Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Review: Frankie Boyle at Latitude 2022
He may have spoken about cancel culture during his set - urging the offended to have a sense of perspective and context. But Frankie Boyle shows no sign of watering down his brutal and venomous jokes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Frankie Boyle questions the existence of cancel culture
Frankie Boyle has questioned whether cancel culture - where people are ostracised for making controversial comments - really exists.
Mark Savage, BBC, 23rd July 2022Meantime by Frankie Boyle review
Withnail And I meets James Bond as two druggy neighbours and a celebrity crime novelist join forces to investigate a murder in Boyle's deft, engaging thriller.
Stephanie Merritt, The Observer, 17th July 202222 telly stars to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
From the Fringe to TV and now back to the Fringe.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2022Best in Class announce All-Star Benefit show
The show boasts a stellar lineup of Frankie Boyle, 2014 Funny Women Awards winner Jayde Adams, Sikisa, and Angela Barnes, with even more acts to be announced. Best in Class founder and 2019 Funny Women Awards finalist Sian Davies will host the 90-minute extravaganza at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose in the Big Yin on the 17th August.
Funny Women, 5th July 2022Moaning comics are just punching down - and that joke is not funny
Frankie Boyle - who thinks jokes about disabled children are funny - claimed he's now "afraid" to post controversial gags online.
Jean Johansson, Daily Record, 3rd July 2022Frankie Boyle up for literary award
His book Meantime, which is out next month, has been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
Chortle, 28th June 2022Frankie Boyle fears backlash to offensive jokes
Frankie Boyle has revealed that he is afraid to post controversial jokes online in case he becomes a victim of cancel culture.
Stuart MacDonald, The Times, 27th June 2022Best in Class All Star benefit show featuring Frankie Boyle, Jayde Adams and more
Best in Class have announced an All Star Benefit Show taking place at Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2022