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‘GET HIM OUT!' Former Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan reveals ‘Grandad’ once hit the roof after finding him in bed with a man

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  FORMER Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan has revealed how ‘Grandad’ once hit the roof — after finding him in bed with a man. Future TV stars Rory and Dermot ‘Bugsy’ O’Neill shared a room while touring with stand-up Brendan O’Carroll in the early-90s. And Rory, 60, tells in new memoir Mrs Cowan’s Boy how he picked up a fella at a bar in Sligo — but was rumbled by Bugsy the next morning. Rory said: “He took one look at my friend and let a roar. ‘Get him out! If he’s still here when I come out of the shower, he’s going through the window.’ “I knew that Bugsy was only joking but I still hustled my friend out of the room. ‘You won’t believe it,’ Bugsy told everyone later ‘He was in bed with another fella’.” But Rory was left alone in the early hours after sneaking into the room. 'UNBELIEVABLE SLAGGING' He said: “Bugsy could snore for Ireland, so I told the guy, ‘If Bugsy’s snoring, it’s alright but if he stops, he’s woken up’. “Anyway, into bed we get and Bugsy is snoring away, and

Mrs Brown's Boys deserved the last laugh over comedy snobs: JAN MOIR on the BBC classic's victory over Fleabag and Ricky Gervais at the NTAs

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  On Tuesday David Walliams presented the National Television Awards with his usual flinty self-interest masquerading as a comic routine. He played it for laughs, although few were forthcoming throughout the 150-minute transmission. Why? For a start, it is becoming painfully obvious that there is nothing fake about his preening narcissism, nor his reluctance to share a stage with another comic who might — God forbid — be funnier or more popular. Walliams's me-me-me act is not comedy any more, but some weird form of psychotherapy; a cry for help, if you like. Even though we are the ones who should be begging for mercy. Yet television executives adore Walliams, pelting him with all the plum jobs, over and over again. Once upon a time it was the ubiquitous Stephen Fry who was so honoured. Now it is Paul O'Grady, Fiona Bruce, Phillip Schofield, Lauren Laverne and Walliams, Walliams, Walliams. Between them, they seem to present everything on television and radio. The only exception

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Gary Hollywood reveals story behind Caitlyn Jenner’s surprise sitcom cameo

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  Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner is such a fan of Mrs Brown’s Boys that she managed to land a guest appearance on the show. Glasgow-born actor Gary Hollywood, who plays hairdresser Dino Doyle in the show, said: “Who knew Caitlyn Jenner was desperate to be part of Mrs Brown’s family when she has such a famous one of her own. “Nobody knew she was such a fan until Caitlyn met some of the cast at the National Television Awards when the show won best comedy. “She told Brendan O’Carroll and his wife Jenny she loved the show. Of course she was invited on to All Round To Mrs Brown’s, which we were busy filming. “Caitlyn was supposed to be flying to LA, but postponed her trip so she could be a guest. She flew into Glasgow where we film the show, and she had a ball.” The show will be televised later this year but Caitlyn couldn’t wait to share a picture with her millions of Instagram followers of herself sitting at Mrs Brown’s kitchen table. Gary said: “She’s got to be the biggest star we’ve had

In a sitcom crossover no one saw coming, Mrs Brown’s Boys revive Little Britain for a one-off skit as Matt Lucas appears on this week’s All Round To Mrs Brown’s. Matt, who founded Little Britain, sees double (or triple) on the chat show-turned-sitcom, as characters Buster (Danny O’Carroll) and Dermot (Paddy Houlihan) decide to dress up to him. As Agnes (Brendan O’Carroll) welcomes guests Matt and Mel B into the family home, the Little Britain music starts playing with Buster turning up dressed like Vicky Pollard. Matt and Mel’s appearances on the series is the latest in a line of a-listers to have a cuppa tea and a chat with the Irish matriarch and her family. The spin-off of the main Mrs Brown’s Boys series, All Round To Mrs Brown’s sees the family turn their living room into a chat show, with Agnes talking to them before Cathy takes over for The Cathy Brown Show. Each week, a celebrity brings on their parents to be grilled on what they were like as children, and Buster and Dermot are around to cause havoc. While Matt’s mum Diana is this week’s guest, it looked like Matt wasn’t quite ready for this trip down memory lane…

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The comedian, 64, his goodbyes to Fiona, who has been dubbed his "second mammy", in Canada last month. Speaking to the Irish Mirror, Brendan's other sister Eilish said: “I had been out there with her for Christmas but we didn’t manage to get out until the day after she died. “He (Brendan) was there to see her and got her talking and laughing and singing and I knew she was hanging on for him. “They were very close, she was like a second mammy. Very much so. For her I know it was her wish to see him and she did and that was lovely." Earlier this year Brendan opened up about losing his first son in an emotional interview on The Tommy Tiernan Show. He spoke in depth about hard topics such as happiness and losing loved ones close to him. Tommy asked him: "Do you have wounds, scars?" Brendan asked: "Emotional scars? F**k yeah. My mother passing away. Losing my mother. That was really tough. I was very young when my son died. "That was tough because he w

Mrs Brown’s Boys revives Little Britain’s Vicky Pollard and Daffyd after visit from Matt Lucas

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In a sitcom crossover no one saw coming, Mrs Brown’s Boys revive Little Britain for a one-off skit as Matt Lucas appears on this week’s All Round To Mrs Brown’s. Matt, who founded Little Britain, sees double (or triple) on the chat show-turned-sitcom, as characters Buster (Danny O’Carroll) and Dermot (Paddy Houlihan) decide to dress up to him. As Agnes (Brendan O’Carroll) welcomes guests Matt and Mel B into the family home, the Little Britain music starts playing with Buster turning up dressed like Vicky Pollard. Matt and Mel’s appearances on the series is the latest in a line of a-listers to have a cuppa tea and a chat with the Irish matriarch and her family. The spin-off of the main Mrs Brown’s Boys series, All Round To Mrs Brown’s sees the family turn their living room into a chat show, with Agnes talking to them before Cathy takes over for The Cathy Brown Show. Each week, a celebrity brings on their parents to be grilled on what they were like as children, and Buster and Dermot are