Was the real Kaufman this much of a PRICK?!!!

Seriously...

I only know what's on the movie, so tell me if it's any acurate.

Because, the Kaufman I saw in the movie, to me, seemed nothing except one big JERK whom while sometimes was very funny (only reason why he ever got a job on TV), most of the times (especially when he got a big head) he just wanted to amuse himself PISSING on his audience.

The distorted-on-purpose TV signal is a perfect example.

Would anyone find that funny if you're watching the show from home, and you're tired from a day's work?

I sure wouldn't find it any funny in the least.

Kaufamn does because it's a practical joke. And practical jokes are almost always only funny to the person doing them, and to an audience, NOT to the intended victim.

In this case, who's the audience? No one. The intended victim IS the audience.


The wrestling gig sure was funny (even for me), but outside of that and his Elvis gig, nothing else he did on screen ever moved me one way or the other (except to another channel).

Was Kaufman this annoying and condescending to his audience (the ones who FED him)?