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.
- Due to return in December 2024
- Christmas Special repeated Saturday at 10pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,486
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Mrs Brown's Boys stars to film BBC panel show For Facts Sake
BBC One is making For Facts Sake, a new panel show hosted by Brendan O'Carroll and starring other members of the Mrs Brown's Boys cast as team captains.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2018O'Carroll & Gibney share near €1m in dividends
Brendan O'Carroll continues to profit from his hugely successful Mrs Brown's Boys show with recently filed accounts showing the comedian and his wife, actress Jennifer Givney shared a near €1 million payout last year.
Charlie Taylor, The Irish Times, 16th January 2018David Jason: Mrs Brown's Boys is too rude for families
The Only Fools and Horses star says he thinks the show, starring Brendan O'Carroll, is "very funny" but believes the "language is a bit strong".
The Mirror, 12th January 2018Seasons come and seasons go, but the show Michael Gove calls "pure genius", the omega to Father Ted's alpha, remains defiantly unchanged, even at Christmas, despite the addition of a bit of tinsel on the set. Father Damien sets up a Neighbourhood Watch patrol; Cathy has another terrible internet date ("I need a man!" Mrs Brown: "Don't look at me!") and there's a whole lot of fecking going on. In a word: untaxing.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 1st January 2018Is Mrs Brown's Boys comedy gold or TV at its worst?
After Brendan O'Carroll's series dominates the Christmas Day ratings, Ian Hyland and Sara Wallis tell why they love or hate the show.
Sara Wallis & Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 27th December 2017Mrs. Brown's Boys wins Christmas ratings battle
6.8 million viewers - 32.6% of the TV-watching public - watched the special edition of the hit sitcom starring Brendan O'Carroll and various members of his real-life family.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th December 2017Rory Cowan admits he has 'no interest' in watching show
It might have been the most watched show of Christmas Day - but one person who wasn't tuned in to Mrs Brown's Boys was original star Rory Cowan.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 26th December 2017Snobbery against Mrs Brown's Boys is of concern
I've only ever caught scraps of Mrs Brown's Boys, and I have to confess that while I've tried, I've been unable to get through a full episode. But while I'm not a fan millions of people are. Once again it's one of the most watched shows over Christmas. And this is why the scorn and elitist snobbery that surrounds it from 'taste makers' irritates me beyond reason.
Andrew Johnson, i Newspaper, 26th December 2017Mrs Brown's Boys viewers slam Rory Cowan's replacement
The Dubliner played Agnes' son Rory Brown for 26 years - and the matriarch was not happy about her son's new look
Lucy Buckland, Keeley Ryan, Kyle O'Sullivan & Jessica Gibb, The Mirror, 25th December 2017Mrs Brown's Boys: Mammy's Mummy review
It's in the Christmas sweet spot, between no-brainer and knockabout.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th December 2017