Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Police to take no action over Duker 'kill whitey' quip

Police are to take no further action against Sophie Duker over her 'kill whitey' joke on Frankie Boyle's New World Order.

Frankie 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.

BBC officially dismisses complaints over Duker & Taylor

The BBC has rejected complaints about Sophie Duker's 'kill whitey' joke on Frankie Boyle's New World Order - and Fin Taylor's gag about 'bombing Glastonbury' on Have I Got News For You.

Sophie Duker: rules still different for black comedians

In BBC One's satirical panel show Frankie Boyle's New World Order, a group of comedians are presented with a string of controversial motions which they are asked to debate, pick apart, and poke fun at. On September 10, Boyle was joined by Sara Pascoe, Jamali Maddix, Dane Baptiste, Jen Brister, and Sophie Duker to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, among other topics. During the discussion, Duker made a joke, riffing off of Boyle's motion, that has since received major backlash, including abuse on social media, far-right blog posts, and a media pile on. Below, Sophie offers her response.

1,305 complaints about Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Frankie Boyle's New World Order sparked 1,305 complaints to the BBC.

Fuming viewers hit back after black comedian Sophie Duker joked about killing white people on the show.

BBC 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.

Duker 'killing white people' joke sparks 42 complaints

Comic's misjudged 'joke' has received 42 complaints to regulator Ofcom. Furious Tory MP has slammed BBC for airing 'racially-motivated murder' joke.

Frankie 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.

There is certainly plenty for arch-cynic Frankie Boyle to rail against in this new series of his topical panel show. Joined by regulars Sara Pascoe and Miles Jupp, Boyle takes his aim at the week's events, from coronavirus to the US elections and whatever else 2020 still has in store for us.

TV 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.