The Inbetweeners stars James Buckley and Joe Thomas played Oasis‘ Liam and Noel Gallagher in a parody reunion film for Comic Relief. Check it out below.
It came after heavy hints earlier in the month pointed to Comic Relief planning something Oasis-related, before it was revealed that Buckley and Thomas would reunite on-screen for the charity show.
The sketch, titled ‘Oasis: The Reunion: The Movie’ aired on BBC One last night (March 21) and saw the actors, who formerly played Simon and Jay in The Inbetweeners take on the role of the Gallagher brothers.
It began by tracing their notorious breakup in 2009 to their reunion, announced last year, which – according to the film – came after Noel’s “credit card maxed out” and Liam’s accountant (played by money-saving expert Martin Lewis) informed the singer that he was “skint”, resulting in the brothers both being told to call each other in order to get “big money”.
Once they reconcile, they begin arguing over the setlist and getting the band back together by calling “everyone in Manchester”, including Happy Mondays‘ Bez and a handful of Coronation Street stars.
They then went on to poke fun at the band’s ticket fiasco, with Piers Morgan as “the ticket master” parodying the band’s dynamic pricing controversy that made headlines last year when tickets went on sale.
The sketch also showed a fan stuck in an extensive ticket queue until they turned into a skeleton before reaching the checkout page.
Other celebrity cameos, included Hugh Dennis, Micky Flanagan, Vernon Kay, Mark Silcox, Tasha Ghouri, Melvin Odoom, Tommy Fury and Roisin Conaty. Check it out below.
Reaction on social media has been mixed, with some positive responses on Twitter/X include fans calling it “absolute cinema”, “brilliant” and “lowkey funny”.
However, some were less than impressed, with one user saying it was “one of the unfunniest things I have ever seen on Comic Relief”, and another calling it “terrible”. Check out the responses below.
Here we go it’s #Oasis25 #comicrelief #OASISTHEREUNIONTHEMOVIE
Is absolutely brilliant @comicrelief well done James Buckley and Joe Thomas @liamgallagher @NoelGallagher is the best things so far forget the actual reunion we got this pic.twitter.com/puqkmhg2Yk— edward coppock (@darfpunk) March 21, 2025
oasis comic relief sketch pic.twitter.com/85CgJIDV0d
— lila (@lilixiiee) March 21, 2025
the oasis comic relief thing was lowkey funny
— francis｡･☆ (@SSLlDEAWAY) March 22, 2025
#ComicRelief flicked over just as they were showing that Oasis segment. Fuck me that was one of the unfunniest things i have ever seen on Comic Relief. What a weak standard of comedian we sadly now have compared to the genuiuses of the past.
— Steven Gorst (@gorsty1509) March 22, 2025
That Oasis sketch on #ComicRelief might just be the worst thing I have ever seen.
— Curtis Dean (@curtisdean24) March 21, 2025
#ComicRelief I knew this Oasis sketch would be terrible when it was announced, and now I know it’s just as terrible, if not more.
— lyla95 (@lyla95) March 21, 2025
Back in 2021, Buckley did NME’s Soundtrack of My Life interview, and revealed the first gig he ever went to was was Oasis at Finsbury Park in 2002. “The first gig, and also the best gig I’ve ever been to,” he said at the time.
“The support was incredible: The Charlatans, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cornershop, The Coral… it felt like there were 30 bands playing that day. Doors were at midday, and I was like: ‘I gotta be there then, I don’t want to miss Oasis!’
“I thought that’s just what gigs were like, all the time. That night Oasis were the greatest band in the world. Watching them play live, it just completely made sense. A reunion sometime? I think if The Stone Roses reunited for a few gigs, then any band could.”
Now the reunion is a reality, NME has spoken to sources close to the upcoming tour, and revealed details of who’ll be playing in the band line-up. They said Andy Bell will be on bass, Gem Archer and Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs on guitar, and Joey Waronker is set to be on drums.
The band are nominated for this year’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame alongside the likes of New Order, The White Stripes and Mariah Carey, but Liam continues to maintain that the honour is “for wankers”.
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