Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Opinion: Frankie Boyle's jokes go missing
recently took part in the British Comedy Guide's comedy conference and one of the pieces of advice I gave to aspiring stand-ups was "always carry a notebook with you. And also a pen."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th December 2013Opinion: Comedy gets tied up - with ties
Lots of comedians seem to be getting tied up at the moment and I don't mean in a Fifty Shades of Grey way. John Bishop wears a tie. Jack Whitehall wears a tie. Frankie Boyle might come out with controversial jokes but there is nothing controversial about his tie. I think I've even seen Seann Walsh wear a tie.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th December 2013Frankie Boyle angers with 'sick' Nelson Mandela tweet
Frankie Boyle has once again provoked the ire of the nation with comments made on Twitter following the death of Nelson Mandela.
Metro, 6th December 2013Frankie Boyle resumes Twitter clash with James Arthur
Frankie Boyle resumed his war of words with James Arthur via Twitter after a homophobic lyric from the X Factor winner upset Matt Lucas.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2013Comedians support Manchester demos against NHS cuts
Francesca Martinez, Robin Ince and Frankie Boyle were amongst those supporting yesterday's protests in Manchester against cuts to the NHS and disability aid.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 30th September 2013Frankie Boyle on hunger strike for Guantanamo prisoner
Frankie Boyle has gone on hunger strike to help raise awareness of the cause of Shaker Aamer, the last Briton being held in Guantanamo Bay.
British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2013Is Frankie Boyle cleaning up his act?
Were my ears deceiving me? On Tuesday night I turned Radio 4 on at 6.30pm and heard a familiar Scottish accent being unfamiliarly reasonable. Frankie Boyle was one of the guests on the first edition of a new series of It's Not What You Know.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th July 2013Frankie Boyle's Twitter profile TV return difficult
BBC controller of comedy commissioning Shane Allen says the edgy comic's social media posts could be compromising - but he would never censor anyone and still wants to bring him to the Corporation.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 9th July 2013Hemphill, Florence... and Boyle: comedy wrestling
Without even lifting a finger, Frankie Boyle emerged as the unlikely winner of Kelvin Brawl, the Scottish wrestling grudge match between feuding Glasgow comedians Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence.
The Herald, 23rd June 2013Frankie Boyle 'internet threat' investigated by police
Internet threats directed at Frankie Boyle are being investigated by police.
STV, 30th May 2013