The sitcom continued its festive tradition with its 12th Christmas Day special this year. But it only pulled in 2.2million viewers, compared with the 11.5million who watched the first special in 2013 Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll has said a new series of the show will be made despite plummeting ratings and calls for […]

The Mrs Brown’s Boys creator opens up about spending Christmas in Ireland with his family and his long-standing tradition with Joe Duffy Brendan O’Carroll jetted home from his Florida base with his wife Jenny to spend Christmas in Ireland. The Mrs. Brown’s Boys writer and creator and show star spends most of the year in […]

BBC’s Mrs Brown’s Boys has been a mainstay on our screens for over a decade but has seen a huge decline in viewers over the years – with the 2024 Christmas special pulling in just 2.2 million The ratings for Mrs Brown’s Boys have taken a nosedive, following a poorly received Christmas special and growing […]

Television: It’s business as usual in Brendan O’Carroll’s slapstick purgatory, a Bacchanalia of single entendres and fnarr-fnarr gags The Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special (RTÉ One, Christmas Day, 9pm) ended up on the BBC naughty list and was surely close to outright cancellation after the show’s creator, Brendan O’Carroll, made a joke during rehearsals at […]

Brendan O’Carroll has revealed the future of Mrs Brown’s Boys on BBC as fans continue to slam the Irish actor and writer’s comedy series Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll opened up about the future of the BBC comedy following their Christmas specials. The 69-year-old is best known for his role as matriarch Agnes but […]

Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Doctor Who: Joy to the World BBC One, 5.10pm Nicola Coughlan guest stars in the festive special as Joy, a young woman trying to help the Time Lord save the planet from disaster. Also available to stream whenever you want from 5.10pm […]

One of the all-important Christmas traditions every year is sitting down with your family, eating a sandwich with all your dinner leftovers and watching Mrs Brown’s Boys Brendan O’Carroll has become synonymous with Christmas as his hit show, Mrs Brown’s Boys, always airs a special Christmas episode. While it has become an annual tradition, people […]

Comedy legend Ben Elton has hit out at the ‘abuse’ that BBC sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys and its creator Brendan O’Carroll have received over the years Ben Elton has defended the BBC One sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, calling it “insane” that the show receives any backlash. The 65 year old comedian, known for his work […]