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Andy is back...and blogging?

Written by Martin Belam
Published 20 May, 2004
Categories: Blogging, Web, Yahoo

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Someone has set up an "Andy Kaufman Returns" blog - and Yahoo! News are reporting the content as fact:

"Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side."

There is some dark comedy at work here - but I doubt it belongs to Andy.

<Added> Snopes are on the case

Posted by Martin Belam, May 20, 2004
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Andrew commented on May 20, 2004:

Whoever and whatever is going on... It's all a good ruse :)

Martin Belam replied on May 20, 2004:

Snopes already have an article about it - and as I pointed out to someone earlier today - if you were planning the performance art comedy stunt of the century, you'd think you'd register your own domain name...

Andrew commented on May 24, 2004:

You would wouldn't you :)

I just love the reactions on that blog. The combination of out and out "stop doing this, it's sad", the firm believers and the people who just seem to be playing along - makes the internet great :).

graeme commented on May 31, 2004:

You know what they say about comedy:

timing, timing, timing

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