Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 21
Frankie Boyle's political party conference roundup
At this year's party conferences, the Lib Dems looking like a cargo cult, Labour saddled with a listener not a leader and the Tories happy to bung equality on the pyre.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 8th October 2015Comedians let rip at People's Assembly event
Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Robin Ince and Francesca Martinez joined forces at the Manchester Academy for a night of 'jokes' at the expense of the Tories.
The Spectator, 5th October 2015Frankie Boyle: Jeremy Corbyn is so British
It's odd that Jeremy Corbyn is considered non-conformist. He couldn't be more British if he bled tea.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 21st September 2015Frankie Boyle on the migrant crisis
Cameron won't take refugees who have reached Europe - like there's a humanitarian offside rule.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 15th September 2015Opinion: the inconvenience of the toilet trip
Frankie Boyle made news this weekend when it was reported that fans were not let back into his gig after they left to go to the toilet. Boyle says that this is not supposed to be the case and that his post-piss policy since 2010 is actually that fans in the stalls are relocated at the back or in the balcony to keep disruption to a minimum.
The Glaswegian comic has a point. There are some things more infuriating than people leaving to go to the toilet - ie people using their phone, but that's another blog - but the toilet issue has been going on for a long time so it's great to see a performer take a stand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2015Frankie Boyle BANNED fans from going to the toilet
Frankie Boyle has been slated by fans after he banned them from taking a toilet break during his act.
Norman Silvester, Daily Record, 6th September 2015Kate Smurthwaite answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions
Comedian Kate Smurthwaite introduces her show and the Frankie Boyle quote on her flyers.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2015From Lenny Bruce to Dapper Laughs
On Friday, Frankie Boyle took to the stage at the Féile an Phobail festival in West Belfast. 'I cannot say how sorry I am to have divided a united city', he joked, to riotous applause, referencing the weeks-long campaign from local disabled groups to have Boyle dropped from the bill.
Tom Slater, Broadway Baby, 12th August 2015Video: Belfast divided over Frankie Boyle comedy show
Comedians often court controversy with their acts and Frankie Boyle well known for raising a few eyebrows. He is appearing at a festival in Belfast on Friday evening, but because of jokes he has made in the past about disability, some have vowed to take a stand against his show.
Chris Buckler, BBC News, 7th August 2015Frankie Boyle on the 'swarm' of mirgants
The indifference of the British to the plight of the Calais refugees is staggering - we criticise the desperate people who probably have a good claim to asylum, but well up over lorries in a traffic jam.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 4th August 2015