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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Brendan O'Carroll reveals ‘believe it or not' real life inspiration for Mrs Browns Boys antics & new series plot details
BRENDAN O'Carroll has revealed the crazy antics Mrs Brown gets up to in his hit comedy are based on real things that happened to him or his family. The Finglas man was speaking ahead of the first new 5 Mrs Brown shoots to internet fame in the upcoming episodes 5 Dublin man Brendan revealed his favourite scene to film Credit: BBC However, despite the shake-up, the stand-up has vowed it won't change Agnes Brown. Brendan said: 'The ideas for these episodes are no different from the previous 53 episodes. 'Believe it or not, most of the storylines are based on true events that either happened to my 'Everybody has a story, and it's quite common for someone in a family to say in the middle of a family disaster, 'This is like an episode of Mrs Brown's Boys'.' READ MORE IN TV The 69-year-old Brendan said: 'The writing of the mini-series is much more relaxing for myself and Paddy Houlihan, who joins me as a writer. 'With the Christmas specials, I have to keep it within the "But, unlike in the specials, we can now focus on anything — within reason.' MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN As usual, Agnes is at the centre of all the chaos, with Mrs Brown becoming an online sensation when daughter Cathy gets involved with a She also gets behind the wheel herself to help her pal Winnie pass her Mrs Brown's Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas special filming 'was a good thing' for the BBC because it 'raised awareness' Quizzed about his favourite moment filming, Brendan said: 'Having Agnes on that mobility scooter was such fun. "She goes nuts, with hilarious consequences. 'Look, in every episode there is something that stands out for me. I love being Agnes Brown and I love her family, and her neighbours like Winnie and Birdy.' While Brendan takes centre stage as Mrs Brown, O'Carroll believes the And quizzed if he could play any other role in Mrs Brown's Boys what it would be, Brendan said: 'I'm not lying when I say… I could not play any of the characters better than the actors who play them now.' 'LOST WITHOUT THEM' Speaking to The Irish Sun last May, comedian June Rodgers, who plays neighbour Birdie Flanagan in the new series, told how fans queue around the block from early morning to be in the audience for the recordings at the Brendan revealed how important they are to each recording. He said: 'Filming in front of a live audience is essential to the show. So many times, at the end of rehearsals for an episode, our director, Ben Kellett will say, 'All this needs now is the audience,' and he is so right. 'They add so much to our performances. We'd be lost without them.' The upcoming Mrs Brown mini series also features an episode where Agnes Brown gets into erotic fiction, when she accidentally picks up one of her daughter Cathy's novels. Another episode sees Grandad announce he is leaving Agnes because he fancies living in a nursing home. THE new four-part series of Mrs Brown's Boys will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from Friday August 1 at 9.35pm. 5 The new series is the first for the show since 2013 Credit: BBC 5 The new series shows Agnes become interested in erotic fiction 5 Brendan O'Carroll said he enjoyed having a co-writer to bounce ideas off Credit: PA
Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Hey Oasis, this is how you do a proper comeback tour
There are a couple of ways a rock band can go about a long-awaited comeback tour. On the one hand, there's the Oasis model: enormous hype, a world tour, reams of merch, and, most controversially, dynamic ticket pricing. And then there's the approach favoured by Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Cited by some music writers as the best live band this country has produced in recent times, they are about to embark on their first live shows since 2016, with a recently released seven-inch, a sold-out show at Fitzroy's Night Cat on Friday, and a one-off, free, all-ages gig on grand final eve at Federation Square. And that's it. 'When we got asked to do this, we were all pretty excited at the scope of it,' says drummer Danny Young of the gig at Fed Square, a venue that last summer hosted Robbie Williams, Glass Beams, Sun Ra Arkestra and the now-infamous (and frequently misrepresented) Northern Irish rap act Kneecap. 'We didn't want to even have to think about anything else.' 'One thing on the plate is enough at this size,' says singer Brendan Huntley. 'And the idea of it being free to anyone at all ages, it's like, that's enough.' The band's last official live show was at Dark Mofo in December 2016, shortly after headlining Golden Plains. They planned to tour in 2020, on the back of fourth album All In Good Time, but COVID put the kybosh on that. 'And then we lost momentum, and life got in the way,' says Mikey Young, guitarist, keyboardist, brother of Barry, and somewhat reluctant unofficial spokesman for the band. They all have other careers: Mikey is a sound engineer, Brendan a sculptor and painter, Danny a tattoo artist, and Brad in his final year as an apprentice fitter of sprinkler systems on commercial building sites. And that means they can keep the band as a side project, to which they return as and when the mood takes them. Around 18 months ago, bassist Brad Barry – the fourth wheel in this vehicle that famously emerged out of a jam at the 2003 Christmas party of vinyl pressing plant Corduroy Records – felt the mood and hoped everyone else did too. 'It was, 'we'll just have one jam', and of course, it gets addictive,' says Mikey. 'I forgot how much fun it was. And so, most Tuesdays for the last year and a half, we've jammed every week, and just written songs, and it's been this really insular thing with no regard to showing it to anyone.' But earlier this year, the band started to think about playing some of the new stuff live. They didn't want to make a fuss, though, so they took up a friend's invitation to slot into the line-up of a free show at Prahran skateboard shop Snake Pit, under the name Thin Ice. 'We wanted a low-key gig so we could just play the new songs – not that we don't like the old songs,' says Danny. But word quickly spread, and a couple of hundred people turned up. 'Someone else let the cat out of the bag,' says Brendan. 'We've since learned that secret shows are nigh-on impossible,' adds Mikey. 'People go, 'but I only told one person…',' Brendan adds. 'It was still rad, though.' Two more shows under fake names – The Top Hats and Jimmy and the Ringtones – followed, again featuring only new material. But, says Mikey, 'we got heaps of friends complaining, like: 'Why didn't you tell us about the show?' So, doing something like this, that's big and free, we can just tell everyone to shut the hell up. Everyone can go to this. You won't miss out on a ticket.' Loading It's doubtful that there's a band in the Australian music business less interested in selling out than Eddy Current Suppression Ring. They remain resolutely committed to the DIY ethic that has always informed everything they do. They have never let the need to pay bills be the reason to keep them going. They only want to play when it's fun to do so. And if one of them thinks it isn't, they all do. So, could there be more shows to come after Fed Square? 'I think we'll just take it really slow,' says Mikey. 'Like, 'let's book some shows and see how they feel. Okay, that was good; let's book some more'. Or, 'that didn't feel so good; let's go back in our hole and just keep jamming for ourselves'.' 'We'll just see how this feels,' he adds. 'I mean, we had no real drive to be successful [in the past], but I'd say we've got even less now.'
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Hey Oasis, this is how you do a proper comeback tour
There are a couple of ways a rock band can go about a long-awaited comeback tour. On the one hand, there's the Oasis model: enormous hype, a world tour, reams of merch, and, most controversially, dynamic ticket pricing. And then there's the approach favoured by Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Cited by some music writers as the best live band this country has produced in recent times, they are about to embark on their first live shows since 2016, with a recently released seven-inch, a sold-out show at Fitzroy's Night Cat on Friday, and a one-off, free, all-ages gig on grand final eve at Federation Square. And that's it. 'When we got asked to do this, we were all pretty excited at the scope of it,' says drummer Danny Young of the gig at Fed Square, a venue that last summer hosted Robbie Williams, Glass Beams, Sun Ra Arkestra and the now-infamous (and frequently misrepresented) Northern Irish rap act Kneecap. 'We didn't want to even have to think about anything else.' 'One thing on the plate is enough at this size,' says singer Brendan Huntley. 'And the idea of it being free to anyone at all ages, it's like, that's enough.' The band's last official live show was at Dark Mofo in December 2016, shortly after headlining Golden Plains. They planned to tour in 2020, on the back of fourth album All In Good Time, but COVID put the kybosh on that. 'And then we lost momentum, and life got in the way,' says Mikey Young, guitarist, keyboardist, brother of Barry, and somewhat reluctant unofficial spokesman for the band. They all have other careers: Mikey is a sound engineer, Brendan a sculptor and painter, Danny a tattoo artist, and Brad in his final year as an apprentice fitter of sprinkler systems on commercial building sites. And that means they can keep the band as a side project, to which they return as and when the mood takes them. Around 18 months ago, bassist Brad Barry – the fourth wheel in this vehicle that famously emerged out of a jam at the 2003 Christmas party of vinyl pressing plant Corduroy Records – felt the mood and hoped everyone else did too. 'It was, 'we'll just have one jam', and of course, it gets addictive,' says Mikey. 'I forgot how much fun it was. And so, most Tuesdays for the last year and a half, we've jammed every week, and just written songs, and it's been this really insular thing with no regard to showing it to anyone.' But earlier this year, the band started to think about playing some of the new stuff live. They didn't want to make a fuss, though, so they took up a friend's invitation to slot into the line-up of a free show at Prahran skateboard shop Snake Pit, under the name Thin Ice. 'We wanted a low-key gig so we could just play the new songs – not that we don't like the old songs,' says Danny. But word quickly spread, and a couple of hundred people turned up. 'Someone else let the cat out of the bag,' says Brendan. 'We've since learned that secret shows are nigh-on impossible,' adds Mikey. 'People go, 'but I only told one person…',' Brendan adds. 'It was still rad, though.' Two more shows under fake names – The Top Hats and Jimmy and the Ringtones – followed, again featuring only new material. But, says Mikey, 'we got heaps of friends complaining, like: 'Why didn't you tell us about the show?' So, doing something like this, that's big and free, we can just tell everyone to shut the hell up. Everyone can go to this. You won't miss out on a ticket.' Loading It's doubtful that there's a band in the Australian music business less interested in selling out than Eddy Current Suppression Ring. They remain resolutely committed to the DIY ethic that has always informed everything they do. They have never let the need to pay bills be the reason to keep them going. They only want to play when it's fun to do so. And if one of them thinks it isn't, they all do. So, could there be more shows to come after Fed Square? 'I think we'll just take it really slow,' says Mikey. 'Like, 'let's book some shows and see how they feel. Okay, that was good; let's book some more'. Or, 'that didn't feel so good; let's go back in our hole and just keep jamming for ourselves'.' 'We'll just see how this feels,' he adds. 'I mean, we had no real drive to be successful [in the past], but I'd say we've got even less now.'
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Michael Flatley: 'I'm seriously considering running for President'
Rugby fan, Michael Flatley, joined Brendan to give live analysis of the first Lions v. Australia rugby test match in Brisbane. Happily, the matched finished Lions 27 - Australia 19. But when conversation turned to the imminent Irish Presidential race, Michael confessed he has been approached by many serious people asking him to consider a run.
Arab Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Arab Times
TUDUM! Watch These 5 Netflix Movies This Weekend
KUWAIT CITY, July 17: With the sweltering summer heat making outdoor plans nearly unbearable, there's no better time to stay cool indoors and dive into some top-tier entertainment. Whether you're craving heart-racing action, laugh-out-loud comedy, or a gripping mystery, Netflix has you covered this weekend. From demon-slaying K-pop idols to tropical family chaos, here are five must-watch movies guaranteed to beat the heat and keep you glued to your screen. 5. Brick A teenage loner named Brendan dives into a dangerous underworld of crime at his high school after the mysterious death of his ex-girlfriend. As he investigates, Brendan uncovers a tangled web of drug dealers, secret alliances, and brutal truths. This neo-noir thriller combines sharp dialogue and a dark, moody atmosphere, creating a gripping mystery that's both stylish and intense. 4. Almost Cops Two underachieving police academy cadets are accidentally thrust into a real-life undercover mission after a mix-up in paperwork. Ill-equipped but full of enthusiasm, the duo must bluff their way through criminal investigations, high-speed chases, and unexpected explosions—all while keeping their incompetence hidden from actual officers. It's a goofy, buddy-cop comedy full of slapstick and surprises. 3. The Old Guard 2 In this sequel, the immortal warrior team led by Andromache (Charlize Theron) faces a powerful new enemy that threatens to expose their secret to the world. As the team's loyalty is tested and hidden betrayals emerge, they must fight harder than ever to protect each other—and the future of humanity. High-octane action blends with deep emotional stakes in this gritty continuation of the fantasy saga. 2. Madea's Destination Wedding Madea and her chaotic family head to a tropical island to attend a destination wedding, but as always, nothing goes smoothly. Between family feuds, shocking secrets, and hilarious misunderstandings, Madea tries to keep the peace—and the wedding—from completely falling apart. Tyler Perry's iconic character brings her usual mix of sass and wisdom in this feel-good comedy. 1. K‑Pop Demon Hunters A secret team of superstar K-pop idols leads a thrilling double life: dazzling fans by day and battling ancient demons by night. When a supernatural threat emerges during a world tour, the group must put their music and martial arts skills to the ultimate test to protect humanity, without blowing their cover. It's vibrant, action-packed, and laced with humor, heart, and killer choreography.
