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Title: mrs brown boys
Post by: puma on February 26, 2011, 11:39:35 AM: hi all as anyone else seen this programme on monday evenings at 1030pm :)
i could not stop laughing,:D
it brings backs memories of old mother riley,when i was young:P
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Post by: Highlander on February 26, 2011, 11:44:25 AM: Not for everyone Puma, but Mrs H and I both cried with laughter through most of it.
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Post by: Jacqui Harvey on February 26, 2011, 12:31:55 PM: Loved it too, but the critic in the Daily Record really had a go at it, calling it a throw back to the 70's.
I read about the guy, Brendan, who plays the woman in it. He is really clever and in Mensa's top 2%.
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Post by: Cavfan on February 26, 2011, 15:31:46 PM: Our house is divided over this one! the jury is still out for me will have to give it another go! I thought it was liberally sprinkled with 'music hall ' jokes played out into sketches but will wait and see!
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Post by: Toky on February 26, 2011, 18:29:46 PM: I've sen all the stage shows of this and they are hilarious. Brendan O'Carroll who plays "Mrs Brown", is a master at ad libbing. He has his fellow cast members rolling about the stage, trying to subdue their laughter at some of his throw away remarks. I'd go see them all again repatedly. Soooooooooooo funny.
:D
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Post by: usedbustickets on February 26, 2011, 19:31:00 PM: Well in our PC household the show went down as a winner, laughed out loud all through it, best comedy out of Ireland since Father Ted. Saw the Independent the next day and their TV critic slated it for being out of date etc. Yes I know it used a lot of old - funny - gags in a familiar setting, and used the old Rob Wilton/Mother Reilly character to lead it, but humour was not invented in the last 20 years ... a big ten out of ten for us
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Post by: milorni on February 26, 2011, 20:59:20 PM: Missed it but will be watching it this week. Every reviewer that I have read has absolutely slated it and been terribly snobbish about it, so I deduced from their opinions that most people would probably find it funny as it seems to hark back to the days of comedy that just made you laugh without trying to be clever and patronising.
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Post by: Highlander on February 26, 2011, 21:18:08 PM: Milorni's post brought to mind The One Show last night which had a feature on Mary Whitehouse.

Just where did that woman get off (apologies for terminology) telling me what I should and should not be allowed to watch on television. Witch.:(
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Post by: lizdev on February 27, 2011, 14:12:18 PM: Brilliant, couldn't stop laughing - been a while since a comendy has had me in stitches like that, except My Family.
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Post by: BernieTeyze on February 27, 2011, 17:36:13 PM: Loved it, havent laughed so much in ages.
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Post by: Scunner on March 14, 2011, 23:16:34 PM: Just watched it for the first time - not for me I'm afraid - seems like a poor man's Father Ted to me. Gags need to be sewn into scripts seamlessly, this is a list of gags having a script built to accommodate them.
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Post by: thebillet on March 15, 2011, 09:34:33 AM: Caught 15 minutes of it last night, the gags are definitely not sewn into it seamlessly and as much as I didn't want to laugh at it I did. As far as Father Ted was concerned how seamless was the drunk slobbering retired priest? Couldn't for the life of me see what was funny about Father Ted. As far as old time comedy is concerned I loved old Mother Riley, Mr Pastry, Norman Wisdom etc but above all Al Read.
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Post by: mercury on March 15, 2011, 13:15:51 PM: Me and Barrie didnt think it was that great either Keith. Seems we are miserable bugger too like you. lol. x
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Post by: Jacqui Harvey on March 15, 2011, 13:24:46 PM: Last night was not as good. However, would advise you give it another go next week, as we enjoyed the first three episodes.
Also loved Father Ted and still watch the re-runs now always makes me laugh even though I know what is going to happen ;)
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Post by: Scunner on March 15, 2011, 13:40:57 PM: quote:
Originally posted by thebillet

how seamless was the drunk slobbering retired priest?

Exactly, the role of mature person who swears has been done to death already.
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Post by: Gilly1 on March 15, 2011, 13:51:53 PM: Bring it on. I absolutly love it. I agree that last weeks episode was funnier than last nights but it still had its moments.:D
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Post by: milorni on March 15, 2011, 14:29:46 PM: Last week's literally made me cry with laughter, not done that in years. I must have a very simple sense of humour:-)
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Post by: tribalelder on March 15, 2011, 14:48:44 PM: Simple or warped:D Not seen the current episode yet must fire up the proxy and BBC i player 8) I have certainly had a good laugh over the first three episodes. :)
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Post by: nuttybird on March 15, 2011, 16:11:25 PM: Love it! Missed this weeks, but will hopefully catch up with it somewhere!
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Post by: Highlander on March 28, 2011, 23:08:14 PM: Very funny this week:D
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Post by: Scunner on March 28, 2011, 23:14:05 PM: Hated it
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Post by: Jacqui Harvey on March 28, 2011, 23:23:13 PM: Loved it. Last one this week, but it's been such a hit that it's bound to be back.