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After 14 years of this iffy humour, it looks like the gloss has gone off Brendan O’Carroll’s famous Finglas mammy Brendan O’Carroll recently confessed he “didn’t know the secret” of the popularity of his chortling blockbuster, Mrs Brown’s Boys (RTÉ One, Friday). He isn’t the only one – since first airing on RTÉ and the […]

Mrs Brown’s Boys has been a staple on our TV screens for years, but many fans may not realise that a lot of the cast are actually related – here’s a look at the family tree Devoted followers of Mrs Brown’s Boys might be surprised to learn that many of the characters are actually related […]

Brendan O’Carroll has been the star of Mrs Brown’s Boys for over a decade, but he’s never been afraid to hit back at the show’s critics – of which there are many Hit comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys, which first aired on the BBC 14 years ago, has consistently split opinion. Brendan O’Carroll’s creation, with its […]

BRENDAN O’CARROLL has revealed what’s in store as his beloved Mrs Brown’s Boys returns with a new series this month. The Dubliner, who created, writes and stars in the popular sitcom, will return to our screens as family matriarch Agnes Brown next month, when the fifth series airs on BBC One. This week the Finglas […]

Brendan O’Carroll insists Mrs. Brown’s Boys would be “lost” without its live audience. The 69-year-old comedian – who plays Agnes Brown in the BBC sitcom, which he also writes – has opened up about how the show wouldn’t work without the cast being able to play off a crowd in the studio. He told the […]

Agnes and the Finglas gang return for more laughs, chaos and heartfelt moments in a brand-new season of Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes and the Finglas gang return for more laughs, chaos and heartfelt moments in a brand-new season of Mrs Brown’s Boys. With her usual blend of no-nonsense wisdom and razor-sharp wit, Agnes Brown (Brendan […]

One of the BBC’s most controversial shows is set to return in just a couple of weeks. For years now, Mrs Brown’s Boys has split the nation down the middle, with some viewers branding the show ‘abysmal’. Since 2011, the sitcom – which follows the life of the interfering Agnes Brown (played by Brendan O’Carroll) […]