The Jon Hamm dancing meme is taken from a scene in the Apple TV series “Your Friends & Neighbors.”
Show and episode
The clip is from season 1 of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” where Jon Hamm plays a disgraced hedge fund manager named Andrew “Coop” Cooper.
The specific dancing scene used in the meme comes from episode 8, titled “When Did We Become These People?,” where his character goes clubbing.
How it became a meme
The scene shows Hamm dancing in a club under blue lights, usually set to the song “Turn the Lights Off” by DJ Kato and Jon Nørgaard in meme edits.
It first caught on with Russian TikTok users in October 2025, then spread to English-language TikTok and Instagram Reels as a way to express nostalgic joy or “dancing through the pain.”
What people use it for
People typically stitch or cut from their own clip to Hamm’s dancing to show small moments of happiness, adult nostalgia, or quiet personal victories.
Common themes include remembering carefree younger days, enjoying simple pleasures, or coping with stress by symbolically “vibing it out” like Hamm’s character in the club.
