The Mammy by Brendan O'carroll

The Mammy by Brendan O'carroll

"Mammy" is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammy is Agnes Browne--a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s. Popular Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll chronicles the comic misadventures of this large and lively family with raw humor and great affection. Forced to be mother, father, and referee to her battling clan, the ever-resourceful Agnes Browne occasionally finds a spare moment to trade gossip and quips with her best pal Marion Monks (alias "The Kaiser") and even finds herself pursued by the amorous Frenchman who runs the local pizza parlor.

Like the novels of Roddy Doyle, The Mammy features pitch-perfect dialogue, lightning wit, and a host of colorful characters. Earthy and exuberant, the novel brilliantly captures the brash energy and cheerful irreverence of working-class Irish life.

Now a major motion picture starring Anjelica Huston

Brendan O'Carroll, the international star of the BAFTA-winning TV series Mrs Brown's Boys and Mrs Brown's Boys: d'Movie, has a humble beginning. Brendan O'Carroll was born in Dublin's inner-city in 1955, the youngest of eleven children. Maureen, his mother, was a Labour TD (MP) and a major figure in his life. He dropped out of school at the age of 12 and worked as a waiter while dabbling in a variety of other jobs such as disco manager, milkman, pirate radio disc-jockey, painter-decorator, and so on. For a time, he owned and operated his own bar and cabaret lounge before being convinced to attempt the comedy circuit. Brendan's debut appearance on The Late Late Show, Ireland's longest-running chat show, was a career-defining moment: the studio crowd and viewers adored him. His first video, Live at the Tivoli, debuted at No. 1, dethroning U2 and propelling Garth Brooks to No. 3.

He went on to make best-selling films and a successful record, as well as touring in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Brendan's radio show Mrs Browne's Boys, written by and starring Brendan, had a phenomenal daily viewership on 2FM and led to the development of Agnes Browne as the lead character in Brendan's first novel. The Mammy was followed by The Chisellers and The Grandmother, both of which were great bestsellers in Ireland, and the film rights were bought up. After reading and loving Brendan's writings, Anjelica Huston made her directorial debut with Agnes Browne. Brendan toured numerous additional stage works with Agnes Browne as the major character before a BBC producer watched the production and thought it had television potential. Mrs Brown's Boys, which began in a sleepy late-night slot but quickly became a great word-of-mouth hit, was quickly promoted to primetime, including multiple Christmas Day specials.

The ongoing popularity of Agnes and her family is secure, having been a major hit in Australia and other places where it has been shown.Brendan continues to compose and perform as Agnes Browne, most recently in Mrs Brown's Boys: d'Movie (2014).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780452281035
ISBN 10	0452281032
Title	The Mammy
Author	Brendan O'carroll
Series	Agnes Browne Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1999-05-01
Number of pages	176
Prizes	Winner of Book Sense 76 Top Ten Selection.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.