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Modern Irish small talk sucks, and this sketch proves it

Yeah, sounds about right.

Mar 21st 2015, 2:00 PM 4,833 Views 0 Comments

IF YOU EVER find yourself stuck in a lift or beside someone at a party that you have NO IDEA what to say to, just channel Foil Arms and Hog. The comedy trio’s latest sketch sums up the awkward go-to conversations we all pull out when trying to find something in common with each other.

Spoiler, it’s pretty much all TV.

Source: Foil Arms and Hog/YouTube

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Modern Irish small talk sucks, and this sketch proves it

Yeah, sounds about right.

Irish people are having ‘the chat’ with their families about the marriage referendum and it’s lovely>