Mrs. Brown's Boys

Brown is the new back as Mrs Brown's Boys is to return

BBC bosses have defied the TV critics by ordering a second series of Mrs Brown's Boys.

Despite his critics, Brendan O'Carroll's comedy's a hit

Brendan O'Carroll is still groggy from sleep. It's mid-morning in Toronto, but teatime here in Glasgow, the city to which the comedian insists he owes his success. Over a crystal-clear line, we share a nostalgia for the crackle of transatlantic static, he explains why BBC1's new hit comedy show, Mrs Brown's Boys, was forged in Scotland's biggest city.

Mrs. Brown's Mother's Day Message

Mothering Sunday is in a few weeks time (April 3rd to be precise). If you've not got a gift for your mammy yet, why not surprise her with a personal message from Mrs. Brown?

Mrs Brown's Boys is truly terrible

If Miranda was a step forward for quaintly old-fashioned sitcoms, Mrs Brown's Boys is two giant leapfrogs back.

#AskMrsBrown: Your Questions Answered! (Part 2)

Thanks for sending in all your questions for #AskMrsBrown. Our favourite Irish Matriarch has been reading through them, and offers up her pearls of wisdom in the video below. Has Mrs. Brown answered your question?

Brendan O'Carroll's offbeat Irish sitcom continues. In this episode, Agnes (O'Carroll) and Winnie (Eilish O'Carroll) are disappointed not to be invited to Maria Nicholson's (Fiona O'Carroll) hen party, but decide to crash it anyway. A hit in Ireland but, so far, its hard to understand why.

Mrs Brown's Boys is so bad it's (almost) funny

Mrs Brown's Boys might appeal to its middle-aged female audience, but who's really having the last laugh?

#AskMrsBrown: Your Questions Answered!

Mrs. Brown has been rather busy this week, meddling in her son Mark's marriage to Betty. However, she's taken time out to read through and respond to your questions. So see if you have got a reply in the video below!

Mrs Brown's Boys: mainstream comedy for the middle-aged

Part of me wonders what the BBC was thinking with Mrs Brown's Boys - another part can't help laughing at Brendan O'Carroll's old-fashioned sitcom.

Mrs Brown's Boys 1.2 review

I gave this new BBC1 comedy another spin last night, having been impressed by its raw energy and foulmouthed verve the week before. It was appreciably less manic, which was nice, but I think I have a better grasp on why it's still not working for me.