Brendan O'Carroll

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Brendan O'Carroll interview

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

Brendan O'Carroll interview

Brendan O'Carroll reveals the influence his own mother had in helping him create Mrs Brown's Boys.

Mrs Brown star Brendan O'Carroll talks about his mum

Brendan O'Carroll's stage shows are so successful they generate enough revenue to make a serious dent in the Irish National debt. But in the build up to Mother's Day, how much did the Dubliner's own mother Maureen O'Carroll play in his success?

Radio Times review

For a while, Bob Mortimer isn't having much luck with his pet hates. Nobody seems to share his very specific dislike of shop assistants who put your change in your hand on top of the receipt, or his aversion to wrapping food in bacon.

But when he rails against the unripe fruit sold in supermarkets, suddenly the audience is with him, bursting into applause, and host Frank Skinner is onside, too. That's the thing with the micro-annoyances aired on this show - they're merely a leaping-off point for celebrity small talk. Also airing grievances are Rachel Riley (Essex girl stereotypes; officious people in uniforms) and Mrs Brown actor Brendan O'Carroll, who for some reason hates small pedal bins.