Talking Ben the Dog was released in 2011 by Outfit7 as part of the Talking Tom and Friends series, where players could poke, feed, and talk to a grumpy retired chemistry professor dog who repeated phrases in his deep voice. Clips of Ben laughing spread through YouTube compilations and later TikTok and short-form edits, where his deadpan reaction became shorthand for sarcastic amusement. The laugh remains popular because it works without context, instantly signalling that something ridiculous has just happened.