I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

I really enjoyed doing stand-up. Andy Kaufman was a big hero of mine. I tried to do conceptual stuff like he tried to do.

— Matt Besser

I do strive to be the Andy Kaufman of TV news.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I was obsessed with Andy Kaufman. The idea of watching someone perform and thinking: 'Is this real? What part of the joke are we…

— Megan Stalter

I think Andy Kaufman is to comedy what the Velvet Underground was to music - it's like, 80 thousand records sold, but everybody who…

— Courtney Love

Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about…

— Jerry Lawler

I've always been a fan of Andy Kaufman.

— Matthew Gray Gubler

I really loved Andy Kaufman growing up, like every comedy person does. I like when sometimes the audience isn't quite sure what's supposed to…

— Mike O'Brien

Andy Kaufman's mom wanted a girl, his father wanted a boy, and they were both satisfied!

— Jerry Lawler

I wish I could have seen Andy Kaufman live.

— Hugh Skinner

I'm a huge fan of Andy Kaufman. He made his living just being all sorts of characters, and nobody really knowing who the real…

— Trisha Paytas

The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really…

— Demetri Martin

By the power of Steven Wright's Beard!

— Craig Ferguson

“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. Steven Wright”

— Anonymous

I love Steven Wright. I was in high school in the '80s, and there was a lot of stand up on television.

— Demetri Martin

“Why Superbad Worked Superbad worked because Seth and Evan wrote about exactly what they were experiencing at the time. Evan explains, “At the time,…

— Timothy Ferriss