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Everything you need to know about the Christmas special of the nation’s best-loved sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys has become a key part of the BBC’s Christmas schedules since the comedy first landed on TV back in 2011. Having spawned three series, several Christmas specials and a movie in 2014, star Brendan O’Carroll is even planning a live musical version of Mrs Brown’s Boys in 2019. The Irish sitcom has ruled the Christmas TV ratings too: 6.8 million viewers watched Mrs Brown’s Boys on Christmas Day 2017. While O’Carroll, 63, has turned his attentions to fronting spin-off chat show All Round to Mrs Brown’s, he has suggested that he could be prepared to put an end to the hugely popular sitcom. Could this Christmas special be the last we see of Mrs Brown’s Boys? Here’s everything you need to know… When is the Mrs Brown’s Boys 2018 Christmas special on TV? While the Christmas television schedules are yet to be finalised, the festive special of M...

Panto Queen Adele King, AKA Twink, says she left the church in tears after public spat with Rory Cowan Devastated Rory Cowan asked former pal Twink to leave his mother's funeral when she turned up unannounced. Irish entertainer Twink, whose real name is Adele King, tried to approach the former Mrs Brown's Boys star following the service, but was told to “go home”. Rory later explained that he had “no time” for his ex-friend, claiming that she did not consider his feelings on what was bound to be a heartbreaking day. Speaking to the Irish Mirror , Cowan said: "There has been bad blood between us for over a year now and there have been dreadful things said that can't be unsaid. "She came over and tipped me on the shoulder and I told her: 'You shouldn't be here. This event is for family and friends and you are neither. Go home.' "She would have known that I didn't want her there. She didn't c...

D’news is in folks, d’announcement some people have been waiting a long, long time for –  Mrs Brown’s Boys  could finally be coming to an end. Brendan O’Carroll, the show’s creator and star, recently revealed he’s planning to focus on his talkshow,  All Round To Mrs Brown’s , rather than the popular BBC sitcom, which he developed from a radio play he wrote (called  Mrs Browne’s Boys ), in 1992. Mrs Brown’s Boys  has been running since 2011, and was even adapted into a film – 2014’s  Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie  – and a touring stage show. Despite poor reviews, the show has become an international success, being broadcast as far and wide as America, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Iceland. O’Carroll’s foul-mouthed character, along with her eccentric family, has proved to be a surprise hit for the BBC, with the show’s producers encouraging O’Carroll to do more due to its success. The rise of...