Frankie Boyle

Boyle is making jokes about the Paralympics - so what?

Why bother publicising the "sick" Frankie Boyle jokes that he made on Twitter, in the process relaying the humdingers to readers who'd otherwise never have heard of them? (Nicely done Daily Record.)

TV review: The Boyle Variety Performance

Frankie Boyle is Marmite, but not just because some people love him and Daily Mail readers hate him. On closer inspection there are many more layers to this well-trodden comparison.

Frankie Boyle makes for a supremely incongruous presence on a broadcaster shortly to be taken over by Paralympics coverage. All part of the glorious diversity of Channel 4's offerings, we suppose, but there's certainly something telling in the absence of preview material for the comic's new show. Could the lawyers be working right up to transmission? (Actually, no - the show hadn't actually been filmed by the time we wrote this - thanks to Frankie Boyle for the tip-off.) But the name isn't just a groansome pun: this is Frankie's take on the Windsors' annual cringeathon, with red carpet chat, music, celebrity guests and comedy from the likes of Sarah Millican, Rob Delaney and Nick Helm. 'I will appear on TV for very possibly the last time... it cannot end in anything but disaster,' says the man himself. Confrontational and controversial, or just a load of hot air? Tune in to find out.

For those wondering what a variety performance hosted by Frankie Boyle would look like, here it be: an "entertainment extravaganza" featuring guest musicians and comedians such as Rob Delaney and Nick Helm. Boyle has also hinted this may be his final TV performance. And that being the case, it may apparently be even more controversial than usual! We wait with unbated breath.

Q&A: Frankie Boyle

'The closest I've come to death? Middlesbrough'.

Rebecca Adlington talks about Frankie Boyle joke

23-year-old Rebecca Adlington has had to cope with some cruel comments about her appearance that have come with being in the public eye. Most famously, comedian Frankie Boyle unfairly mocked the swimmer's looks on TV and Twitter.

Frankie Boyle live review

His milk turned sour when he started dissing disabled kids, but how does he fare when he's off Twitter and back on stage?

Frankie Boyle: Still a c***

Frankie Boyle has been condemned for calling Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington 'Dolphin Face.' Risque comedy or just a bully?

Frankie Boyle goes on Twitter to mock Rebecca Adlington

Frankie Boyle has renewed his long-running feud with Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington. He posted on Twitter: 'I worry that Rebecca Adlington will have an unfair advantage in the swimming by possessing a dolphin's face."