More episodes of Mrs. Brown’s Boys are on the way as rehearsals have begun, but expect some poignant scenes as Brendan pays tribute to some legendary late comics
Brendan O’Carroll will pay tribute to some of his late pals in the comedy scene in the upcoming mini-series of Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
Rehearsals for the new episodes are currently underway and Brendan plans to honour some of the titans in comedy we have lost in recent years.
The new mini-series is in addition to the annual Christmas specials, which pull in millions of viewers each festive season across BBC and RTÉ.
Speaking about the new episodes, Brendan said: “What made writing this new mini-series so fun was I didn’t have to worry about including Christmas or New Year’s.
“I got to write whatever the hell came into my head, and that was great.”
The new mini-series will consist of four episodes and will feature emotional tributes to comedy greats, such as Paul O’Grady, aka Lily Savage, and Barry Humphries, aka Dame Edna Everage, both of whom sadly passed away in 2023.
Reflecting on his own life, Brendan added to the Irish Sun: “I feel I am the last one standing. . . But if I go, I go, I’m not scared. I’m not in a position where I’d be regretting not having done more with my life. I have achieved more than in my wildest dreams.”
Mrs. Brown’s Boys continues to achieve major success both on screen and stage, and last year the show picked up it’s sixth National Television Award.
“It was pretty cool,” Brendan told RSVP Magazine at the time.
“That mini-series was our 50th episode. To get an NTA for your first series and to win again 10 years later is fabulous. We’ve six NTAs now, any more than that would be just greed [laughs].”
It’s important to Brendan to inject some real life and serious issues into his writing, but above all else, Mrs. Brown’s Boys is a comedy.
He told us: “I think comedy needs to touch the edge of reality, but the whole idea of comedy is to take people away from reality. Our job is to bring people into a dark theatre for two hours and make them laugh.
“We need to get them to forget about the outside world and whatever they’re worried about. We want them to have a laugh, and I think we do our job well.”
Brendan will celebrate his milestone 70th birthday last year and, reflecting on his life, he says “it has been a privilege”.
The Dubliner added: “Someone said to me that I must be living my dreams, I’m so far past living my dreams I can’t remember what they were. I had no idea life was going to end up like this.
“This is a lesson for everybody to take on board. I’m on ‘Plan K’, not ‘Plan A’. Hang on in there, things will happen for you. The trophy goes to the one who stays the longest.”
