Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Preview - Room 101
The final episode in the current series sees Frankie Boyle, Diane Morgan and Nicola Adams trying to persuade Frank Skinner to get rid of the things they hate the most.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 17th March 2017Review: Frankie Boyle and Friends
As part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the country's most controversial comedian Frankie Boyle is in town to headline a show with host Fred MacAulay and support acts Jen Brister and Scott Gibson over four nights at The Kings Theatre.
Sophie McNaughton, Glasgowist, 16th March 2017Frankie Boyle on Donald Trump
"A man so obnoxious that karma may see him reincarnated as himself."
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 8th February 2017Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace
In their day, there was something intoxicating about the no-holds-barred panel show back-and-forth. But there seems to be little room for it in a society that has begun to appreciate empathy - and neither, conversely, in a more brutal political climate that is not particularly suitable for dissecting for cheap laughs. Perhaps, when the world lightens up again, they'll be back.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th November 2016Not so long ago, the idea of president Donald J Trump seemed the stuff of which surreal, grotesque, fantastical comedic riffs might be fashioned (indeed, Boyle did exactly that, on several, clearly fate-tempting occasions). In this recently recorded show, he and accomplices Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan, Michelle Wolf and Richard Osman face a daunting challenge now that it's about to be a reality.
Andrew Mueller, The Observer, 20th November 2016Here you can watch Frankie Boyle tear into Donald Trump. Why would you watch anything else? He declares that Trump is not just the wrong person for the job of president but might even be the wrong mammal. Quite. And he predicts that the US presidential race was so absurd, and between two such unappealing candidates, that the next one might be run between a toaster and an ostrich.
However, there are some kind words for Hillary: "For a granny she was quite good at email." Boyle is joined by the annoyingly ubiquitous Katherine Ryan and Sara Pascoe. These are mediocre comedians and it feels like they've been thrown in so the BBC can tick a box on gender equality but also to dilute the acid of Frankie Boyle. Which is a shame. Give him the spotlight, uninterrupted. You don't see John Oliver being forced to share the stage when he eviscerates Trump. The show is a mix of Frankie's brilliant stand-up and some watered down chat with his relatively genteel guests.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 19th November 2016Review: Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy
Don't, of course, watch American Autopsy for definitive answers. This was recorded shortly after the vote and I suspect the panel was as shellshocked as the rest of us by the result. But everyone is good value and I suppose I should mention that it's excellent to have so many women on one show. But one final thought. I can't help thinking that when Frankie Boyle sounds like the voice of reason the world really has turned upside down.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th November 2016Frankie Boyle to present US election comedy show
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the result of the US Presidential Election in a special to be broadcast on BBC iPlayer, then BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 20th October 2016Why don't comedians criticise the monarchy?
It's the job of standups to hold institutions to account - laugh by laugh - so why aren't more of them laying bare the anachronistic daftness of the royal family?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th October 2016Are we being well-served by elderly sitcoms remakes?
Even if the old jokes still amuse some, Aidan Smith finds the BBC's celebration of its comedy classics far from funny.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 29th August 2016