>>>Last night I just caught the tail end of a film biopic essentially about the dissolution of Andy Kaufman, "Man on the Moon", played by Jim Carey.
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>>>Now there have been several seminal TV sit-coms from the USA, that were loved over here: Rhoda, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends. And Kaufman, as Latka, was one of the main draws. Apart from this, esp. as he died quite young, I don't think a lot was known of him over here. From this film though it appears that, outside of his role in Taxi, he was, to the British senses, about as funny as a dose of distemper in a dog's home. And he was nutsoid, arrogant, single-minded in his conviction of his own talent and funniness and self-destructive.
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>>>Did you guys really find him all that interesting and hilarious, outside his Latka role?
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>>He's one of those characters you love to hate, which is why wrestling was perfect for him. The fact that he took it to another level by wrestling only women, and being a complete jerk-face to them all...
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>>It's not the most pleasant and positive entertainment, but I found it all very entertaining.
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>Wrestling in general, esp. the ballyhoo American wrestling, I find pathetic. In his case, I'd rather watch paint dry!

It's not the wrestling that counts. Its the soap opera back stories that people are drawn into.

Sort of like in politics.