How many people contacted RTÉ over Brendan O’Carroll’s Late Late Show apology?

How many people contacted RTÉ over Brendan O’Carroll’s Late Late Show apology?

RTÉ received a number of complaints after Brendan O’Carroll issued an apology on the Late Late Show over a ‘clumsy’ racial joke on Mrs Brown’s Boys. Some 14 people contacted the national broadcaster to share their distaste at the interview, while one individual emailed to share their support for the comedian. On Friday evening, O’Carroll […]

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Mrs Brown’s Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas filming ‘was a good thing’ for BBC as it ‘raised awareness’

Mrs Brown’s Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas filming ‘was a good thing’ for BBC as it ‘raised awareness’

UNDERFIRE Mrs Brown’s Boys comic Brendan O’Carroll has doubled down on his recent race row in a new interview. The Bafta-winning star was last month forced to apologise for making a racist joke but has now declared the backlash a “good thing” for the BBC. Crew were left “shocked” when O’Carroll made a racial slur […]

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BBC’s Christmas schedule confirmed with 2 Mrs Brown’s Boys specials planned

BBC’s Christmas schedule confirmed with 2 Mrs Brown’s Boys specials planned

The BBC’s Christmas schedule will include Gavin And Stacey, Mrs Brown’s Boys, a Wallace And Gromit film and a celebrity version of Gladiators. Not much is known about the Christmas finale of Gavin And Stacey, which is returning five years on from Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins (Ruth Jones) proposing to Neil “Smithy” Smith (James Corden) during […]

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