Nearly forty years after his death, Andy Kaufman’s work continues to defy easy categorization. Man on the Moon (1999) presents a man obsessed with the long con, the prank, the happening, the song-and-dance. Carrey as Kaufman is constantly toying with reality, perception, and the insidious ways in which the fourth wall is merely a construct of a complacent consumer society…

Jim Carrey famously lost himself in the role - and this week, Phil and Tom lose themselves in a movie that has more to say about Donald Trump’s post-truth reality than we’d like to admit.

Take a heel turn on this episode of the Progressive Pop Podcast.

Man on the Moon is a 1999 biographical comedy-drama film about the late American entertainer Andy Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, and Paul Giamatti. Directed by Miloš Forman, the film pays particular attention to the various inside jokes, scams, put-ons, and happenings for which Kaufman was famous, most significantly his long-running "feud" with wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and his portrayal of the character of bawdy lounge singer Tony Clifton. (Via Wikipedia)

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