Twitter Has Turned Matt LeBlanc Into An Irish Uncle Meme & It’s Hilarious
The Friends reunion has been the talk of the internet for the past few days and with good reason: it was so damn wholesome, and the part where Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer confessed they had a crush on each other will live in my head rent-free forever.
The loveable Matt LeBlanc has taken centre stage now though, with a meme blowing up over the weekend likening him to an Irish uncle. The meme was born after LeBlanc appeared on the Friends reunion looking rather content and jovial with his arms crossed, looking like a typical uncle dragged along to a family reunion.
Matt LeBlanc is Irish, I don’t want to see any other nation trying to claim him, he’s from Tullamore, he drinks milk with his dinner
— Nicola Coughlan (@nicolacoughlan) May 30, 2021
While he may look like any typical uncle, Irish Twitter has claimed LeBlanc as their own in a series of hilarious tweets, stating that every Irish family has at least one of these uncles, who are often full of dry wit and a little bit of cynicism.
Every Irish family has at least one of those uncles or great uncles -extreme salt of the Earth characters, full of dry wit and just a drop of cynicism. Matt looks like a typical Irish uncle in the photos from the reunion from his his arms are folded, to his facial expressions
— Claire ♉️ (@noclarity74) May 30, 2021
The image has now spawned numerous tweets and themes, with most showcasing LeBlanc as a slightly befuddled uncle who may not understand your life choices but is trying to support them.
My favourite version of the Matt leBlanc meme is the one where he’s very supportive of your lifestyle even when he doesn’t quite understand it.
— 🇵🇸Jake de Búrca / The Bourke (@workofbourke) May 29, 2021
We’ve rounded up some of the best ‘Matt LeBlanc as an Irish Uncle’ tweets below:
Matt LeBlanc looks like a minibus driver sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Westport on the Sunday morning after a stag weekend to ferry the lads back across the country pic.twitter.com/IFcV0yGBaM
— Damien Owens 🇮🇪 (@mrdamienowens) May 29, 2021
Matt LeBlanc is 5 seconds away from slapping his knees and going “well we ought to make a move who’s ready to rock and roll” pic.twitter.com/WmAgtjjugX
— Saz (@sarahlostctrl) May 30, 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
Cmere to me what is it you’re studying now? Oh law right right very good ah jesus sure i’ll know who to ring so the next time i get myself into a bit of trouble!! pic.twitter.com/i0Nb8R6mzg
— sophie 🇵🇸 (@lyonsteafan) May 29, 2021
Engineering? And c'mere to me now would there be many other girls doing that or is it just you? pic.twitter.com/SrorTYushp
— MJ #Free-Palestine (@goth__peach) May 29, 2021
Matt leBlanc – And who's this lad ye do be listenin ta, Post Mahone is it? pic.twitter.com/PCpck2w4un
— Mick Lally (@MickLally_) May 29, 2021
You're joking! Sure I was only talking to him on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/9Fb9uEqUZq
— Jamie (@FCTwenteBenson) May 29, 2021
“How *you* gettin on?” pic.twitter.com/eUtpLAurl8
— Peter McGann (@peterjmcgann) May 29, 2021
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 #BLM (@ShauneeBroadley) May 29, 2021
matt leblanc is your uncle when your parents forced your 6 year old self to stand up in front of the adults after a family dinner and sing a song you just learned in primary school pic.twitter.com/xjlwKDdArv
— e b o n i (@spiceslag) May 29, 2021
tell me again where is it yer moving to? ah london that's right, have ya got a house sorted? how much is that gonna cost ya? jaysus that's mad, wouldja not find something cheaper? pic.twitter.com/I3kz6iqGAP
— marysia // ***** *** (@stairgay2heaven) May 29, 2021
“Pansexual is it? I’ll hide the good skillet so – ah I’m only joking” pic.twitter.com/to6isccKFk
— Bella (@Bellaknit) 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
And to top it all off, this comparison says it all.
Who wore it best, #mattleblanc or my Dad??!! 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/KAzHyA1waH
— Triona Wynne (@TeeCunningham) May 29, 2021