Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 24
BBC axe Frankie Boyle comeback over Royal and IRA joke
The foul-mouthed comic was set for a new series but executives were horrified to find the pilot show included jokes about the IRA killing of Lord Mountbatten.
Nigel Pauley, The Mirror, 24th January 2015Glasgow Comedy Festival set to let loose laughs
Jimmy Carr, Dylan Moran, Al Murray, Frankie Boyle and Rich Hall will be among the headliners at this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 14th January 2015Radio Times review
"I'm quite surprised they've let me on as well," Frankie Boyle tells his audience before he insults the celebrity guests and makes tasteless jokes about Glasgow's view of Hepatitis B and Oscar Pistorius's future girlfriends. He counters this with "If you are offended by any jokes tonight, feel free to tweet your outrage on a mobile phone made by a 10-year-old in China." Boyle isn't to everyone's taste, but this crowd isn't affronted by anything.
Also on the bill are Aisling Bea (riffing on the joys of sitting down and doing nothing) and growly-voiced Simon Evans, whose witty Jack Dee-style take on life is delivered with the occasional smile. Or maybe grimace.
Jane Rackham, Radio Times, 10th December 2014Frankie Boyle out of charity comedy night
Frankie Boyle has been forced to pull out of a charity comedy gala event tonight due to sickness.
STV, 24th November 2014Frankie Boyle: UKIP is fair game for comedians
Nigel Farage's moan about 'leftie comedians' on panel shows is riddled with contradictions. He appears to want comics not to make jokes.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 3rd November 2014Well Crafted Filth: Craig Hill - Give Him An Inch
He is enormously great company--like the funniest guest you would long to have at a party, and at over an hour and fifteen minutes, still never outstays his welcome, barely pausing to catch his breath once. Could that be said about the obnoxious Frankie Boyle? The naughty wee man from East Kilbride has smashed it again, and the Tron just melts.
Lorna Irvine, Across The Arts, 29th October 2014Twitter spat between Andrew Lawrence and other comedians
Andrew Lawrence, Frankie Boyle and Dara O Briain have traded insults on Twitter.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2014TV Review: Frankie Boyle's Referendum Autopsy
Frankie Boyle certainly has a pretty good idea of what people think of him: "There are many people who consider me a cunt." I'd love to see a vote on that to see if this programme changes people's opinions at all. Somehow I doubt it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th September 2014BBC iPlayer to screen Frankie Boyle's Referendum Autopsy
Frankie Boyle is to present a one-off comedy show about the Scottish referendum vote. It will be shown exclusively on the iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 4th September 2014Frankie Boyle criticises Mock The Week
He said: "When we started on Mock The Week we were allowed to cover the Gulf War. Last time I watched the first item was the Ryder Cup - and it had been rained off."
Rob Leigh, The Mirror, 23rd August 2014