You guys, we stumbled upon a new meme that's buzzing on the Intertubes. Think your favorite FAIL videos mixed with a dash of cats and Disaster Girl. Sounds good right? Meet Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat.
From what we web-sleuthing Urlbots can tell, the meme got its start from the following video uploaded by YouTuber and fellow Internetter, Brad O'Farrell, when he combined a found fail video with a found cat video on YouTube. And the result is absolutely hilarious.
Other inspired YouTubers have been uploading their version of 'Play Him/Her Off, Keyboard Cat,' by adding the cool keyboard cat onto many viral video favorites. Some of the highlights are also being collected on PlayHimOffKeyboardCat.com. Here are a few of our favorites so far. You may know what's coming in the original, but not anymore!
- First up, Miss Teen South Carolina gets the ol' cane treatment.
- We're feelin' it for this guy.
- And we can't forget Scarlet.
Update! We talked to Brad O'Farrell on the Urly Show to get more info on Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat.
On-going Updates: The Telling Your Mom You're an Atheist video became viral this week (May 6), propelling the Keyboard Cat to stardom. It was even tweeted by infamous celebrity Twitterer, Ashton Kutcher. In result of the meme's new attention, Play Him/Her Off videos began to rack up views and even became automated with the Auto Keyboard Cat video maker, enabling everyone to make a video.
In addition, CNN covered the phenomenon as the latest "web sensation" and propelled the meme to becoming a national news story in which we learn that the cat has since passed onto kitty heaven and was named Fatso.
The media coverage continues: TIME, MetaFilter, EW PopWatch, Sun Sentinel, Los Angeles Times, Rocketboom Interviews Brad O'Farrell, Bill O'Reilly declares Keyboard Cat a "Patriot" on The O'Reilly Factor, Laughing Squid, Newsday, Kansas City Star
Due to all the quick coverage, Fatso the Keyboard Cat was declared as having the Best Week Ever (the first ever posthumous BWE) during the week of May 11, 2009.
Most recently, Fatso was featured on The Daily Show!!!
The Associated Press even covered the "web phenomenon. And finally! Here come the parodies.
As a mind-blowing tribute to Stephen Colbert's infamous fall and Fatso, Colbert Nation took things one step further with this exclusive video of Green Day playing off Colbert. Um, what?
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- link:// Original "cool cat" video by Charlie Schmidt
- link:// The first Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat mash-up video
- link:// For more Keyboard Cat tracking, check out Know Your Meme
- link:// The Best of Play Him Off Keyboard Cat Videos
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omg the treadmill guy.. can't stop watching...
This may be the best mash-up ever.
by:// Caroline - Apr 11th 2009
http://www.myspace.com/dominical
by:// RF - Apr 11th 2009
Check out www.keyboardcat.com for some more funny videos
by:// Joeseph - Apr 17th 2009
This may just be the greatest thing that ever happened.
by:// Evan - May 5th 2009
For those who don't know life Pre-Borat
http://kl.am/cNu also
http://bobsworth.dreamhosters.com/keyboardcat/index.php?id=t77-LpSRbBQ&start=24
by:// Grant - May 6th 2009
I laughed so hard, I was crying! Just what I needed! The two clips (black guy on treadmill and fat black girl dancing on table) were the funniest. I haven't laughed this hard in many months, exactly what I needed to get out of this funk. Thank You, Keyboard Cat, wherever you are, whoever you are! Long Live Keyboard Cat! You are a legend in your own time! God Bless You, Keyboard Cat!
by:// Gregory Schwartz - May 9th 2009
i found a bunch of keyboard cat videos at http://www.keyboardcat.com. play him off keyboard cat
by:// spigg - May 19th 2009
keyboard cat even has a whole website dedicated to him.
by:// adam4 - Jun 29th 2009
a cube thing of keyboard cat
http://www.ucubd.com/?id=1409&cid=8
by:// egfx - Aug 21st 2009
That's an awesome compilation of keyboard cat videos. Thanks :-).
Keyboard cat was a girl people. I saw an interview with Charlie Schmidt at http://lovemeow.com/story/exclusive-interview-on-fatso-the-keyboard-cat-with-charlie-schmidt/
Charlie said "she" the whole time. Man!
by:// Keyboard cat Fan - Sep 30th 2009