In the facebook stream I think he mentions another comedian who may have done the warm up. Its usual to introduce the cast before handing back to the warm up and/or FM for the last few minutes before TX or Recording. That said, Mrs Brown herself does play a much bigger part in getting the audience going than most sitcoms' stars. Another occasion where the star of a sitcom has played a big part in the warm up was Victoria Wood on 'dinnerladies'.
Another thing about Mrs. Brown's Boys is that just like Father Ted, there's always arguments about whether it's an "Irish" show or not. Though I guess Mrs Brown has more claim than Father Ted as RTE has at least some involvement in it and showed it first, whereas Father Ted was entirely Channel 4/Hat Trick (though they did film on location in Ireland, whereas Mrs Brown never leaves the studio on Pacific Quay), and I think it took quite a while until RTE even decided to picked the show up to repeat it.
In the facebook stream I think he mentions another comedian who may have done the warm up. Its usual to introduce the cast before handing back to the warm up and/or FM for the last few minutes before TX or Recording. That said, Mrs Brown herself does play a much bigger part in getting the audience going than most sitcoms' stars. Another occasion where the star of a sitcom has played a big part in the warm up was Victoria Wood on 'dinnerladies'.
Brendan also does a bit after the show ends by reading audience dedications and a few jokes on both the tv and live shows.
Another thing about Mrs. Brown's Boys is that just like Father Ted, there's always arguments about whether it's an "Irish" show or not. Though I guess Mrs Brown has more claim than Father Ted as RTE has at least some involvement in it and showed it first, whereas Father Ted was entirely Channel 4/Hat Trick (though they did film on location in Ireland, whereas Mrs Brown never leaves the studio on Pacific Quay), and I think it took quite a while until RTE even decided to picked the show up to repeat it.
Like Father Ted, doesn't matter where it's filmed who the producers behind it, it's the creator who dictates the origins IMHO. Brendan O'Carroll is Irish, therefore Mrs Brown's Boy's is Irish, produced by the Scottish arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
There was always a story peddled in Ireland, which Linehan/Matthews and RTE always both insisted was a myth, that RTE had been offered Father Ted and turned it down. The station has a very bad reputation in the scripted comedy department, not entirely undeserved (but neither completely deserved either), and it's a big indictment on it that the two biggest Irish (in terms of acting, writing, and setting/plot) sitcom successes have both been produced in Britain.
In the facebook stream I think he mentions another comedian who may have done the warm up. Its usual to introduce the cast before handing back to the warm up and/or FM for the last few minutes before TX or Recording. That said, Mrs Brown herself does play a much bigger part in getting the audience going than most sitcoms' stars. Another occasion where the star of a sitcom has played a big part in the warm up was Victoria Wood on 'dinnerladies'.
Brendan also does a bit after the show ends by reading audience dedications and a few jokes on both the tv and live shows.
I don't think it's unusual for the show's stars to warm up the audience a bit. There's footage of Rik and Ade joking around with the audience of an episode of Bottom prior to recording.
Like Father Ted, doesn't matter where it's filmed who the producers behind it, it's the creator who dictates the origins IMHO. Brendan O'Carroll is Irish, therefore Mrs Brown's Boy's is Irish, produced by the Scottish arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Mrs Browns Boys is a British programme with Irish writers and performers. The BBC commissioned it and the exec producers (aside from O'Carroll & friends) are from the Beeb.
On a similar note, Ab Fab The Movie is considered a US film because of its funding/distribution. The money made in the UK is considered part of its Foreign box office revenue, and the Domestic gross is what it takes in the states. Sometimes the distinction is made between a "British Production" (something produced in the UK) and a "British Film" (something British produced/funded).
Looking at D'Movie on Wiki, it appears to be a co-production between Ireland and the UK with the production companies being from both sides of the Irish Sea.
Universal distributed the film along with the tv series.
MOn a similar note, Ab Fab The Movie is considered a US film because of its funding/distribution. The money made in the UK is considered part of its Foreign box office revenue, and the Domestic gross is what it takes in the states. Sometimes the distinction is made between a "British Production" (something produced in the UK) and a "British Film" (something British produced/funded).
I think that's also the case for the Harry Potter films, they're classed as American films. Conversely you have films like Gravity winning Best British Film at the BAFTAs- as it was made over here even though most people would see it as an "American" film. I remember a few years ago there was a story about how The Dark Knight was considered "British" as well.
It's one of those production technicalities as has been discussed before- as it was made mostly in Britain and and Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale were both British. Apparently it was enough to pass the "culturally British" test to get certain funding and tax reliefs. You only have to look at the list of nominees for BAFTA's "Best British Film" over the years to see that many of them aren't films many people would think of as British!
I remember when Bean: The Movie came out, it was widely criticised for having sold out to America. However, director Mel Smith pointed out that it was a truly British movie, despite its LA setting, compared to The Full Monty which was released in the same year and set in Sheffield, but funded by US money.
I have a feeling it's the BFI that determines what is considered British film and what isn't.
