Top 3 Kaufman-inspired original pieces, as performed by 16-year-old stand up comedian Elisha Yaffe.
#3 “I have to go to the bathroom”
- Half way through his set, Elisha exclaims that he has to “go to the bathroom.”
- He returns five minutes later to find that the entire audience left.
#2: “I’m the funniest man in the world”
- Elisha announces that he is the funniest man in the world, and that any word he says aloud will generate laughter.
- Proceeds to shout the following: “Pineapple.” “Banana.” “Bratwurst.”
#1 “Rubber chickens are funny and I can prove it”
- Elisha throws a rubber chicken onto the stage, steps back and waits.
- Some believe he’s still on that very same stage today, patiently waiting for his joke to be funny.
- Listen closely on a quiet night and you just might hear his dreams dying.
-elisha
