Frankie Boyle

How 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.

Frankie Boyle on Donald Trump

"Donald Trump has the manner of an arrogant televangelist suspected of murder by Columbo."

Game Of Thrones's Kit Harington brings his tousled locks to the last in this current series. He'll be wanting to chat about his forthcoming turn as Marlowe's antihero Dr Faustus in the West End, but there's a crushing inevitability that the talk will soon turn to the situation of his Thrones character Jon Snow. Also on the couch tonight are former Brookside star Anna Friel, controversy-courting comic-turned-Guardian-columnist Frankie Boyle, and Tinie Tempah on the music duties.

Did Jimmy Carr steal a Frankie Boyle gag?

Frankie Boyle has accused Jimmy Carr of stealing one of his one of his gags.

Review: Glasgow Comedy Festival, Romesh Ranganathan

I hadn't seen Ranganathan onstage for a while now and it was interesting to see how his stage style has evolved. Perhaps it was no surprise that he went down so well at last night's Glasgow International Comedy Festival performance as the two comedians he reminded me of the most were local heroes Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges.

Frankie Boyle jumps to Netflix

Frankie Boyle is to become the second British comic to release a stand-up special exclusively on Netflix. He follows Jimmy Carr, whose Funny Business tour will premiere on the streaming service on March 18.

Frankie Boyle 'censored' by The Guardian

Boyle's column yesterday about the possibility of a Jeremy Corbyn government ran on Tuesday but after a while a section in which he imagined Rupert Murdoch having sex disappeared from the article.

Frankie Boyle: Who doesn't want Jeremy Corbyn elected?

His brief premiership would be a high point for modern Britain - until he was mercilessly destroyed by financial interests and the Murdoch press.

The Must-Sees of 2016: comedy

Featuring Billy Connolly, Isy Suttie, Vic and Bob, Frankie Boyle, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Delaney, Julian Clary and Sara Pascoe.

Comedy gigs of the year 2015

Featuring Rob Delaney, Tommy Tiernan, Frankie Boyle, Daniel Kitson, Sam Simmons, Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee, Weird Al Yankovic, Richard Gadd and Spencer Jones.