October 15, 2024

Mrs Brown’s Boys star apologises over ‘clumsy joke where racial term was implied’

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Mrs Brown’s Boys star apologises over ‘clumsy joke where racial term was implied’

Brendan O’Carroll issues apology after BBC temporarily paused rehearsals of Christmas special to investigate incident

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.

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