The Disgusting Brothers (Succession)

About

The Disgusting Brothers is a nickname the Succession characters Greg (played by Nicholas Braun) and Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) apparently gave themselves before episode one of the show's fourth season. After the pair discussed the nickname in the March 26th, 2023, episode, social media users posted prominent duos from pop culture with the caption "The Disgusting Brothers," creating various image caption memes using the reference.

Origin

In the season four opener of Succession, aired on March 26th, 2023, the two characters Greg and Tom discuss that in the time between seasons three and four, they gave themselves the nickname "The Disgusting Brothers," which Greg appears to enjoy much more than Tom. At the time of writing, it's unclear why the pair call themselves that.^[1]

succession season 4 tom wambsgans greg hirsch tomgreg greg sneaks up on tom, the two talk about greg and his faux pas of a date where tom makes mention of her giant purse, greg says it’s fine because she’s “just another tick on the chart for the disgusting brothers” pic.twitter.com/f41Llnkm9X

— tomgreg reactions & clips (@tomgregreact) March 27, 2023

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After the episode aired on March 26th, 2023, viewers quickly took to social media to make jokes about "The Disgusting Brothers." That night, Twitter user @CVas317^[2] posted a joke about a Tom and Greg Succession spinoff called "The Disgusting Brothers," gaining over 400 retweets and 4,500 likes in two days (shown below).

Over the following days, social media users posted images of well-known male duos in pop culture with the caption "The Disgusting Brothers." For example, on March 27th, Twitter user @ericallenhatch^[3] posted the caption with a picture of the Horne brothers from Twin Peaks, gaining over 100 retweets and 860 likes in one day (shown below, left). The same day, user @BethyBSQU^[4] then posted a meme using a picture of Niles and Frasier Crane, gaining over 260 retweets and 2,800 likes in a similar timeframe (shown below, right).

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