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Word: posthuman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kaufman is now playing a robot in Heartbeeps, to be released in the fall. It is an appropriate character for Kaufman: his humor, his presence, his act seem not only post-funny but posthuman. And sometimes it can hurt. Three months ago, as the guest host of Fridays, Kaufman engaged in a seemingly spontaneous shoving match with the show's cast and crew; a week later he was back-unshaven, disheveled, distraught-to confess that his behavior had put his career in jeopardy with "the show-business community," then sobbed and fell silent. Was he serious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Comedy's Post-Funny School | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

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