Getting Past Italian Immigration

Getting Past Italian Immigration - Foil Arms and Hog
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[@AlePaoletti]

The 50 euro part is totally wrong. We put it in an envelope

[@josephpadula2283]

La busta

[@Simqer]

This is Italy, not Germany.

[@Root_066]

@@Simqer Germans take bribe? I dont believe

[@francescaberesford7649]

😂

[@Favriscius]

As an Italian I could approve of this for €50

[@alexanderthegreatoz5945]

😂

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

I thought he was gonna say: only 1 of you can enter Italy 😂

[@nowaydude4283]

Each

[@sarahbasto6520]

😂🤌

[@cullensmith1817]

I'm doing a "Sopranos" rewatch, so give me $1000.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Having lived in Italy as a foreigner for 8 years the last joke was funny but very far from my experience. 😂 I was a student and had to renew my residence permit every year bringing all my papers. The second time they issued a permit for work, not for studying. When I pointed it out to the officers they "played" surprised and said "do you really mind, what the permit is for?" I said I didn't want to do anything illegal. They said "Look, we saw from your papers you're really studying, you're doing good with your exams. Now the working permit is valid 5 years, which means you can finish university without coming here every year. Of course we can take it back and see you here next year and lose time over issuing a stupid paper which you'll obviously get for sure. Don't you want to save your and our time?" I kept the working permit. 😁

[@bombush]

That's... actually quite efficient :D

[@yuliakoliadina89]

I really need to know where that questura is XD Please tell me XD

[@lexicornix7530]

That would never happen in Germany. Stretching bureaucracy to meet reason and save time? No.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

@@bombush it says something that Covid speeded things to do with paperwork up

[@daftirishmarej1827]

I don't get it: Codice fiscale for ever, but residency and health card renewals every year; and even Italians have to renew their stuff too - ID card - everything!

[@KingKadem]

“…frozen in time due to a terrible act of god” I really didn’t expected that! Cheers, lads! :D

[@De-sonrosados-dedos]

Silly me. In my head I was like "Pompeii!" But this lads are on another level 🤣🤣🤣

[@sasi5841]

San marino: am I a joke to you?

[@zanyjaney1]

genius that reply

[@AnonymousOnimous]

Oh, dear. I was the 667th like. Afraid I might have ruined that for folks...

[@esquireaudits4737]

The best reply ever 😂

[@Attilablabla]

I can't get enough of the immigration series! Genius

[@SamFHntha]

Me too, I'm so happy humans decided to have more than one country out there, cause I could watch these forever 😂

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

amazing how wide Foil can open his eyes.....

[@nirandon999]

at this point its basically just everyone waiting for their own country. only roughly 185 to go. Cant wait for that Vatican immigration.

[@verttikoo2052]

I can’t wait when we get one too 😱🫣🤣😂🤣

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

@@verttikoo2052 where are u fren ? If Sri Lanka maybe not this year js, or maybe it'd be for the best idk....

[@FlorianFahrenberger]

I like this one a lot. It not only brilliantly plays on stereotypes like the other immigration interview videos do, but has so many "ask question with an obvious stereotype answer, then completely turn the other way" references in there. It's always really rewarding that to get a joke, one must have an ever so tiny amount of background knowledge.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Cheers Florian!

[@stefanoriva9767]

I'm Italian and wondering what was the obvious answer to the elderly women joke

[@blaster915]

@@stefanoriva9767 you mean the one that was what they keep in their homes? I thought the answer was pictures of Christ and the Virgin Mary hanging.

[@FlorianFahrenberger]

@@stefanoriva9767 I don't think this was one of those "obvious answer" switcheroos. It was really just a straight forward joke. But I honestly can't be sure, it's not like I am Italian or an expert on Italian stereotypes...

[@stefanoriva9767]

@@blaster915 yes, I thought as much. Or maybe of some pope (Giovanni/John XXIII "il papa buono/the good pope", Giovanni Paolo/John Paul II or Francesco/Francis)

[@Lillyjanelavender]

The awkward look of hog’s face when he took out the money was priceless.

[@markdrennan4204]

He probably figured he wasn't going to get his money back!

[@pineapplesandjellies]

Perfect "are we doing this right...? YES WE Are :D" acting 👌

[@joergsonnenberger6836]

He was scared of inflation.

[@iwanxangoman]

The biggest bank in Italy .. " Trevi Fontaine "

[@ArcheoVariety]

As an italian, I have to say: 95% accurate 200% hilarious

[@SamFHntha]

Those are some big numbers! Go lads!

[@thelandofmint]

Haha, ans as a British expat living in bella Italia, I second that🤣☺

[@SamFHntha]

Just scrolled by again, I KNEW you'd get a heart haha, well done Bard 😊

[@SamFHntha]

Oh wait, is Bard your name? 👀

[@ArcheoVariety]

@@SamFHntha Nope :)

[@gte00065]

Being Italian, this hits close to home on many, many aspects. Hope to see you perform somewhere in Italy someday!

[@foilarmsandhog]

One of our favourite countries to go on holidays, we've been all over. Stunning

[@mamymimma]

@@foilarmsandhog ❤️ As an Italian, I loved it ☺️👏

[@Alice-ru6lb]

@@foilarmsandhog The only thing you got wrong is our favourite sport: govern crisis

[@sbiecoproductions6062]

Please come to perform in Italy lads, you re the best. 💪

[@stefanoriva9767]

@@Alice-ru6lb in those we are champions of the world baby! A new episode is currently available

[@samuelkatz1124]

Isn't the Italian sport insistng your local dish can only be made with ingredients from 2 small villages, with cooking tools from before unification, and only on a Wednesday at 4 in the afternoon otherwise you're committing a sin in the eyes of every Nonna?

[@teresamartinlorenzo5741]

Hahahaha Sooo true!

[@TheJollyJokerDancer]

Sounds a lot like Spain on that... 😂

[@gabrielebattaglia4354]

TWO? TWO small villages??!? Please sir, you cannot compare our [random ingredient] to the one made in the village next to ours, they are buffons! - an Italian

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

Well it's one of them xD

[@zephbelinski544]

Ah, so just like Payella

[@vadalia3860]

I've never felt connected to my Italian side as strongly as when that "with an espresso and an argument" line dropped.

[@ruaoneill9050]

I really appreciate the 'when in Rome' joke. Didn't see it coming, then it landed and just *chef's kiss* perfection!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@pinkgekko]

In case you are still wondering ^^ There is a saying that says "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" which means when in a certain country, one should adjust to the local customs. Sometimes the last part is omitted and people just say "When in Rome...". So it was kind of a word play there, they included the saying and then kind of made it literal. I hope this makes it a bit clearer ^^°

[@IRefuseToUseThisStupidFeature]

You didn't see it coming? (🤷‍♀️It was amusing either way.)

[@aliya_punkenglish]

Foil looks almost as an Italian with a beach body like this. While studying Italian, I discovered a concept called 'traviamento' - taking the wrong path in life before you get back on the road and take the right one. It's funny how some languages capture something we all experience more precisely. Maybe that's because they ride on both sides of the road?..

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thats a great word!

[@gabsie7224]

I am Italian and I have never used the word, only the verb. Thanks Aliya for teaching me a bit of my own language 😂

[@aliya_punkenglish]

@@gabsie7224 There is a reference to it in the novel "Call me by your name". I'm sure you've watched the film. Andre Aciman certainly picked it up, living in Italy. As for me, adoro la lingua italiana))

[@gabsie7224]

@@aliya_punkenglish Good girl. I mean, the verb traviare and the adjective traviato/a, like the opera title, are common. It was just the noun I wasn't familiar with 😉 as for movies I have such a short attention span these days I cannot watch one from the beginning to the end. I'd rather read history books, especially about Ireland. I watch and rewatch FA&H sketches because they are obviously hilarious, but also because I love their accent. When I was an aupair there a century ago the dad was from Dublin and the mum from Tipperary and I remember when I started to say 'lovely' the way he did the mum looked at me and asked me to please stop. 26 years later I am still saying it that way 🤣

[@AaronCorr]

Ah yes, the rookie mistake of learning Italian and then going to Sicily.

[@opa8928]

What about it? Everyone speaks Italian there.

[@connaeris8230]

​@@opa8928 and they speak English in Ireland, doesn't mean you'll understand them

[@I2tom2I]

Been there, done that, came back to tell the story 😂

[@bilkishchowdhury8318]

"Do not disturb my circles"

[@EmmaLiza]

"What far-right leaning institution is well supported in Italy?" "The leaning tower of Pisa." I did *not* see that one coming, well done. Also that "what, you're not really Italian?" bit at the end was cute.

[@SamFHntha]

SO CUTE!!!

[@daftirishmarej1827]

... and so TRUE about who you know and what you pay!

[@kingofcards9516]

What is it actually?

[@EmmaLiza]

@@SamFHntha get you someone who approves of your questionable impressions like Hog and Foil approve of Arms’.

[@EmmaLiza]

@@kingofcards9516 I don’t know, and I feel like any possible guesses I make are just going to start a fight. 😂

[@Sumedha.7]

Laughed out loud at the Monica Bellucci bit😂 and so many unexpected jokes in this one! This series is just getting better and better. Does writing these country jokes get better/easier with practice?

[@foilarmsandhog]

Yes it does thankfully!

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

Monica was my lesbian awakening 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Magus_Union]

@@Shasha-jo5iv Indeed. The damn Merovingian didn't appreciate how good he had it.

[@aliya_punkenglish]

@@Magus_Union Merovingian??

[@Magus_Union]

@@aliya_punkenglish Monica Bellucci was in the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies. She was wife to the (very unfaithful) Program known as the Merovingian. She helps Neo, Trinity and Morpheus get to the Key-Maker in the film as an act of revenge for her husband's adultery.

[@bernadinesavarin]

So many laughs in that one! Foil's grin as he says Monica Bellucci! The one about waking up to Silvio Berlusconi! The bribe! Too many to mention! Great one again, guys! 🤣😫

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Bernadine!

[@marcellop3163]

Italians are going to vote Berlusconi again so they're not that scared....;)

[@leonhardeuler675]

That taxi comment is so true. I think they're referring to the high prices but I got a taxi from the airport to the centre of Rome and the 2 drivers (?) told me it was 165 euro. I checked with the hotel who said it should be a flat 50 euro at that time of night. Whatever you do, get a properly licensed taxi in Italy.

[@nicolasblume1046]

Even 50€ is crazy, just get the train

[@molybdaen11]

That's truly modern day robbery, even with the recent fuel prices.

[@leonhardeuler675]

@@nicolasblume1046 It was 11.30 at night and I'd never been to Rome / Italy and a business trip so someone else was paying. Totally thought I was going to get stabbed though. 😄

[@darioa.5381]

@@nicolasblume1046 No, € 50 (per car) is the fixed fare per car, luggage included 24/7. The Leonardo express train to Rome Termini costs € 14 per person, the slower FL1 train to Roma Trastevere and Roma Tiburtina € 8 per person. Then you have to reach your final destination. You can see that € 50 door-to-door is not bad for a family of four. The old fare of € 48 was better, but gas costs increased also for the licensed thieves called Taxi drivers.

[@BrooksOSteen]

Doesn’t matter if they are licensed. Most drivers ask enormous amounts and you have to tell them no

[@TerezatheTeacher]

Awesome! I'm an English teacher from the Czech Republic. I use your videos in my classes and my students love them. I know Czechia isn't as popular as Italy, but I still hope that, one day, when you've covered all the popular countries, our time will come. Possible jokes: stag parties in Prague, socks in sandals, beer, stealing, refusing euro (banknotes with angry-looking dead people instead), former president stole a pen on camera in Chile, the city of Český Krumlov crowded with Chinese tourists, national anthem sounds homeless "🎵 Where is my home? Where is my home? 🎵", often confused with Chechnya, not Czechoslovakia since 1993 but nobody's noticed, natives make foreigners pronounce Ř and laugh at them when they fail. De ekccent vould be similar to de RRussian ekcent, I fink, d and f instead of th, e instead of a (Apple, cAt), -ink instead of -ing.

[@michellebyrom6551]

You've virtually written the script for them. Well done. Truly.

[@zoborfuture]

I’m on the same boat, just waiting on a long queue behind more popular countries until we get our turn 🇹🇷 lol Hopefully they dont get bored of the concept by then

[@stefanoriva9767]

ahahah in Italy the stereotype of socks in sandals is reserved for your neighbours German! Those and the beer... maybe you're similar to them in a way? 🤔

[@iltonnotattico6231]

You mentioning czechoslovakia made me think, they need to do Slovakia and Slovenia with the 2 getting mixed up

[@AgraxGaming]

@@stefanoriva9767 but sandals and socks is a polish custom...

[@emilys.6787]

Another brilliant sketch, bravo. I love that even though the concept of these immigration sketches is clear by now, you still manage to surprise me with every new video. The writing is just so witty. Have a wonderful day

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Emily!!

[@cheerfulcharlie9916]

These 2 lads are enjoying exploring some awesome countries, and we are enjoying Arms exploring some equally awesome accents! 😄

[@foilarmsandhog]

Didn't have much time with this one, so much I wanted to do!

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

@@foilarmsandhog lol

[@glykera]

I don't think this Italian accent is very realistic or convincing.

[@silentsaturn7604]

@@glykera It's only supposed to be funny.

[@glykera]

@@silentsaturn7604 It's not, though

[@orlagrace241]

You guys are not only funny but incredibly intelligent and witty. How do you come up with this stuff? Amazing 👏

[@wtflorian4119]

The way he said "monica belluci" had me in tears, brilliant !

[@josephinecronin1195]

Vatican joke was particularly superb!

[@crohunter100]

What was the actual answer?

[@KimCantSwim]

@@crohunter100 pompeii

[@cinsia]

That opera style "Doomdah" at the end 😂 P. S. As an Italian (and Sicilian) this was spot on. Thanks for the laughs lads 🇮🇹🇮🇪

[@jennywarren3176]

I was in Rome when Italy played in the World Cup Final. It was insane. Cars driving around everywhere with flags sticking out both sides. Full size flags on poles, not the little hand sized ones! I swear every cafe and hotel had an operatic tenor singing their lungs out.

[@donaz2739]

I am so happy they have said Sicilian is a language ❤️

[@yuliakoliadina89]

A joke about the middle-aged sons and their mothers is the funniest and the saddest at the same time

[@crohunter100]

And daughters

[@SauravStatingFacts]

Why saddest. Living with parents is great things. Western society is ruined

[@valenesco45]

@@SauravStatingFacts dude italians dont live with parents because they like it...they do it because life is unsustainable alone. We are forced to do it, unlike probably your culture where you can actually choose to stay with or without. Btw living with large family is not really good. No privacy, no freedom, no independency, you're always subject to elder people's rules and that sucks.

[@eliamarin4071]

joke? what joke?

[@ardotte]

You guys are all so aware of each other, great expressions and interactions - and I hope there will be some extra goodies and outtakes at some point! I'm sure there were jokes that were edited out. I love how you can poke fun at so many people and yet you are never mean spirited about it - brilliant as usual!

[@Sumedha.7]

I finished my exams, was nearly done with college, and was so ready to get out and explore...only to fracture my foot. I have now completed binging on your videos and livestreams and shows for the nth time, and I don't remember being happier. Thank you for brightening up my house arrest ♥️

[@foilarmsandhog]

Best of luck with the recovery and congratulations on the exams

[@michellebyrom6551]

They're the best prescription for recovery.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

I’m loving this series so much. Never fails to bring a smile to my face.

[@SamFHntha]

Yay for smiles for Andrea! 😊

[@CM-pf1xc]

Aw LOVE immigration ones! So fun and clever! So excited to see you all live for the first time at the fringe!!

[@axesalamis]

As a Greek, I felt like half of the jokes in that video could be said about my country too! You guys have a great sense of humor! I would love to see a video from you about my country.

[@mariosebastiani3214]

Well, I've always felt at home in Greece, and also felt the bond between our cultures.

[@madda_s]

I feel that Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal are kinda the same in many ways 😂😂😂

[@sejuanisupportonly7385]

@@mariosebastiani3214 It is the driving on both sides of the road that makes you feel at home :P

[@mariosebastiani3214]

@@sejuanisupportonly7385 That, and the conditions of the roads.

[@sejuanisupportonly7385]

@@mariosebastiani3214 what roads? ;) :p

[@Brendan-jp7yr]

How do Italians start their day? With an Espresso and an argument 😂

[@SamFHntha]

Is the argument about the espresso? 🤔

[@CrescentMond]

It can be about the espresso yep, there are at least two contrasting ways to drink coffee that depend on your region of origin sooo XD

[@wisteria3032]

not in my home. My dad grew up in England and adopted some strange habits. For us is tea and an argument.

[@Gemma.618]

Fahntastic Statistic - week 51 In 2021 FAH did three of their famous party sketches. In 2020 they did four. Until now there haven't been any party sketches in 2022. So lads, maybe it's time to party again?

[@foilarmsandhog]

We have some written but they take two days to film and we don't have two days!

[@_Miri_]

It’s fahnstats anniversary next week!!! 😍🎉🎉

[@andrea8764]

@@foilarmsandhog We’ll wait!😊

[@youtubelibrary_10]

Hi guys, I'm very delighted to have discovered your channel. I've been binge watching the immigration series. Excellent!! Thank you for adding laughter to my day. :)

[@wetwillyis_1881]

Every joke in this was perfect. I have no idea how you lads always nail every country with these.

[@LucaMiselli]

ROTFL! I'm Italian and I'm deeply offended by the last joke (truth hurts), no seriously, don't try that in real life or you will end up knowing the inside of an Italian jail. You skipped an important (and real) trait, never mess with our recipes. You can joke with religion, politicians, morality, but if you add cream in the Carbonara or pinapple on the pizza you seriously risk your own life.

[@SwordOfHeimdall]

I love the meltdowns Gino D'Acampo has on British TV on these subjects. One may assume he was actually sent there by the Italian government to do the good work :D.

[@lorenzocassaro3054]

Hai ragione. Minimo minimo dovevano tirarne fuori una da €100! 🤣🤣

[@ChessJourneyman]

Ppl always assume Italy has the best pizza but it's far from it 😂😂 just another stereotype.

[@SwordOfHeimdall]

@@ChessJourneyman I think they should take the French approach: "if it's not made by us it's not actually pizza, but tomato flatbread. Now feck off" :P.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

@@ChessJourneyman where do you go? Genuine shocked question. Obviously not Ciferni!

[@kleinesgespenst7481]

Genius! Haven't laughed that much in a week. I wonder how long it takes to write those immigration sketches, they fly past when you watch them because they're so funny, but I suppose it takes some blood and sweat to put them together.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Kleines, glad you enjoyed it!

[@blobloblob]

you guys always bring a smile on my face even on the darkest days with your seemingly effortless humour and subtle way of joking about stereotypes without being offensive. i'd be thrilled to see you in italy if you ever come here to perform!

[@gema6643]

Cringe-laughing all along because this hits so close to home, hahaha. I'm almost afraid to ask, but... what about giving Spain a go? You've got the "sí" down 😋

[@jennyormrod2288]

I love how matter of fact Arms is about changing his accent! I'm so jealous! I can't speak in different accents and I'm in awe of anyone who can! Happy Thursday everyone!

[@SamFHntha]

I guess he wasn't lying when he said he was perfect last week.

[@Roozyj]

If you want to speak with an accent, try to focus on a different part of your mouth while speaking. I've found my German accent by focussing on my front theeth and the tip of my tongue. My French accent is somewhere close to my molars. It sounds weird saying it like that, but it works! (at least if you know what the accent is supposed to sound like :P)

[@nicoletheowl691]

Ahh, what a nice way to start the day: watching "Italian Accent Masterclass with Giovanni McKenna" 😂👏

[@SamFHntha]

Hahaha omg we should give him a name for every immigration sketch

[@donaz2739]

I see what you did there, brava 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tiols]

Yep, another italian here and I'm definitely agreeing on your documentaries about immigrations forms, as you basically skipped the humour to report the facts. Great job as usual lads!

[@jacoporegini8841]

Finalmente! I've been waiting for this since you started the series!

[@alvaroop6307]

GOT ME at the very end with the opera-style closing 😂

[@alctry]

As an Italian I find this very funny and accurate, I love this series!

[@SamFHntha]

Saaaammmeee! Well the last three parts... I'm not Italian unfortunately 😅

[@StephanieJeanne]

"How do Italians like to start their day? An espresso and an argument." Love these immigration skits! Terrifying to find Silvio Berlusconi in your bed, the official sport: diving, secretly control society: mothers. Hilarious! Hello from the USA, guys! I enjoy your humor!😂

[@eliamarin4071]

truth is, we all woke up with Berlusconi in our bed, at some point.

[@Fallingthalia]

As an Italian, I 110% endorse this video (That'll be €50 for the endorsement, of course - plus VAT) U guys are the craic, a pity I never managed to catch you live when I was in Ireland!!

[@thelandofmint]

As a British expat living in bella Italia, this is so funny and so true. I'm in stitches 🤣

[@craigh5236]

Expat....

[@DavidCruickshank]

You're living in a restaurant?

[@StevenTwoTwo]

@@DavidCruickshank I was gonna say that 😂👏

[@sirius007]

It's called "immigrant", your Highness..

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@DavidCruickshank No. He tried to bribe an officer and is now in a jail.

[@jokehill]

Love the immigration series, I always have to watch them several times to get all the jokes. Finally arrived on the US west coast and managed to see a sketch premiere again after weeks where they happened at unreasonable times for me. Good night now 😴

[@foilarmsandhog]

Good night! Thanks for staying awake!!

[@ana419]

These are SO brilliant! You should do a series for each country alone! You guys are justt geniuses!

[@anonymous_selkie]

The immigration sketch series: where you are sure to find brilliant face-acting, questionable accents, painful truths made funny, and predictable stereotypes with unpredictable punchlines! 😊 This one was great fun, as usual. (The lads are probably glad not to actually be in Italy right now, though - it must be cooler in Ireland!)

[@kedaver263]

I loved the when in Rome joke. 😂 And Arms went all out on the doomda SO CUTE. Very Nessun Dorma

[@daanwilmer]

You mean "nessun doomdah"?

[@kedaver263]

@@daanwilmer correct.

[@tess4823]

Another Italian fan here, the sketch was hilarious and so spot on, siete i migliori😂 hope to see you live in Italy some time or other...

[@lmack6596]

Brilliant! I'm getting the hang of these immigration sketches now, and even got a couple of questions right!! :D Dunno how on earth you think these all up though. Absolutely brilliant!! Really hoping I get to see you in Edinburgh ,🤞🤞

[@dgsquare]

Great sketch as usual and very accurate! Grazie! And please do a tour stop in Italy!

[@lakbaylahi]

I still remember Arms as the Italian taxi driver 😅 Brilliant work with the accents, your voice actually changes like a totally different person.

[@foilarmsandhog]

thanks Junette, we still say 'Tourista area' occasionally to each other when we're in taxis

[@SugarandSarcasm]

@@foilarmsandhog the most entertaining part of taxi rides for sure!

[@sophstar15]

Great sketch again lads! 🇮🇹 Rebecca and I will be seeing yee again on Sunday at the comedy festival thingy. Actually was talking to my dad about it and he went to check who else was performing on his phone, "Oh Tommy Tiernan is headlining, no surprise there..." and I waited until he got to the part where it said you guys were headlining on the very same stage. He went "oh and the lads are headlining on the Saturday and Sunday, very good!" He looked up to see me absolutely beaming with pride and I went "of course they are, why wouldn't they be!". Super cool to finally see yee getting the recognition you deserve lads... Even if it was from my dad! I'll see yee then!

[@michellebyrom6551]

Great to hear they have the same standing as Tommy Tiernan. Be brilliant to see them coming up with more original stuff at the same age. Life is endlessly inspiring.

[@islaburchell-gray3048]

I forgot you uploaded on Thursdays. It’s my birthday today and I’m glad to get to watch a new immigration series episode they are one of my favourites.

[@2cartalkers]

Love this and all the ones you do, it makes my day.

[@molybdaen11]

I think you two did more to connect the cultures of the world then any politician ever could.

[@SamFHntha]

Nobody could do these immigration sketches as well as you guys 👏🤣 *"FAH. ARE. THE. BEST!!!"* - Sam, 2̶0̶2̶2̶ every year.

[@sabrinafg3556]

You guys are amazing. I loved the mom jokes! So accurate. I bet those moms would not even laugh hearing you though, as their (veeery deep) attachment to their sons is something completely normal to them. The driving joke was on point: especially in some places in the south, there is a lot of anarchy in the streets (as my Neapolitan dad would say). I also died when you mentioned the Vatican. Thank you for that. Personally, I could not relate much to the last one on bribes. Never heard of normal citizens or even a family member getting over state bureaucracy with bribes, and even if it surely might happen somewhere, it is far from being a systemic issue worthy of a cliche joke. Whenever we where dealing with bureaucratic problems, the solutions would come either by a long exchange of letters or the involvement of lawyers. And of course connections that would help sort things out are a big thing. I'm from Rome but I'm sure others can relate to my point. But surely there is the mafia issue and high end politicians are really corrupted, so I can see how you got that impression.

[@RC-xl8se]

I have waited for this video for so long, thank you.

[@orfeassiozos1575]

Starting my Thursday right with a laugh 😂 hoping you'll do Greece one day!

[@kieranquebec9466]

Italian driving on both sides of the road... even worst than that. Took a cab from Leonardo da Vinci airport. I was seating in the front, my sons at the back. The cab driver got on the highway through the EXIT. I saw the cars coming toward us from all the lanes at full speed. The cab driver swerves the steering wheel, the car went throught the grass in the middle of the highway until we got to the other half of the highway and he just inserted himself between all other speeding cars going in the right direction. Did not even have time to scream. Just told my sons: well, we are still alive. I am not making it up. It is TRUE!

[@gdx20]

I won't doubt this after seeing Netflix's Love and Gelato a few weeks back 😅

[@adeo]

No lol. Every highway in Italy has two separated roadways, one for every direction of travel. It is impossible to cut from one to the other due to the presence of barriers in the middle. Fake story

[@wisteria3032]

@@adeo actually depends - If they're working on the road it may be possible

[@giorgiodifrancesco4590]

@@wisteria3032 If they are working there's people controlling and signaling the way. If there are no people, there are barriers Fake story.

[@wisteria3032]

@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 nah, my parents did that in Turkey some 20 years ago. it was night. they went off the highway into a working site. the other gate was closed so they had to get out by the side on unknown terrain because the only way to go back on the highway was to get in the wrong direction. improbable story but not 100% impossible

[@jennywinter7715]

Love this series so much! They just get funnier and funnier!

[@newshefan]

Enjoying this educational documentary series loads! Hahaha Looking forward to using some of the responses for my own interview, if ever 😂

[@anjalovse]

"Which tiny imaginary land borders Italy?" "Slovakia?" "No but we've all made this mistake before." 🤣

[@andrea8764]

I always get Slovakia and Slovenia mixed up! 🙈🙄 (I assume that’s what you were referring to? If you’ve got a trick to keep them straight, be glad to hear it!🙏

[@IntensivePorpoise]

@@andrea8764 I can recommend visiting one of them as an excellent way to learn which is which. Or just remember that Slovakia must border Czechia. Cheaper method, but less fun.

[@andrea8764]

@@IntensivePorpoise Thank you!👍🏻

[@danishturtle]

I love how Hog wears the same outfit two sketches in row, but playing what I assume is two different characters. Or is John from the nightmare department going on holiday to Italy? Good luck with Hogwash! I’m looking forward to seeing it someday!

[@SamFHntha]

Ohhh yeah you're right, it is the same shirt 😂 Maybe he still hasn't fixed that washing machine 😭

[@andreapelliccioni9062]

I was waiting for this for a very looong time! That was funny!

[@wendycairoli3964]

Very good accent on this one, Arms! It was enlightening to get a glimpse of your method after the sketch. Who would've thought that you're not italian! Amazing.

[@gimmethatplease2224]

Yesss, no Italy sketch without some opera by Arms 🤩

[@SamFHntha]

OPERA! THAT'S what it was. I accidentally called him half Dracula on Facebook 🙈

[@foilarmsandhog]

haha, they insisted

[@andrea8764]

@@foilarmsandhog Did they have to work very hard on that?😉

[@rebeccacasey8496]

Wahey another immigration sketch!! These sketches are always amazing and just genius!! 😁 Hope writing the new show is going well and Sophie and I will be seeing yee at the comedy festival on Sunday! 😁😁

[@foilarmsandhog]

Great see you there!

[@donaz2739]

Sì! I am so happy you have decided to do this sketch 😀 Bravi, stau prisciata 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@aneeshaaseez4466]

I really like this getting past immigration videos 🤩

[@IngleseconAnna]

I've been living in Italy for the past 5years and I can see you guys did your homework... Spot on on the mother's thing. Bravi ragazzi! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@WhenYouveGoneGuru]

OMG, having spent a month in Rome the question "Which side of the road do we drive on in Italy" made me laugh so hard.

[@lohitpeesapati3846]

Found your channel a couple of weeks ago, and now I can't stop binge watching 🙏

[@SamFHntha]

Oh? You finished all of them? 😃

[@lohitpeesapati3846]

Can't stop* 😅 maybe only halfway through, there's so much content!

[@SamFHntha]

@@lohitpeesapati3846 No worries haha, I knew what you meant 😉 There is!! Aww have fun binging! Hopefully I'll see you here next Thursday 😊

[@kenwalz4447]

As a kid, our family was stationed in Naples for 3 years. Yes, this brings back memories. Loved it.

[@francescotoscanoft]

Heartbroken that this was not followed by the announcement of an Italian Tour date! Please bring here Arms and his excellent Italian accent!

[@CrescentMond]

As an Italian watching this... I laughed the whole way through lol great job!

[@michaelgreen1515]

Great guys, keep it up. You always brighten our day!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks mate

[@gofroggy2443]

Amazing work , as always!

[@FitzChivalryFarseer2]

Reminds me of the joke where Germans capture a American British and Italian spy and at the end ask how the Italian never gave up anything no matter what only for him to say I tried to tell them everything they wanted to know but they wouldn't untie my hands

[@lukeconnolly5709]

Great sketch lads. You should do another Osin and Mum sketch

[@NuNaKri]

You made me lough out loud! Your sketches are hilarius!

[@mariosebastiani3214]

FINALMENTE! I've been waiting for this so long! And I've just discovered our favorite sport is diving... I tought eating! Everything was spot-on!

[@91rummy]

As an Indian , now I understand why an Italian could so easily blend into our politics.

[@alexanderthegreatoz5945]

😆

[@strandalx]

You live on an Indian reservation?

[@91rummy]

@@strandalx what is an Indian reservation?

[@helenetorvik4474]

@@91rummy "An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose government is semi-sovereign, subject to regulations passed by the United States Congress and administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and not to the U.S. state government in which it is located. Some of the country's 574[3] federally recognized tribes govern more than one of the 326[1] Indian reservations in the United States" - Wikipedia

[@91rummy]

@@helenetorvik4474 Understand..I am not native American. I am from India.

[@fifi3649]

Great job, guys! Being Italian, I've been wanting for this! I laughed so hard at many of the jokes! 🤣 Towards the end. I was expecting the immigration officer to say something like "You'll receive your visa in *super long amount of time*", or some other joke about Italian bureaucracy (which is actually a joke in itself). But even this ending was great! 🤣

[@wisteria3032]

it should be "you will receive your visa in September". "... of what year?"

[@Gulliolm]

Getting pasta italian immegration. I'll get my coat

[@SamFHntha]

I'll show you the door, no really I insist. 😂😂😜

[@AlexShults1]

The Trevi fountain one got me really😂

[@tiedtheknotable]

I’m loving Arms’ Italian crossed with Mexican accent 😆😆😆😆😆

[@foilarmsandhog]

haha

[@thinkinmonkey]

Another great sketch, congratulations from an italian. One thing I didn't "like" was the 50 euros in the end, well, corruption is everywhere, not only in Italy, maybe, a different ending, as south part italian, could have been something like: "well... we are the sons of Mark, son of Maria and Joseph, nephew of John, who worked as shoemaker in St. Matthew street..." and the interviewer: "Oh really? the brother of my granddad, Luca, went there for buying tomatoes!" Boom! Ok, not so funny... Introducing our family relationship and what they do is a form to find connection/bond with who is in front of us, but I'm sure we have same behaviour in countries where family relationships are stronger and more important, this is why we never let our parents home... oops... ^__^ Great work as usual, especially the italian accent! ;)

[@stormy7745]

Bravissimi! Another brilliant sketch

[@justincase7848]

Some of these jokes are so smart, i cant get them fast enough to keep up. So brilliant.

[@freeindeed7]

Thank you, enjoyed several of the lines in this! And I don't know how good the accent is, Arms, but I love the operatic Doomdah at the end :)!

[@foilarmsandhog]

they're calling it the nessun doomdah

[@felicitygee381]

@@foilarmsandhog 😂🤣

[@superdrive986]

Ok, but can we talk about how the title *isn't* 'Getting Past-a Italian Immigration'?

[@tara34952]

Lol - perfect or should I say 'perfetto'!

[@Simple.Mindful.Living]

This was hilarious! 🤣 Thank you for making my day!

[@thejedicounciloffical]

I love these videos.