Brendan found himself in hot water with the BBC after the broadcaster had to pause rehearsals of the upcoming Christmas special to investigate a “racial term” that was implied.
RTE star Joe Duffy has declared Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll “hasn’t a racist bone in his body” as he came out in defence of the star for making a "clumsy" racist remark.
Read more: Rory Cowan stands by leaving Mrs. Brown's Boys and says there was no row with Brendan O'Carroll “His main thing is to write comedy, and he does it, he produces, he directs - he has an enormous hands-on role in rehearsals. He’s trying to come up with new angles, new gags and that’s why he is so successful.Retelling the incident, Ballyfermot native Joe said: “He is recording in Glasgow the Christmas editions. Always number one at Christmas in Ireland and way up there in the top 10 in the UK.
He reminded listeners that he won Best Comedy at NTA for the sixth year in a row earlier this year, while Joe also took a swipe at the IFTA’s for not recognising Brendan for Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie.We also contacted his former co-star Rory Cowan on Tuesday, who said he had “no comment to make” about his former boss' “clumsy” remark, adding: “I haven’t worked with Brendan in years.”
Speaking to the Mirror, Brendan explained: "At a read-through of the Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas specials, there was a clumsy attempt at a joke, in the character of Agnes, where a racial term was implied. It backfired and caused offence which I deeply regret and for which I have apologised." The BBC is facing yet another challenge as it grapples with fresh scandal, this time involving a probe that's emerged amidst a string of controversies. The broadcaster was already reeling from the Strictly Come Dancing bullying accusations levelled at Giovanni Pernice for his alleged treatment of Amanda Abbington and the Huw Edwards scandal.
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