[arista]

[The Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll
has apologised over a “clumsy” joke
where a “racial term was implied”
during rehearsals for the upcoming
Christmas special of Mrs Brown’s Boys.

The BBC temporarily paused rehearsals
to investigate the incident,
but they have since resumed
at the broadcaster’s Pacific Quay studios
in Glasgow – with shows going
ahead as planned,
the PA news agency understands.

Mrs Brown’s Boys creator and
star O’Carroll, 69, will return to his
role as mischievous matriarch
Agnes Brown in the Christmas Day
and New Year’s Day specials.

O’Carroll said in a statement given
to PA: “At a read-through of the
Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas specials,
there was a clumsy attempt at a joke
in the character of Agnes,
where a racial term was implied.]


https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...rm-was-implied

[Crimson Dynamo]

so it was a read through of a script

and we don't get to see what the horrific "joke " was?


pathetic

oh its the Guardian

No wonder its on its arse begging readers for money

and the Mirror just trolling its leftist readers rather than provide actual news content

[arista]

Yes they have angles

[Glenn.]

How is this trash still even on

[arista]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

How is this trash still even on

Long old contract with BBC

[Oliver_W]

Something that didn't make it beyond a table-read doesn't need to be news.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Something that didn't make it beyond a table-read doesn't need to be news.

Many want his show,
to end.

Thats the real problem

[Ammi]

…it’s not my thing at all in terms of comedy but that’s by the by…Brendan O’Carroll made a racist joke to his colleagues and all filming is halted because of that, with all of the finance investment and planning and scheduling that’s involved etc…?…it feels as though there’s more to this story than is being reported…well wait and see..

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Something that didn't make it beyond a table-read doesn't need to be news.

….hmmmm, that’s why it has a feeling of not being a complete story…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

….hmmmm, that’s why it has a feeling of not being a complete story…

[Mystic Mock]

It depends on the intent for me.

Was meant in a malicious way, or is it like in White Chicks where the white girls start singing the N-word because it's apart of the lyrics to a song that they were singing?

I don't know what Mrs. Browns Boys humour is meant to be like.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It was along the lines of

(and this is in the character of Mrs Brown) "I know people call a spade a spade but I call a spade a ni...... "and then a cast member interrupted and I guess they all gasped or laughed

[Ray.]

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

How is this trash still even on

Yes that is the biggest scandal. That 'show' is about as funny as rabies!

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

It was along the lines of

(and this is in the character of Mrs Brown) "I know people call a spade a spade but I call a spade a ni...... "and then a cast member interrupted and I guess they all gasped or laughed

It sounds kind of similar to a Mr. Garrison joke on South Park.

[Cherie]

I hate that programme with a passion, I am sure the BBC are trolling Irish people putting on Christmas Day specials

[Jessica.]

Good, hope the show gets cancelled, the stereotyping and dumbing down of Irish people is so bad.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Good, hope the show gets cancelled, the stereotyping and dumbing down of Irish people is so bad.

Yes.
it is out of Date
Wise Jess

[Benjamin]

Who even watches this trash? One of the worst programmes to ever be made, and the fact it’s still going.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Who even watches this trash? One of the worst programmes to ever be made, and the fact it’s still going.

There's people exactly like you who say the same thing about Big Brother.

So why do you still watch that Big Brother trash, even after the amounts of racism in it?

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Alf

There's people exactly like you who say the same thing about Big Brother.

So why do you still watch that Big Brother trash, even after the amounts of racism in it?

Mrs Browns Boys is the most unfunny thing to have graced television. Big Brother isn’t the best thing on TV but it has its moments.

[Cherie]

4 million tuned in last year, I guess its hard to account for taste

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Cherie

4 million tuned in last year, I guess its hard to account for taste

That's over 3 million more than tune in to Big Brother. I think that makes Big Brother much bigger trash than Mrs Brown's boys in the publics eye.

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Alf

That's over 3 million more than tune in to Big Brother. I think that makes Big Brother much bigger trash than Mrs Brown's boys in the publics eye.

We've got a fan of Mrs Brown in our midst!

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

That's over 3 million more than tune in to Big Brother. I think that makes Big Brother much bigger trash than Mrs Brown's boys in the publics eye.

You cant compare viewing for a one off special on a day alot of people are off work to a 6 week nightly viewing commitment in my view