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Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials 2024: release date, episodes, guest stars, interview and everything we know

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials 2024 sees the return of Mrs Agnes Brown and her chaotic clan in BBC1's hit sitcom.

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BBC confirms Christmas line-up with Gavin And Stacey and Mrs Brown’s Boys

There will be Christmas and New Year’s specials of Mrs Brown’s Boys.

Evening Standard

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll defends implying racial slur in comedy project

Actor reflected on working with American actor Tyler Perry on project where offensive term was implied

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Sir Trevor McDonald calls Mrs Brown’s Boys racism controversy ‘crude, offensive, and insulting’

Production on the programme was halted after the comment was made with a Black crew member resigning

The Independent UK

Black Mrs Brown’s Boys crew member quits show after star made ‘racist joke’

A ‘racial term’ was reportedly implied during filming of the sitcom’s Christmas specials

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys star’s ‘racist’ Tyler Perry joke resurfaces after BBC halts show

Show’s creator apologised for remark that ‘backfired’ during rehearsals for forthcoming Christmas show

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll’s racist joke comes to light after show halted for BBC probe

The severity of the slur has raised questions about the BBC’s initial handling of the incident

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Mrs Brown's Boys star apologises after BBC probe into 'clumsy' racial joke

BRENDAN O’Carroll, the star of the hit comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys, has apologised over a “clumsy” joke where a “racial term was…

The National (Scotland)

BBC halted work on Mrs Brown’s Boys after star made ‘racist joke’

Creator and star O’Carroll has apologised and said that the remark he made, during rehearsals, ‘backfired’

The Independent UK

Brendan O'Carroll gives update on new Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special

Evening Standard

BBC boss left squirming after awkward Mrs Brown’s Boys question

Director of comedy was unable to say whether he found the show funny

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown's Boys creator Brendan O'Carroll vows to make more specials despite backlash

Recent festive specials were called 'unfunny' and accused of using 'ancient' jokes

Evening Standard

Brendan O’Carroll shares vow with fans after Mrs Brown’s Boys backlash

The BBC show’s New Year’s Day episode has faced heavy criticism from both viewers and TV critics

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year’s special review: Observing that it’s unfunny is like observing that the sea is wet

☆☆☆☆☆ Brendan O’Carroll’s idiosyncratically nepotistic form of anti-comedy is back

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How to watch Mrs Brown's Boys New Year's Special 2024 from anywhere

Here's how you can watch the Mrs Brown's Boys New Year's Special 2024 online, ready for when it airs on New Year's Day.

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special review: a new low – even Brendan O’Carroll doesn’t seem to give a feck anymore

It’s as if the show’s creator just fed some old scripts and storylines into an AI script generator, and sent the product off to the BBC without bothering to read it

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How to watch Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special 2023 from anywhere

Here's how you can watch the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special 2023 online, ready for when it airs on Christmas Day.

The Independent UK

Brendan O’Carroll responds to years of backlash over Mrs Brown’s Boys

Comedian said that he ‘doesn’t care’ what the show’s haters think, as comedy prepares to return for a new Christmas special

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Exclusive: Brendan O'Carroll on Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Day and New Year specials

Brendan O’Carroll on Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Day 2023, New Year’s Day 2024 and the global superstars that almost guest starred...

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Exclusive: U2 almost sang in Mrs Brown's Boys, reveals Brendan O'Carroll

Bono was going to sing 'Where the Streets Have No Name' in Foley's Bar, says Brendan

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Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas specials 2023: release dates, cast, plot and everything we know

Mrs Brown's Boys returns for a Christmas and New Year Special. Here's what you need to know.

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys review: Dismal material that does not elicit a single laugh

Uninspired and unoriginal, this is the kind of stuff that would shame a best man’s speech delivered by Sir Gavin Williamson, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Mrs Brown’s Boys to pay tribute to two drag legends in new series

Brendan O’Carroll’s comedy series returns this September

Evening Standard

Mrs Brown’s Boys to include ‘goodbye’ to Dame Edna Everage and Paul O’Grady in new series

Mrs Brown’s Boys is returning to BBC One and the new series will pay tribute to Barry Humphries and Paul O’Grady – AKA Dame Edna and Lily Savage

Evening Standard

Mrs Brown’s Boys new mini-series air date confirmed by BBC

The long-running comedy show, which revolves around an Irish mother and her four children who live in Dublin suburb Finglas, is returning for four new episodes

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