# Andy Kaufman & Bob Sagat! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947 "2001-02-18T03:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/1 "2001-02-18T03:15:47Z")
I thought this wasn’t really Pit-worthy, so I decided to put it here. I saw part of the “Salute to Andy Kaufman” on Comedy Central earlier this evening, and guess who one of the hosts was. (Well, you don’t have to guess if you read the subject.) Bob Sagat! That’s right, Bob Sagat! WTF? When doing a tribute to one of the most cutting edge comedians of the past 30 years, why pick the epitome of bland humor? _Taxi_ versus _Full House_; Andy on _SNL_ versus Bob on _America’s Funniest Home Videos_ – not much of a comparison. Bob Sagat even had the nerve to say Andy had a profound influence on him. Bah! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/2 "2001-02-18T03:32:16Z")
Bob Saget is really the most subversive, cutting-edge comedian in the world – he’s just pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes by pretending to be a boring pathetic dweeb for a few decades. In 2015, watch out! He’ll take off the mask and reveal his essential nature. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/3 "2001-02-18T04:00:23Z")
That sounds just about as fitting as it would have been for Don Rickles to have delivered the eulogy for Kurt Cobain. Christ. Bob “Could I be any more bland” SAGET??? That’s just nauseating. ---
**Author:** ![Mandi\_s\_Mind\_101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mandi\_s\_Mind\_101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandi_s_Mind_101)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/4 "2001-02-18T04:59:18Z")
I just cant ever forget Bob Saget in Half Baked “Did you ever Suck Dick for Pot, I did.” ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/5 "2001-02-18T08:59:53Z")
Bob Saget is a comedian? Hou the hell could y’all tell? ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/6 "2001-02-18T10:16:00Z")
I’ve never been a fan of Bob Saget, but has anyone else seen his stand-up from before _Full House_? I saw a tape of it. I was completely blown away that this guy who had been on a family sit-com for so long (and another show which I won’t name, lest I be struck down) could be so dirty! His stand-up was really raw. Though, I still don’t think he should have hosted the show. I could see the comparison they’re drawing (“groud-breaking comedian joining a sit-com” idea), but just because Saget was shocking doesn’t mean he was ground-breaking. Also, Kaufman continued to create while on _Taxi_ and beyond. Any humour Saget had (and I don’t think there was much) he has lost. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/7 "2001-02-19T00:45:19Z")
Yeah, I read somewhere that Candace Cameron said Saget could be very dry, sardonic and potty-mouthed at times. THAT would be entertaining, just for the shock value of it all. Somewhat surreal seeing Danny Tanner swear, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-bob-sagat/54947/8 "2001-02-19T01:40:16Z")
I agree, This is a total outrage!! What is he doing?!? Completely different type of comedy!!