BBC iPlayer to screen Frankie Boyle's Referendum Autopsy
Frankie Boyle will host a one-off comedy show about the Scottish Referendum, which will be broadcast exclusively on the BBC iPlayer.
The BBC confirms: "Frankie Boyle will take centre stage this September in a one-off comedy event, Frankie Boyle's Referendum Autopsy, made exclusively for BBC iPlayer."
Filmed shortly after the referendum vote on 18 September, the one-off show will be recorded in front of a live studio audience at Glasgow's Britannia Panopticon.
The BBC says the show will be a "mix of stand-up, review, discussion and audience interaction - all connected to the subject of the referendum result and its repercussions for both Scotland and the United Kingdom.
"Frankie will be joined by fellow comics as well as a series of experts and high profile figures, many of whom may well take issue with Frankie's thoughts and opinions on matters related to the referendum.
"They will analyse the campaign, scrutinize the celebrity endorsements, dissect the part that social media played in the run up to the vote and take a satirical look at how news organisations at home and abroad covered the event. And while Scotland is in the voting habit, Frankie will propose some other motions that he wants the studio audience to vote on after each comedic discussion.
"Given this is a BBC iPlayer exclusive comedy event, the duration will only be finalised on the day of delivery."
Ruth Phillips, from production company Zeppotron, says: "We're delighted to be working with the searingly funny, utterly original Frankie Boyle and can't wait to bring his take on such a significant event to BBC iPlayer. We'll see Frankie both venting at his brilliant best and also challenged on his views, all to great comic effect."
Victoria Jaye, Head of TV Content, BBC iPlayer adds: "The Scottish Referendum is one of the most significant political events of our time and we want BBC iPlayer to draw on the power of comedy to reflect on its outcome in a special, one-off event. Frankie is uniquely placed to create this for us, as one of the leading voices in modern satire - he proved a real audience draw starring in one of our iPlayer Original Comedy Shorts earlier in the year."
Frankie Boyle has been working with the BBC on various projects. His next BBC TV appearance will be this Saturday, which he appears as part of the line-up for Kevin Bridges Live At The Referendum.
A number of other TV comedy shows are set to tackle the Scottish Referendum topic too. BBC Scotland has scheduled the sketch show What's Funny About The Indyref?, whilst Channel 4 is working on mockumentary spoof Scotland In A Day.
Last month, speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Boyle criticised the TV industry, including the way it commissions television comedy.
The below clip is from the iPlayer Original Comedy Shorts episode he filmed with Bob Mortimer.