There are not, in general, many showbiz people – even those who were big deals in their time – who are much remembered even a generation after their passing. Many, in fact, pass from public consciousness well before they finally die. “Oh, was he still alive?” seems to be a common reaction to news of the passing of some former headliner who has been decades out of the spotlight. Sic transit gloria mundi as the old Romans said. They were mostly right.

“Wassup With Lordbuckly” Episode 16
(October 2025)
–>The Life of Andy Kaufman
https://youtu.be/dOxkeU9tepw
(2:14:39)

“Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. He has sometimes been called an “anti-comedian”. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, once saying in an interview, “I am not a comic, I have never told a joke. The comedian’s promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him. My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can.”

Funny as heck sometimes but odd.