Does anyone know which comedian silently stared at the audience for several minutes...

[franksta]

Originally posted by: badmouse

Somebody very nervous, sweating, looking like a deer in the headlights. For some reason I'm picturing early Rodney Dangerfield?

He has a great deer in the headlights stare

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Sounds like something Andy Kaufman would do.

You are correct sir.

**EDIT**
I am pretty sure Andy Kaufman did this, and he had curly hair, but maybe it was Stephen Wright

 

[new2AMD]

Larry David did something like that. It may have been him. I dont know if he ever did the Ed Sullivan show. He would come out and look over the crowd for a minute, then say "Nevermind" and walk off stage.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

steven wright?

The Guy on the Couch!

 

[TheChort]

i've tried searching 'ed sullivan' along with 'staring', 'stare', 'silent', 'audience', and 'comedian' and still cant find any names

maybe the daytime folk can add some answers to my puzzle here

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Sounds like something Andy Kaufman would do.

 

[badmouse]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
Rodney wouldn't just stand there, he throws jokes like a machinegun. Lots of little bad jokes, until the one good joke hits you.

That's now. Ed Sullivan was like 40 years ago, Rodney tried quite a few different styles during the process where he was perfecting his act. He's awesome.

 

[AmerDoux]

It was Andy Kaufman. Watch the movie Man in the Moon.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: badmouse

Originally posted by: sourceninja
Rodney wouldn't just stand there, he throws jokes like a machinegun. Lots of little bad jokes, until the one good joke hits you.

That's now. Ed Sullivan was like 40 years ago, Rodney tried quite a few different styles during the process where he was perfecting his act. He's awesome.

He's a legend.

Too bad he's no longer a living legend though

 

[FoBoT]

steven wright has curly hair (but bald on top) and did that to some level (not sure it was several minutes, but long enough to make people uncomfortable)