{"id":"citizen-kane-clapping","name":"Citizen Kane Clapping","summary":"Citizen Kane Clapping is a reaction GIF from the 1941 Orson Welles film Citizen Kane showing Charles Foster Kane clapping hard and slow at his wife's failed opera performance. The clip has been used online as sarcastic applause and mock praise since it first appeared as a GIF in 2007.","tags":["citizen kane clapping","sarcastic clapping gif","orson welles gif","reaction gif","citizen kane meme","mock applause meme","kane clap"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/citizen-kane-clapping/citizen-kane-clapping-citizen-kane-clapping-still.webp","caption":"The iconic still of Charles Foster Kane clapping from Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941), the source image for the meme.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/citizen-kane-clapping/2026-08-23_1787520791817.gif","caption":"Citizen Kane Clapping","width":610,"height":350,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/citizen-kane-clapping/2026-08-23_1787520792353.gif","caption":"Citizen Kane Clapping","width":320,"height":240,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/citizen-kane-clapping/history.md","related":["confused-nick-young","confused-math-lady","blinking-white-guy","monkey-puppet","spanish-laughing-guy","first-time","observe","no-no-he-got-a-point","success-kid","sad-pablo-escobar","kombucha-girl","none-of-my-business"],"popularityRank":2127,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}