Brendan O’Carroll isn’t just a comedian; he’s a businessman. Consider the many ways in which he has packaged Agnes Brown, the bawdy Dublin matriarch. There’s the television sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, of course, which has a Greek version, called Super Mammy, and a French-Canadian one, Madame LeBrun. She has appeared in two films – Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie (2014) and Agnes Browne (1999) starring Anjelica Huston. There’s been half a dozen stage plays, which have toured Britain and Australia as well as being released on DVD. Next up is D’Live Show, which will have three performances at Dublin’s 3Arena from…

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