Mrs Brown……..it’s just not funny AIBU?

I saw it on stage about 20 years ago before it was ever on tv. It was hilarious and the audience howled with laughter through the performance. It’s just not funny now and should have been shelved years ago.

It must be the only programme on tv where pretty much the entire cast are from one family. Brendan O’Carroll and his wife, sister, sons, daughter, daughters in law and grandchildren.

I really dislike this comedy, something about it puts my teeth on edge. But enough people must like it for it to be on the telly so much.

Have never watched it, the trailers put me off.

Agree about ‘Scarborough’, I thought it was good, but dropped after one series.

Calendargirl

Have never watched it, the trailers put me off.

Agree about ‘Scarborough’, I thought it was good, but dropped after one series.

Exactly this. I’m Irish and I think it’s absolute rubbish. Scarborough was good, disappointing that there was only one series.

Like others it was a novelty to begin with and was funny but it is long past its sell by date now.
Needs to be finished and forgotten.

It is shockingly bad and very unfunny.

Kate1949

I don't know if it's because I'm from an Irish family but I used to love it but not now.

We really enjoyed it. The most useful thing was learning to say “That’s nice.”
I’m not sure if we’ll watch it if it’s on this Christmas as I agree it’s past its best.
Drivel? Well it’ll be in good company with a lot of what’s on.

Never have I thought Mrs Brown funny.Quite the opposite.

Not funny- just vulgar. My Irish friend thinks it is appalling. Still, we all like different things and sometimes what we like at one stage of our lives changes. I still think Little Britain is funny even though it is very inappropriate for these times.
‘The only gay in the village’ and that old lady who wees everywhere.

Went to see it at a small theatre in its early days and it was hilarious. Like other, I haven't found it funny for a long time and no longer watch it. True comedy never dies. Nothing could beat Morecambe & Wise and their repeats are still funny today.

Agree used to very funny but no longer and the swearing just got boring.

Never could stand Little Britain as I don’t like either Matt Lucas or the now revealed dirty David Walliams

Comedy has its time and I use to roll with laughter at Mrs Brown in the early days but it doesn’t seem a fraction so funny now Perhaps familiarity does really breed contempt

So much of what I thought funny years ago is just awful now.

Is it me, the times we live in, PC ?

My late mum used to say when a comedy was on ‘So-called comedians’ and I find myself saying the same.

But then, I used to love programmes like The Generation Game, The Golden Shot, Opportunity Knocks, etc, etc.

Not comedies, but programmes of their time.

I wouldn’t watch them now.

I'm not a fan and never have been .

We hate it, and that awful jarring laugh he does.

The comedy of Morecambe and Wise is still funny.

I don't know what's happened to comedy. Most of it is not in the least funny and Mrs brown is one of the worst.

I agree with other posters it was funny at first but now well past its sell by date. There are several other programmes which are in this tired category as well.

I saw the first one and couldn't believe how awful it was and never watched it again.

I feel the same as a lot of people commenting - it was very, very funny at first, but has gone so far downhill I don't watch it anymore.

I could find it incredibly funny if only I could understand what the actor is saying, the one who played Mrs Brown, he seems to mutter, and I can't understand his words!

As for weirdo Walliams, as well as various other questionable behaviours, he performed two Nazi salutes during the recording of the BBC's 2025 Christmas special episode of Would I Lie to You?, drawing criticism. The BBC said the footage would not be broadcast.

I never found him funny at all; he was just plain creepy and leechy.

We also saw it in theatres years ago and laughed 'til we cried but can't watch it now.

The two Ronnies still has me crying with laughter though.

I love Gavin and Stacey but am glad now it has finished because every dog has its day and am sure if it continued it too would lose its flavour. I also loved Miranda but again am glad it finished on a high.
The only show I find funny today is ‘would I lie to you’.

I found Mrs Brown unpleasant from its start and always switch over if it comes on. I have never liked drag acts and the old granny style drag of Mrs Brown reminds me of programmes like Dick Emery and Les Dawson, which are very dated, and I never found them funny.

I admit very little makes me laugh now. Is it an age thing?