Mrs. Brown's Boys
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2011 - 2024
- 49 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom adaptation of the popular live stage show starring Brendan O'Carroll as aged housewife Agnes Brown. Also features Derek Reddin, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Rory Cowan, Pat Shields and more.
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Mrs Brown's Boys renewed until 2026
Mrs Brown's Boys has been renewed up to 2026, the show's star Brendan O'Carroll has said.
British Comedy Guide, 17th December 2020Brendan O'Carroll accused of Gary Hollywood cover up
Brendan O'Carroll has been accused of lying about Gary Hollywood's exit from Mrs Brown's Boys in a bid to save the BBC comedy show. Over the weekend, Brendan told fans Gary was leaving for personal reasons and dismissed rumours of a rift between them. However, an insider at the show has now spoken out to slam Brendan's version of events and has claimed there has been a 'big money dispute' behind the scenes that has left other cast-members scared to speak out.
Lucy Needham, The Mirror, 15th December 2020Mrs Brown's Boys cast reunite without co-stars
The cast of Mrs Brown's Boys has reunited for a Christmas special without Gary Hollywood and Damien McKiernan after they quit over pay.
It was revealed earlier this month that the two actors had left the hit show after finding out they were paid less than their co-stars.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 28th October 2020Mrs. Brown's Boys is the BBC's crown jewel
Reports of on-set drama offer a reminder that Brendon O'Carroll's comedy isn't just the BBC's guilty secret - it's a secret weapon.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 6th October 2020Mrs Brown's Boys 'in crisis' as two stars quit over pay
Damien McKiernan and Gary Hollywood have reportedly stepped down from their roles as Dino and Rory on the popular BBC show. The pair complained about their pay after it emerged that they were getting less money than some of the show's other stars.
Ed Gleave & Daniel Morrow, Daily Record, 5th October 2020Viewers complain about Mrs. Brown replacing MOTD
With Gary Lineker and his team of BBC pundits out of a job for a few weeks, it was announced that Brendan O'Carroll's comedy show would be the thing to be shown in Match of the Day's 10.25pm time slot. One tweeter wrote: "Mrs Brown's Boys is worse than Covid-19. Have a heart."
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 14th March 2020Introducing someone to Mrs Brown's Boys
Find us a more faithful representation of Irish life.
Wayne Farry, JOE, 4th March 2020Roy Chubby Brown 'deserves credit' for Mrs Brown's Boys
The Teesside comic's manager, Tony Jo, took to Facebook to make the claim about the BBC smash-hit. Mr Jo says the show is inspired by Chubby's act - and claimed the Grangetown-born entertainer's fans could "finish every gag".
Mike Brown, Teesside Gazette, 15th February 2020Why we're coming round to Mrs Brown
Critics love to sniff and sneer at the mightily popular recorded "as live" sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, but it is clever, it's funny - hilariously so.
Fiona Phillips, The Mirror, 7th February 2020Roll over Fleabag, Mrs Brown got the priest first
Stewart Lee asks why do we view the experimentation of Mrs Brown's Boys as naive and the same techniques used by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in The Flea Bag (as he calls it) as genius?
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 2nd February 2020