Comedy trio Foil, Arms & Hog: 'Too many comedians want to be rock stars or poets, it's boring'

""He used to look like a priest," says Sean Finegan, otherwise known as Foil, of Conor McKenna, better known as Arms. "Now he looks like a maths teacher," says Sean Flanagan aka Hog. For the record, Arms - dressed in cords and a jumper with untucked shirt spilling out - does indeed resemble a teacher. Beside him, Foil looks like a hipster actor. While Hog - in a sheepskin coat, skinny jeans and Docs, and sporting a fashionable pencil-thin moustache -"

""I've met Foil, Arms and Hog in an old building in Dublin's Harold's Cross, where the much-loved comedy trio are in rehearsals for their new Irish and world tour. Called Skittish, the show already enjoyed sold-out dates in Dublin's Vicar Street and the Wexford Opera House last month. There are more dates in Dublin and Cork in the new year - with stops in Denmark, Germany, Czechia and Belgium in-between.""

Foil, Arms and Hog tour a new show called Skittish, performing sold-out dates in Dublin and Wexford and planning additional Irish and international dates. The trio rehearse together in Harold's Cross, Dublin, presenting character-driven sketches and physical comedy. Visual appearances contrast: Arms appears like a teacher, Foil like a hipster actor and Hog like a stylish band member. Costuming details include cords, jumpers, sheepskin coat, skinny jeans and a pencil-thin moustache. The tour includes stops in Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Belgium, and further dates in Dublin and Cork next year. The group balances humour with restrained political commentary.

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