Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 39
Mark Watson: My war with Frankie Boyle
In the past few weeks, I briefly became a hot topic on Twitter; I was in a couple of national newspapers; I was written about exhaustively on every comedy website of note; and I became enough of a talking point - at least in certain small, Soho-based circles - that quite a few conversations I've had have begun with people asking, "How have you been?" You could say that I've been the centre of attention, which is what all comedians want, in a nutshell. So that's the good news.
Mark Watson, The New Statesman, 1st February 2011The return of cuddly comedy
The nominations for Saturday's British Comedy Awards are full of comics you would happily introduce to your grandmother. How refreshing.
Andrew Pettie, The Telegraph, 21st January 2011Frankie Boyle's comedy show faces the axe
Channel 4 is expected to axe Frankie Boyle's controversial comedy show after he mocked the disabled and used racist language.
Liz Thomas, Daily Mail, 19th January 2011Channel 4 denies it has 'dumped' Frankie Boyle
Claims that Frankie Boyle has lost his comedy show and threw a tantrum over the British Comedy awards are denied.
Eliot Sefton, The First Post, 19th January 2011Frankie Boyle is snubbing British Comedy Awards
Petulant Frankie Boyle has "thrown his toys out of the pram" and snubbed this weekend's British Comedy Awards - after allegedly being sidelined.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 18th January 2011Should a Frankie Boyle live TV slot go ahead?
He's the country's most controversial comedian, whose material has caused outcry, led to Ofcom investigations and angry newspaper editorials - but now Channel 4 is set to give Frankie Boyle a spot on live television.
Yahoo, 6th January 2011Frankie Boyle's co-writer defends Harvey joke
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights co-writer, Tom Stade, chats about rude words, what's funny and that joke about Katie Price's son, Harvey.
Alison Grinter, TNT Magazine, 5th January 2011Advertisers withdraw from Frankie Boyle's show
Race row comedian Frankie Boyle suffered a fresh blow today as advertisers began withdrawing from his television show.
Rob Cooper, Daily Mail, 24th December 2010Frankie Boyle condemned in race row
Frankie Boyle has been criticised for using racially derogatory language on his Channel 4 show.
Christian Tobin, Digital Spy, 23rd December 2010Frankie Boyle controversy: should he be banned?
A debate about whether or not Frankie Boyle should be banned from TV after his use of abusive language.
Jim Shelley and Andrew Sherwin, The Mirror, 23rd December 2010