian's life and work are examined in the new documentary Thank You ...

“Thank You Very Much,” directed by Alex Braverman, uses archival footage and interviews to explore the appeal of a stand-up who didn’t tell jokes.

“Andy saw himself as an entertainer, a showbiz personality, a song-and-dance man,” says Braverman. “He once said that he’d never told a joke in his life.” Kaufman had surfaced during a ...

Andy Kaufman Is Me, which at least has a distinctive visual approach that Kaufman probably would have appreciated, is narrowly the better of the two fine documentaries.