Kaufmanesque

English

Etymology

Kaufman +‎ -esque

Adjective

Kaufmanesque (comparative more Kaufmanesque, superlative most Kaufmanesque)

1. Reminiscent of actor and comedian Andy Kaufman (1949–1984).
   • 2014, Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 43:

     Once Lynne and I realized that Jim was going to approach the role of Kaufman in a “method acting,” Kaufmanesque kind of way—i.e., he would become Andy or Tony Clifton for the entire shoot, never breaking character […]

2. Reminiscent of filmmaker and novelist Charlie Kaufman (1958–).
   • 2013, Judith Buchanan, editor, The Writer on Film: Screening Literary Authorship, Springer, →ISBN, page 175:

     […] as playwright Alan Bennett remarks, ‘You don't put yourself in your screenplays. You find yourself there.’ That, surely, is a paradox of Kaufmanesque dimensions.

   • 2020 September 1, A. O. Scott, “‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Where to Begin?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     When I accepted the assignment to review Charlie Kaufman’s new movie, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” I vowed that I would avoid the recursive, self-conscious, Kaufmanesque flourishes that afflict so much writing about this screenwriter and filmmaker.