The Kabs Family’s School Run Roast Video Is Comedy Gold

One dad’s hilarious video of him being roasted by his children during the school run is a must-watch if you need a good laugh today.

Tay Kabs, a YouTube star who lives with his family in London, was taking his kids Maliya, nine, and TJ, six, to school on the first day back after the Easter holidays, when they started to talk amongst themselves about how old their friends’ parents were.

“Dad, what age did you and mummy meet?” asked Maliya, to which the father-of-four responded: “Umm, we were about 12.”

This clearly blew his daughter’s mind, who exclaimed: “12! Oh my gosh, wait. I’m nine [she then counts up to 12]. Three years older than me?!”

Maliya then asks how long her parents have been together, to which Tay responds 23 years. And you absolutely know where this is going…

“23 years! Wait, if you and mummy did not have any phones back then, how did you communicate?”

At this point TJ chimes in: “Dad used to write letters to mum.”

The comments continued: “He probably used the fountain pen with the feather [cackling].”

“And he probably dipped it in ink [explosion of laughter].”

The floodgates had been ripped wide open.

At this point both kids are in stitches in the back of the car, while Tay looks on. But the roast didn’t stop there. It was only just heating up.

“But dad, seriously, did you and your friends sing to mum on the way to school?” asked Maliya.

“Wait, did you and mum get invited to the Queen’s coronation? And what did you wear?”

“Dad wore a durag!” adds TJ, roaring with laughter.

“Mummy and daddy went on a double date with Mary and Joseph,” continues Maliya.

“But what if they were on a date, who would be babysitting Jesus?

“Oh yeah [hysterical laughter] Morgan Freeman.”

When I contacted Tay to check in (and ask how he kept a straight face for the duration of the video), he responded: “I didn’t, honestly. I was trying my best, but they were roasting me the whole time.

“With them, you never know what’s coming next – I just let the camera roll and hoped I could hold it together.”

The video has gone viral, with 1.9 million favourites and over 61,000 comments at the time of writing.

“Them being so proper and roasting you is diabolical,” shared one commenter.

“YOOOO. These kids be out for blood because why am I hearing such eloquent children rake him over the coals,” added another.

Most people took the opportunity to praise the parent for raising such quick-witted kids.

“Okay but also proud parent moment that they were throwing all the most educational shade,” said one fan.

“Sir, you’ve clearly done an excellent job raising your kids,” added another.

Discussing the reaction, Tay told me: “It’s funny because that’s genuinely how they are with me at home. I’m their dad but I’m also their number one target. I love that people are enjoying it – their confidence and quick wit is just natural.”

It’s clear humour is an important part of their day-to-day life. Any parent knows that with young kids, life can have many twists and turns, and while there are plenty of challenges, the Kabs are finding ways to giggle and guffaw through it.

“Humour is a big part of our household,” he ends. “With kids, especially at that age, things can get chaotic — laughter keeps everything balanced. Moments like that school run are real life for us.”