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 because ...

Andy Kaufman died 41 years ago. Milos Forman’s “Man in the Moon,” in which Jim Carrey played Kaufman, came out 26 years ago. R.E.M., whose title song to the Kaufman biopic was a hit, has retired. So ...

Andy Kaufman was an enigma that thrived on chaos throughout his brief, but memorable career. More than 40 years after his death – a death that some still think was faked as a stunt – Kaufman’s career ...

When a deceased person of note leaves his or her heirs a trove of work, posthumous publication is often tricky ground. Of course, some make their wishes quite clear; Willa Cather’s letters were ...

Even five decades after Andy Kaufman burst onto the national comedy scene, his friends and collaborators still wrestle, so speak, with what was real and what was part of the act. As you learn in the ...

What to make of a man who admits that Howdy Doody was the first friend he ever had and who devoted some of his final years in professional wrestling, wrestling women for amusement? The man was Andy ...

One of the most memorable highlights of “Thank You Very Much,” Alex Braverman’s consistently engaging documentary about comedy legend Andy Kaufman, doesn’t directly involve Kaufman at all. Well, ...

Luna Guthrie is a Movie Features Editor for Collider, writer and film critic. She began as a writer for Collider in 2021 and joined the editorial team in 2024. She has a bachelor's degree in ...

CHICAGO — What to make of a man who admits that Howdy Doody was the first friend he ever had and who devoted some of his final years in professional wrestling, wrestling women for amusement? The man ...