History Main / MicDrop

* ''Anime/ZombielandSaga'': At the end of Sakura's [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Reason You Suck RAP]] in episode 2, she throws the mike onto the stage.

Related to less-boastful use of this in stand-up comedy, the term is also used as SelfDeprecation [[LamePunReaction akin to the]]. {{Rimshot}} (This is usually accompanied by [[StockSchtick “Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be here all week.”]])

Related to less-boastful use of this in stand-up comedy, the term is also used as SelfDeprecation [[LamePunReaction akin to the]] {{Rimshot}} (usually accompanied by [[StockSchtick “Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be here all week.”]]).

-->'''Kirito''': Holy cow, Yui! That was amazing! I wish I had like [[MicDrop a tiny mic for you to drop!]]\\

* ''The Comedian'' in Series/TheTwilghtZone2019. Samir does this during his final stand up routine [[spoiler: [[RetGone because he erased himself from existence.]]]]

* Kimmy from ''UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' does a mic drop during a presentation. It makes an ugly and loud feedback sound and everyone winces.

* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': In "Everyone Loves Rad?", Rad dramatically drops the mic after his turn in a rap battle... and Enid scolds him for being careless with her equipment.

* ''Television/HowIMetYourMother'':

* Forms a gag in ''WebVideo/AnimeAbandon'' during the ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Fatal Fury: Double Impact]]'' review: Bennett says that [[BigBad Krauser]], after unleashing an epic NoHoldsBarredBeatdown[=/=]BreakTheBadass moment on [[TheHero Terry Bogard]], has essentially just done the equivalent of the following:

** He did it again with a PDA in a "Mean Tweets" segment on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after responding to Donald Trumps tweet that he was the worst president ever: "Well, @realDonaldTrump, at least ''I'' will go down ''as a'' president!" Either [[HarsherInHindsight harsher]] or [[HilariousInHindsight hilarious]] in hindsight after the 2016 election, depending on one's political leanings.

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', on the ''T. rex'' from ''Film/JurassicPark''.

* Snips and Snails drop the mic this after their [[PissTakeRap incredibly bad rap]] in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', without cutting out the audio, resulting in a ton of feedback. Principal Celestia even remarks "[[DeadpanSnarker please do not drop the microphones]]", despite being under the villain's MindControl at the time.

** In-universe example in ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Season 3, Episode 4, "And Now His Watch Has Ended". After trading her largest dragon Drogon for the Unsullied army, Daenerys receives a ceremonial whip, a symbol of her ownership of the Unsullied. She then [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee orders Drogon to incinerate slave master Kraznys and the Unsullied to sack the city of Astapor.]] She then declares the Unsullied to be free men instead of slaves, and they willingly choose to follow her. As Daenerys and her army leave Astapor, she drops the ceremonial whip behind her without so much as a backwards glance. Technically not a microphone, but the gesture and the sentiment are the same.

* In his review of ''Film/JurassicPark'', WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, while gushing over the ''T. rex''[='s=] awesomeness, says it should have done a mic drop at the end. He does one at the end of the review for the hell of it.

-->'''Elvis:''' Later weirdo, Elvis is leaving the building!

The mic drop also has connotations of an unspoken challenge, [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet daring anyone who thinks they can do better to pick up the mic]]. If someone ''does'' rise to the challenge and picks up the mic, the mic dropper can be seen as [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating a showboater who didn't quit gracefully while he was ahead]], especially if the challenger subsequently [[InsultBackfire outclasses him]]. On the other hand, if the challenger ''fails'' to meet the challenge, he'll probably be seen as a [[SuicidalOverconfidence fool]] who can't recognize he's in way over his head.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3zptG2nVmM this]] Verizon commercial, the actor announces the new plan, delivers a mic drop, then has to pull another microphone out of his jacket because he forgot to give a full description. The commercial ends with three microphones on the carpet and the actor saying he's out of mics.