Memes express the human condition in a way nothing else quite can and Hollywood’s biggest celebrities got the meme makeover many times in 2017!
Sifting through the archives of the Internet in 2017, here are 10 of the best celebrity memes that captured users’ imaginations over the past 12 months.
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10. Paint Me Like Diddy
Diddy was all flash at the 2017 Met Gala, laying down like the classic “paint me like one of your French girls” scene from “Titanic”. Needless to say, meme-makers had plenty of ammo with this one.
9. Three-In-One
Maybe this is cheating, but merging three headline-grabbing social issues into one photo makes for quite the unique meme! Sean Spicer, Pepsi’s controversial ad and United Airlines forceful removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight are a surprising fit.
8. ‘La La Land’, I Mean ‘Moonlight, No ‘Space Jam’…
At the final hour of the 2017 Academy Awards, the Oscar for Best Picture was awarded to the wrong nominee. “La La Land” was announced as the winner of an award meant for “Moonlight” and photo editors took the opportunity to swap the name on the winning card with just about every film ever made.
7. George W. Bush’s Rain Poncho
The inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump was arguably more divisive than other presidential elections in recent history and the look on George W. Bush’s face resonated with a lot of sour voters.
6. Beyonce’s Baby Bump!
Beyonce announced the expected birth of her twins with a baby bump photo that immediately took the Internet by storm. While most were just happy to share the news, some opportune memers made creative uses of this one-of-a-kind photo.
Canadian TV personality Jessi Cruickshank and her husband revealed they are expecting twins with a Beyonce-inspired photoshoot posted to Instagram.
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5. Meryl Streep Hollers
Yes, the photo may be from 2015, but Meryl Streep’s enthusiastic support for friend Carrie Fisher, presenting the lifetime achievement Screen Actors Guild Award to her mom, and Debbie Reynolds at that year’s SAG Awards continues to make a presence on social media for just about every occasion. Of course Fisher and Reynolds both passed away in late 2016.
4. Doodles By Donald
U.S. President Donald Trump doodling a “kat,” what’s not to love? A video of Donald Trump signing an executive order was quickly edited to instead show off his mad drawing skills.
3. Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Sesame Street’ Style Definitions
One of the hottest memes of the summer was inspired by Kellyanne Conway’s “collusion” vs. “illusion” “Sesame Street” style flash cards she used in front of the White House while on Fox’s “Hannity”.
2. Salt Bae
Such technique, such flair! Turkish chef Nusret Gokce became affectionately known as “Salt Bae” after a flashy screenshot of him sprinkling salt stormed the Internet.
1. President Trump Staring At Solar Eclipse
Most would think to look to the President of the United States for guidance, but not this President. While scientists advised onlookers to protect their eyes with solar eclipse glasses if looking at the eclipse in the sky, Trump squinted as he looked directly at the eclipse from the White House on live television.
And the Royal family’s just released 2017 Christmas card has also become meme-worthy, happy holidays:
