Irish Twitter has unilaterally adopted Friends star Matt LeLanc as one of their own after his appearance at the Friends reunion radiated pure Irish uncle energy.
LeBlanc rocked up at the reunion in his best striped shirt. The silver fox even had his hair gelled into a nice little quiff. Add to this a cheeky smile and a pair of folded arms and, well, Bob’s Joey’s your uncle.
Just seeing LeBlanc on-screen gave plenty of people vivid flashbacks of being pestered as to whether they had a girlfriend/boyfriend, and always having to worry about what politically incorrect subject would be brought up over Christmas lunch.
Soon enough, the memes (and the mems) came rolling in, and they’re truly grand.
https://twitter.com/Erne_Kid/status/1398602074015899650
Who wore it best, #mattleblanc or my Dad??!! 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/KAzHyA1waH
— Triona Wynne (@TeeCunningham) May 29, 2021
‘And you paid for them jeans like that ya did, with all them holes already in them?’ pic.twitter.com/mpKFmuevfM
— spochadóir (@spochadoir) May 29, 2021
You’re joking! Sure I was only talking to him on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/9Fb9uEqUZq
— Minister for Spuds at the Dept of Bacon & Cabbage (@FCTwenteBenson) May 29, 2021
And cmere to me, any sign of a fella on the scene? A girlfriend?! Well sher, it takes two to tango. pic.twitter.com/QX4Q4J3lDq
— @maireadenright@mastodon.ie (@maireadenright) May 29, 2021
20 Carroll’s and a €6 quick pick please…no petrol #mattleblanc pic.twitter.com/qeXyQsjLmb
— Graham Patchell 🇮🇪🇪🇺 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 (@GrahamPatchell) May 29, 2021
Can’t get enough of these “Matt LeBlanc looks like an Irish da” memes and I think I found a winner pic.twitter.com/5ZusUmTkEY
— 🏳️⚧️ Dean Tāne 🏳️🌈 (@Maccadaynu) May 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/spiceslag/status/1398550637026197504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1398550637026197504%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2021%2F05%2F29%2Ffriends-star-matt-leblanc-has-become-everyones-favourite-irish-uncle-14674281%2F
Matt LeBlanc looking like he won the raffle at the quiz and he’s after sending the grand-niece up with the ticket to collect the prize. pic.twitter.com/66ENcJHySc
— Ciarán 🇵🇸 (@Call_Me_Ciaran) May 29, 2021
Me every time I open the app and see a new Matt LeBlanc tweet pic.twitter.com/8bIxitvMPz
— Ross Sayers (@Sayers33) May 30, 2021
Never has a childhood of growing up in rural Ireland better prepared me for something more than it’s prepared me for this Matt LeBlanc being your uncle meme
— spochadóir (@spochadoir) May 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/nicolacoughlan/status/1399044234943119365
Even Scottish Twitter got in on the joke.
Can you or can you not clearly envisage Matt LeBlanc scream “Well it was fooken one of yas”?
matt leblanc is ma da watching me opening ma christmas gift having nae clue wit ma maw got me fae them pic.twitter.com/SdOJlIN9Sy
— Shaunee 🔮⚰️they/them🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@ShauneeBroadley) May 29, 2021
LeBlanc, as his name suggests, is of French Canadian and, as Joey’s strong Italian energy confirms, Italian ancestry.
The man likely doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him. And yet, he has now emerged as the Irish uncle to rule over all Irish uncles.
Out of all the weird takeaways from the Friends reunion, this is by far the most wholesome.
Let’s hope it’s the most enduring, too.
