When Parents Cook Christmas Dinner

[@Margot-ArieKanarie]

I'm starting to get more and more worried about Barry's home situation, poor lad

[@mollytate3613]

I’m starting to think Barry’s mum’s idea of a Christmas dinner is a microwaveable lasagne and an out-of-date KitKat

[@Margot-ArieKanarie]

@@mollytate3613 maybe some nuggets or penguins on the side as well

[@mollytate3613]

@@Margot-ArieKanarie What are the chances of the nuggets still being frozen?

[@SamFAHntha]

Same, I just want him to be loved Hog dammit!

[@zaynebm3147]

I mean his dad does live in Portugal so that's really sad yeah

[@mollytate3613]

I think the mere thought of Barry ‘minding the house’ has finally pushed Anne into the arms of the brandy bottle!

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh the mess 😩

[@mollytate3613]

@@SamFAHntha The house would be torn apart, you’ll be lucky to even find scraps on the table, the garage door would be wrenched off entirely. God, the house would come down around him

[@foilarmsandhog]

He's changed the locks

[@SamFAHntha]

@@mollytate3613 Hahaha brilliant, you're so right 👏😂 Thank goodness for PlayStation eh?

[@OrontesRM]

I think Barry just wants to raid the kitchen

[@wendycairoli3964]

The three of you are good actors, but I don't know what it is about the Oisín and Anne Flanagan sketches that just makes me forget that you are indeed only acting. All I see are two teenagers and a middle aged mother. Perfection 👌

[@SamFAHntha]

Yep yep yep I totally agree!

[@rutgervangestel]

me too!! i love these sketches. great everytime!!!

[@LuluDumpling]

Wendy I wish I could shower your comment with Likes

[@renatanovato9460]

I love that Hog never gets out of character in these sketches.

[@LuluDumpling]

@@renatanovato9460 I forget that he's in these, all I see is Anne! I always half expect Hog to walk in during the outro 😂

[@rebeccacasey8496]

Anne and Oisin in a Christmas sketch is just the perfect combination, my Christmas is now complete! 😂 Glad that Barry made it in too!! Hope the show went well for you lads last night! 😁

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh me too! Happy gigging lads! Happy giggling peoples! And Christmas *does* now feel complete, I agree!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Rebecca, it was good fun, only 50% capacity but felt very relaxed!

[@kirstyi7860]

@@foilarmsandhog Aye, relaxed is a word, now. There are other words your Mum would favour; insubstantial elastic, flexible, lax, loose, pliant, flaccid she wouldn't use, mind. You lads will be the death of her, she's a saint that woman, a saint.

[@StuffLikeJuda]

@@kirstyi7860 could only hear this in Anne's voice, spot on!

[@kirstyi7860]

@@StuffLikeJuda Y'll no be tellin' me old Glasgow Gran. "Irish comedy? She'll be roond the pub tae listen to that. She can have a good laugh in her own hoose wi' her own wains, wi' a proper comedian, none o' them foreign comedies." "Billy Connolly not good enough for ye, hen? Janey Godley's no good enough, anymair?"

[@epochhp8899]

Accurate - Parents Make something very complicated, then force you to help, then say your doing it wrong, so you end up doing nothing but your forced to stand there for the duration of the cooking cause they want to show you how it done. Great one lads

[@SamFAHntha]

I was one of those kids who enjoyed it 😅 My mum's the best though, that's probably why. Don't tell her I said that, otherwise she might think I like her or something 🙄😜

[@missrobinhoodie]

@@SamFAHntha what mom thought I was there for: helping. What my dad thought I was there for (during the 10 minutes spent in the kitchen): admiring his work. What I was really there for: calming everyone down and lifting the mood. Meanwhile my brother barricaded himself into his room.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

*you're

[@stephenc909]

in other words literal emotional abuse

[@wisteria3032]

don't forget the final "You never help with anything" tantrum

[@Walls2008]

Tell me you're old without telling me you're old: "I completely agree with Ann!"

[@SamFAHntha]

Haha true! Though I've found myself agreeing with her before. Like when Barry stayed over too long. Definitely on her side then 😅

[@AqEva]

I I used to be an Oisin, but I think I'm slowly transitioning now into an Anne.

[@foilarmsandhog]

It's a slow process, so slow you don't notice

[@Walls2008]

@@foilarmsandhog No, you notice, you just can't stop it!! Wipe your feet before you come into this house.

[@alicedwonderland7733]

I'm more Ann than Oisin myself!

[@cheerfulcharlie9916]

Aww, Oisin did such a great job decorating the tree last year he was allowed to be let loose on this years one too! AND he knows about the good cutlery - he’s learning!

[@SamFAHntha]

Give them a Christmas movie already!

[@CuriousEchidna]

So proud of how he's growing up there 😊

[@mollytate3613]

He’s learning! :)

[@theonlyenekoeneko]

Character development, we love to see it ☺️

[@martinzimangohanke70]

Omw, is that how you spell uschi😂😱

[@lenawitteborg7848]

"i haven't enjoyed christmas since 1972" sounds exactly like something my mum would say. Brilliant sketch as always guys!

[@tnecniw]

"Why mum?" "Well, that is when I had to start making it special for you" (of course the age doesn't work, but... hey it is a fun joke)

[@Eowyn3Pride]

...flowed by, pass the brandy...

[@rhianheulwen]

Brilliantly done ! ‘They will eat what’s out in front of them’…that’s definitely far too accurate. the panic in Oisin’s eyes over the refilled whiskey bottle…gave me flashbacks 🤣

[@SamFAHntha]

RhiaaaAAAAAANNNN!!! 😱😂

[@rhianheulwen]

@@SamFAHntha in my defence I was a teenager (and used to top up the bottle with water)

[@craigh5236]

@@rhianheulwen We all did.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Pure water!

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

yeah, people that practically force us to eat old food, just so we can have space on the fridge are a hassle.

[@schattentaenzerin]

Yay! I was getting worried we might not see Anne again this year. But I realized she'd be preparing for Christmas since October. Hog really nails this role! It's like a flashback to Christmas past. The "nobody eats it - that's not the point" exchange was my favorite. We made Christmas cookies after my late Grandmother's recipe for two decades. My dad always said "Oh, wow, my moms cookies" so we thought he liked them. Strangely there were always a ton left over. One year he saw them and said "Oh, my mom's cookies. I could never stand those. It's like eating concrete that stuff". My mom threw a tantrum over it, but at the end of the day we could laugh about it and are, to this day, relieved to be rid of the horrible things. We still threaten him with them. Telling him, if he does not behave, he might get them for Christmas. They've become like the edible piece of coal from Saint Nicholas in our home 😅

[@SamFAHntha]

Hahaha! I'm so very glad you wrote that out 😂😂😂

[@AudreyMealiff]

Ha, great story! 😊

[@OrontesRM]

October? pfft she's been buying food since August

[@willnewton3051]

October? She said before the turkeys been in the slow cooker since march!

[@tasmanmillen]

I think you mean semi-edible lol

[@gardenjoy5223]

"I'm sure Barry wants to spend Christmas with his family," and his response were magnificent.

[@elenaandclara]

just brilliant...all the fussing so a typical Irish Mothers (and i suspect others across the globe). Oisin and Anne combo with Barry are our absolute favourite!

[@Qrtuop]

Yes in Spain it's the same but different recipes. I am the same now that I've grown up.

[@threetreasures7698]

You are right, it IS a global thing! 😆. Recipes are different, yes, but the anxiety and pre-holiday agita is not.

[@dyllanfreiheit6330]

It is a global thing even in Asian countries! Although our fuss will be on the Chinese new year's eve 😂

[@threetreasures7698]

@@dyllanfreiheit6330 yes, that would be the case. A very big holiday!! Similar to their immigration into various countries, if they would do holiday (fuss & high do) for various cultures . Now THAT would be a very good series of videos.

[@FirstLifeFan]

"Break glass for pudding" FINISHED ME!!! 😂😂😂 That's some serious attitude here, Oisin!

[@foilarmsandhog]

He has an answer for everything that lad

[@zafreacts1587]

I am a Dr from Pakistan. I have lived in Ireland for 3.5 years ( South/North). These lads just amplify my wholehearted Love for Irish Culture.

[@jamaicafox]

It's official: The "parents" series is my favorite from Foil Arms and Hog. Though we all speak different languages and have different cultures, people are seriously more alike than they are different. I'm a Black American of Jamaican descent and this video is still 100% relatable to how holidays were with my mom growing up. Ugh. I wish we could all just truly get along and that all the discrimination and oppression would come to an end. Celebrate differences and similarities and just be a lover of humanity. Boom...World Peace.

[@annedonnellan6876]

What discrimination? What oppression?

[@jonnnnniej]

@@annedonnellan6876 you know, that a lot of people still face on a daily basis

[@jonnnnniej]

Beautifully said! ❤️

[@eunicem1542]

They're trying to show all parents act the same way! Its supposed to be funny! That's it.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

🍻🥰 It's the fussy mum! ❤so many of us, no matter, have/had a wonderfully fussy mum at Christmas! God love them all!😁❤️

[@mailfergal]

I lost track of the word-for-word quotes from back in the day - but “extend the mahogany table” just killed me!! 😂

[@Rainbowgrrl]

To then cover it in a plastic table cloth while ‘showing it off’ 😂

[@_Titanium_]

I don't quite understand how something so specific is so relatable

[@Melhappens]

I quite like the idea of them leaving Barry alone in the house and he quietly gets on with preparing the starters as a surprise thank you and turns out to be an excellent cook

[@fahmoose1497]

Canapés: nuggets on toast.

[@mollytate3613]

I would love to see him whip up a Penguin chocolate roulade

[@Risaroo77]

“Why do you go through so much effort if you find it so stressful?” Oooooff made the mistake of asking my mom that this year and I think she must have been a co-writer on this episode because word for word Anne’s responses were hers 😂🤣 good one again boys! A good laugh during this stressful time of the year. Merry Christmas! 💕

[@KerbalFacile]

The entire year is but the rehearsal for that dinner. And you young wans thought exams ceased after you leave school ?

[@Strainj1]

IKR? - I had a good chuckle (partly at my own expense!) - There's way too many things that resonated with me about the way my mother carries on at christmas....... at 37, I'm the son who just "sorts it all out" but i can still see the ridiculous of it all. thanks Foil Arms and Hog :D

[@jennywren6795]

That "thwack!" of the wooden spoon was oddly satisfying. Don't piss off Anne! This was so scarily accurate! Perfection.

[@SamFAHntha]

I thought I was paying them my full attention until I heard that sound 😳😆

[@Alisha_Woo]

@@SamFAHntha I see you in nearly every reply section haha.

[@SamFAHntha]

@@Alisha_Woo Driving that engagement babeh! Join me! It's so much fun 😄 (it's the perfect outlet for my verbal diarrhea) (I'm now realising I shouldn't be saying verbal diarrhea to people I don't know, or actually, to people I know as well. I probably shouldn't say it at all.... Oh well!)

[@ellencampbell3921]

No wooden spoons in the dishwasher ever!

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@ellencampbell3921 Mine have happily gone in the dishwasher for as long as I have that wonderful appliance.

[@christinetheravenclaw27]

Yayyy Anne, Oisín and Barry lighten up any morning! What a wonderful sketch! 18 bags of sultanas 😂

[@SamFAHntha]

We should add that to that 12 things of Christmas song (I don't know the name but I'm sure you know what I mean)

[@CuriousEchidna]

@@SamFAHntha '12 Days of Christmas ' ? :) There could definitely be an Anne and Oisín version written !

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Christine!

[@ironwoman84]

@@CuriousEchidna That'd be funny! There's no "18" in the song "The 12 Days of Christmas," so it might have to be "9 emergency puddings" instead of 18 bags of sultanas. 😆 What else could there be? I think "A partridge in a pear tree" would have to become something like "the Penguins are in Barry's tummy" 🤣

[@SamFAHntha]

@@CuriousEchidna Yes! Forgive me for not even trying to figure out the name before replying haha Guys, we need to make this happen....

[@skysmashify_]

"Break glass for pudding" is what got me lmao. Someone please put that on a shirt.

[@bernadinesavarin]

"It's not for the pudding!" I literally laughed out loud at that! It's true - you need it to get you through Christmas dinner, which takes so long to do but worth it in the end! Great sketch! 😃

[@dclark142002]

It's such a great expectation breaker from the earlier gag...because now you realize Oisin isn't worried about Anne discovering he diluted it...but that Anne is about to get drunk! 😂

[@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035]

I love this and all the Oisin and Anne skits. We had a Barry at our house often. My grandmother called him the boy that lived in our fridge. This is so much my mother at Christmas. Thanks.

[@rkah6187]

I think I was Barry at my friend's house 😂

[@lenochod6]

What I love most about these sketches is the fact that this is universal for all moms all over the world... So everybody in the comments is like: Yeah I know this feeling. And this is the reason why you three are such geniuses.

[@sabrinajantzen7275]

I am a French ESL teacher, and my year-10 classes are currently learning about Ireland. As today was the last class before the Christmas break, I showed them a few videos (this one, When Irish people don't speak Irish -my personal favourite-, Learning French with your parents, After the Parents-teachers meeting, ...) I think quite a few of the kids enjoyed the videos. I hope I made you some fans!

[@KarelHuijgen]

"Break glass for pudding" Genius, simply genius! Still laughing just thinking about it.

[@laurels52]

I made my mom sit down and watch this. She laughed so hard she cried, and said she thought her favorite memory from this Christmas would be your video! Merry Christmas

[@ventnrage4851]

I love how Osin is starting to grow up because he's talking back now

[@foilarmsandhog]

His responses are getting smarter

[@mariapanasetskaia4317]

My first thought was the same: oh, he's getting older, isn't he

[@hellok7877]

@@foilarmsandhog he needs a clip around the ear,

[@claireskrine4837]

Yes, he's showing insight - younger kids wouldn't ask why their mum was going to all the bother when it stresses her.

[@RadishTheFool]

@@hellok7877 No.

[@imke17]

I wholeheartedly agree with Anne there in the outro, what a beautiful voices! And yaaay, Barry's back!

[@foilarmsandhog]

I insisted

[@thealbanianlorg6542]

@@foilarmsandhog we are ALWAYS waiting for the moment in (hopefully) every anne and Oisin sketch where he shows up! 😁😂🤣

[@charliesghost]

My dad once put one of the fancy knives and forks in the dishwasher - about 15 years ago - and every Christmas my mum shows it to us as a cautionary tale "Look! Can you see the fine engraving? No? Neither can I, because the darker part of the silver was destroyed by your dad using the dishwasher"😅

[@preciousypenguino]

Omg! That comment made my day along with the video! My dad did that occasionally and if my mom would empty the dishwasher, it would be Hell for him 🤣

[@charliesghost]

@@preciousypenguino I might show your comment to my parents, so that they both know that they are not alone 😅

[@preciousypenguino]

@@charliesghost that's hilarious! I sent a screenshot to my dad and told my mom. Pop's reply: "ugh, that f**king silverware" Mom's reply: "your father's an idiot" 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Definitely not alone! Merry Christmas

[@charliesghost]

@@preciousypenguino parents😂 merry christmas to you too!

[@J31624]

'I haven't enjoyed Christmas since 1972' Same!

[@gardenjoy5223]

But at least you get to enjoy the Turkey! Until June...

[@annastell3105]

Aw but Anne, Barry is basically family at this point right?! You've gotta let him stay! 🥺😂

[@SamFAHntha]

Yeah! He better have his own stocking!

[@tilliebops]

I bet he got her a little helpless present like a candle wrapped horribly 😍

[@SamFAHntha]

@@tilliebops That's unbelievably adorable and now I'm awwing and pouting 🥺

[@jelita_]

Yes, at this point Barry is practically family

[@jennyblackmore4150]

I'd love to see Barry and Oisin Christmas shopping trying to find presents for Anne

[@matthiasmoser6096]

Amazing! While the mother prepares thousands of dishes, Oisin accomplishes to decorate exactly one branch. Reminds me of home.^^

[@CB-jh1pt]

“I like to keep a few around for emergencies” “Break glass for pudding” 🔨🤣🤣 Everything else is class as usual and soooooo relatable! Merry Christmas F.A.H.!!

[@dariabutorova6616]

The more I watch your sketches the more I see so much in common with us, Russians. Every Russian woman every December promises to herself and all the family not to cook a lot for New Year's Eve. But every single time al the family members roll off the table asking for mercy. Russian holiday cooking is absolutely merciless 😁 Thank you, guys! Have the most merry Christmas and the happiest New Year! Hugs!

[@AqEva]

Very accurate for Polish Christmas Eve as well :)

[@dariabutorova6616]

@@AqEva Slav power! 💪😂

[@comradesam3382]

Its all of us slavs honesly Mom: "Dont eat so many cookies, I didnt make them as much as last year" Wheile every year we eat them until february

[@claireskrine4837]

I had a great chat with a Russian friend about Christmas vs New Year. She had no idea that British Christmas was really quite like it is in the films, and I had no idea about how big Russian New Year is at all.

[@dariabutorova6616]

@@claireskrine4837 yes, New Year is the main holiday for us. The most loved and expected. Fireworks, dances around the Christmas tree and songs

[@mariyazvartseva5119]

I would love to translate this to Russian to show it to my husband, bc it's so relatable for Russian people too 😂 my mother literally went "I'm not going to cook much this year", and now I'm hearing about some new dish every time she calls me.

[@rojprakash5161]

Heard a story once about a guy receiving the exact same fruit cake he gifted the year before. I don't know how he could tell, but legend has it that the cake is still making the rounds.

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh dear 😂 oh no 😆

[@resourcedragon]

There is a legend in Australia of a fruit cake in a tin that someone left at a camping spot as an emergency supply for future travellers. That was back in the 1960s.

[@aishwarya2359]

This is universally relatable! My Indian mum, during our festivals like Onam, Vishu and Diwali just goes nuts😂 Awesome skit! ✨

[@SamFAHntha]

Sounds amazing though! 😍

[@foilarmsandhog]

It love to go to one of those festivals

[@aishwarya2359]

@@foilarmsandhog oh you guys will love it! Come to India for a tour and experience it yourself😉❣️

[@pranjali_meshram]

Yes, the food preparation starts weeks ahead. Then clothes, crockery, colouring etc takes ages to complete.

[@sonakshisrivastava6958]

Ahh.... Yes, Gulab Jamun, Laddoo, Gujhiya and Paneer Sabzi, Puri, Raita, Dum Aloo The list goes on and on😂😅

[@kyra3640]

Love it!! That 'break the glass' joke was just perfection.

[@foilarmsandhog]

I'm so glad we decided to keep it!

[@jemjo2025]

I actually forget that Anne is a character being played by Hog - so spot on!

[@jennyormrod2288]

I love this so much! 'I'm just keeping it simple' and then listing off enough food to feed an army! I remember one year when my Dad was in charge of Christmas dinner but ended up going for a lie down halfway through cause his back was hurting and Mum and me had to finish what he'd started! He didn't ever say thank you! Merry Christmas Lads!

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh tut tut tut! I'd tell you to tell him he's on cooking next year, but not only was this probably a while ago, he also would probably just do the same thing, if he's anything like my Dad 😆

[@zaynebm3147]

Can't wrap my mind around how similar Irish mothers and Middle-Eastern mothers are to each other when in comes to celebrations and stressful times like visitors or family gatherings XD

[@SamFAHntha]

It's a horribly lovely time for all of us 😂❤️

[@cristinaciocca3540]

Italian mothers too:)

[@preciousypenguino]

Mexican grandmas too 😉

[@evavigo]

"Break glass for pudding"... Dead! Best joke in all the sketch, best joke in all the sketch! Thanks for this, lads! Brilliant as always! ❤️

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh I recognise that reference! 😃

[@SamFAHntha]

Ahhh congrats on the heart Eva!!! Totally deserved ❤️

[@evavigo]

@@SamFAHntha oh, I hadn't even seen it 😍

[@SamFAHntha]

@@evavigo It's lovely, I'm happy for ya ❤️

[@evavigo]

@@SamFAHntha it is, indeed! 😊 Thanks! ❤️

[@cathryneallen9257]

“Last year we ate turkey leftovers until June!” 😂😂😂 that one must have been like an ostrich too!!!! 😂

[@eleobulat]

Absolutely lost it when Ann pulled out that tablecloth! My mom has exact same one 🤣🤣

[@hannekp418]

My mother decided to lure me into making the practice Christmas dinner this year, and I'm fearing this means she's planning to involve me in the making of the actual Christmas dinner. I have a feeling that 2020 was the last year I enjoyed christmas

[@fahmoose1497]

There’s a practice dinner? Oh my goodness.

[@hannekp418]

@@fahmoose1497 Of course, we aren't taking any chances with the Christmas dinner, we need to have tested out both the meal and the technique before Christmas hahah

[@rainydaylady6596]

Wow! I'm glad my mom never had that idea. Christmas dinner was stressful enough. Lol. Although I did do a practice turkey before having my in-laws and folks over for Thanksgiving the first time. Good thing because I read the directions wrong and put 3 tablespoons of salt in the cavity instead of teaspoons. 🤣😂🤣🤗🖖❤️

[@schattentaenzerin]

Involved in the practice dinner? You are doomed. I can already hear the "Well, now that you know how to do it..."

[@fahmoose1497]

Doomed.

[@lravenl]

Pure brilliance. How can you fit so much brilliance into a 2 minute script! I love Oisin sketches so much

[@fedd2000]

Lads, you are amazing!!!!😂😂😂 Brandy is good for all, absolutely 😂😂😂

[@aurumahina7616]

"This turkey is like an ostrich" 😂😂😂 Loved it! Looking forward to your Vancouver show lads! ❤️

[@SamFAHntha]

Excited for you!!!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Thanks Aurum! So are we, I think it's sold out already?!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

Here in AU it would be an emu!

[@ellencampbell3921]

@@foilarmsandhog You may need to book a few more nights, gentlemen.. Half of Ireland is here. Open secret. This is a transAtlantic First!

[@creativeganesh]

You have good taste.

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

Forget about the MCU, the Anne, Oisin and Barry cinematic universe is the best one by far

[@foilarmsandhog]

Might be time to add another character...

[@SamFAHntha]

@@foilarmsandhog alright, alright... When do I start?

[@mollytate3613]

@@SamFAHntha I think you would be wonderful as Oisin’s dad 😂

[@SamFAHntha]

@@mollytate3613 Haha I wouldn't be, but count me in! 😂

[@gabiijoy]

I can totally relate to this, but "We were eating turkey leftovers until June" cracked me up. Brings back a few memories 😩😂😂😂

[@Bacopa68]

You just gotta look up King Ranch Turkey. It's a variation of King Ranch Chicken, the lasagna of Texas. It's lasagna made with tortillas and leftover turkey.

[@gabiijoy]

@@Bacopa68 nice! Will do.

[@lcarrigan95]

Once again laughing uncontrollably on the commute into work again...I got all the looks from the other people on the bus 🤣🤣🤣

[@foilarmsandhog]

haha great

[@MrSolvalou]

Seeing Oisin and Anne again really is a Christmas gift

[@foilarmsandhog]

Ah cheers!

[@hehemusicauthorfreak]

Wouldn't be A FAH Christmas without Oisin Anne and Barry! 💙 As someone who has cooked xmas dinner regularly I never understand why I cook the turkey for that to be the thing left over- honestly just give everyone the sides and they'd be happy 😅

[@SamFAHntha]

But they'll ask for it if it's not there Laura! They'll ask for it! Then what? 😩😅 I'm sorry for your loss... of sanity.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Probably, but its TOO late to change now!

[@sciangear4782]

Oh yeah; my dad's usual refrain at Christmas is “Are we eating AGAIN?”

[@Rood67]

Foils look of fear when Hog said get the brandy was so real.

[@MoonDragonne]

I was just thinking the other day that we'd probably get a Christmas sketch with those two (and Barry.), and now there it is, and it didn't disappoint! I love Oisin's face when his mom asked him to get the brandy. (and the "not for the pudding!" the second time was brilliant too!)

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

As always, method acting at its best. Does not break character, even though the merch’ pitch AND the doomdahs. Loved the wooden spoon smack. Bravo, bravo bravo bravissimo.

[@jessicabader8010]

When Oisin is asked to bring the brandy, he got this suspicious look that says all why there's so little left....😂😂😂

[@michi4575]

"Break glass for pudding" I love that line

[@constancestinson3918]

I love how this Christmas parody is so relatable to my African American Christmas. Just change up the food, and have the dad complain about the visitor instead of the mom and it’s years of Christmas memories.

[@anjalovse]

Sometimes you lads are the only light in my week so thank you.

[@SamFAHntha]

Oh wow, what am I? The eighteenth bag of sultanas? I know what you mean though, they're the best!

[@foilarmsandhog]

Ah thanks Anja.

[@anjalovse]

@@SamFAHntha You know I love you. You know I love you more than Foil. 😁

[@SamFAHntha]

@@anjalovse VICTORY!!!! I'mma do a victory dance when I meet him. Poke my tongue and say "HAHA ANJA LOVES ME MOOOORE!" 😂

[@anjalovse]

@@SamFAHntha Oh Jesus! Well, you're meeting him later than me so I guess it's okay (It will only be awkward if I will be there too😅👀)

[@goldfish5727]

We all know Barry’s just going to be sitting there, eating the Penguins Anne was saving for New Year.

[@SamFAHntha]

Maybe she'll pull out the deep fryer for him and cook him some nuggets. Wait... Does Anne even own a deep fryer? 🤔

[@foilarmsandhog]

They went in June

[@mollytate3613]

@@SamFAHntha She might use one to make ‘proper chips’ ‘Fries aren’t chips! I’ve eaten thicker threads when sewing.’

[@SamFAHntha]

@@mollytate3613 Hahaha!

[@martina_mc]

@@SamFAHntha now i'm craving a deep-fried penguin 😆

[@phoenixdzk]

Hog as Mrs Flanagan is the definition of immersive acting

[@foilarmsandhog]

He's gone method for Christmas

[@gardenjoy5223]

Priceless! "Did we use That Much Brandy last year???"

[@anaquariumfan6361]

Awesome as always. Break glass for pudding! And Barry’s suggestion of staying to mind the house! Where do you get such ideas, guys? Hilarious. Thanks for the laughs. -Natasha.

[@SamFAHntha]

That pudding joke was utterly brilliant 😂

[@littlewoot]

@@SamFAHntha I need that on a "T shurt"

[@SamFAHntha]

@@littlewoot I'll have a Boeing 747 full of them ready by next week.

[@eugenielegrand8590]

Aaah so happy to have more Anne and Oisin and Barry. They're my favourite. I'm sure Anne will find a way to let Barry come in the end. After all I'm sure he'd eat the Christmas cake!

[@SamFAHntha]

Well won't you look at that! Barry doing all the heavy lifting for once! 😂 Can we borrow Barry for Christmas please laaaads?

[@hanachelache66]

"I haven't enjoyed Christmas since 1972 Oisin. Now get the brandy!" 🤣🤣🎄🎅 Anne is definitely the Irish version of my Mum ❤

[@maleficentaurora5959]

He does the role so well that I actually get anxiety about all the food that's gonna be left over 😱😱😂😂😂😂

[@valeriaszachniuk2561]

I am an Orthodox Jewish mother of 4 from Florida and could not agree more with Anne on all the food and the table/cutlery! 😆 Anyway, please tell poor Barry he is welcome for Shabbos dinner anytime! And please add a tour date in FL, or as the Jewish mother in me wants to say, "What, you couldn't come to Florida?"

[@moragf8175]

I know that feeling - no-one eats it but it's tradition so I'm making it. Another eerily accurate sketch guys. All the very best to you and yours for the Festive Season.

[@SamFAHntha]

If it works, it works! Well, I'm assuming yours worked haha, if it didn't, you're a MONSTER 😂

[@moragf8175]

@@SamFAHntha it works, if I say so myself (and sometimes I have to).

[@foilarmsandhog]

Cheers Morag, I basically had to have an intervention for the Christmas cake

[@felicitygee381]

We love the Christmas pudding in my family, we don't actually eat it, we just pour brandy on it, set it on fire, and then ahhhhhh at the pretty light.

[@ironwoman84]

@@foilarmsandhog You could turn that into a new stage sketch: "An Irish Intervention: Christmas Edition"

[@Sumedha.7]

Oisin, Anne Flanagan, and Granny. Three characters so well performed, that I forget it's you three playing these characters and that they don't actually exist. 💙

[@SamFAHntha]

SO. DAMN. TRUE 🤩

[@donaz2739]

Aaah, the question that we always ask every year, at Christmas, Easter and Ferragosto: Why do you go to so much effort if you find it so stressful? We have never received a satisfying answer.

[@adde27]

Oisin's look of panic when asked about the brandy... I suspect we've all had the same teenage years.

[@monkeytennis7477]

Excellent as always😅😆when Oisin said break glass for pudding I lost it🤣

[@andreagriffiths3512]

So true! Every year but thankfully we left the hot, traditional English Christmas dinner behind a few years back and embraced salads and the meats. Much better for an Aussie summer and it only took 35 years or so to get with the program.

[@foilarmsandhog]

35 years! haha

[@Rainbowgrrl]

Oh you gotta have the seafood with them for Xmas lunch too!

[@andreagriffiths3512]

@@Rainbowgrrl seafood is going a bit far lol. None of us really eat it other than the odd calamari ring and fish and chips. But yes, we’d need seafood to be 100% Aussie

[@fredrikstaffansson4473]

I knew a mom who always complained about how stressed she was during christmas and that no one helped her, but she was the only one who wanted so much stuff xD

[@speshwemmick6225]

"It's a beautiful table, I want to show it off. Now cover it with that plastic tablecloth, I don't want it getting wrecked." I can so relate to this! 🤣🤣

[@kulani344]

Just when I thought I miss Mama Hog & needs to see a sketch before Christmas. They never disappoint, Merry Christmas in Advance to every lovely person who came to witness this brilliant work. Have a merry jolly time everyone!! ⛄❄️🎄

[@SamFAHntha]

Awww and the same to you!

[@kayropermusic]

Oisín did a great job at decorating the tree this year! Fabulous sketch, really feeling christmassy now! :))

[@SamFAHntha]

He's a good boy really 😄

[@AudreyMealiff]

Yay for Ann and Oisin, always love a new sketch with these two. Still watch the driving lesson one for the best laugh

[@SamFAHntha]

Utter chaos.... It's great 😂😂

[@AudreyMealiff]

@@SamFAHntha And such relatable chaos!

[@Maddy-nl7ju]

“Break glass for pudding” 🤣🤣🤣 My parents actually had a Christmas where the turkey didn’t fit in the oven and they had to keep rotating it every so often

[@mariaflorenciagarciacasali8765]

“You would, my eye!!!” Ohhhhh 🤣🤣🤣 I love you Hog-Anne!!!!

[@gerryatrick]

Love how Anne's beauty spot/mole goes to different sides of her face in different skits, lol. Great skit guys.

[@dreaminginpastels]

So you’re not only hilarious, talented, and creative, you also throw some relatable healing content in there - such an incredible repertoire boys! Thanks always for the laughs at what can be the most wonderful (and most stressful) time of the year. Merry Christmas ☺️🎄

[@SamFAHntha]

Awww dude!... Dudette? So lovely! Naaaaw 🥺❤️

[@LiamHagan]

The Flanagans and Barry are the greatest! I especially love it when Barry shows up. Wishing you all a very Barry Christmas

[@SamFAHntha]

Hahaha go Mrs Hagan!

[@anonymous_selkie]

"A very Barry Christmas" - love that! 🤣 They could have given him a bigger role in the sketch and used that for the title 😁

[@susanluster9301]

Dear Mrs. Flanagan, it sounds like a really delicious Xmas feast. You obviously put lots of love in your dinner. Almost forgot, Oisin does a lovely job decorating the tree. Barry is a sweet lad, although I wouldn't trust him with the brandy.

[@silpheedTandy]

I love when Barry makes an appearance!

[@SamFAHntha]

He's a lovable, annoying chap.

[@basilsigerson]

That is the true christmas horror, that it gets worse when mom says that you are lazy and not helping but at the same time refuses to tell you what to do.

[@foilarmsandhog]

Its the stress of not knowing how you can help and not be in the way

[@RockyRoader]

This was my mother - in the 70s, 80s, and 90s! Glad to know traditions live on!! Tho Christmas puddings were made October, and the "spare" ones were found in May or June, on top of a wardrobe. And eaten!

[@genfisher2456]

Our family always seems to adopt stragglers in the village for Christmas, poor Barry!

[@SamFAHntha]

So you don't blow out the welcoming candle then? Very kind! ❤️

[@speshwemmick6225]

Can't wait to see Oisín shopping with his Ma for Christmas presents!

[@katharinaeveliina]

Oisín & Anne never fail! :D They have new Christmas decorations on the tree this year - I wouldn't have expected Anne to be so "experimental"! I wouldn't mind lazy presents like these... ;)

[@Komandarin]

Ahhh beauuutiful! This one is double triggering. I´m reliving the childhood experiences of my Mum having nervous breakdowns at Christmas, and myself being the one who cooks now, I have the Anne Syndrome too :D Btw, Barry could sit next to the vegetarian Aunt. I can see Oisin becoming a psychotherapist, he has gathered so much practical experience.

[@sisuguillam5109]

And the patience of a saint.

[@anonymous_selkie]

Another wonderful sketch with these all-too-relatable characters! (Hope poor Barry gets to partake of the Christmas feast!) And Anne's right, that was an especially lovely Doomdah at the end! ❤️ Thanks for making so many people smile and laugh every week all year, lads, you're wonderful 🥰

[@tehczmych]

Oisín's face when his mum asks about brandy is my face when my parents reach out to open their wine cabinet.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

Stressful situations are eased by you guys. Thank you from my heart

[@missrobinhoodie]

Oisin: But Barry basically IS part of the family! Barry: Yea. Anne: … Barry: And I love pudding.

[@mollytate3613]

Well, someone needs to eat them all!

[@missrobinhoodie]

@@mollytate3613 exactly! But I guess Anne would be afraid there’s not enough…

[@SamFAHntha]

@@missrobinhoodie And Hog forbid she has to make more!

[@mollytate3613]

@@missrobinhoodie I now just see Barry carrying an armful of puddings back home with him

[@LittleRedIrishRover]

I can vouch this is what Thanksgiving in the USA was like too, lol. Mum always gave me the goldwear lecture every year. And bit near the end had me screaming because the mother of one of my best friends would probably have the same reaction if I came over for Christmas, lol. Yes, I would very much be Barry in that situation XD

[@_Miri_]

Das ist ein wunderschöner Weihnachtsbaum!!!!! (letztes Jahr hab ich dir vom besten bayerischen Weihnachtsbrauch erzählt, erinnerst du dich, Arms? Wenn du anderen Menschen sagst, dass du ihren Weihnachtsbaum schön findest, bekommst du dafür einen Schnaps von ihnen. Euer Baum ist WUNDERSCHÖN!!!!) So, jetzt geh den Schnaps holen!! 😜

[@SamFAHntha]

Ooooo following this thread! 😂

[@FutureCommentary1]

Favorite series: "Oisin and Ann' " & "... throw a party'