Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy review
Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy is a welcome - and bitterly tart - antidote to the media's wall-to-wall forelock-tugging Coronation coverage, which expects us to believe the pouring of God's special oil from a gold, eagle-shaped ampulla as a perfectly normal part of a modern democracy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st May 2023Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy review
Looks like he's blown his chance of an OBE.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 30th April 2023Taskmaster's biggest controversies: Potatoes, hula-hoops and was it a throw?
Taskmaster Twitter had some big opinions about whether Mae Martin threw that ball, but Series 15 is far from the first time Greg's judging has caused mayhem.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 21st April 2023Frankie Boyle's "shock" comedy was vile - no wonder he's given himself a makeover
The once "edgy" comedian is now a left-wing commentator who stars on Taskmaster, comedy's cuddliest show. How did he get here?
Marc Burrows, The New Statesman, 30th March 2023Assembly announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Assembly Festival has announced over 100 shows for its 2023 programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2023New World Order was funny, inclusive and unapologetically left-wing - of course the BBC cancelled it
After six series, the Scottish stand-up's superlative panel show has been dropped by the Beeb. As Boyle says, it's hardly surprising, but it was one of the only series on TV that gave adequate voice to the British left, writes Louis Chilton.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 24th March 2023Frankie Boyle returns to Edinburgh Fringe
David O'Doherty, Ed Byrne and Reginald D Hunter also join Assembly line-up
Chortle, 23rd March 2023Frankie Boyle's New World Order axed by the BBC
Frankie Boyle's New World Order has been axed by the BBC after six series, the comedian has revealed.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2023Frankie Boyle to interview Senator Bernie Sanders live in Brighton
Leading progressive politician Bernie Sanders will be interviewed by Scottish comedian and author Frankie Boyle live on stage at an event in Brighton next month.
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 8th January 2023Taskmaster Series 15 line-up revealed
Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Éclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Mae Martin have been revealed as the comedians taking part in Series 15 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2022