When Andy Kaufman Lost It on Live Television
On Friday , February 20 , 1981 , Andy Kaufman sit down in a false eatery , delivered written lines , break , and then shook himself out of character . “ I sense really dazed , ” he say . The other histrion — include futureSeinfeldco - star Michael Richards — looked obscure ; the audience hollered . On unrecorded television , Kaufman went on to say he felt the sketch ( about a twain of stone couples dining out ) was lame and otiose ....