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A source has claimed that a junior member of the production team on BBC sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys was so ‘upset’ by Brendan O’Carroll’s racist joke that they quit working on the show immediately This week, Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll apologised for making a racist remark which sparked a BBC probe. The Irish […]

Brendan O’Carroll has been hit with a fresh race row after the Mrs Brown’s Boys star was forced to apologise for a “clumsy” joke in the Christmas special of the BBC comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys has been caught up in another race scandal two years after the BBC creator’s comments about Tyler Perry sparking outrage. […]

BBC show Mrs Brown’s Boys, starring Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, will be back on our screens at Christmas, but a “clumsy” joke from the star led rehearsals to be paused. Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll has apologised over what he called a “clumsy” joke where a “racial term was implied”. The BBC had to […]

Mrs. Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll has revealed he’s created another sitcom for the BBC. His divisive series Mrs Brown’s Boys first hit screens back in 2011 and follows the loud-mouthed Irish matriarch Agnes Brown, whose favourite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children. Despite regularly drawing in millions of viewers and […]

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe was seen looking furious after Mrs. Brown’s Boys picked up yet another National Television Award – but Brendan explained that it was all a big joke Brendan O’Carroll has responded to Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s “side-eye” at last month’s National Television Awards. The Ghosts actor was caught on camera not looking impressed when […]

“It’s like coming home. I know that sounds ridiculous but to me, it’s like coming home – I walk out on the stage in Belfast and the audience looks like family” The creator of the award-winning Mrs Brown’s Boys has shared his special link to Belfast ahead of his massive return to the SSE Arena […]

Very soon, Brendan O’Carroll will be back on our shores and back on stage, bringing his adored creation Agnes Brown to a theatre near you, just in time for Christmas. At this stage, Agnes is as much part of an Irish Christmas Day as Santa and Rudolf and at 69, the comedian has added another […]

Brendan O’Carroll says he accepts his Mrs Brown’s Boys comedy is “marmite” but he doesn’t care anymore because his fans continue to share their love for it Brendan O’Carroll says he accepts his Mrs Brown’s Boys comedy is “marmite” but he doesn’t care as long as the fans continue to enjoy it. Brendan is the […]

MRS Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll says keeping his large cast of family members happy is no problem, insisting: “If you’re not in an episode you’re not in an episode. End of story.” However, the telly sensation admits coming up with wacky new storylines after so many years can be tough — but not so […]

After scooping its fourth NTA comedy gong, Mirror columnist Darren Lewis just doesn’t think the sitcom about a loud Irish matriarch is funny, and says Brendan O’Carroll’s gag at the awards was probably most amusing thing about it “I must say a special thanks to Charlotte Moore, who I know is looking down on us,” […]