Streaming across my Facebook page one day a few years ago was a skit done by the Irish comedy group, Foil Arms and Hog. I was immediately hooked and have been watching a lot of their bits since. While I enjoyed watching them over the internets, I still wished I could see them do a live show.
That wish came true when the group came to do a one-night show in Philly while on their USA-Canada tour. They did several new skits that I had never seen, and they incorporated a few audience members in some of the acts as well. Three guys form the group and they play different roles in each skit, sometimes even a variety of roles in the same skit. I marvel at the fact from minute to minute, their changes in posture and facial expressions (along with sometimes changes in wardrobe) help them become completely new characters.
Here is one of their sketches from 2019. While the sketch is three years old, it's subject of diseases is something we've all been thinking about over the last twenty-four months. This is "If Diseases Were People"
Foil Arms and Hog comes out with a new video each week. This is the most recent, from last week, March 24. This is "Spring Cleaning". Note how the actors play several different roles in the same bit.
They played at The Kimmel Center in the Perelman Theater. Whether it's a concert or other performance, I always like to be as up close as possible. So Steve and I got what The Kimmel Center calls "box" seats, which are actually where the balcony narrows down to one row up in front by the stage. We not only had a good view of the stage but also a good view of when they went out to engage with audience members.
While their USA tour has come to an end, you can still keep up with Foil Arms and Hog on Facebook. Here is the click to their Facebook page: Foil Arms and Hog on Facebook (CLICK HERE).
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