Yakety Sax, composed by Boots Randolph in 1963, is an instrumental pop piece that became the iconic closing theme for the British slapstick comedy program The Benny Hill Show. The song's frantic saxophone melody and high-tempo rhythm are culturally synonymous with fast-motion chase sequences and absurd comedic blunders. On the internet, the meme usually involves taking a video—often of something serious, a sports failure, or a chaotic event—and speeding it up while playing the tune to strip it of its gravity and turn it into a farce. It is the universal audio-visual shorthand for a situation that has descended into total, ridiculous chaos, making it one of the most enduring tropes in comedy history.