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If you enjoyed All Round To Mrs Brown’s here’s some good news for you – it’s coming back for a second series. News of the second series came as the first came to an end on BBC One on Saturday night – with the Beeb confirming that the show will be back for another six-part run in 2018. ‘The whole family are thrilled with the reception the show has received on Saturday nights,’ Brendan O’Carroll – aka Mrs Brown herself – said. ‘Although our focus right now is on the Christmas Specials of our regular Mrs Brown’s Boys Show, we are excited that 2018 will see party time at the Browns’ house again.’ ‘All Round to Mrs Brown’s has been a huge hit for BBC One on Saturday nights,’ said Director of BBC Content Charlotte Moore. ‘I am delighted Mrs Brown will be opening her home for a second series, with her unique blend of fun and mischief.’ The series sees O’Carroll, as the cardigan-wearing foul-mouthed ‘mammy’, welcoming guests into her home – with screen daughter Cathy (Jenn...

The comedy legend admits he lives a modest life despite his fame and fortune and still lives in his two up two down in Kilmainham Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan has told how the only way to deal with rude, over the top fans is to tell them to “f**k off”. The 57-year-old comedy legend revealed his number one pet peeve is rudeness and he admitted he lashed out at an intolerable woman recently at the VIP Style Awards, telling her to “f*ck off”. Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror after the incident, he said: “Everyone asks for autographs and photographs and that’s no problem. “I was trying to talk to a group of journalists and Adele King was beside me and this woman came along and said, come on now I want a photograph with you, almost grabbing me. “Now normally I’d say can you hold on, but I just turned around to her and said ‘f*ck off.’ “She wasn’t even coming to the same event as me, she was heading over to the Bord Gais and she could see I was in the middle ...

It seems that Saturday-night TV audiences are loving All Round To Mrs Brown’s cheeky chat show All Round To Mrs Brown ’s has proved a solid favourite with viewers after drawing in the biggest audience of its timeslot for another week. The second instalment of the post-watershed chat show was watched by an average of 5.5 million people, just over one million more than part one of The Voice UK final on ITV. Kicking off at 9.15pm, the hour-long programme hosted by  Brendan O’Carroll ’s potty-mouthed Irish matriarch peaked at 5.9 million viewers. Its debut last week was equally popular, drawing in the same average audience and peaking at the slightly lower number of 5.7 million viewers. Viewers took to social media to share how much they enjoyed watching special guest  Holly Willoughby  show her cheeky side, especially when she tried to help Mrs Brown solve a crossword puzzle with the word “penis”. Holly was joined on Mrs Brown’s sofa by her  Thi...

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll has said he “almost killed Margaret Thatcher” when he mixed up salt and sugar while working as a waiter. The comedian, who is best-known for his alter-ego as a Dublin matriarch, waited on tables before he found fame and had an unfortunate run-in with the then-Prime Minister. He told The Graham Norton Show: “I once almost killed Margaret Thatcher. It was a big lunch at Dublin Castle and I was working the top table. “We were rushing to serve everyone before the event was on the 1pm news and, with just a few minutes to go, Mrs Thatcher asked for some fresh strawberries. “I served her and she then asked for some caster sugar. I rushed to get it and with only seconds to spare, I poured some on the fruit. “While the news was going out, I watched as she put a spoonful in her mouth and at that moment realised the bag I was holding was a bag of salt. Her face said it all! Only she and I knew about it and it was never mentioned.” Bren...

Christina Cooper thought she was going for a family night out to watch the BBC’s All Round to Mrs Brown’s. Little did she know that her daughter Bianca, 23, had arranged for her to star on the show. The 49-year-old manager at Dundee Voluntary Action said she was “mortified” when she found out that she was to be the “mammy of the week”. She said: “My daughter Bianca put me up for it. Basically they told me that we were going to see the show recorded live. “I had no idea that I was going to be on the show until she mentioned my name — it was a bit of a shock and I was quite startled. “I think she had been setting it up for a couple of months.” All Round to Mrs Brown’s is a comedy talk show created by and starring Brendan O’Carroll. It features his TV family as well as other cast members from comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys. The programme sees Mrs Brown opening the doors to her house, paying special attention to motherhood. After getting over the shock, Christina said...

All Round to Mrs Brown's Series 1 Episode 4 Full Episode Agnes and the family are joined by celebrity guests, including comedian and presenter Sue Perkins and Diversity's Ashley Banjo. Emilia Fox is the unsuspecting celebrity to join Dermot and Buster on their next Celebrity Tour venture, and music comes from Aston Merrygold. Learn more information about the cast and production team below Broadcast details D ate Saturday 15th April 2017 Time 9:20pm Channel BBC One Length 60 minutes Ratings 4.67 million viewers (26.40% audience share) Cast & crew Regular cast Brendan O'Carroll Mrs Brown Jennifer Gibney Cathy Brown Paddy Houlihan Dermot Brown Danny O'Carroll Buster Brady Dermot O'Neill Grandad Brown Eilish O'Carroll Winnie McGoogan Rory Cowan Rory Brown Fiona O'Carroll Maria Brown Pat Shields  (as Pat "Pepsi" Shields) Mark Brown Conor Moloney Father Damien Martin Delany Trevor Brown Fiona Gibney Sha...

The singer looked alarmed as Mrs Brown grabbed his goods FORMER JLS singer Aston Merrygold was delivered a shock on All Round to Mrs Brown’s when the show host grabbed his crotch. The awkward moment happened during Saturday night’s episode of the BBC One entertainment programme where Brendan O’Carroll’s Mrs Brown interviews celebrities. Aston Merrygold was left cringing as he had his genitals grabbed during an appearance on All Round To Mrs Brown’s Aston, 29, was on the show to perform his new solo single Precious when Mrs Brown asked him about his bandmates – Dwayne and Jeff. “What’s that little thing in Jeff’s hand?” Mrs Brown asked, noticing Aston’s band player holding an instrument – that the former boyband member identified as a ukulele. “Oh he’s going to strum his ukulele? Is he?” Mrs Brown asked – leading Aston to reveal the instrument technically belonged to him. “I bet he’s going to strum your ukulele. We all have to do things to keep ...

A fan at the Manchester Arena wowed the cast with his inkings A  Manchester superfan has wowed the cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys with an “amazing” collection of tattoos. Thousands of fans have headed to the Manchester Arena to see the live show Mrs Brown’s Boys Good Mourning Mrs Brown - and one fan in particular stood out. Actor Paddy Houlihan, who plays Dermot in Brendan O’Carroll’s hit comedy, shared and tweeted a photo of a man he met who was showcasing an eye-catching set of inkings of the Mrs Brown’s Boys cast. The fan has pictures of 12 favourites tattooed on his back, and it appears the cast have signed their inked images - perhaps to be added to the tattoo collection. Tweeting the photo of the topless man, Paddy praised their “dedicated” fans and commented: “Having a great time in Manchester with @MrsBrownsBoys great city, great venue and the fans are dedicated to say the least!” Follower Frank Fragomeni admired: “How cool is that....

Who is in the house this week? Check them out below. Ashley Banjo Ashley Modurotolu Banjo  (born 4 October 1988), is an English  street dancer , choreographer and actor. He is leader of  dance troupe   Diversity , who won  the third series  of  Britain's Got Talent . Banjo was a judge on the  Sky1  talent show  Got to Dance  and co-presenter of the Saturday night  BBC  game show  Can't Touch This . Sue Perkins Susan Elizabeth  " Sue "  Perkins  (born 22 September 1969) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actress and writer, born in East Dulwich, south London. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in  Mel and Sue , she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, notably of  The Great British Bake Off  (2010–2016) and  Insert...

All proceeds from this performance will go to charity An extra date has been added for the 'Good Mourning Mrs Brown' live show at Dublin's 3Arena The additional date will be a matinee performance on Sunday, December 17, kicking-off at 2pm. All proceeds from this performance will go to Childline, St Vincent de Paul and the Peter McVerry Trust. Tickets for the new date are priced from €30.50, including booking fee, and go on sale this Thursday, April 13 at 9.00am from Ticketmaster. Brendan O'Carroll's brand new TV chat show 'All Round to Mrs Brown's' has already become a Saturday night staple attracting huge ratings. The six-part 'All Round to Mrs Brown's' is a simulcast with RTE One and BBC One every Saturday. The acclaimed ‘Good Mourning Mr Brown’ is part of the hilarious series written by and starring Brendan O’Carroll. his is the first time the production has embarked on a full Irish and UK arena tour. In this hila...