South African star and Grammy winner Tyla chose to forgo the scary and sensual Halloween themes this year and go for nothing but meme nostalgia for her Halloween costume pick. At the weekend, Tyla posted a video clip where she perfectly recreated the popular ‘laughing girl’ meme, which features five-year-old Nevaeh Johnson from Rockford, Illinois, laughing at the camera back in 2017.
And by perfect, of course, we mean frame-for-frame identical. From the classic wide smile to the subtle squint, right down to the reflection of the ring light in her eyes, Tyla hit every note like a method actor preparing for an Oscar performance. The video went viral on social media, racking up over 200,000 Likes and 4 million views within a day.
Tyla’s Comic Timing Deserves a Trophy Too
Fans loved the “Water” singer for her ‘perfect comedic timing’ and for letting her ‘weird’ side slip, which hadn’t happened since her victory at the Grammy Awards. While popular for her elegance and smooth performances on stage, the meme showed the singer to be ‘as good at going viral for laughs as she is for music videos’.
A participant posted, “this is the most unserious person on the internet,” whereas another posted, “She’s perfect and funny and goofy wow.”
Another person contributed, “The only thing new about this video is the lighting ????. She slayed this fr, including the reflection from the ring light in the back.”
Fans are still going wild.
Social media was flooded with memes, mashups, and side-by-side video edits set to the original video by Tyla and Nevaeh. Fans also joked about how Tyla should win another Grammy Award for Best Meme Recreation. Others tagged it as the “funniest and most unserious Halloween upload of the year.”
One of the comments seen posted on the video link was, ‘Look she does have a personality,’ while another read, ‘This the funny/goofy typa women we be talking about.’
And perhaps the most universal reaction from the fandom? “One thing I can say tho stanning a female artist is more fun, especially content wise.
