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Brendan O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll

Brendan O'Carroll

  • 69 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor, writer and producer

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Brendan O'Carroll spills family secrets

The star talks to the Mirror about how he and his wife took in needy kids - and why he never takes his TV alter ego home with him.

Emily Retter, The Mirror, 20th July 2016

Mrs Brown's Boys live episode won't have a swear buzzer

There will be no safety net when the occasionally foul-mouthed Mammy goes live for the night.

Paul Jones, Radio Times, 18th July 2016

Brendan O'Carroll reveals the TV that makes him tick

The 60-year-old Irishman is no stranger to making great TV, but here he tells the Sunday Mirror about his favourite programmes.

Emma Pryer, The Mirror, 12th March 2016

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Day Special 2015, review

Despite constant lambasting by critics for its lowest-common-denominator formula, there were some funny moments in Brendan O'Carroll's throwback sitcom, says Gerard O'Donovan.

Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 25th December 2015

Why you just don't get Mrs Brown's Boys

Can't fathom why Brendan O'Carroll's comedy wins the Christmas TV battle every year? You're missing a very simple truth.

Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 25th December 2015

The real family behind Mrs Brown's Boys

Star Brendan O'Carroll's sister Eilish has given the Mirror a rare insight into the inspiration behind the smash hit Christmas institution.

Rod McPhee, The Mirror, 24th December 2015

Radio Times review

Kathy bemoans being "one more bad relationship away from owning 50 cats", but when a stranger makes eyes at her and the ladies in the pub, to everyone's shock, he's ogling Agnes. Mammy still has her "needs" and says, "Even a ripe banana likes to be squeezed." But is her admirer William (Robert Bathurst, who played Edith's drippy suitor in Downton) just a shade too ardent?

A lot more fun than the Christmas edition, this has laugh-out-loud lines, a smutty spin on the words "yoyo" and "scuttle" and great physical comedy from Brendan O'Carroll, as Agnes seeks advice on amorous matters from her GP and the vicar.

Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 23rd December 2015

O'Carroll planning Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie sequel

Brendan O'Carroll is planning a sequel to Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie. Mrs Brown D'Sequel is reported to be starting shooting in Dublin next September and October.

Colin Brennan, The Mirror, 19th December 2015

Brendan O'Carroll donates Xmas dinner to 2,500 families

The comedian has generously given vouchers for turkey and ham to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, for them to dish out to Dublin families who otherwise wouldn't have had Christmas dinner.

Ashley Percival, The Huffington Post, 3rd December 2015

Brendan O'Carroll interview

'However funny you are, people can tire of you.'

Mick Heaney, The Irish Times, 17th October 2015

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