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Reporter Laughing at Cat refers to video remix series based on a segment from the morning show TODAY in which reporter Karl Stefanovic laughs uncontrollably while interviewing Grumpy Cat. Online, it was used by adding his reaction to various videos or photos of other cats or viral videos.

Origin

On August 19th, 2013, the verified YouTube^[1] channel for the Australian talk show Today uploaded a video titled "Reporter can't stop laughing at Grumpy Cat". In the video, the reporter Karl Stevanofic interviews Grumpy Cat. When he begins to ask questions, he's suddenly starts laughing uncontrollably after looking at Grumpy Cat's face. The video received more than 3.1 million views in 8 years (shown below).

Spread

In early December 2020, the video grew in popularity as a reaction video. For example, on December 7th, 2020, YouTube^[3] user bluch uploaded video titled "Reporter Can't Stop Laughing At Big Floppa." The video received more than 36,000 views in less than four months (shown below, left). On December 10th, 2020, YouTube^[2] user Memezulu uploaded video titled "News Anchor Laughs at Cat for 23 Seconds." The video received more than 411,000 views in less than four months (shown below, right).

The video was also popular in Facebook. For example on December 9th, 2020, Facebook^[4] user Logan Mounger uploaded the video, receiving more than 1,600 shares and 660 reactions in less than four months (shown below, left). On December 18th, 2020, Facebook^[5] page "Doge Cubao 3: Art Hoe Hunter" uploaded a version that sees the anchor laughing at Doge. The video received more than 800 shares and 700 reactions in less than four months (screenshot below, right).

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