The comment that has most irked me is how unique and ahead of his time Tom Green is. Tom Green does 3rd grader jokes. He annoys other people, and that's all.
Andy Kaufman was a genius because he didn't try to push peoples buttons, he just tried to be entertaining and nobody at the time got it. Watch a special on him, or read his bio. He did things that were incredibly sophisticated (i.e. the Mighty Mouse record on SNL, or the talk show where his desk was four feet higher than the guest). He didn't just run around screaming "Poopie!" and getting a cheap laugh, or cause some guy to go into a frenzy by walking up to him and kicking him.
Tom Green is an immature little punk who gets paid to annoy people. Don't fool yourselves into thinking him a social engineer to justify laughing at toilet humor. And for the love of Kaufman, please stop comparing them.
Andy Kaufman was a genius because he didn't try to push peoples buttons, he just tried to be entertaining and nobody at the time got it. Watch a special on him, or read his bio. He did things that were incredibly sophisticated (i.e. the Mighty Mouse record on SNL, or the talk show where his desk was four feet higher than the guest). He didn't just run around screaming "Poopie!" and getting a cheap laugh, or cause some guy to go into a frenzy by walking up to him and kicking him.
Tom Green is an immature little punk who gets paid to annoy people. Don't fool yourselves into thinking him a social engineer to justify laughing at toilet humor. And for the love of Kaufman, please stop comparing them.