The 'For the love of God' meme features the legendary Chris Farley in his iconic role as Matt Foley, the high-energy motivational speaker from Saturday Night Live. First appearing in 1993, the sketch depicts an overly intense man trying to 'motivate' teens by describing his life living in a van down by the river. The specific phrase and Farley's frantic physical delivery became a symbol of peak frustration and desperation. Today, the meme is used across social media to express disbelief, annoyance, or a pleading request for sanity in absurd situations.