The comedian issued an apology after preparation for filming this year's Christmas special was temporarily halted last month due to the incident
Brendan O'Carroll has explained the "clumsy" joke he told during a Mrs Brown's Boys read-through where a "racial term was implied" - and admitted he is "disgusted" with himself.
"She now knows her son is gay and accepts it, but she doesn't understand it. I wanted to poke fun at intergenerational racism, and how Mrs Brown doesn't get it. She doesn't know what intergenerational racism is. was like 'eenie meenie minie mo catch a -', and then Kathy interrupts and says 'Mammy, you can't say that'.
O'Carroll told host Patrick Kielty that he now sees why the joke was wrong - admitting it "landed on its arse". He said: "I completely get it. If Mrs Brown is going to say blowjob, Kathy would stop her. I know the audience would finish in their head.
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