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Mrs Brown's Boys' Christmas and New Year specials cancelled over 'unexpected' issue

Brendan OCarroll New Year

Brendan O'Carroll has cancelled this year's Mrs Browns' Boys' Christmas and New Year specials (Image: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire)

BRENDAN O’Carroll has cancelled recordings of the 2026 Mrs Brown’s Boys' Christmas and New Year Specials.

Today (August 17), the Irish actor and comedian told fans of the schedule changes as a result of immediate surgery for fractures in his jaw.

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