![]() ![]() ![]() Even the jargon and the slang change weekly.” You mentioned staying on top of pop culture - so what are your tips for creating the best memes possible? Lola: “ staying really current on new meme styles, every day. And then it actually got a great response on our stories.” I thought it was funny, so I put it out there. I thought that was super nice and that nobody would really get it. Was there a particular post that got a response that surprised you? Nicole: “The one that we posted about the horse girl in elementary school neigh-ing. Nicole: “I also love the ‘cool breeze’ one with Lil Nas X. Lola: “The ‘hiding from your plans,’ Kim Kardashian covered in the black outfit was so funny, I thought.” What’s your favorite meme you guys posted last night? And you know - have a fully charged phone.” ![]() Nicole: “You just have to be really well-versed in pop culture, know exactly what’s going on in celebrity culture right now and be able to use that on the spot when you see their outfits. How do you prepare for a night of live-meming? You’re building off of other people’s commentary, you’re sharing your different opinions. Nicole: “It’s something that I would have normally been doing on my couch and in the group chat with Lola and her two sisters, but it was fun to just be around all the other meme creators. It’s something we would have done, regardless - but it was just so fun to be part of this community with so many other creatives, creating viral content.” Lola: “Instagram reached out to us as part of a plan that they were doing to humor accounts and content creators more immersed and active within the Met Gala. How did you come to work with Instagram on an official basis last night? We spoke to the women behind the account, Lola Tash and Nicole Argiris, about meme-ing the Met in real-time. A post shared by Met Gala 2021 the anonymous, oft-viral memer served as the evening’s official “Meme Correspondent.” Other top memers and creators of note headed to Instagram’s viewing party at the penthouse of The Mark for a war room, of sorts - or, as they dubbed it, “the Oval Office of memes.” They included half of the duo behind the cult-favorite account (6.6 million followers). ![]()
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