Brendan O'Carroll
- 68 years old
- Irish
- Actor and writer
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Mrs Brown's Boys has dealt another blow to the comedy snobs
A new Netflix film is a reminder that people like comics to be funny - not just clever.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th February 2022Brendan O'Carroll under fire for remark about Tyler Perry's 'colour'
Mrs. Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll came under fire tonight for a joke he made about Tyler Perry's "colour" on The One Show.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 22nd February 2022Mrs Brown's Boys to return for full series
Mrs Brown's Boys is reportedly due to return to the BBC for its first full series since 2013.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2022How Mrs. Brown joined a US drag-comedy on Netflix
America, watch out - Agnes Brown is coming to get you. TV star Brendan O'Carroll has said it was "awe-inspiring" to join forces with his comedic counterpart across the water, Tyler Perry, in a new movie for Netflix featuring Mrs Brown called A Madea Homecoming.
Melanie Finn, The Independent (Ireland), 18th February 2022Tyler Perry's Netflix movie has unexpected Mrs Brown's Boys crossover
Titled A Madea Homecoming, the film will centre around an "LGBTQ+ storyline", but what's really caught our eye is the fact that Brendan O'Carroll of Mrs Brown's Boys fame is in the film, reprising his role as Agnes Brown.
Digital Spy, 20th January 2022Mrs Brown's Boys review
There's nothing like a pandemic to put things into perspective. In the spirit of Christmas, I can confirm that watching Mrs Brown's Boys is better than a dose of Covid, if only because, though thoroughly appalling, it's all over relatively quickly.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 26th December 2021Why the feck is Brendan O'Carroll's BBC comedy so popular?
Critics derided it from the beginning, yet Brendan O'Carroll's creation only seems to become more popular with each year. Alexandra Pollard explores the appeal of one of the UK's most polarising comedies.
The Independent, 25th December 2021Inside Mrs Brown's Boys biggest scandals
Despite having millions of viewers every week and even a smash-hit movie, Brendan O'Carroll - who created the controversial Irish mammy - has had to defend the BBC show on many occasions.
The Sun, 7th December 2021Mrs Brown's Boys Live - 10 Year Anniversary, review
It's time to stop arguing over this rubbish.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 30th October 2021O'Carroll: Mrs Brown was woke before woke was invented
With its old-school gags and stereotyping, Mrs Brown's Boys is often viewed as the nemesis of woke culture. But creator Brendan O'Carroll, who also plays the show's matriarch Agnes Brown, insists they've blazed a trail for political correctness.
Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 28th October 2021