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Hilarious 'Shameless' style family brawl ruins mum's 50th birthday party and goes viral

A mum's 50th birthday party descended into chaos after a family brawl broke out at the celebrations.

Lisa Keegan was enjoying her boozy birthday bash when a fight ensued between her guests ending in one of the participants eventually being given a lift home by police.

The bizarre row began after a friend of the family, Adam, 40, snatched an e-cigarette from one of the teenagers at the party.

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When Lisa's daughter's boyfriend Tony, 52, came to the lad's aid, the situation became heated, and the birthday girl tried to separate the enraged pair.

Soon the two men were exchanging drunken punches, with some accidentally heading towards the Lisa rather than their opponent.

Furious, Lisa eventually separates the pair to gain control before finally warning Tony away by picking up a chair and wielding it toward him.

The embarrassing scenes were captured on video.

Lisa, from Colne, Lancashire, said: "You're only 50 once, and this is certainly a birthday I'll never forget. It was mayhem.

"Adam was just winding people up, and he took [a lad's] e-cig. Tony stuck up for him, but instead of punching Adam, he was punching me.

"They couldn't pack a punch between them because everyone was so drunk. I was in the middle of them to break it up, but I should have just left them to it.

"The video's hilarious. It's like something out of Shameless. I was like a meme. When I fell over backwards, I just started laughing. Even the dog was barking to tell them off.

"When I watched it back, I thought ', oh my days'. I was embarrassed. We've been getting a lot of stick about it, but some people are calling me a legend.

"A lot of my friends think it's brilliant."

Lancashire Police were called and have confirmed they escorted a man home as enquiries continue.

Despite police being called to the scene, both Tony and Adam say they made up at the end of the night.

Tony added: "It's funny to watch back. My girlfriend was falling over, Lisa was shouting and yelling, everyone's falling all over the place.

"Adam was being cocky, but we were all p**sed up. It was more funny than anything else. He's not my mate, but I know him. He's a nice lad.

"I accidentally threw a few punches at her, but I didn't mean to. I didn't even know. I was tired more than anything. I'm too old for that sort of thing.

"There wasn't anything malicious in it. We sorted it out, and the police gave me a lift home.

"It was more like shadow boxing. We'd had one too many drinks, then we had a few cross words, and that's what happens."

The video, which Colleen captioned, 'this is how birthday celebrations end', has earned more than 13,000 shares and 300 comments.

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