Hahaha 😂spreading the ashes with the Olive Garden cheese grater was a stroke of pure genius!!!!

@rxanime535

14 күн бұрын

Because they were owned by the same company. Yes definitely.

@sorasong9708

14 күн бұрын

I don't trust a restaurant chain that supports Trump

@davidthedeaf

14 күн бұрын

@@rxanime535yeah, we all know that. 😂

@kenwolfe5697

13 күн бұрын

Loved that part

@KayPrescesky

13 күн бұрын

With their lassic phrase "Just say when!" Was pure fucking perfection!

"I don't speak Bluey!" Oh my gosh. YOU are so funny!❤

@leeuwestein101

14 күн бұрын

same!! i came to comment the same thing... i cant with him sometimes🤣🤣🤣

@beckymusselwhite7436

14 күн бұрын

Yep, that got me too 😂😂😂

@pamelas1002

14 күн бұрын

Agreed! Love Bluey BTW. ; )

@blackseoulite

10 күн бұрын

@@pamelas1002I’m 21, but I absolutely love Bluey (and kids shows in general) 🤣

@pamelas1002

10 күн бұрын

@blackseoulite I'm 60 years old, and the "The Sign" episode made me shed a tear! 😊

"Just tell me when!" 😂😂😂😂❤

@Cowboyup57717

13 күн бұрын

I choked on my coffee with that one! 😂😂😂

"What'd he just say? I don't speak Bluey" 😂😂😂 Also, the "narr" from Outback later sealed the deal for me. 🤣

@bucketofsunshine6366

14 күн бұрын

Lmao, same 🤣

@jessicaaudate

14 күн бұрын

👌🏾it ..was perfect

I love how Olive Garden is the most upset. Red Lobster was like its fraternal twin. 🎶 Don’t want to be all by myself

@davidthedeaf

14 күн бұрын

Both of ours still are open, and are on the same intersection near the mall, just different corners. 😂 on another intersection corner is a Red Robin, and the other USED to be Ruth’s Chris Steak House which sold the building to Fiesta Bonita Mexican Grill when they closed. It shows literally how close those two are.

@MadameMeowth

13 күн бұрын

They were both owned by Dardan for decades, so they were like restaurant siblings until Red Slobster was sold off.

@slendersera

13 күн бұрын

@davidthedeaf Ours shut down. Now, the Olive Garden is all alone with only a Carrabba's nearby for company. Just horrible. 😂

@davidthedeaf

13 күн бұрын

@@MadameMeowth Olive Garden has went downhill over the years, in my opinion. I used to go with my late gramma all the time, and after she died rarely went back. The breadsticks are totally different, and not as good. We used to gorge on them when they were cut rectangles with edges freshly made. I suspect these individual ones may be shipped in and not made there. They changed the Zuppa Toscana, sausage is different and not as much kale. It was so good that I made up my own version at home, so I can tell it isn’t as delicious anymore there. While we do not drink wine, I remember they used to offer it, and they no longer do, but as I recall they had bottles and then switched to “house” kind without a label? That is a big change for anybody who drank there. I went a year ago and they have some kind of “club” to earn points now, which they never had before, more like Red Robin, to give customers incentive to come again sooner. They also had new items on the menu, and new drinks. I guess they were losing regular customers over the decades and want to appeal to a new generation.

@joshuawhite1692

11 күн бұрын

First olive garden and red lobster in our area were in the same building. We're a coastal town.... red lobster didn't last long with frozen bland seafood.

Matts a comedic genius. That cigarette packing and smoking LOL

“Spread the ashes” “Alright just tell me when” 💀

Matt is now my news source? This is how I found out RL is crashing and burning

@angelousmortis8041

14 күн бұрын

Same.

@privacyvalued4134

14 күн бұрын

Nah. Red Lobster didn't fail due to the endless shrimp promo. They failed because of private equity loading on the debt and ruining the company.

@davidthedeaf

14 күн бұрын

Yes, I had to look up if they were closing near me, but only one so far in my state has done so. My local news FAILED me. I posted the facts in my own post and gave credit to Matt as the source of news now.

@davidthedeaf

14 күн бұрын

@@privacyvalued4134however, I found articles discussing that the owners lost $500,000,000 due to the $20 unlimited shrimp deal. That is what he based this humorous skit on.

@slwsnowman4038

13 күн бұрын

@@privacyvalued4134 Isn't that what they do everywhere they take over?

The Outback response, "Narrrh" is the absolute BEST!

The cheese grater for the ashes 😂😂

Waffle House guy with a cigarette is spot on lol

I don't know what was funnier, Waffle House being worried about being on the clock or Olive Garden using the parmesan cheese grater to spread Red Lobster's ashes...

@patrickstewart3446

3 күн бұрын

Definitely Spirit of Halloween showing up for just a little bit, probably just to see it Red Lobster’s old home is available for a fall rental. 😁

Company isn’t dead. They’re just stripped from their land by the private equity firm and now have to pay market rate for their buildings. It’s happened before, like Toy R Us when they got stripped, and Olive Garden in the near future.

@SandyDiVa

10 күн бұрын

But…that still means they are dead to us. No more locations

@ConnorLangkopf

9 күн бұрын

​@SandyDiVa per their official statement on the bankruptcy: "Red Lobster’s restaurants will remain open and operating as usual during the Chapter 11 process, continuing to be the world’s largest and most-loved seafood restaurant company." They are reorganizing their company, and selling parts of their business to their lenders to pay off their debt. When it's all done, they'll likely have fewer locations, and the ownership structure will be changed, but they're not going anywhere.

@ivenstorm

9 күн бұрын

Toys R' Us isn't even about Toys anymore, its more like Baby's R' Us. The local shop has more than 50% of its store inventory dealing with Baby stuff.

It wasn't the shrimp, it was the corporate greed. Saying it was the shrimp shifts blame to the consumer.

@RichardCranium321

8 күн бұрын

Ummm.... No. They kept all you can eat shrimp at the same price despite EVERYTHING ELSE nearly doubling in price for every other grocery store and chain restaurant in the US over the past 2.5 years.... Also, there were viral videos of people who would bring gallon Ziploc bags in and fill them then carry out the shrimp in their purse. If it was corporate greed then why didn't they charge $50 per person for all you can eat shrimp? Face it, corporate greed had nothing to do with this, inflation did.

@HH-le1vi

7 күн бұрын

It doesn't. It actually puts the blame squarely on the company for not correctly pricing or studying what consumers do when something is unlimited.

@Akakiryuushin

6 күн бұрын

@@HH-le1vi they hoped the unlimited shrimp would bring in customers like me and my dad whos check at the end was 100 after we bought oysters in a half shell stuffed mushrooms both unlimited shrimp and my dads one regret of me order 20$ of hard strawberry lemonade. "If your gonna order that much then at least order a real drink and not fancy lemonade." that was a good dinner

@RoonMian

6 күн бұрын

@@Akakiryuushin "they hoped the unlimited shrimp would bring in customers" Wrong. They did the unlimited shrimps under pressure of a seafood supplier who owned 49% of Red Lobster and had beforehand become Red Lobster's sole supplier of breaded shrimp and had also increased prices. Of course that 49% stake in Red Lobster is now pretty much worthless but at least that supplier made some great short term quarterly gains. It also didn't help that a couple years ago a private quity firm did a leveraged buyout of Red Lobster that was financed in large part by Red Lobster having to sell all their real estate to then lease it back at inflated rates.

@soundpreacher

6 күн бұрын

Right. Because they WANTED the company to go bankrupt.

This man is a national treasure.

The Olive Garden spreading the ashes!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I lost it!!!!!! "Just say when.😢" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂BWAHAHAHAHAHA

I was going to comment that Australians don’t say shrimp then realized wait, this is Outback. They aren’t Australian, they are fake Australian so this really does work.

@Zaiaku666

10 күн бұрын

I wanted to like this, but at the time of my post, there were 69 likes.

@clanc433

9 күн бұрын

@@Zaiaku666 Nice

I worked at Red Lobster or what we called it, The Big Fish, while in college. It was such a fun place to work... I don't speak Bluey 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"I don't speak Bluey" Omg 🤣🤣

“What is in those cheddar biscuits anyways? First ingredient….crack cheese “

I dont speak bluey had me dying

Not Spirit Halloween showing up 🤣 They are literally the Grim Reaper ☠

“Just tell me when” got me dying 😂

Omg….the cheese grater at the end! Pure genius!

I might be partially responsible for this. The only time that I've ever been to Red Lobster, and I made them lose money. I had 56 shrimp at the last Shrimp Fest, plus a salad, two sides, six biscuits, and a coke. The tequila lime and regular grilled shrimp skewers were the best things on offer.

@younglaster

14 күн бұрын

My old pastor may also be responsible. He used to refer to shrimp fest as "the most wonderful time of the year."

@Aerowind

10 күн бұрын

Nah, all you can eat didn't put them out of business. If they were really losing that much money, they'd have just quit doing it. They basically got eaten by hedge funds. The bought it, sold the land all the stores were on, then rented the land back to the stores with jacked up rents.

@TakenTook

6 күн бұрын

@@Aerowind-- Similar to how Toys "R" Us was destroyed by being bought by private equity. I wish we could change the laws so corporate raiders couldn't extract all of the $ value out of a company until it is no longer solvent, and then leave all the employees jobless and with no retirement plan.

The ocean called, they ran out of shrimp.

Bluey reference made me pay attention, the cheese grater got an actual laugh out of me. You're brilliant!

Spirit Halloween!

The “naur” just about killed me! 😂

We still have our Dead Lobster in Waco TX but we lost or Applebee's recently without any warning. Just woke up and boom. It was closed and boarded up with the short no explanation corporate thank you for your patronage letter tacked to the door....

@SnowmanTF2

23 сағат бұрын

Outside of retail that can have weeks worth of merchandise to clear when closing down a location, it seems most companies prefer no/minimal warning to customers and staff

“i dont speak bluey” 😂lol

@LordWolf696

8 күн бұрын

This part got me good.

Never been to a Red Lobster and can’t say that I’m sad I’ll never be able to go 😂

Cheddar Bay Biscuits are literally Bisquick with a handful of shredded cheddar, and then brushed with garlic butter after removing them from the oven. Red Lobster and Bisquick used to be owned by the same company.

@mitchellminer9597

14 күн бұрын

I thought that dry taste was familiar.

@SuperiorHound

10 күн бұрын

@@mitchellminer9597If they’re dry, they’re made incorrectly. Sorry.

Spread the ashes....say when... ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

The funny thing is... I only know about this current event because of Matt...cuz I haven't watched the news in at least 5 years...

@mojoschmee9320

10 күн бұрын

Oh. Well... all is well, nothing to worry about over here, brother. As you were, good sir. Keep avoiding the news.

@ggoble9358

10 күн бұрын

​@@mojoschmee9320 Yes, I second that👍🏻😊

RIP Red Lobster. The only thing I used to go there for was the endless shrimp.He will be missed

@shawnr771

14 күн бұрын

The very reason they are going out of business. Oh the irony.

@ceruleanmelody

13 күн бұрын

Same

@invisalats841

13 күн бұрын

​@shawnr771 it actually had little to do with them declaring bankruptcy. They have had terrible ownership for years. The current ownership knew bankruptcy was inevitable. So they decided to do endless shrimp daily to boost numbers to get people into the restaurants. As far as I know they plan to reopen after bankruptcy. With adjusted pricing. I don't think their plan will work. Other than their biscuits the rest of the food is extremely mediocre for a real restaurant. Paired with being seafood and pricey they really don't have much to convince middle class and lower people to eat there regularly.

@shawnr771

13 күн бұрын

@@invisalats841 losing 11 million dollars for one promotion and lagging sales across the board did not help.

@invisalats841

13 күн бұрын

@@shawnr771 didn't say it helped. Just said it was planned... they were declaring bankruptcy either way

It wasn't the shrimp. When they sold out to the private equity firm, that firm sold the actual properties the restaurant owned, and now they can't afford the rent.

I don't speak bluey😂😂

Shrimpfest isnt what did them in, it was venture capital vampires once again

You are hilarious 😂 😅😅 Seeing sum1 from Alabama do good on yt is sweet. I really like your sense of humor and the happiness u bring to ur work!! Much respect Matt!!! Roll Tide 🐘 🐘 🐘

The outfits & writing are BRILLIANT

The Red Lobster down the street said, "we're not going anywhere. Want some biscuits?"😊

“Nah’r” 😂

I didn't think about it until you said it. No more Cheddar Bay biscuits. The mix isn't the same.

Texas Roadhouse has no room to talk when it comes to accents. Australia is just British Texas 😂

@jessicaaudate

14 күн бұрын

😅😅😅

@cinnabunning

13 күн бұрын

I literally had to stop my scrolling for your accents comment- truer words were never spoken, and my worldview of Texas & Australia is FOREVER changed 😂

@VersieKilgannon

12 күн бұрын

@@cinnabunning I can't take credit for that. A friend of mine (we're both from Texas) made that joke a few years ago 😃

@howardwmoore

12 күн бұрын

Texas Roadhouse is based out of Louisville Ky lol

@VersieKilgannon

12 күн бұрын

@@howardwmoore I honestly didn't know that 😵 Thanks for the info 😃

You are hilarious!! Spreading the “ashes “ with a cheese grater 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤪

Haha this is funnier than anything SNL has done in the past two decades

The Australian 'nawr'... Nice touch 😂

That "naur" and then the parm ashes bit at the end 😂🤌🏻

The last few seconds were sheer genius. This is the stuff classic comedies are made.

Omg the spreading the ashes bit 😂😂😂

This is a solid piece of content. Well done. 👍🏻👍🏻

As a fellow southerner your content is some of the best. So on point. Your bit at the end made my wife and me snort from laughing so hard.

lol 😂 “ I don’t speak Bluey” has me rollin

Yeah, when the Olive Garden rolled downtown, the Red Lobster had no chance.

Hey, the real cheat code is they sell frozen cheddar bay biscuits at the grocery store.

@lmboh8585

14 күн бұрын

Really? What store? Where? I've only seen the mix.

The cheddar bay biscuits will be dearly missed 😞

the Olive Garden outfit is giving Mormon missionary vibes. this is great!

This man is an American treasure.

fun fact: texas roadhouse is not from texas. it is from kentucky. louisville at that.

Lol! Matt, you did it this time!!❤️🐝🤗

If i'm not mistakena, Olive Garden and Red Lobster had the same Parent company. So yeah, thet were family

Make Texas Roadhouse sound a bit more ghetto. Their headquarters are here in Louisville after all.

Shrimp fest is the cover up, got bought by a corporation who sold the land the restaurants were on. Jacked up the rent. Good ol capitalism🤣

@AflacMan13

8 күн бұрын

Stop blaming Capitalism for Greed. Greed is Greed regardless of what political and economic system it's in. Blame Greed like an adult, instead of blaming a non-related system like a brain-washed child.

@TheActionBastard

8 күн бұрын

That is the exact thing that happened to them. Capitalism is exactly why this happened. It literally encourages greed as the primary driver of the whole system. I like money and am trying to make more money. They would sell toxic products if we'd let them... it's just the nature of the beast and it's why consumer protection laws exist.

@DaRozeman

7 күн бұрын

@@AflacMan13 Best answer ever. Totally using this in future.

Triple the cheese when you make them at home its how you get restraint flavor.

@Risetosovengarde

8 күн бұрын

That's a fantastic typo

@willferrous8677

8 күн бұрын

cheese and butter

The Bisquick recipe for cheese biscuits is the exactly the same as Red Lobster's. 😊🎉

@desdencove

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! That’s the one thing I was sad about! 😅

@elaexplorer

13 күн бұрын

They literally sell the red lobster mix at Walmart.

@desdencove

13 күн бұрын

@@elaexplorer If Red Lobster goes out of business would they stop selling the mix? That was my fear (but I don’t know too much about Red Lobster going out of business as this was the first I’d heard of it)

@danaeads919

12 күн бұрын

@@elaexplorer A box of Bisquick is inexpensive and has multiple uses. But, if you need everything premeasured and can only manage to add water, knock yourself out. I wouldn't want to bother you with a recipe for making your own Bisquick mix with fewer chemicals than the commercial brand, because that would involve...work.

I accidentally tapped this short while carrying my box fan back to the living room.

37 years ago my husband and I were responsible for a restaurant stopping their weekly all-you-can-eat king crab legs night....we ate that much.

@maryann7619

5 күн бұрын

Pig.

"just tell me when" I hollered

Now you make me wonder what Southern Bluey would be like.

NIce Shirt Outback! May the force be with you

I love the Olive Garden grater!

They filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, not Chapter 7. They're not going out of business. It's just a restructuring.

These are my favorite bits that you do!

Matt your writing is so brilliant. I need a look into your process

The cheese grater was a nice touch. 😅

Did...did you just do the Australian NO?! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

"When he was here, it felt like he was family" "I don't speak Bluey" "Is this the funeral for Macy's?" "NAHRW" This is genius 😂😂😂

Dying my man ... this is so true

My first job at 16 was at red lobster back in 1999. I though the waiters were hot. That's why I wanted to work there. I ate so many biscuits 😋

Aussies have the best “no” ever. Can’t get enough of naur

You are hilarious!

Shrimp Fest is the ultimate deep cut for the Alabamians

@jonathankirchberger5526

9 күн бұрын

That 11 million dollars is absolutely people like me who went in for all you can eat and took it as a challenge

Oh my goodness, I needed this laugh.

"I don't speak Bluey. " 😂😂😂 Matt never disappoints. Comic gold!

Dang, we almost went to Red Lobster in Victoria, TX on Mother’s Day weekend, but we went to the brand new Longhorn Steakhouse instead. It was SO GOOD! I’ll always remember Red Lobster as the place I was once served alcohol without being carded when I was 20 years old haha! Rest In Peace.

My local Whataburger shut down and was boarded up within a month of my last visit. Still no idea what happened. 🤷🏻

"Just tell me when."

Lol right after this short was an ad for Macy's

The cheese grater got me!🛠️

They underestimate how Americans loved shrimp.

Actually, I think Olive Garden, at one point, was family to Red Lobster, at least on the corporate level.

@HH-le1vi

7 күн бұрын

Darden sold off Red Lobster a long time ago

@UmmYeahOk

7 күн бұрын

@@HH-le1viand “when he was here, he felt like he was family.”

“I don’t speak Bluey” had me rollin

That was Spot On!!!😂😂😂

Lmao I don't speak bluey is so good

Too soon! I'm still in shock, but the competition is making sure not to make Red Lobster mistake.

It’s still going to be around. They did close 99 locations in 28 states and filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy though. They just have to reorganize.

Came here right from the graduation video, where everybody was joking about how the Red Lobster jokes hadn't aged well and said you should make a video about RL closing down. Of course you beat them to it!

This was hilarious!

I don’t remember when someone went to Red Lobster. People were still going to Red Lobster?? 😮😮

@utcotxcomnco

9 күн бұрын

Red Lobster parking lot was full tonight. In Colorado. I ate at red lobster about 10 years ago and never had a desire to go back, I can put shrimp and pasta in a glass full of melted butter at home if I want to.