Andy Kaufman Will Tour Again, Get The Strange Details

Being a legend is its own form of immortality in a way. While all artists will eventually die, the work they create and their innovations live on through the people that continue to consume it for generations to come. However, through the use of technology, immortality in a more literal sense is closer than ever before – and it’s being used on iconic comedians, including the late Andy Kaufman.

According to EW, Hologram USA will be using their technology to send iconic comedians Andy Kaufman and Redd Foxx on the road to tour once again. Both men were groundbreaking pioneers in the world of stand-up comedy in their day, and have similarly both been dead for decades. The new stand-up tour will recreate some of their most iconic bits, such as Foxx’s fake heart attacks and Kaufman’s “Mighty Mouse” routine. Check out the latter below if you’re unfamiliar with Kaufman’s peculiar brand of comedy.

The influence of both comedians is still felt in the world of humor today. Modern day funny-men like Jim Carrey (who actually played Kaufman in Milos Forman's biopic Man on the Moon) and Richard Lewis have both attributed much of their styles and idiosyncrasies to those that were pioneered by Kaufman. Similarly, Foxx is remembered as a forerunner for modern day black comics like Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock, and many more.

The use of holograms has become fairly common over the last few years. Musicians have been a particularly prominent source of interest in the use of the technology. The practice has become big business as fans flock to see now gone artists such as Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley recreated on stage through the use of holograms, and Tupac Shakur’s hologram show at the Coachella music festival back in 2012 was arguably the most high profile use of the technique in recent years.

While the practice does not obviously bring these men back to perform new material for us, it still generates a great sense of nostalgia. This is the closest this generation will ever get to see these icons performing live on stage, and it’s not something to be missed. It makes one wonder what modern day icons will one day be converted into a hologram for the world to enjoy.