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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Erica Carter

Brendan O'Carroll opens up about heartbreaking reason he 'decided to be funny' after his dad's untimely death

Brendan O'Carroll had emotions running high for viewers of Friday night's RTE Late Late Show as he spoke about his childhood and the sad passing of his dad.

The renowned funny man behind the massive Mrs Brown's Boys franchise sat down with Ryan Tubridy and opened up about aspects of his personal life.

He said one of the questions he's most often asked is when he realised he was funny - and he had a surprisingly emotional answer.

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