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I Have Achieved Comedy is a reaction image macro series used to criticize other jokes and memes (similar to You Have Entered the Comedy Area). The image features the surreal meme Meme Man floating through the cosmos and the phrase "I have achieved comedy."

Origin

On April 11th, 2019, YouTuber Timotainment shared the video "Stand Up." The post features Meme Man performing stand-up comedy, and when he successfully makes the audience laugh, he says, "I have achieved comedy." Within six months, the post received more than 90,000 views (shown below).

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Several months later, on July 22nd, 2019, Redditor ^[1] thetabbygal shared a screenshot of the Meme Man saying the line and the caption, "12 year olds when they use potato, t-rex, and chicken nugget in the same sentence." The post received more than 8,200 points (99% upvoted) and 110 comments in less than three months (shown below, left).

The following month, on August 4th, Redditor^[2] Spikepadri shared a version about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The post received more than 4,400 points (99% upvoted) in less than two months (shown below, center).

On September 18th, Redditor^[3] shared a variation of the Flex Tape meme with the "I have achieved comedy" image. The post reeived more than 6,500 points (94% upvoted) and 65 comments in less than one month (shown below, right).

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