Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Greg Hemphill on how he silenced Frankie Boyle
Still Game star wrote a part in Gasping - a short film about a man battling alcoholism - with the motormouth stand-up in mind.
Paul Greenwood, Daily Record, 14th June 2015Down's syndrome group's fury with Frankie Boyle booking
Organisers of the West Belfast Festival say that they stand by their decision to book the controversial comedian Frankie Boyle, despite facing opposition from a Down's syndrome support group that described it as "in poor taste".
Victoria O'Hara, Belfast Telegraph, 12th June 2015Frankie Boyle interview
'I only agreed to do the V festival because I thought it was something to do with Valium'.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 3rd June 2015Review: Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy, BBC iPlayer
At first this seems like Boyle set to Standard Offensive with his opening routine explaining that the "next five years will be like The Hunger Games without the Games," and then lobbing the requisite rotten abuse at all the party leaders. But beyond the quips there is some serious discussion of the mess those shy Tories have potentially got the country into.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2015Frankie Boyle in-depth profile
Frankie Boyle (like all 20-year-old left-wing students) has confessed to being one of Noam Chomsky's many groupies.
Paul Austin Murphy, American Thinker, 1st May 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Frankie Boyle, Reginald D Hunter and ImproFest.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 24th April 2015Comedians join V Festival line-up
This year's V Festival will be about more than just the music as big names such as Frankie Boyle, Russell Kane and Shappi Khorsandi have signed up to appear in The Glee Club Comedy tent.
The Lancashire Evening Post, 23rd April 2015Frankie Boyle brands Richard Branson a 'mad c***'
Frankie Boyle has accused Richard Branson of being a hypocrite for saying we needed to reduce carbon emissions despite the fact he owns an airline.
Duncan Lindsay, Metro, 1st April 2015Frankie Boyle's company makes staggering £1.8m
The Scots stand-up comic Frankie Boyle has coined in a fortune from television appearances, programmes and sell-out tours.
Daily Record, 23rd March 2015Frankie Boyle to return to iPlayer with post-election special
Frankie Boyle will follow the popularity of his 2014 Scottish independence referendum special with a new iPlayer programme about the May General Election.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2015