Frankie Boyle
- 52 years old
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Spare us Frankie Boyle's lecture on offensive comedy
That Gervais's unwoke material has caused outrage is hardly surprising. These days it doesn't take much. That Frankie Boyle - a man who made his name off of sixth-formerish sick jokes - has also decided to pile in is another story entirely. For whatever you might allege about Gervais, it can doubly be said of Boyle.
Tom Slater, The Spectator, 30th December 2020Frankie Boyle calls Gervais lazy for trans people jokes
"I would like him to have the same respect for trans people as he has for animals".
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 29th December 2020Boyle accused of hypocrisy over trans jokes
Frankie Boyle has slammed Ricky Gervais over his jokes about trans people. But his comments provoked an immediate backlash among the After Life creator's fans - who accused Boyle of hypocrisy given his track record on transgressive jokes.
Chortle, 29th December 2020Frankie Boyle turned down US due to fear of flying
Frankie Boyle revealed he missed his chance to crack America because he has a fear of flying. The comic, 48, was offered writing jobs in the US but couldn't go as he's terrified of dying in a plane crash.
Stuart McDonald, The Scottish Sun, 28th December 2020Frankie Boyle's big quiz of 2020
It's the year we'd rather forget, but before we do, let's re-enter the darkness one more time - from Trump's denial of the pandemic to Priti Patel's policing of UK borders.
Frankie Boyle, The Guardian, 26th December 2020Review: The Future Of Politics by Frankie Boyle
The Future Of Politics might not be the grand essay of our age, but for just a few quid it provides a welcome cathartic, jet-black laugh at the ruling elite - as if there is anything elite about them - very much in the vein of his stand-up, or New World Order TV show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th December 2020BBC defends Frankie Boyle over Priti Patel joke
Frankie joked that the Home Secretary can ''imagining a slow puncture at sea'. He also took aim at Keir Starmer and Dominic Cummings.
Abbie Bray, Metro, 28th September 2020Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 results
The results of the Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 have been announced. The winners included Jim Smith, Mark Nelson, Amelia Bayler, Rosco McClelland, Paul McDaniel, MC Hammersmith, Frankie Boyle, Ashley Storrie, Jojo Sutherland and Janey Godley.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2020Frankie Boyle surely won't last long
Are jokes about the death of Boris Johnson acceptable under the BBC's balance-fixated new regime? Frankie Boyle is about to find out.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 4th September 2020TV review: Frankie Boyle's New World Order, BBC Two
I can't imagine many Tories enjoying this, so maybe it'll get axed in favour of some right wing comedy after this run. And admittedly some of the targets were fish-in-a-barrel. But no other television show is as vicious. It was Boyle at his bilious best.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd September 2020