“Sylvain Syl'21” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

What does the “Sylvain Syl'21” meme mean?

Mentioning Sylvain means evoking an offbeat character whose absurd comebacks tip a scene into helpless laughter. The meme points to clips where Artus plays Sylvain opposite Jérémy Ferrari. People use it for someone who answers beside the point, takes things far too literally or drags a conversation into absurdity, and to share a sequence that makes everyone cry with laughter.

Where does the “Sylvain Syl'21” meme come from?

Artus, whose full name is Victor-Artus Solaro, is a French humorist and actor born on 17 August 1987, who became known on the France 2 show “On n’demande qu’à en rire”. Sylvain is one of his characters in “Les Duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari”, a Canal+ production featuring improbable on-stage pairings. Clips starring Sylvain were posted by the show’s channel: one is titled “Sylvain, le serial killer” (8th edition), another “Sylvain est papa” (9th edition). The character also goes by the nickname Syl’21.

How to use the “Sylvain Syl'21” meme

• Post a Sylvain clip when a conversation turns absurd.
• Tell someone “you’re doing a Sylvain” when they answer completely off topic.
• Cite the character to introduce a Jérémy Ferrari and Artus bit.

The “Sylvain Syl'21” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 1814
Rarity	Rare
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3495
Recycle value	10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@vatfer

How to get the “Sylvain Syl'21” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Sylvain Syl'21 comes out of the Memes FR pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Sylvain Syl'21” card

The “Sylvain Syl'21” card was reprinted as Epic (No. 2,347). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was rare. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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