Larry David's Zoom Call Framing

About

Larry David's Zoom Call Framing refers to a viral image of American comedian Larry David during a Zoom call with the cast of HBO's comedy series Veep. David's bad framing and static appearance during the video became used as a reaction image in late September and early October 2024, often used on X, formerly Twitter, to indicate a lack of desire or simply a state of shock amid an unexpected event.

Origin

On September 29th, 2024, X^[1] user @thjoyluckclub uploaded a screenshot of a virtual reunion of HBO's Veep comedy series cast and table read with help from Larry David and Stephen Colbert. The user pointed out that David was "horribly framed" in the video conference, with most of his body out of frame and only his torso appearing in the video. The post (seen below) amassed over 10 million views and 19,000 likes in two days.

Spread

Larry David's bad-framed video conference screenshot became a viral reaction image on X in the following days, especially encapsulating the lack of feelings or being in "freeze" amid an unexpected or shocking event. For example, on October 1st, 2024, X^[2] user @eastvillageguy posted a low-resolution version of David's Zoom call framing as if he was unmuting his microphone during a call to say "Nothing from my side, thanks." The tweet (seen below) amassed over 117,000 likes and 9,200 reposts in a few hours.

On September 30th, 2024, X^[3] user @MashaParty used David's picture with the caption "Roommate walked in on me washing my poop." The tweet (seen below) received roughly 13,000 likes and 421 reposts in a day.

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