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Paddy Houlihan

  • Actor and writer

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Brendan O'Carroll pilots men's mental health sitcom Shedites for BBC

Brendan O'Carroll and the Mrs Brown's Boys team are piloting Shedites, a new sitcom for BBC One about lonely men and their sheds, written by Paddy Houlihan and set to star O'Carroll and Tommy Cannon.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd July 2024

Brendan O'Carroll preparing to make BBC army sitcom Lebanese Outpost

Mrs Brown's Boys creator Brendan O'Carroll claims to have landed a new BBC One sitcom, about Irish UN peacekeepers patrolling the Israel-Lebanon border. Six episodes of Lebanese Outpost have reportedly been commissioned.

British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2021

Brendan O'Carroll reveals plans for movie spin-off

Mrs Brown's Boys creator Brendan O'Carroll has revealed he and son Danny are writing a movie based on the characters Buster and Dermot in the show.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 20th December 2018

For Facts Sake: review

My biggest issue - is it's just not funny.

Andy Lloyd, Telly Binge, 19th October 2018

Mrs Brown's Boys stars 'diverted £2m in tax dodge'

Three stars of hit BBC sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys diverted more than £2m into an offshore tax-avoidance scheme, Paradise Papers documents show.

Patrick Houlihan and Martin and Fiona Delany transferred their fees into companies in Mauritius and sent money back as loans.

BBC, 6th November 2017

All Round to Mrs Brown's review

The Saturday night entertainment series delivers exactly what you'd expect from the nation's most notorious mammy.

Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 25th March 2017

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