Memes on Current Events on Instagram: "“Hey, it’s Fred!” became one of the most iconic catchphrases of early YouTube, shouted in a high-pitched, chaotic voice by Fred Figglehorn — a character created by Lucas Cruikshank. Fred was an overly energetic, socially awkward kid who filmed himself ranting about his crazy life, his crush Judy, and his dysfunctional family. The videos, starting around 2006, were some of the first to go massively viral on YouTube, helping shape early internet comedy and in