Mrs Brown's Boys

Elmo

Kylen Bitter Seaport wrote: »

There's a difference between thinking it's inferior to great comedies and people flat out saying they're superior because they don't watch it. It's all television, shows are better than others, people are not. Sorry, don't mean to be too over enthused (it is just a TV show after all); the snobbery around not liking this show just grates me. Merry Christmas

I think the same snobbery applies to those that think it is excellent. Tbh.

You are right it is only a tv show.

Have a good Christmas everyone.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

watching christmas special, this isn't too bad.must have got new writers. hated it when i first saw it a few years back

Tipsy McSwagger

It's watched by people who don't appreciate decent comedians, hence why they can't figure out that the baldy little bastard is stealing all their jokes.

fryup

this is how i reacted after watching that xmas special tripe....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYgZ4P3CBS4

i can't take it anymore

Aidric

Sixth Form Poet ‏@sixthformpoet 4h
In the new Dr Who, the doctor travels back in time and shows the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special to John Logie Baird, who kills himself.

lols

Welsh Megaman

Take a guess which programme was the ratings winner yesterday with over 9.4 million viewers, beating Downton, Eastenders, Doctor Who and Coronation Street?




*jumps out of window*

Roger_007

The acid test for a comedy is "Does it make you laugh?". I watched a couple of episodes and I didn't utter as much as one titter. I'm afraid I grew out of that kind of "comedy" somewhere in my early teens. It is gob-smackingly awful.:eek:

brian_t

Sixth Form Poet ‏@sixthformpoet 4h
In the new Dr Who, the doctor travels back in time and shows the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special to John Logie Baird, who kills himself.

It is easy to understand why some comedians have a prime time show on the BBC and others don't.

Harry Angstrom

brian_t wrote: »

It is easy to understand why some comedians have a prime time show on the BBC and others don't.

I honestly don't think it is easy to understand. I'm fooked if I know why Brendan O'Carroll gets a primetime show on the BBC. It's one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time.

I laughed a couple of times at the Christmas special so I was happy

jenjenten

I LOL several times, the part with mammy on the tree was a riot!....even BOC got a pretty decent swipe in at the banks, and its ratings speak for itself.....this show is as close the BBC can get to the glory days of the great British comedy.....and its Irish!

It beat everything, it'll beat Sherlock ffs!.....haters need to rethink.

walshb

I endured 40 minutes of this on Christmas Day. Majority rules in the house. Absolute garbage. Why does O'Carroll think that dropping the f-bomb every second sentence is acceptable or funny? Like a lot of so called humor these days, they are so intent on vulgarity and swearing. It's pathetic!

Meangadh

jenjenten wrote: »

I LOL several times, the part with mammy on the tree was a riot!....even BOC got a pretty decent swipe in at the banks, and its ratings speak for itself.....this show is as close the BBC can get to the glory days of the great British comedy.....and its Irish!

It beat everything, it'll beat Sherlock ffs!.....haters need to rethink.

But see for me personally it's not about being a "hater"- I don't begrudge BOC his success- Jesus there's enough misery in the world as it is, if he's making people laugh and making money for himself in the process then best of luck to him.

My issue is that I have no idea HOW he's so successful or how the hell anyone finds Mrs. Brown funny. Like I find it utterly baffling. I know humour is very subjective but you're not talking a handful of people here, you're talking into the millions probably when you add Ireland and the UK. And yet I would rather watch paint dry- I mean that literally- than endure Mrs. Brown. I can't for the life of me see what's funny about it- the jokes are lame, predictable and cringey, he is often very crude, and the whole man dressed as a woman thing just smacks of parish panto Dame. And yet people lap this $hit up?! Mental.

trashcan

jenjenten wrote: »

!.....haters need to rethink.

We really don't. I don't care how many millions watched it on Christmas night, it's still pathetic shi-ite. And no Brendan, it's not an anti working class thing. It's more of a "you're not funny" thing.

pl4ichjgy17zwd

trashcan wrote: »

We really don't. I don't care how many millions watched it on Christmas night, it's still pathetic shi-ite. And no Brendan, it's not an anti working class thing. It's more of a "you're not funny" thing.

Yet millions disagree with you? Why can't people just accept different people find different things entertaining?

Elmo

Kylen Bitter Seaport wrote: »

Yet millions disagree with you? Why can't people just accept different people find different things entertaining?

I think we have been saying that. Yet millions disagree with us, that does change that many others don't like Mrs. Brown's Boys.

LOL several times, the part with mammy on the tree was a riot!....even BOC got a pretty decent swipe in at the banks, and its ratings speak for itself.....this show is as close the BBC can get to the glory days of the great British comedy.....and its Irish!

Lets just be clear about classic British comedy, what ones do you think off when you say that?

Harry Angstrom

jenjenten wrote: »

I LOL several times, the part with mammy on the tree was a riot!....even BOC got a pretty decent swipe in at the banks, and its ratings speak for itself.....this show is as close the BBC can get to the glory days of the great British comedy.....and its Irish!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SK3y1a8TYs

fryup

how the hell did that blonde nordie get the part?? she's more wooden than a wardrobe

Harry Angstrom

fryup wrote: »

how the hell did that blonde nordie get the part?? she's more wooden than a wardrobe

She's Brendan O'Carroll's daughter-in-law, I think. She wouldn't get the job otherwise. She's a shockingly bad actor.

Roger_007

I think I've worked what the attraction is with the British for Mrs Brown. It's just the British having a laugh at the dysfunctional Irish. They're laughing at us; not with us.:(

trashcan

Kylen Bitter Seaport wrote: »

Yet millions disagree with you? Why can't people just accept different people find different things entertaining?

I've got no problem accepting that. Doesn't change my view though. The fact that millions like something doesn't automatically make it good. That's the Louis Walsh school of thought.

Elmo

trashcan wrote: »

I've got no problem accepting that. Doesn't change my view though. The fact that millions like something doesn't automatically make it good. That's the Louis Walsh school of thought.

Louisthink !

What 70s and 80s comedy does mrs Browne remind you of?

amdublin

It's shockingly awful.

I have no clue as to why millions of people like it. According to reports a lot seem to be British.

Evan DietrichSmith

Elmo wrote: »

Louisthink !

What 70s and 80s comedy does mrs Browne remind you of?

See post 294?

Ash.J.Williams

Seriously.... There's far more important things in the world to moan about than Mrs Browns boys

jenjenten

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

She's Brendan O'Carroll's daughter-in-law, I think. She wouldn't get the job otherwise. She's a shockingly bad actor.

She seems very bitchy as well....dunno, its like she hates being there, she looks like a girl who would smile to your face and be right bitchy behind your back!

She does have nice hair though........

jenjenten

fryup wrote: »

how the hell did that blonde nordie get the part?? she's more wooden than a wardrobe

Her accent is VERY strong....comes accoss as harsh

did anyone watch tonight episode , I could not stop laughing my brother & I were in stiches

Harry Angstrom

Deleted User wrote: »

did anyone watch tonight episode , I could not stop laughing my brother & I were in stiches

Toilet humour. Literally.

Nermal

I miss the days when the BBC had a mandate to 'inform, educate and entertain', this tripe would fail on all three counts.

taytobreath

the funniest part i found was when the gay lad's phone went off in his pocket. I thought that was hilarious and well improvised, its my first time watching it and i wont be going out of my way to watch it again but if its on and i see it ill throw it on for a bit of a laugh, it isn't something id watch repeatedly.

Harry Angstrom

Nermal wrote: »

I miss the days when the BBC had a mandate to 'inform, educate and entertain', this tripe would fail on all three counts.

Lord Reith is spinning in his grave.

DB83

A truly awful programme... I'm amazed that this rubbish racks up numerous awards & huge audiences. Inexplicable!!

Strazdas

trashcan wrote: »

I've got no problem accepting that. Doesn't change my view though. The fact that millions like something doesn't automatically make it good. That's the Louis Walsh school of thought.

If ten million people are watching it and laughing at it then it must be funny by definition. Nobody's forcing them to watch it. If others think it is unfunny, that's fine, but they can't go telling the ten million what they should be laughing at or find funny.

Harry Angstrom

Strazdas wrote: »

If ten million people are watching it and laughing at it then it must be funny by definition. Nobody's forcing them to watch it. If others think it is unfunny, that's fine, but they can't go telling the ten million what they should be laughing at or find funny.

Ten million would easily tune into a live televised public execution. Doesn't mean it's entertaining though.

Strazdas

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Ten million would easily tune into a live televised public execution. Doesn't mean it's entertaining though.

If MBB was the most watched programme on British TV on Christmas Day, then it clearly IS entertaining. If others can't stand the show, that's their own business but it's a bit odd for them to be telling the many millions of people that are laughing along with the programme that they're laughing at something "unfunny".

Harry Angstrom

Strazdas wrote: »

If MBB was the most watched programme on British TV on Christmas Day, then it clearly IS entertaining. If others can't stand the show, that's their own business but it's a bit odd for them to be telling the many millions of people that are laughing along with the programme that they're laughing at something "unfunny".

If MBB was the most watched programme on British TV on Christmas Day, then it's a very sad indictment about the very poor state of British TV these days.

Strazdas

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

If MBB was the most watched programme on British TV on Christmas Day, then it's a very sad indictment about the very poor state of British TV these days.

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws heavily on the sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it unfunny though.

Harry Angstrom

Strazdas wrote: »

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws heavily on the sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it unfunny though.

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws steals heavily on the rubbish sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it funny though.

(That's better)

syklops

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

If MBB was the most watched programme on British TV on Christmas Day, then it's a very sad indictment about the very poor state of British TV these days.

To be honest, its not really. It aired at what time? 9pm? In a lot of households, everyone was plonked in front of the television anyway and everyone was either asleep, or too drunk to change to anything else. Plus its not like there was great choice on.

I actually watched a surprisingly small amount of TV this year because I felt so little of interest was on.

Strazdas

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws steals heavily on the rubbish sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it funny though.

(That's better)

Brendan O'Carroll has even freely admitted that he has stolen ideas from many other shows and that he is strongly influenced by the comedy stars of the 70s. At no point has he claimed to be original or to be doing anything that hasn't been seen before.

jenjenten

well there is a new episode tonight....cant wait...bring on the laughs! (and record ratings)

mdwexford

It's just not funny, in any way.

Can't understand how people watch this.

The acting and so called jokes are abysmal.

Strazdas

Strazdas wrote: »

If ten million people are watching it and laughing at it then it must be funny by definition. Nobody's forcing them to watch it. If others think it is unfunny, that's fine, but they can't go telling the ten million what they should be laughing at or find funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_March_1933

mfceiling

Strazdas wrote: »

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws heavily on re-uses the tired old jokes from the sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it unfunny though.

There you go.

Spiritiser

Strazdas wrote: »

MBB is what it is. It's not even claiming to be a ground breaking sitcom or to be brilliant or original or clever. It's a simple, old fashioned comedy which draws heavily on the sitcoms of the 1970s.....none of that makes it unfunny though.

It need have no worries about being accused of being brilliant/groundbreaking or comedic and O caroll seemto think cursing makes his unfunny rubbish funny

Meangadh

Strazdas wrote: »

If ten million people are watching it and laughing at it then it must be funny by definition. Nobody's forcing them to watch it. If others think it is unfunny, that's fine, but they can't go telling the ten million what they should be laughing at or find funny.

But like I said in an earlier post- it's not that I expect people to only find what I laugh at to be funny too, or that they shouldn't find MBB funny. If people get a laugh out of it then best of luck to them. I just still will never ever understand how anyone, never mind ten million, could find it funny. I watched a few clips actually yesterday on YouTube from the Christmas special just to see maybe I was being a bit harsh. I didn't even raise so much as a smile. It was just as awful (IMO) as it always is. Ten flipping million people sat through that?! It's just baffling is all. I just don't get it.

Strazdas

Meangadh wrote: »

But like I said in an earlier post- it's not that I expect people to only find what I laugh at to be funny too, or that they shouldn't find MBB funny. If people get a laugh out of it then best of luck to them. I just still will never ever understand how anyone, never mind ten million, could find it funny. I watched a few clips actually yesterday on YouTube from the Christmas special just to see maybe I was being a bit harsh. I didn't even raise so much as a smile. It was just as awful (IMO) as it always is. Ten flipping million people sat through that?! It's just baffling is all. I just don't get it.

The problem people seem to have with it is that it is too simple and lowbrow as well as being dated and old fashioned. But it has never claimed to be anything else....Brendan says his sole aim is to produce a comedy that makes people laugh.

I'm not sure why every comedy has to be highbrow, thought provoking and "clever" anyway.....there surely is room for this type of pantomime / slapstick show too.

Elmo

Strazdas wrote: »

The problem people seem to have with it is that it is too simple and lowbrow as well as being dated and old fashioned. But it has never claimed to be anything else....Brendan says his sole aim is to produce a comedy that makes people laugh.

I'm not sure why every comedy has to be highbrow, thought provoking and "clever" anyway.....there surely is room for this type of pantomime / slapstick show too.

Problem is there is better pantomine and slapstick out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_AiM0zzEIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWm-23RSjfs

Strazdas

Elmo wrote: »

Problem is there is better pantomine and slapstick out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_AiM0zzEIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWm-23RSjfs

Father Ted was a briiliant comedy, very well written and quite subversive and surreal at times.

MBB is more old school, relying heavily on slapstick and pantomime and obvious one liners and old jokes. (It does have some interesting aspects though such as Mrs Brown frequently breaking the fourth wall and ad libbing). As old fashioned slapstick sitcoms go, it works very well. The huge audience speaks for itself....if it was a naff and lame old fashioned comedy, nobody would be watching.