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 […]

Brendan opened up about what viewers can expect for the Christmas and New Year’s special episodes Brendan O’Carroll has said he feels “very privileged” to still be part of the BBC’s Christmas viewing schedule. The Mrs Brown’s Boys star hit headlines after he got his knuckles rapped last month by BBC executives for using a […]

Step into Christmas with Mrs Brown and her boisterous clan when the popular comedy returns with its traditional seasonal episodes on Christmas Day and New Years Day. There are familiar faces, guest stars, a new Christmas tree and a rather crowded house to look forward to as Brendan O’Carroll’s comedy series filmed in front of […]

That’s nice! An Irish actor from Mrs Brown’s Boys is the second celebrity to join the 2025 cast of Dancing with the Stars. The eighth series of the hit show will return to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in January 2025 and see a host of famous faces take to the dancefloor. Two stars from […]

Sitcom creator revives the idea of an animated version Brendan O’Carroll has revived the prospect of a Mrs Brown’s Boys cartoon – more than 15 years after first raising the idea. The sitcom’s creator says that he’s now putting money into creating an animated version of his Irish mammy alter-ego Agnes Brown so it can […]