Has anyone seen Mrs Brown's Boys

I saw an early episode but I strongly disliked the constant use of the F word and didn't watch again.
I am not prudish about the word, I use it when so moved but I feel there are much better ways of getting laughs than saying F* all the time. There is a place for the word in comedy but it needs to used with discretion. A bit more intelligent and funny writing from the scriptwriters would be better! I don't know if it has improved.
Father Ted however is a classic. Totally sureal and very funny. As others say it is comedy that will not date. Like Dad's Army.

Nelliemoser I can understand that, we are all different arent we

but cheelu there has to be more to a comedy that the constant repetition of the *F word. It gets a laugh, probably ready canned, but its not essentially funny.

Sorry the highlighing wasnt meant to be like that.

Yeah I do get what you are saying Nellie, but it really makes me laugh, I actually laugh out loud, Maybe intelligent people dont find it funny--that is a compliment by the way x

Mrs Brown is Brendan O'Carroll. His wife is the daughter and several of the cast are family members. I don't think the swearing is what actually makes it funny - it would be funny without it.
I can watch episodes of Dad's Army over and over again and just love it. Same for 'Allo, 'Allo!

Really!!daughter is his wife, I didnt know that, but he must be quite a bit older than her then...

I think he's perhaps in his mid to late 50's - she would perhaps be in her mid 40's do you think?

Only about 10 years older, apparently, cheelu.

cheelu Thank you so much for recognising the fact that I am intelligent!
I've been telling people for years

Oh my word--I might have said the wrong thing here!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MEANT THAT I WAS NOT INTELLIGENT I was not saying anything other than that--This just shows how un intelligent I can actually be sometimes, by not realising that I could have offended people saying that... SORRY I just meant me, I just meant that towards myself...

I class my self as very intelligent ( a bit dizzy blonde sometimes) but I find Mrs Brown's boys very funny it gives a bit of light relief but I appreciate the fact that it is not to everyones taste,there was a recording of the programme in Liverpool just before Christmas and the tickets had been sold out since August so very popular indeed.

cheelu Relax!

Definately not canned laughter Nelliemoser, i went to Glasgow last year where they made the last series. Tickets were free and we spent almost 4
hrs there just for them to make one episode.We had a great time never stopped laughing. Most of the cast are related, great viewing,hilarious.

marsco Is this a first? I thought you were Head Lurker?

marsco - Head Lurker indeed! It was you who told me about Mrs Brown's Boys - you couldn't believe I'd never watched it!
Mrs Brown reminds me of my late mother-in-law.....same cardigans, same knickers, same way of walking about clutching a tea towel. Old J didn't swear though but she did have a very risque sense of humour .

No Ella not a first . thought i better make an effort re the Burns Lunch i will be attending on the 25th, looking forward to meeting everyone again .

I didn't realise the woman who plays the daughter is Brendan O'Carroll's wife. That explains why there is such good chemistry between them.

Winnie who plays Mrs Browns friend is his sister in real life.

And is one of the boys not his son? Is it Buster?

Yes Buster is the son.

It makes me laugh out loud too cheelu but there again I do like that kind of "simple, silly" humour. I love the fact that things often go wrong with props falling over and the camera man popping into shot every now and again. I would thoroughly enjoy watching one of the live recordings which I could imagine would be a scream. My husband hates it by the way, but there again he is a man with - an almost non existent a complicated sense of humour. [ grin]

It is totally pantomimic, undemanding and crude. But I like it! No intellectual processes involved, because it is so unreal!

oh yeah me too gillybob, I loved it when the camera man broke a window!!, it really is like taking a pill to heal all when I watch it.....

The fact that it is so "pantomimic and undemanding" is why I like it Ariadne . I know it's not to everyone's taste but it makes me laugh.

Yes I agree cheelu a good laugh does you the work of good !