About

KEKW is a FrankerFaceZ extension Twitch emote featuring an image of Spanish comedian and actor Juan Joya Borja, better known as the Spanish Laughing Guy. In late summer 2019, the custom emote gained popularity on the streaming platform as a way to convey laughter.

Origin

In June 2007, the Spanish comedian and actor Juan Joya Borja, better known by his nickname "El Risitas" ("The Giggles") was interviewed by host Jesus Quintero on the Spanish-language television program Ratones Coloraos.^[1] During the interview, Borja burst into laughter after telling a humorous anecdote about throwing kitchen pans into the sea while working at a beach restaurant as a young man (shown below).

On August 21st, 2019, custom Twitch emote website FrankerFaceZ user Keesual submitted KEKW emote based on the still image of Borja laughing (shown below).^[2]

Spread

In the following weeks, the emoji was enabled by a number of prominent "meme" Twitch streamers, including xQc ^[3] and AdmiralBulldog,^[4] which prompted a rapid surge in the popularity of the emote on the streaming platform.

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