Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Frankie 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 2016Frankie Boyle on Donald Trump
"Donald Trump has the manner of an arrogant televangelist suspected of murder by Columbo."
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 4th April 2016Game 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.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 2nd April 2016Did Jimmy Carr steal a Frankie Boyle gag?
Frankie Boyle has accused Jimmy Carr of stealing one of his one of his gags.
Chortle, 24th March 2016Review: 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.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th March 2016Frankie 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.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 28th January 2016Frankie 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.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th January 2016Frankie 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.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 19th January 2016