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Articles and Reviews about Foil Arms & Hog

On this page you can browse a collection of reviews of Foil Arms & Hog gigs spanning their whole career! We've also added a selection of feature articles that discuss their online sketches but don't contain interviews, mostly presented as a 'top 10' type list.

Check out these other pages if you're looking for **radio & podcast interviews, interviews on camera or interviews in print!**

## Live Show Blurbs & Reviews

### Reviews

These shows are dated by their Edinburgh Fringe premiere. Reviews for a 2015 show might be dated as 2016, as touring season runs from September to June.

Swines (2019)Craicling (2018)Oink (2017)DoomDah (2016)SkiddlyWup (2015)Vicar St. 2014Begorrah (2014)Lough'd (2014)There's a Plant On Stage (2013)Cymbology (2012)Late Night Sketch Comedy (2012)Comedy Doesn't Pay (2011)Strangers with Sweets (2010)Sketch Comedy Show (2009)
### Blurbs

Excerpts from reviewers that are particularly well-phrased and obviously favourable to the show, might end up on a poster or a promo piece in newspapers and magazines. Fellow comedians are sometimes asked to express their thoughts as well, which is a great selling point if they're big stars! A selection of quotes:

#### Reviewers

* "Deliriously funny and at time unexpectedly dark" (The List)
* "Quite simply, a sensation" (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)
* "Fantastic and increasingly bizarre" (The Scotsman)
* "A powerhouse of sketch Comedy; An effervescent hour of fast-paced gags, fizzing with energy, invention and great lines" (Chortle)
* "One of the brightest new acts out there" (The Irish Times)
* "It’s easy to see why they are Ireland’s top comedy trio. They should be the world’s top comedy trio. I have never laughed so much in one hour – ever." (Broadway Baby - Brighton)
* “Comedy is in good hands with this mischievous trio” (Broadway Baby - Edinburgh)
* "Unless you’re clinically immune to laughter, you will indeed be delighted and entertained. For sheer, unadulterated entertainment and a great night out, you’d be hard pressed to find something better. The only downside was you left craving for more" (The Examiner)
* "Impeccable comic timing, silly humour and just generally an exceptionally good evening. You’d be mad to miss Foil, Arms and Hog" (The Public Reviews)

#### Fellow comedians

* "Pure Brilliant" (Tommy Tiernan)
* "It's original, well-written and really, really funny" (Kevin Bridges)
* "I love these guys, check them out!" (Des Bishop)
* "Very funny" (Rowan Atkinson)

... and of course:

## Feature Articles

These articles are neither interviews nor proper live gig reviews. In many of them you will find a brief list of the journalist's favourite sketches, so if you don't know where to start on your next Foil Arms and Hog YouTube binge, why not start here?

* Featured: Our 10 favourite sketches (2017): Joe

(more articles coming soon!)
The Rooms of Your House Throw a Party

**YouTube link**

**Set decoration**: a fake wall with *damask pattern floral motif textured wallpaper* (yellow) and fake white door

**Writer**: Arms (?)

**Director**: Foil & Arms (?)

### Casting

 Bedroom
 Porch
 Shed
 Playroom
 Next Door's Bedroom

Other characters mentioned: Upstairs Bathroom, Conservatory,

## Social Media Commentary

Don't mention usernames to respect anonymity, EXCEPT if you made the comment yourself (your choice). **Comments and replies by Foil Arms and Hog in bold.**

### YouTube

* Imagining all the rooms scrambling to get back in position when they hear the key in the front door. ‘Psst, en suite, gimme back my shower curtain....and my bin.’ ‘TV you’re upside down!’  **ah that would have been a great ending**
* Real question, what secrets is Basement hiding? He looks like the type...**He does**
* I'd like to have seen Cellar and Cupboard Under The Stairs... the goth and the Harry Potter fanatic **We had an under the stairs joke, foil never read Harry Potter so was like 'what?'**

### Facebook

* The glasses in this sketch were the craziest I have seen! **Glasses game was strong indeed. Its a FAH staple these days.**
* Anyone else notice how bathroom is wearing scrubs... Because he 'scrubs up nice'. **Well done good spot**
* How did they even come up with this. The look directly into the camera from arms had me rolling **We burst out laughing about 1 second later**
* SO clever - love it. Hog - you really have to stop doing that stuff - flusing real items down your loo, ripping doors off. Someone needs to do a home tutorial! **literally anything for a laugh**
* So today we learned that Ed Byrne models his look on a basement. **bahahaha f&€%ing spot on!**
* I love that Hog is so committed to the bit that he actually destroyed his washer **thank you. Some appreciation at last**
* Omg Hog's outfit looked like the 11th Doctor's. **Bahahaha yeah wait i though I recognised it, that would have been Matt Smith am I right? Loved him!**
* Wtf is a good room?! - The room that only posh visitors and the minister/priest got to sit in. Filled with wedding present china and glasses. Cold and possibly damp because the radiator was never on. **great description.**

## FAHnalysis

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Where is he?! (M.I.A.)

Do you have a favorite FAH member? There's no shame in that, I do too. You probably notice when they "go missing" from a sketch too. So after being interested in how many sketches each of them is missing from, I have compiled a list.

Few rules though.

**Being featured as a voice, background character is STILL a feature.** So that immediately eliminates for example The Driving Instructor 3 (The Divorce) (where you can hear Arms' voice) or Christmas Rage (where you can see him in the background).

**Outros don't count.** Why not? Just because there are several of them when all three are in but not in the actual sketch. Even if it's in character (like for example Alcohol Goes to Therapy where Hog is waiting on his session).

**No single features.** There are just so few of them that it doesn't make sense and it gives an unfair advantage to one anyway. So for example Matt Warehouse and Getting Past Irish Immigration are eliminated too.

Did I complicate this enough? GOOD, now let's see the current list.

> So if we look at it, we see that Foil is missing from the sketches the least (by a good margin) while Arms is missing the most. Hog is just somewhere in the middle.
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> Am I surprised by these results? Frankly yes because I was positive that Hog is in fact the one who is missing the most.
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FAHntastic Statistics on Twitter made an independent analysis for just 2021 sketches, quoted below:

In most sketches, all three lads have a role in them. In 2021 there were nine sketches with only two of the lads. With all three not featuring in three sketches, **it's evenly distributed**! So where didn't we see one of the lads in?

* Hog:

1. Annual Self Review
2. Home Gym Instructor
3. A Bad Relationship with Technology

* Arms:

1. Parents when you get Dumped
2. How does your Job Rate?
3. The Parents-Teacher Meeting

* Foil:

1. The Pun Doctor
2. The Bad Pun Barber
3. A Snob Flies Economy
Azealia Banks; Lil Yachty; JaVale McGee

**Azealia Banks; Lil Yachty; JaVale McGee** is the third episode of Season 12 of *Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out.* Rappers Azealia Banks and Lil Yachty (making his second appearance) as the Black Squad Captains, NBA center JaVale McGee appears as the Special Guest, and a musical performance by Azealia Banks.

## Games

* Pick Up and Kill It - **Winner**: Red Squad
* So Petty - **Winner**: Black Squad
* Got Props - **Winner**: Black Squad
* Wildstyle - **Winner**: Black Squad

## Cast

#### Red Squad

* **Team Captain**: Nick Cannon
* Special Guest: JaVale McGee
* DC Young Fly
* Karlous Miller
* Timothy DeLaGhetto
* Hitman Holla
* RIP Micheals
* Justina Valentine
* Charron
* Yvng Swag
* Jason Lee

#### Black Squad

* **Team Captains**: Lil Yachty & Azealia Banks
* Emmanuel Hudson
* Chico Bean
* Conceited
* Charlie Clips
* B. Simone
* Bobb'e J. Thompson
* Zoie
* Lil JJ

## Controversy

A day after the episode was filmed, Azealia Banks accused Nick Cannon and the cast of being "colorist" towards her which resulted in her breaking out into tears during the episode. The next day, she proceeded to go on a rant about the show and some of the cast members on her Instagram story. Cast members Emmanuel Hudson, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Zoie and Jason Lee announced that her accusations were false. Days later, the 85 South Show podcast said the real reason why she cried was because of a remark that was said by cast member DC Young Fly during the game "So Petty" in which he said Nick was so petty he couldn't get rapper Cardi B on the show and got Azealia's "ugly ass" instead.
Sketches Performed & Produced by FAHns

**The** **Discord** **Literary** **and** **Chip** **Dramatic** **Society**

On the 13th June 2020, FAHnbased sketch comedy group '***The Discord Literary and Chip Dramatic Society***' was founded. By using various props found at home, sketchy video edting apps on phones and recording in the streets, their first sketch video was born: *discussing the name for a fish and chip shop in The United Kingdom*.

(Teralds space:)

'**Chipper vs Chippy: The True story of the Discord St Debate'**

Meet the Cast:

Fahfan

Aisling

Lando the Mute Legend

Alex

Jez

Who knows what this team have up their sleeve. More videos to come so keep your eye on this page!
Comedy Sketches as Social Representation

## Vegan? Celiac? Lgbqt? They’ve got you covered!

*On how to be kind, raise awareness, avoid clichés and still be hilarious*

The lads are known for their kindness and wit in real life so it is quite natural that this would appear in their comedy. But this is not everything to the quality content they produce week by week. The professionalism of their sketches suggests that factual understanding is also an important element of their writing method, while maintaining a compassionate viewpoint too. Only with all these together is it possible to put out sketches that cover rather sensitive topics with utter brilliance. Let’s take a look at the social “outcasts” represented in their comedy.

### The vegan battle

Not being vegans themselves, they were able put out a sketch that circulated online vegan communities for months to general applause: ***Telling Your Family You're Vegan***. Approaching such a potentially divisive topic with such ease, originality, and general kindness, while maintaining the hilarity speaks volumes about their professionalism. They even fooled members of the vegan community with the understanding they showed towards the matter at hand, receiving comments such as:

(Also thanks for raising awareness among the uninitiated family members: lactose free and chocolate milk are indeed not vegan! 😄)

### But bittles is a celiac, Sire!

Next on is the all-time classic **Paper Bags**sketch from their live show SkiddlyWup (2016), which brings us the long awaited representation of **celiac disease** in popular culture. ***Bittles*** to celiacs is what *Captain Marvel* is to female superhero lovers - okay, there might be minor differences… - but you get the idea: we’re on screen! Again, the lads do what they’re best at, being subtly educational and sassy all the way through. They have the audience in stitches, but if you ask any celiac you’ll see that this sketch, again, is spot-on realism! (Minus the Middle Age vibes.)

### Coming out and getting on

The same goes for **Coming Out**; engaging, inclusive, and utterly realistic. Which of the lads has been through this? Probably none of them, it’s just professionalism, that’s it.

Then there is the spot-on and adorable representation of **senior citizens** in the **Songs for the Elderly** sketch from their live show Oink (2018), but now I do realize that writing this is rather ageist, having been educated by their **How not to Offend People** sketch.

***Written by Zsuzsanna Jakab***
Heroes of the Memeverse wiki

Welcome to The Heroes of The memeverse wiki.Here you will explore everything about the Meme mythos.Stay tuned as memeverse episodes will be published in this wiki.Here you will learn about important characters like Illuminati,Shrek,and Grandmaster yoda.You will learn about important locations and objects.Episodes will be worked on daily and you are allowed to edit(please read rules before editing)and yeah.This wiki will continue to grow every day and our goal is to reach 100 pages before easter so please help me with.Here is the most current episode(here is link to the episode:Heroes of the Memeverse(Season 1 Episode 7)Old Pal.)This wiki is work in progress so please give me advice.What are you guys waiting for?Start reading and writing!!!!
Oh yeah guys if you are on this wiki Adam made this.

## Featured Character of the Week

Featured character of the week:Dark Lord Maloc:Maloc was the best friend of Danny Devito.One day,The Illuminati told Malik that if he becomes evil,he could get Unlimited power.Malik took up this offer because Illuminati was such a master manipulator.Once Danny found out this They dueled at Danny Devito's homeplanet,which destroyed a lot of its environment.Danny Smited Dark Lord Maloc right in the face,causing him to need a special enchanted armor that could survive just about anything.He went on to create and rule a dimension named the Necro Dimension,a dimension of death and suffering.Eventually He decided to come back lot's of years later.He found out that Darth sidious now ruled The Omniverse because Illuminati was banished.He decided to become a ally to the ultronius order.

## Important Characters.

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FAHwatchparty & FAHonshuffle

## What's a #FAHwatchparty (for)?

During lockdown, a small bubble of FAHns started organising watch parties on Twitter (aka tweetathons) where they would watch a live show every Sunday at 8 pm Irish time and live tweet with the hashtag ***#FAHwatchparty***. This tweet announced the first party, a watch-along of the Live at Vicar St 2014 DVD (their first and longest!), scheduled for 10 May 2020. You'll still be able to browse all those tweets if you do a search... let us know what you make of them!

5 DVDs and well over 3K tweets later, the parties have moved on to **FAH YouTube sketches**. We watch a 300+ videos long playlist in sync and on shuffle in our **Foil Arms and Hog Watch2Gether Room**. We get through around 30 sketches a night while live-tweeting, using the hashtag ***#FAHonshuffle**.*
That's some multitasking right there, so don't be surprised if you spot a typo. Most emojis didn't make it to the page because of font issues, so just imagine loads of weird smiley faces scattered everywhere. We've decided to keep the tweets anonymous, partly to optimise your reading experience, partly because of our watch party slogan:

> **Tweet First, Think Later!**
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To 'celebrate' the cancelled Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we organised **a live show clips only watch party, #FAHonStage**, on Sunday 30 August 2020. We binged through them all and it took us a little over 3 hours!

The #FAHonshuffle watch parties go on to this day... **join the Watch2Gether room every Sunday** - it's usually 8 pm Irish time, but keep an eye on Twitter (@Heleendje) to check the start time!

## Reviews!

Ever been to a watch party? What's it like? Share your experiences below!! You can quote your own tweets if you like... can't find them? Use the built-in **twitter advanced search option** (log into your Twitter account when prompted) and search for the hashtag #FAHonShuffle, #FAHonStage or #FAHwatchparty!
Merch Hauls

*All GIFs from ThePirateHobbit's GIPHY account!*

## FAH showing of their own Merch in outros

@FAHNtastisch on Twitter has made a brilliant compilation of the lads wearing their own merch clothing in YouTube outros as their FAHnARTchallenge entry for day 6: Merch.

>  I CAN'T CONCENTRATE on #shopping for merch...
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... when the lads are just being silly about the merch on their bodies! (Honest Personality Test)... when one of them suddenly becomes a mannequin! Or more than one of them (If Every Country Had a Bar)... when Oisín surprisingly owns FAH merch and I don't know if Anne Flanagan is now friends with Foil or if Barry is suddenly welcome in the house or if Arms and Foil are collaborating with Anne Flanagan (Morning Bathroom Rush)... when it looks like Arms is turning Foil and Hog all woozy and dizzy with his mysterious gaze... or isn't he? (If Every Country Had a Bar)... when I can't tell if they're just nice and innocent choir boys or of there's something weird or kinky going on (Mother Earch Catches Ireland Burning Fossil Fuels)... when waaAAH OMG NOOOOooooo!!! (Mother Earch Catches Ireland Burning Fossil Fuels)

## FAHns show off their Merch

My day has just been made. If it wasn't for social distancing, I would've kissed the postman. Thank you so much guys! - fahfannA late self birthday present this year - love both these items so much - DonaZThis is all my FAH merch to date. As you can see I've been a very lucky girl receiving gifts from the lads & Duck! - ThePirateHobbitWhat a fahntastic start into the weekend. Thanks to Mick the Merchman, Miri and of course Foil Arms and Hog. - katariinaeveliinaRecieved my lovely and soft hoodie from the lads a little while ago. I absolutely love it! 😍🤩 - Talitha TullochChristmas is here!
Foiled!

## How didn't Foil get his name?

*Add your own!*

* Foil got his name due to studying architecture. "Foiling" is the architectural device where overlapping leaf shapes form a circle or arc. He also has nice green eyes. Like leaves #foilhasniceeyes

* We all know that the true story of how Foil got his name, is that he wouldn't stop making tin foil hats. The picture here is the proof.
* Foil was born on the banks of Foyle river, and so he grew up being called "Foyle". When he became an adult he felt he needed a big change in identity, and this was reflected in changing his name to "Foil".
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## Foil writes all the jokes!

It started with an out of the ordinary outro... (starts at 05:09).

TBC

    Foil, though, had previously stated he wrote all the jokes also during interviews (eg. this one for The Irish Mirror)

## Truth or lie?

* Foil has never read Harry Potter (answer is here)
Faizon Love; 2 Milly

**Faizon Love; 2 Milly** is the nineteenth episode of Season 8 of *Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out* on MTV. Actor/comedian Faizon Love appears as the Platinum Squad Captain, and a musical performance by rapper 2 Milly.

## Games

* Tore Up from the Floor Up - **Winner**: Platinum Squad
* Thanks for Nothing - **Winner**: Gold Squad
* Hip-Hop History - **Winner**: Platinum Squad
* Wildstyle - **Winner**: Platinum Squad

## Cast

#### Gold Squad

* **Team Captain**: Nick Cannon
* DC Young Fly
* Chico Bean
* Conceited
* Timothy DeLaGhetto
* DoBoy
* Blair Christian
* Charlie Clips

#### Platinum Squad

* **Team Captain**: Faizon Love
* Emmanuel Hudson
* Karlous Miller
* RIP Micheals
* Justina Valentine
* Tonio Skits
* Ross Bryant
Craicling (2018)

* Edinburgh Fringe review by Matthew Tse: Matthew WD Tse Blog
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Andrew Allen: Broadway Baby
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Mica Anderson: Young Perspective
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Lucy Samson: Deadline News
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Bruno Savill De Jong: Student Newspaper
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Christian McRae: The Edinburgh Fringe
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Robert: One4Review
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Andy Murray: Three Weeks Edinburgh
* Dublin Fringe review by Deirdre Falvey: Irish Times
* Dublin Fringe review by Siofra Nic Liam: Meg
* Sydney Comedy Festival review by Mick Radojkovic: The Music
* Sydney Comedy Festival review by Orlaith Costello: The Plus Ones
* Belfast Whitla Hall review by Sophie Bell May: Ulster Craic
* York Barbican review by Louise Jones: York Press
Swines (2019)

* Edinburgh Fringe review by Miranda Garralda-Wong: Student Newspaper
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Kate Nora: Broadway Baby
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Robert: One4Review
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Rhona Mackay: Edinburgh Guide
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Emily Champion: The730Review
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Rob Marrs: Edinburgh49
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Jonny Sweet: The Wee Review
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Chris Sparkle: The Real Chris Sparkle
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Jay Richardson: Chortle
* Los Angeles Dynasty Typewriter review by Ash Valente: Our Culture Mag
* Liverpool Philharmonic Hall review by Johanna Roberts: North West End UK
Duck Tales

Some info on James 'Duck' White, Foil Arms & Hog's manager:

**ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION AND ARTIST MANAGEMENT SINCE 2012.**

James 'Duck' White is a Comedy Promoter, producer and founder of White Ducks Productions & Aviary Talent Ireland (A.T.I.). (Here is a link to his website.) Duck has over 10 years of experience in the comedy industry, promoting artists throughout the UK and Ireland at festivals and on tour. As the manager for Irish comedy group Foil Arms and Hog, Duck produces the trios tour and festival performances, as well as looking after all aspects of the group's commercial enterprise.

Duck has produced comedy shows for six years at the Edinburgh Fringe, promoting artists such as Neil Delamere, David O’ Doherty and Foil Arms and Hog. The company also books acts for several well-known festivals around Ireland including the Killkenny Cats Laugh, Vodafone Comedy festival and the Electric Picnic.

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### Duck in Foil Arms and Hog Sketches

* **Voice Recognition (NSFW)** [2012] (mentioned as James)
* **Foil Arms and Hog's guide to Performing at the Edinburgh Fringe** [2013] *(at 0:40 and 1:26)*
* **Money Talks: The Business Nobs** [2016] *(at 0:27)*
* **The Baggage Handlers** - Oink [2017]
* **Parents on First Day Back to School** [2018] (mentioned as James White) *(at 1:04)*
* **Santa is Captured by the Russians** [2019] (mentioned on the "Nice List" as Duck White) *(at 0:26)*
* **When you get songs mixed up** [2020] (mentioned as James White) *(at 0:04)*
* **If bad habits were an Olympic Sport** [2021] (mentioned as James White) *(at 0:36)*
* **Non Offensive Football Chants** [2021]

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### Other Appearances

* **Where did Dramsoc come from?**1 2 [2007]
* **Electric Picnic Interview** [2011] *(at 0:33)*
* **Under The Influence** - Des Bishop (RTÉ) [2013] *(at 16:04)*
* **How does #EdFringe Publicity Work?** [2016] (interviewed by Abigoliah Schamaun *at 0:44*)

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Plaisir de l'Ouest Afrique

«***Plaisir de L'Ouest Afrique***» est un album du groupe Zaïko Langa Langa sorti en 1976. L'album a été produit par Henri Bowane, guitariste zaïrois prolifique, qui vit au Ghana depuis les années 1960. Le label du disque est *Essiebons*.

## Sortie

Après des succès au Zaïre, le groupe Zaïko Langa Langa fait une tournée en Afrique de l'Est produite par le guitariste Henri Bowane qui était basé au Ghana depuis 1960. Ils jouaient au Caprice Club au Ghana, et plus tard, ils entraient dans le studio Essiebons (Nyoka Longo peut être entendu dans les chansons disant « Essiebons, comment allez-vous »).

Les chansons de Zaïko Wawa (Manuaku) sortent en tant que singles jusqu'à ce qu'elles produisent plus tard quatre chansons sur un seul vinyle. À leur retour du Ghana, ils ont joué un concert à l'OZRT sorti sur VHS en 1993 sous le nom de Les Merveilles Du Passé: Zaïko Langa Langa.

## Réedition

En 1993, une réedition à été sorti en CD comme «Zaïre-Ghana», dans le label RetroAfric.

## Liste de titres

1. *Ma* (Nyoka Longo) - 9:17
2. *Ngeli Ngeli* (Matima) - 9:16
3. *Zaïko Balawukidi* (Zaïko) - 9:18
4. *Wabon'kum Blues* (Nkumu) - 4:12
Twix's FAHnvids

***A bit about me***

HI! My name is Twix and I am from the UK. I have 2 qualifications in British Sign Language, I have an allergy to nuts and I love dogs.
I discovered FAH in early November of 2019 while browsing on Facebook. These wonderful lads popped up on my recommendation list and from what I can gather, I think the first sketch I watched was Cooking *with* your parents. I then fell down a rabbit hole and watched ALL of Foil Arms and Hog's sketches in a week, watching them 24/7. Thinking back, I probably should have made them last a bit longer but #Iregretnothing.

My first thought was never to start making fahnvids. I was very content just making FAH gifs for tumblr alongside *Looney* & *Lando*. As it turns out, I now make more fahnvids than I do gifs haha. Making gifs takes a lot of patience!

They are so therapeutic to make, and yes editing is tough and not easy on the brain sometimes. However, when you finish a project and know that others will quite possibly love it just as much as you do, it makes it worth while.

I decided to make my first fahnvid back in June 2020 and then published it, *Foil Arms and Hog Laughing compilation Part 1* on the 28th June. Part *2* & 3 soon followed.

***How do you make your fahnvids??***

I surprisingly get asked this question quite a bit. I make all of my fahnvids on my phone. "*What?? On your phone?? You can't edit properly on a phone*!" I have been told. Well, you **can** fahnvid edit on your phone. I now boast over 23 fahnvids on my channel, some of which aren't public right now but will be revealed in October.

If you get a chance, please do check out my fahnvids. They do take a lot of work and sometimes I have spent days on them! Also, let me know what you think in the comments of the videos. I appreciate criticism but please don't be rude. I don't appreciate rude people.

Laughing compilation Part 1, Twix's first fahnvidWho is Anne Flanagan?Kung Fu FAH
Late Night Sketch Comedy (2012)

* Edinburgh Fringe review by Adam Lebovits: Broadway Baby
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett: Chortle
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Veronica Lee: The Art Desk
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Caroline Whitham: The Edinburgh Festival Magazine
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Henry Northmore: The List
* Edinburgh Fringe review by Robert Stuart: Three Weeks Edinburgh
The Shots Bar

## Sketches in the Making: from their Office to Your Screen

**Shots, Angles & Lights****Cuts & Colours**
## Cinematic Sketches

In 2021, the production value of their sketches greatly increased. Thanks to Patreon donations, they've now got the gear to give their sketches a cinematic look. Being *stuck at the office* without any gigs for over a year also meant they could experiment with more elaborate filming techniques and spend more time (re)writing and editing. Check out Arms's reply to someone on YouTube commenting about how the quality of their filming has gone up several levels in the past few weeks:

> Not every week we'll have an idea that suits this, but we're definitely experimenting!
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Nono Monzuluku

*Cet article est une ébauche. Vous pouvez aider Wiki Zaïko Langa Langa Fan en le développant.*

## Nono Monzuluku

### Autres noms

Émpereur

**Nono Monzuluku Mombele** est un animateur congolais. Il était animateur chez Zaïko Langa Langa de 1982 à 2008. Il a quitté quand ils devraient rentrer à Kinshasa après des tournées européennes entre 2002 et 2009.
Every FAH Character Ever

The following are not included:

* Promo sketches, vines and other short sketches in which they (mainly) play themselves
* Green Issues, John & Tim, Witness protection pitch fail: comedy short films, outside of weekly YouTube uploads
* Live show sketches
* Cutting room floor material and sketches only released on Patreon

You can sort this table alphabetically by sketch title, category or character (the first one mentioned). Hit CTRL+F to search more in detail (especially mentioned characters).

The chosen categories are very broad and are subject to change. Drop suggestions for this table in the comments!
Sketch Comedy Show (2009)

## Their First Edinburgh Fringe

Foil Arms & Hog did their very first Edinburgh Fringe show at Just the Tonic at the Caves (Venue 88 Cave 2), nightly at 9:40 from 6 to 30 August 2009.

### Blurbs

Storming Edinburgh on the back of sellout shows in London, Dublin and Manchester, this trio of Irish comedic actors play over 509 characters in a fast-paced collection of comedy sketches ranging from the very dark to the utterly ridiculous in one hour of unmissable hilarity.

> Sketch comedy like you've never known it... you'll be soiling your breaches and begging for mercy
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> Blasting out an hour of relentless sketch comedy, the Irish trio of comedians will have you soiling your breeches with their innovative brand of observational and character based comedy.
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### Reviews

#### From Culch.ie

Foil Arms and Hog have been described as the best threesome to be had and these guys can deliver. Sketch comedy that clearly a lot thought behind it, the three lads from Dublin play of 50 characters with some of the funniest returning throughout the show. In a venue that felt like a sauna, the three guys did well to perform to a packed out crowd as I would later find out one member had only left A&E a few hours beforehand. Having seen these guys develop from their time in UCD, I definitely think there is a lot more quality to come.

#### From The M0vie Blog (Wordpress)

The three lads had received a ‘Pick of the Fringe’ award by the time we arrived over and we can see why. A madcap hour of random sketches, the lads provide quick and clever laughs on a whole range of topics. There are even a few clever recurring elements in the show and more than a few sharp sideswipes at popular culture (including a hilarious trailer for ‘Pooh’ or the worst breakfast radio show in the world). Not all of their sketches were amazing, but there were a few chuckles at least in each and you were never more than two minutes away from a hilarious gutbusting laugh.

The three performers are highly skilled, both with comedic delivery and also just at acting. They were tested a bit by a heckler in the first row (who was likely doing something more than just the red wine, if you know what I mean), but the handled her in good sport and managed to still get the audience going. They never stopped to pick on her, and thus the audience was never really taken out of the frantic flow of things. Which is fantastic because the guys just build up momentum over the entire run of the show. They’ve apparently begun recording a series of audio sketches for a London-based radio station for their morning show, and we believe there are good things in the future for these three lads.

#### From The List

The sketch form is taken back to its pleasingly gimmick-free basics here by Irish trio Foil Arms and Hog. While some of their routines are based on familiar formats, their best work is deliriously funny and at times unexpectedly dark. If their future shows are as good as the sharpest sketches here, these charming and versatile performers could go far indeed.
FAHnvids on YouTube

## FAHnvidders

FAHnvidders are FAHns who create their own unique take on FAH material using existing footage. There's something for everyone and every FAHn: compilations of favourite scenes, clips from otherwise lost footage, concept trailers, collections of quotes and stories from the boys, ... and even collaborative projects with the Instagram FAHnartists. It's all very exciting stuff and well worth a watch. Please do add your favourites to your own FAH YouTube playlist!

There aren't many FAHns who produce these videos... proper software isn't cheap and editing isn't easy!
**Subscribe** to these YouTube accounts if you enjoy FAHns telling stories using FAH source material, and don't forget to **like** their videos. If you want to get into FAHnvidding yourself, there will be tutorials coming up soon!

Heleendje

Check out **How They Vid It** if you want to get into editing yourself but don't know where to start. If you've ever watched a Foil Arms & Hog outro you'll know the drill: after watching a FAHnvid, **please give it a like** to thank the creator. We're a tiny community and every view counts, so please encourage and support the FAHnvidders by **subscribing to their channels**.

## FAHnvid serials

### FAHnecdotes

FAHnvidders sometimes get their hands on rare material that may since have disappeared from the Internet. Thanks to their reedits and compilations, this rare FAH footage is preserved! Check out various clips, trailers & promos, 'best of' compilations and cheeky creations made with footage from the **Hog & Arms Can't Win PUBG Twitch streams.**

### Reedits to music

Using clips from your favourite show and cutting them to match your favourite song is a very popular type of project in the world of fanvidding, and FAHnvidders are no different! Finding the right FAH sketch or outro to fit the lyrics and match the beat **takes a lot of FAH clip researching** (and rewatching of course!) which is why you can always ask any FAHnvidder to track down a sketch for you. It's also why FAHnvidders ace any FAH quiz!

Whether you're a fan of classical music or punk rock, musicals or pop songs... you will definitely find something for you in **this FAHnvid collection**.

### FAHn storytelling

Editing is storytelling! With well over 300 sketches to choose from, FAHnvidders have tried to retell a storyline using a set of sketches, usually revolving around a central character. FAH's character naming strategy is already chaotic at best, but there are definitely a couple of characters who seem to 'cross over' even though their names might have changed. **Watch these retold sketches** and ask yourself: could this be *canon*?

### Cross-overs

Mixing FAH sketches with other series or movies can lead to interesting results. This is a very tricky area of FAHnvidding and takes even more research to get right... and often a bit of technical trickery too! See what you think of **these attempts at cross-over FAHnvids**.
Seán, Conor & Seán in UCD's Dramsoc

Foil, Arms and Hog all studied at University College Dublin (UCD) where they did architecture, genetics and civil engineering respectively (see Main Page). During this time they were also part of the UCD Drama Society called **Dramsoc**, the place where it all set off.

Here's a list of plays they were in during their younger years. (This list is probably incomplete.)

* "**Gasping**" (2006) (with Foil)
* "**The Fire Raisers**" (2007) [translated version of "*Biedermann und die Brandstifter"*] (with Arms as Biedermann)
* "**Medea**" (2007/2008) (with Arms)
* "**The Billy Goats of Glenview Park**" (2008) (with Hog): This play got the ISDA award for ‘Best New Play’ in 2008.
* "**Father Ted - The Divinely Inspired Episode**" (2008) (with Foil, Arms and Hog): a famous play written by Hog. Arms played Father Ted, Hog played Dougal and Foil played Bishop Brennan. The play also took place at Tedfest 2008.
* "**FeckArse - The Sketch Comedy Show**" (2008) (with Foil, Arms and Hog): After the huge succes of the Father Ted play, FeckArse Productions (with six UCD comedic actors including Foil, Arms and Hog) made this play and premièred it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the summer of 2008.
* "**Wanted The Stone Mountain Band Dead or Alive**" (2009) (with Hog): a play directed by Dee Ryker and inspired by the country-rock legends The Legendary Stone Mountain Band. The band even played some songs for the audience after a decade not being on stage anymore.
* "**12 Angry Men**" (2009) (with Arms)

Click the pictures to visit the websites or the original photo galleries.

Conor in *Medea* (photo by **Ste Murray on Flickr**)The cast of The Fire RaisersThe cast of *The Billy Goats of Glenview Park* (photo by **Ste Murray on Flickr**)The cast of *Wanted The Stone Mountain Band Dead or Alive* with The Legendary Stone Mountain BandThe poster of *Gasping*Seán Finegan as Internal Public Relations Officer for Dramsoc (2006-2007)
Besides plays, Dramsoc also filmed sketches and comedy shorts. Even their current manager **James 'Duck' White** made an appearance in them.

* Dramsoc Awards 2006
* Where did Dramsoc come from? (2007)
* Dramsoc Awards 2008 Intro Video
* Dramsoc Awards 2009 Committee Sketch

In 2011, Foil Arms and Hog returned to UCD Dramsoc with some of their sketches for Orientation Week.

In 2018 Foil, Arms and Hog were awarded the Dramsoc Fellowship after they brought the newer generation of UCD Dramsoc members some sketches from their show Craicling followed by a Q&A.
L'orchestre de tous les Âges

**L'orchestre de tous les âges** est un album du groupe Zaïko Langa Langa sorti en 1983, sous le label Éditions Vévé International. C'est le dernier album de Zaïko, produit par Verckys Kiamuangana. Cet album contient des singles de l'année 1980 et était sorti dans le période de l'apogée de la danse Zekete Zekete. C'est aussi de dernier album d'Evoloko et Bozi Boziana dans le groupe.

## Liste des titres

* A1 : Crois-Moi (Nyoka Longo)
* A2 : Viya (Likinga Redo)
* B1 : Fièvre Mondo (Evoloko Jocker)
* B2 : Solomo (Mbuta Matima)

## Crédits

#### Chant

* Nyoka Longo
* Bozi Boziana
* Likinga Redo
* Evoloko Jocker
* Lengi Lenga

#### Guitares

##### Solo

* Roxy Tshimpaka
* Mbuta Matima

#### Batterie

* Meridjo Belobi
* Petit Cachet
FAHnARTchallenge2020 Day 2: Country

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**Name your pic before uploading!** (example: FAHnARTchallengeDayN°\_myusername.jpg). You can describe your pic and sign your name if you like!Twix dressed up as England from the Risk SketchOisín's postcard to his Grandma, by ChristineTheRa1(Press it, this is a video!)

**From the creator:**

Puns, countries from all over the world and drinks: a perfect combination if you ask me. Especially nowadays when travel is no longer quite as easy as it used to be. If you went to a café/bar and this was the menu, would you order the drink from your own country or one nearby if yours isn’t on the list? Or would you choose a drink from far away to experience a little taste of being abroad?

*Signed: Tess*
Wigs & Facial Hair

Written by Twix. (Work in progress)

**Wigs & Facial hair**
Foil Arms and Hog love their costume props, from mannequins to fake sheep from real sheep to bicycles. However, there are a few props that they favour over all else. Hair. All throughout their videos, hair has stood out to many fahns whether it is fake hair from a wig, their real hair only smothered in sudocrem and pins or fake taches drawn on with an eyebrow pencil. But what is their history with wigs and facial hair, and how far back does does this hairline go? Let's find out....

**Wigs**

Let us start with wigs. They started wearing wigs almost straight from the beginning! In FAH's first YouTube video (picture on the left), *Green Issues*, playing the interviewer, Foil can be seen wearing a wig! This was back in 2009 on the 23rd of July.

Just over 3 years later on the 18th of December 2012, we spot another wig! This time it is sat on Hog's head in the sketch *Band Accounts*. It is red and looks very unruly but it works incredibly well in the sketch as it shows that the character is unruly also.

Now, wigs cannot be mentioned without applauding the famous wig that is the grandpa wig. This thing has been used in so many sketches, it might as well be the secret 4th member of Foil Arms and Hog. Here is the list of all the sketches this beauty has featured in:

(Below: a copypaste of the Facebook page subchapter FAHns\_Browse\_the\_FAHrchive "FAH does Movember"

Sketches filmed during Movember (where the fluff can be perved on as well):

Bookshop (15/11/2012)Tennis (22/11/2012)Hotel Fort (27/11/2012)Brennans Bread (29/11/2012)
Hog clearly decided on a facial hair phase for a while after, turning up with a moustache and beard in the December sketches Upskilling, Budget, Voice Recognition, Band Accounts, FA&H Christmas Party 2012 and Hashtag (Original). Do you think he should bring it back? Comment below!
Strangers with Sweets (2010)

* Edinburgh Fringe review by Jason Stone: Chortle
* 'Sketches that start nowhere and then stay there for a very long time', Edinburgh Fringe review by Gordon Eldrett: The List - This is the infamous 2-star review that started with a line that's lodged in Arms's memory:

> "Do you think shouting is funny?"
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Heleendje's FAHnvids

* FAH comment on the lad sitcom trailer
* FAH retweet the Movie Voice FAHnvidGo to https://twitter.com/FoilArmsAndHog/status/1234799061468942337%7Clinktext=retweet
* FAH praise the Muppet FAHnvidGo to https://twitter.com/FoilArmsAndHog/status/1232414998435106818%7Clinktext=retweet
* FAH comment on Cooped Up
1/4Heleendje, a FAHn from Belgium, learned how to edit while on a video production course in 2010. She took it back up a decade later, immediataly after returning from a Vicar Street gig in December 2019. As the first FAHnvidder ever, she was quite nervous about how the original creators would react! Turns out...

They were thrilled! Foil especially is over the moon with some of her creations. The official Foil Arms and Hog account subscribed to her channel half a year after her first upload and Heleendje could not be more proud!

Click the picture below to visit Heleendje's channel. If you like FAH singing and otherwise making smooth noises that pleasantly tickle the ears, take a look at the accompanying Soundcloud.
Hogwash at the Fringe

*This page contains a breakdown of the show, sketch by sketch, by FAHns at the Fringe. **Please do not read any further if you want to avoid spoilers.***

## Pre Show Messing and audience interaction

The show kicks off as usual, with Foil taking up his role as MC, entering the stage on his own while the other two run in from the back doors, walking up and down the stalls area while scouting for participants among the audience. For Hogwash, the profile they're looking for is an elderly couple.

Foil goes about explaining why he's on his own on stage initially in different ways each night. During the previews he went with:

Arms continues to do his slow turn and wave, Hog comments on how excited he is and how he's everyone's favourite. After the bit which Arms has started calling "cloakroom", where Arms and Hog steal coats and bags from the audience which they store underneath the cymbal, Hog picks out the couple for tonight's show and starts a conversation with them. He addresses the man, asking his name, where he's from and his occupation. Next, he wants to know about his relationship to the lady next to him. This is clearly going to be relevant information later on in the show.

They move on to select the second profile, which is the youngest (male) audience member they can find. If possible they try and find someone under 18, quizzing him about how they got past security (any FAH live show is billed as 14+ for language and sexual references). They might try make him look older by dressing him up in items of clothing (sweaters, glasses, hats) from older audience members.

Foil tries to get Arms and Hog to stop messing around and when they've finished with the audience interviews, he briefly explains and then kicks off the Doomdap song. Hog and Arms join in (Arms doing his mouth trumpet of course), then hop on stage and disappear into the wings.

## Ghost Tour

*Synopsis: A psychic becomes frustrated as his calls to the spirit world keep dropping out.*

The stage is quickly filled with smoke from a smoke machine coming from both wings. Foil enters on his own and introduces himself as a character called David Bartholomew Beeswick, a professional ghost hunter and communicator.

## Feeding the Ducks - I Hate My Kids

*Synopsis: The guests of a retirement home plan their escape.*

This sketch is a two-parter: an introduction to set the scene, followed by a rock song.

## Robo-Dad

*Synopsis: A son confronts his mother's robot lover.*
FAHn-Hosted YouTube Playlists

We are looking for **Playlist Hosts**! Do you have a YouTube channel, contact @Heleendje for info.

Click the buttons below to visit FAHnmade playlists hosted on YouTube. All features sketches are **Foil Arms & Hog originals**. Visit our other pages for **FAHnvids** or for clips of **FAH in guest spots** on other YouTube accounts.

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The FAHndom

**FAHns** (aka Foil Arms & Hog fans) are a growing community mainly based on Twitter and Instagram. Wetweet and post around the clock (thanks timezones!) about our favourite *sketch comedy boyz.* Many of us also create art, videos, gifs, memes and other crafty stuff! Check it out and give us a "**like**"!

We also started organising online watch parties and quizzes, playing quoting games and many other things, especially during lockdown 2020.

The most **FAHntastic** thing about this FAHndom is how approachable the lads themselves are through their social media pages and of course during real-life Meet & Greets at their live gigs. We just adore them for getting involved with their FAHnbase.

In September 2020, **the FAHnWiki got its official Instagram account** to streamline communication with fellow FAHns. The FAhnWiki Insta DMs are open to any request, or you can contact the founder here.

*Spotted an error? Want to pitch a project? Want to become a regular editor or proofreader? Need editing help? Want your social media account or website about FAH featured? Anything is possible!*

## FAHn Accounts

These Instagram accounts keep a close eye on FAH and will keep you up to date about everything and anything FAH related, should you have missed any posts from the lads themselves. They also spread the FAHn love by advertising FAHnart and other creations or posts to their large follower base, with due credit of course. If you're new and you need some exposure, drop them a DM!

Doomdah\_fah: The No.1 Official FAHn Pagefoil\_arms\_and\_hog\_fanpage
The FAHn accounts below haven't recently been updated but can still be a fun resource for older FAH stuff and silly memes from the earlier days!

* Fan page for Foil Arms & Hog
* Foil Arms and Hog Fannn

## FAHnart

Feast Your Eyes on FAHnartNever Lost for Words with GIFs & Memes
## FAHn Larks

FAHns are really lucky to be able to engage directly with Foil Arms and Hog themselves, but they also LOVE chatting to each other. If you follow a bunch of FAHn social media accounts, you'll get invited to take part in watch parties, quizzes and other challenges, and you'll get all the new FAHnart and FAHnvids in your timeline.

A great way to find tweeting FAHns is to do a search for **#foilarmsandhog** or check the comments on the official **@FoilArmsAndHog** timeline.

Click the button below to check out a selection of **FAHn Larks**: playful stuff that FAHns did (and still do) on social media. The threads and posts are linked, but a 'best of' is collected on this Wiki.
How To (Not) Tips

## Discussion

*Written by Heleendje*

It may be the case that a single character displays an array of quirks shown in quick succession (often using *jump cuts*). **The same scene is replayed each time**, so the viewer is taken through all the different options. These characters are not one person but many people-in-one. Ten different ways to say 'no', inspired by ten people you know, would all be played by one character with apparently ten different personalities. That's not realism, that's trickery, which is why we collect these sketches here. They are like a mini catalogue of personality types in a way, in which every viewer can find at least one version that rings a bell. The array of traits is portrayed by one of the lads, but there's usually a straight man present for him to bounce his lines off of - not necessarily Foil of course! We'll call these sketches **Quirk Catalogues**.