charlietodd:

I met Bob Zmuda yesterday at a gallery show featuring letters and artifacts from the life of Andy Kaufman.&nbsp; Bob was Andy&rsquo;s writing partner.&nbsp; Part of the concept of the show is that each day a member of Andy&rsquo;s &ldquo;inner circle&rdquo; is in the gallery sitting at a table, and you&rsquo;re encouraged to sit and chat with them.&nbsp;
It was an absolute thrill to meet Bob.&nbsp; His book, Andy Kaufman Revealed, was one of the main inspirations for Improv Everywhere.&nbsp; My buddy Ken Keech gave me a copy in college, and it was definitely a life-changing book for me.&nbsp; I&rsquo;ve enjoyed pranks my entire life, but this book opened my eyes as to what was possible.&nbsp; Bob and Andy pulled off pranks that were both meticulously planned and largely improvised.&nbsp; One stunt in the book was the direct inspiration for our old Amazing Hypnotist prank.&nbsp; We pretty much copied it beat for beat.
So it was really exciting to get to meet Bob in person and thank him.&nbsp; We chatted about his adventures with Andy, and I shared a few stories of Improv Everywhere&rsquo;s greatest hits.&nbsp; He signed my book (&ldquo;Charlie, Keep them guessing!! - Bob Zumda&rdquo;) and then disappeared for a few minutes.&nbsp; When he returned, Tony Clifton had signed the book as well! (&ldquo;Charlie, Go fuck yourself!! - Tony Clifton&rdquo;)
I gave him a copy of Causing a Scene, and thanked him again for all the inspiration.&nbsp;
The Kaufman show ends on Saturday.&nbsp; Details here.

This is the coolest. I highly recommend checking out this Andy Kaufman gallery show! I wrote a little thing about it for the NY Post.&nbsp;