It's been panned by critics as a 'war crime', about 'as funny as polio' and 'a comedy for people who clap when the plane lands' — but Mrs Brown's Boys still receives millions of views from its ...

“I’ll take that as a ‘no’, then,” said a journalist who had asked Petrie if he found Mrs Brown funny. Petrie ventured a giggle – but did not elaborate. He was on stage with comedian ...

while Mrs Brown’s Boys provokes only scorn. It may be a matter of performance as much as material: that intangible quality of simply being funny. O’Carroll’s show is also thoroughly ...

Even Jon Petrie, the BBC's director of comedy, found himself squirming when he was asked earlier this week if he found Mrs Brown's Boys funny. Created in 2011 by Irish comedian Brendan O'Caroll ...

When pressed by a journalist if he thought the show was funny, Petrie reportedly declined ... Petrie did concede that Mrs Brown's Boys continues to pull in viewers, boasting ratings on par with ...

The BBC director of comedy has refused to answer a seemingly simple question: Does he find Mrs Brown's Boys funny? Top TV executive Jon Petrie awkwardly brushing off a pondering fan comes as ...

In June, Jon Petrie, the BBC director of comedy, did not respond when he was asked whether he found Mrs Brown’s Boys funny. At an audience Q&A for the BBC Comedy Showcase, an audience member ...

Nile4rRight said: "Not sure about that scene. Normally find Mrs Brown's Boys funny but that seemed a little over the mark." (sic) However, despite the backlash from some fans, many defended the ...

Why would they air that s**t and take up time for good shows." Another added: "Whoever thinks Mrs Brown's Boys is funny needs to give their heads a wobble. Please let it end once and for all." ...

MRS Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll seems to have finally convinced the BBC that he IS funny. Top Beeb exec Jon Petrie divided fans when earlier this year he refused to answer whether ...

Is Mrs Brown’s Boys really that bad ... “It’s in the script!”) These are sometimes funny, and unexpected, but it’s a case of diminishing returns. I can, at least, see the light at ...

The audience member BBC Comedy Showcase at Soho House asked: "'Can I ask as comedy chief, do you actually find Mrs Brown's Boys funny? And would you watch it if you didn't have to?" Petrie ...