The line comes from Key and Peele, the American sketch comedy series created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele that ran on Comedy Central from 2012 to 2015. Clips from the show circulated widely on Vine, YouTube and later TikTok, where short, quotable deliveries were reused as reaction audio. This stretched-out comeback survived because it works without any visual context, letting editors drop it into unrelated footage as an instant attitude shift. It remains a staple for creators who need a recognisable, theatrical retort in under three seconds.