El Risitas
Spanish comedian Juan Joya Borja — whose uncontrollable laugh became a global reaction clip and 'modern problems require modern solutions' meme format.
Clips of Juan Joya Borja ('El Risitas') laughing hysterically during Spanish TV interviews are used as reaction videos. A popular subtitle format overlays English captions (often about tech or modern life) while he laughs — sometimes summarized as 'modern problems require modern solutions.'
History
Juan Joya Borja (1956–2021) was a Spanish comedian known for appearances with interviewer Jesús Quintero. Years later, YouTube uploads of his distinctive toothless laugh spread internationally, spawning captioned remixes across Reddit, Twitter, and meme pages.
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. Scores last reviewed 2026-07-25. How scoring works
Timeline
2000s
El Risitas appears on Spanish television with Jesús Quintero
2015–2017
Laughing interview clips go globally viral with English subtitle remixes
2010s–2020s
'Modern problems' caption format becomes a lasting reaction template
Apr 2021
Juan Joya Borja dies — internet tributes recirculate classic clips
Examples
- “Me explaining my budget after shopping [El Risitas laugh]”
- “Modern problems require modern solutions [Risitas subtitle edit]”
- “When the bug fixes itself and you don't know why”
Media
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Closer crop of El Risitas used widely in biographical coverage.
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References
Sources behind this entry. Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor.
- El Risitas — Wikipedia
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