Erik Vance said:But then I looked closely at a couple photos of “The Donald” and in a split second, everything changed. All this time, people have seen him as this evil clown on whom we hang our frustrations about the world’s selfishness and greed. Well the joke is on us. Because Donald Trump is not actually Donald Trump at all.
He’s Andy Kaufman in disguise.
Did I just blow your mind? If not, just wait, I will.
For those who haven’t seen the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon, Andy Kaufman was a visionary comedian of the late 70s who created crazy personas that mocked not only himself but also the audience as well. Long before the uncomfortable comedy of Will Farrell or The Office, there was Andy Kaufman.
But the greatest thing about Kaufman was he never cared if anyone got the joke. His buffoonish, racist, and often moronic characters never stopped to tell the audience it was all an act. Actor Jim Carrey (a huge Kaufman fan who played him in the film) once pointed out that Kaufman went to sleep every night with his fans wondering whether he was serious or not.
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