The exact original recording and speaker are not reliably documented. The phrase “blague de merde” is a blunt French expression for a terrible or worthless joke, which explains the clip’s appeal in reaction edits and prank compilations. Short audio buttons helped this kind of response circulate as a reusable comic cue rather than as a quotation tied to one clearly identified work. It remains useful because the meaning is immediate: the preceding joke has failed, and the failure is now the punchline.