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Brendan O'Carroll, the star and creator of Mrs Brown's Boys, has had to say sorry after a "clumsy joke" during a script read-through led to a racism probe at the BBC.The comedian acknowledged that his attempt at humour with the character Agnes didn't land as intended, confessing that it "backfired". Following the incident, which occurred last week, while cast were preparing for the sitcom's Christmas special, rehearsals were put on pause when the remark was escalated to BBC higher-ups.

Scottish actor Gary Hollywood once played hairdresser Dino Doyle in the award-winning sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, but these days he's firmly focusing on fatherhood. Introducing his newest arrival into the world with wife of five years, Cherylanne, Gary has welcomed Carter John Hollywood, who was born on 11 October at 8pm, weighing 7lb 4oz. "He made all our dreams came true," the TV star smiled during out exclusive photoshoot.

Mrs Brown's Boys, the BBC sitcom that first aired in 2011, has had its fair share of controversies over the years. The show, which follows the life of loud-mouthed Irish matriarch Agnes Brown, played by creator Brendan O'Carroll, quickly became a hit with up to 12 million viewers tuning in - and even proved to be so popular it spawned a spin-off movie! The cast is made up of O'Carroll's close friends and family, who play the six children that Agnes loves to meddle with and the popular series has won multiple awards including a BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy, a TV Choice Award for best comedy, and won at the National Television Awards for three consecutive years in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Best Comedy.

The Mammy is back for another fun and festive episode as Agnes Brown returns with a Christmas cracker of a show.This year, all Mrs Brown wants is a nice peaceful day, but her family have other ideas, resulting in cooking chaos, a missing decoration and a surprise guest who has the potential to ruin Agnes’ quiet Christmas. Mrs Brown’s Boys is now on its 12th festive special, which show creator Brendan O’Carroll, who also plays the matriarch, finds hard to believe. “My mother always said to me, ‘You’re such a smart kid, Brendan.

Former Coronation Street star Debra Stephenson has been confirmed to have signed up for the latest series of Mrs Brown's Boys.

The creator of Mrs Brown's Boys Brendan O'Carroll has told This Morning of the heartbreaking reason he got into comedy.

Mrs Brown's Boys star Gary Hollywood has told how he refused a role in The Bill to be a part of the hit BBC show.

The creator of Mrs Brown's Boys Brendan O'Carroll says he was on the edge of a "breakdown" after suffering a major financial loss on a movie he had written before finding fame with the BBC comedy.

BBC show, Mrs Brown's Boys.The Agnes Brown actor said he doesn't take any of their views into account when creating the sitcom's latest episodes. The show has hit viewers' screens in the form of specials recently, since the last full season of the show ended in 2013.However, despite the BBC saying the sitcom will continue to air until 2026, recent specials have been dubbed "worse than testing positive for Omicron". It comes after Brendan was slammed by The One Show viewers earlier this year after making what fans perceived as a "racist remark".The actor was live with A Madea Homecoming star Tyler Perry in February when he made the comments that earned him backlash from fans on social media.Brendan said when quizzed on whether Tyler could join the cast of Mrs Brown's Boys: "He's very expensive, and so far we haven’t had anyone of his colour in there so I don't know if we could have him in."But you know what, I'd love that, but I think more importantly I'd love to do another movie with him."Despite the outrage from the public, Tyler went on to insist he wasn't offended by Brendan's controversial remarks on the programme.Elsewhere, viewers have called for the show to be "cancelled" and have accused it of being "transphobic". However, Brendan has said the "woke" critics aren't holding him back from moving forwards with his show. "I don’t think about them, I write the show I write," Brendan shared.""I don’t ever think of myself as being a man playing a woman, when Mrs Brown goes out on that stage she is a woman."Speaking about accusations of cultural appropriation, he compared his acting roles to those of Leonardo DiCaprio.He pointed out to The Sun: "Where do you draw the line? Is it okay for Leonardo DiCaprio to play a

'Mrs Brown's Boys' will be back with a new mini-series next year. The popular BBC sitcom has become a firm fixture in the festive schedules but there hasn't been a full series in nearly 10 years, and now actress Fiona O'Carroll - who is the daughter of creator and lead star Brendan O'Carroll - has revealed filming will begin soon on a number of new episodes. Fiona - who plays Maria Brown, the wife of Brendan's titular character's son Dermot - told the RTE Guide: "In October we'll be filming 'Mrs Brown': two Christmas specials and the first of a mini-series of four episodes, the other three early next year.

Katie Price has avoided another speeding conviction after the case was dropped just hours before she was due in court.

Brendan O’Carroll had to halt his show at Glasgow’s Hydro arena at the weekend after a brawl broke out in the audience.

Wilson Chapman editorIn 2019, Tyler Perry was ready to say goodbye to his iconic character Madea after the release of “A Madea Family Funeral.” But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the next year, Perry realized that people needed some joy in their lives.“There is just so much going on in the country right now with all the social and civil unrest and I wanted to do this movie to make people laugh,” Perry told Variety. “We all just need some laughter and I can’t wait for audiences globally to discover Madea for the first time.”Perry celebrated the premiere of “A Madea Homecoming,” the latest Madea film and the first to premiere on Netflix, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The One Show alongside Tyler Perry. BBC viewers were outraged at the content of Brendan’s jokes, which they branded “racist”.Brendan admitted it is “easy to understand” people can be offended over some of his jokes, but that people are welcome to change the channel.He told The Daily Star: "It’s easy to understand that some people do get offended by things but that is why there is a remote control for the TV and that is why the cinema door swings both ways."Personally, I feel if you are not offending somebody we are not doing our job."Tyler also weighed in on the controversy, explaining that his comedy also focused on discussing “serious subjects”.He said: “There is somebody saying 'You can’t say this or that'."I wanted to make something that will make us laugh but also address serious subjects."The row erupted on Tuesday as the comedy pair chatted to The One Show presenters Lauren Laverne and Harry Judd about their new Netflix comedy A Madea Homecoming.As the conversation came to an end, Brendan made a joke about his co-star’s “colour”, sparking backlash from viewers.Lauren asked Brendan if in the future he would invite Tyler as a guest star on his BBC comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys.“I don’t know if we could afford him, he’s very expensive,” Brendan began.Tyler chimed in: “Please answer that.

Tyler Perry poses with co-star KJ Smith at the premiere of A Madea Homecoming at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 22).

Mrs Brown’s Boys creator and actor Brendan O’Carroll has been accused of making a "racist" joke about Tyler Perry on BBC's The One Show

Tyler Perry’s most beloved character is returning in a new movie for Netflix.

The Mirror. READ MORE: BBC Mrs Brown's Boys: Brendan O'Carroll's age, net worth, and wife and kids who star alongside him She explained: "Myself and Martin met very young.

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Fiona O’Carroll has announced she has split from husband and co-star Martin Delany. The actor is the daughter of Brendan O’Carroll, who created the sitcom and plays the lead character.

It may be on a little later than usual but Friday’s Late Late show line-up is sure to please audiences with its exciting line-up.

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll has given fans a glimpse of the glamorous home he has managed to create after being part of the highly divisive comedy series for the past twenty years.