Mrs browns boys and Brendan o Carroll

timthumbni

Is it just me or this fecking (you heard me be funny by saying fecking) load of absolute ****e crap ready to knock it on the head?

Les Dawson did it a lot better imo....

Dr Crayfish

Discussing it just reminds us all that it exists. I try and avoid anything to do with it. The panic if it comes on and I can't find the remote.

RayM

It is what it is (shite, but very popular shite). It's a waste of time trying to understand its popularity.

B.A._Baracus

Seems to be the marmite of TV right now.

RayM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Seems to be the marmite of TV right now.

Exactly. Like marmite, I can take it or leave it.

Virtanen

Thank you for your feedback. We will pass it on to the relevant department

mrcheez

People voted for Brexit.
People voted for Trump.
People believe the world is flat.
People find Mrs Browns Boys funny.

It's the world we live in. Stupidity rules.

tylercheribini

Lowest common denominator within the lowest common denominator. Carry On film 'humour' 50 years late.

Birneybau

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Seems to be the marmite of TV right now.

Brown and yeasty?

timthumbni

Virtanen wrote: »

Thank you for your feedback. We will pass it on to the relevant department

Unfortunately I'm supposed to pay for the BBC licence fee. Every time I see Mrs brown I consider a length of rope...

whoopsadoodles

I like it

hungry hypno toad

Would the people who find it funny still be laughing if he wasn't cross dressing?

Autosport

I fecking love it

Timberrrrrrrr

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

Would the people who find it funny still be laughing if he wasn't cross dressing?

I remember this started as a 5 minute segment on the Ferry Ryan radio show in the 90's. It's tongue in cheek fun, Not my scene but can't understand people's hatred of it.

diomed

I start reaching for my remote.

hungry hypno toad

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

I remember this started as a 5 minute segment on the Ferry Ryan radio show in the 90's. It's tongue in cheek fun, Not my scene but can't understand people's hatred of it.

And would you still be laughing if he wasn't dressed as a woman?

Lorelli!

I've watched it once or twice only and didn't find it funny tbh. Seems to be the same kind of comedy as Hyacinth Bucket with Keeping Up Appearances or something like Mr Bean (which use to make me feel a bit sick for some reason?? :pac: ) but I suppose people find things funny for different reasons.

I've a friend where if you watched something like Keeping up Appearances, she'd make it funny because of her commentary throughout

timthumbni

How in under ****s name does this man make money?

Autosport

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

Would the people who find it funny still be laughing if he wasn't cross dressing?

Yes I would, I was a fan of a Brendan before Mrs brown

Autosport

Lorelli! wrote: »

I've watched it once or twice only and didn't find it funny tbh. Seems to be the same kind of comedy as Hyacinth Bucket with Keeping Up Appearances or something like Mr Bean (which use to make me feel a bit sick for some reason?? :pac: ) but I suppose people find things funny for different reasons.

I've a friend where if you watched something like Keeping up Appearances, she'd make it funny because of her commentary throughout

I love Keeping up appearances and Mr bean

Wanderer2010

He gave every single member of his family and extended family a job on the show. Well done Brendan, great way to encourage local young actors and actresses by effectively using nepotism to cut off any potentially talented actors and actresses who need their big break and could have been just as good as any of his (many completely lacking experience) family.
A man who seems to help the Joe Duffy poor-me crowd but spits in the face of the acting community.

Beyondgone

Whenever you find yourself wondering why Mrs Browns is popular, just remember Enya and Daniel O'Donnell. There's no accounting for taste. And as a well known grower of cheap, crappy plants once said "Sh1t sells".

Omackeral

This comes up every few months. It's basically Mrs Doubtfire in a Finglas accent. It's utter tripe and it's real lower common denominator stuff. It's really like a parody e.g. When The Whistle Blows from BBC's Extras. However, O'Carroll is a genuinely generous man so I don't begrudge him his success.

Birneybau

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

He gave every single member of his family and extended family a job on the show. Well done Brendan, great way to encourage local young actors and actresses by effectively using nepotism to cut off any potentially talented actors and actresses who need their big break and could have been just as good as any of his (many completely lacking experience) family.
A man who seems to help the Joe Duffy poor-me crowd but spits in the face of the acting community.

To whom does he owe anything, seriously?

snowflaker

Enya is very talented singer tbf

Filmer Paradise

It's entertainment & it seems to entertain a lot of people.

It obviously does it's job.

I have it on here right now. (lost the remote.)

No harm. I'm just about drunk enough to enjoy it.

Lorelli!

Autosport wrote: »

I love Keeping up appearances and Mr bean

Then I think you'd love Mrs Brown's Boys :pac: only joking

Zimmerframe

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

I'm just about drunk enough to enjoy it.

I would be dead, if I drank that much.

Autosport

Lorelli! wrote: »

Then I think you'd love Mrs Brown's Boys :pac: only joking

I do love it

Lorelli!

Autosport wrote: »

I do love it

Filmer Paradise

Zimmerframe wrote: »

I would be dead, if I drank that much.

Found the remote!

Back to sanity!:D

Wanderer2010

Birneybau wrote: »

To whom does he owe anything, seriously?

I just find it odd that a man known for his generosity and taking people who are in dire straits out of unbearable financial and stressful situations would not throw a bone to the acting community in Ireland, where the same pool of actors appear in tv shows/movies etc over and over again. It was a great opportunity to launch some new faces. Even hiring a few family members is pretty normal but Christ, he has everyone including his bloody cat on the show.

Father Hernandez

Certainly not a fan of it and would turn it off in a heartbeat but different strokes for different folks.

Admire Brendan O'Carroll for what he's done and made his millions from being next to broke a number of years back. As a poster above mentioned, he's made a successful show out of it alongside his family.

Watched him on Graham Norton last night and came across very well, good on him

Chorcai

Brendan O'Carroll a creepy crossdresser

Zimmerframe

The only thing, I can think of that would be less funny than "Mrs Brown's Boys" is Brendan O Carroll not being "Mrs Brown".

Ok, I kinda lied, Jason Byrne exists.

whoopsadoodles

I never understand why people hate things so much that they want everyone else to hate it too.

I mean, I think that tipping point show is crap, and I can't understand why people enjoy the soaps, but I can't imagine hating anything so much that I would give it further thought than just.....not watching them.

hungry hypno toad

Chorcai wrote: »

Brendan O'Carroll a creepy crossdresser

No worse than Panty Blister.

Father Hernandez

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I never understand why people hate things so much that they want everyone else to hate it too.

I mean, I think that tipping point show is crap, and I can't understand why people enjoy the soaps, but I can't imagine hating anything so much that I would give it further thought than just.....not watching them.

Totally agree, could be because he's Irish and we hate to see our own do well and be successful.

Very few successful Irish we have a universal positive opinion on

Rumpy Pumpy

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I never understand why people hate things so much that they want everyone else to hate it too.

I mean, I think that tipping point show is crap, and I can't understand why people enjoy the soaps, but I can't imagine hating anything so much that I would give it further thought than just.....not watching them.

You see a lot of it on the radio forum on this website. Cranks who genuinely seem to despise the medium of radio, yet listen to shows just so they can complain about them.

It's extremely strange.

Rothko

If only I had a euro for every time I saw someone complain about it on here.

hungry hypno toad

Suas11 wrote: »

If only I had a euro for every time I saw someone complain about it on here.

You could pay them all to not make the show.

lawred2

timthumbni wrote: »

Is it just me or this fecking (you heard me be funny by saying fecking) load of absolute ****e crap ready to knock it on the head?

Les Dawson did it a lot better imo....

Brits love it when Irish people play up like eejits.

Shur Paddy is a simple folk.

lawred2

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I never understand why people hate things so much that they want everyone else to hate it too.

I mean, I think that tipping point show is crap, and I can't understand why people enjoy the soaps, but I can't imagine hating anything so much that I would give it further thought than just.....not watching them.

Jaysus tipping point is great stuff ya big bollicks

Timberrrrrrrr

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

And would you still be laughing if he wasn't dressed as a woman?

Well in the 90's when it was on the radio and the follow up books he wasn't dressed as a woman. The character of Mrs Brown was just a woman (B O'C did the voice) on the radio.

Omackeral

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I never understand why people hate things so much that they want everyone else to hate it too.

I mean, I think that tipping point show is crap, and I can't understand why people enjoy the soaps, but I can't imagine hating anything so much that I would give it further thought than just.....not watching them.

Would you say tipping point pushes you over the edge?

Timberrrrrrrr

snowflaker wrote: »

Enya is very talented singer tbf

So is morrisey, I would still throw him under a bus to save future generations from having to listen to him. As has been said before, different strokes for different folks.

whoopsadoodles

Omackeral wrote: »

Would you say tipping point pushes you over the edge?

*twitch*

Birneybau

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

snowflaker wrote: »

Enya is very talented singer tbf

So is morrisey, I would still throw him under a bus to save future generations from having to listen to him. As has been said before, different strokes for different folks.

THAT MAN IS A SAINT!

Sam Kade

timthumbni wrote: »

Mrs brown and Brendan o Carroll Is it just me or this fecking (you heard me be funny by saying fecking) load of absolute ****e crap ready to knock it on the head?

Les Dawson did it a lot better imo....

Aren't they the same person?

Beyondgone

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

So is morrisey, I would still throw him under a bus to save future generations from having to listen to him. As has been said before, different strokes for different folks.

Morrisey appeals to loads of people. The Lift he has provided is priceless.

Murrisk

RayM wrote: »

It is what it is (shite, but very popular shite). It's a waste of time trying to understand its popularity.

My thoughts too. Some people like it, that's all there is to it. I think there is hand-wringing because people are afraid it represents what all Irish people find funny. Don't be so insecure, lads!