Coluche Reborn: AI revives French Comedian’s Political Fire on Social Media
Paris, France – A digital cherub with a mop of curls, red glasses, and a tricolor scarf stands before a microphone. Then, the synthesized face comes alive, lips moving in sync with a familiar voice. “I believe the big difference between politicians and birds is that sometimes birds stop flying,” booms a clip from a 1980 Coluche sketch.
The video,posted on TikTok on September 2nd,is just one example of a burgeoning trend: the posthumous revival of french comedian and activist Coluche through the power of artificial intelligence. Across social media platforms, users are “recreating” the founder of Les Restos du Coeur (The Restaurants of the Heart) – not necessarily for his iconic humor, but for his unwavering commitment to France’s working class and marginalized communities.The trend goes beyond simple AI-generated jokes. On YouTube, a rough-cut video envisions “a president in overalls at the Elysée,” suggesting Coluche could have “perhaps put an end
