Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 18
Frankie Boyle calls for more "quotas across the board"
Comedian Frankie Boyle has called for diversity quotas to be imposed on television channels, arguing that bosses have 'proved' they're incapable of solving the issue.
Jonathan Holmes, Radio Times, 26th August 2016Blame sitcom remakes on the public, says Sharon Horgan
Horgan and fellow comedian and writer Frankie Boyle reflected on the state of the industry at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival.
Jonathan Holmes, Radio Times, 26th August 2016Frankie Boyle attacks Jeremy Corbyn challengers
Frankie Boyle has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Theresa May, and Jeremy Corbyn's challengers.
Emma Powell, Evening Standard, 25th July 2016Frankie Boyle quiz: Match the insult to the politician
Frankie Boyle has provided a succinct and devastating analysis of the state of British politics at the moment which, given the absolute disarray around Westminster right now, must have been slightly easier than his previous columns.
Chris York, The Huffington Post, 14th July 2016Is it ever acceptable to laugh about mental illness?
Can a joke about mental health ever be positive?
Ryan Barrell, The Huffington Post, 28th June 2016Gasping review
Greg Hemphill has achieved what the Daily Mail has been trying to do for years: silenced Frankie Boyle.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2016Gasping review
Frankie Boyle excels in Greg Hemphill's funny short film about addiction and its perils.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 26th May 2016Frankie Boyle's Queen jokes censored by BBC bosses
Frankie Boyle was censored by BBC bosses after a string of offensive jokes on Have I Got News For You. Appearing in the guest presenter slot, the Scottish stand-up star fired off a series of withering political gags but saved his most cutting jibes for the Queen.
The Mirror, 14th May 2016Frankie Boyle on Jeremy Hunt
The health secretary's name is so redolent of upper-class brutality he belongs in a Martin Amis book where working-class people are called Dave Rubbish.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 27th April 2016How comedy became a language of democratic politics
Like all forms of resistance, comedy can both shore up and legitimate existing political structures, yet it can also, in certain moments, work to encourage revision. Here, James Brassett looks specifically at the critical nature of radical British comedy by the likes of Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker, and Stewart Lee and writes that it raises questions about the nature of resistance and reveals the deeply political nature of the British public.
James Brassett, Democratic Audit UK, 18th April 2016