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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The end of an era is official for Southwest Airlines passengers. On Monday, the airline announced a start date for its new assigned seating, which will bring the airline’s longstanding open-seat boarding tradition to an end. For flights beginning on January 27, 2026, passengers will have options for seat selection at the time of booking, […]
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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 […]
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A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act states all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter the U.S.—tourists, business travelers and international students, to name a few—must pay a “visa integrity fee,” currently priced at $250. Travelers who comply with their visa conditions will be eligible for reimbursement. The provision is estimated to […]
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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) […]
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The deal involved Venezuela taking them in exchange for “political prisoners,” El Salvador’s president said. Ten American nationals were also released by Venezuela. More than 200 Venezuelan immigrants whom the Trump administration had sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador have been flown to Venezuela, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said in a post […]
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A few years ago, I tried watching Mrs Brown’s Boys, eager to figure out exactly what the appeal was for the millions of people who watch the show every Christmas and New Year. I lasted 10 minutes. There were pratfalls. A criminally overused laugh track. Endless streams of expletives masquerading as jokes. It was… rough. […]
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The troublemaking gran and her family are back for new misadventures. Mrs Brown’s Boys fans can finally get excited with the show’s return date finally confirmed. Brendan O’Carroll, who leads the cast of the Irish sitcom alongside his real family members, will be back in the permed wig and cardigan as Agnes alongside wife Jennifer […]
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