Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
- TV sketch show / stand-up
- Channel 4
- 2010
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Frankie Boyle provides a mix of acerbic and razor-sharp stand-up and sketches in this, his first solo series. Stars Frankie Boyle, Jim Muir, Tom Stade, Robert Florence, Thaila Zucchi and more.
Press clippings
TV humour is lewd, lavatorial & lacking any form of wit
The problem, however, is bigger than just one show. For the abject and high-profile failure of The Nightly Show raises a disturbing question. What has happened to British comedy? The sheer unfunniness of much of it is beyond depressing.
Christopher Hart, Daily Mail, 18th March 2017Frankie Boyle sketches 'wouldn't broadcast if racist'
Channel 4 chief David Abraham defends Frankie Boyle's gags but admits the joke about Katie Price's son was wrong.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 2nd November 2012Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights: over the top nihilism
Comedian defends sketches from Channel 4 show in Mirror libel trial including jokes about Muslim women and immigration.
Josh Halliday, The Guardian, 16th October 2012DVD review: Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
The comedian's TV show is a mix of decent stand-up material and woeful sketches.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th November 2011Frankie Boyle banks millions
Frankie Boyle has earned a hefty £2.5million fortune from his tasteless gags over the past year.
Nigel Pauley, Daily Star, 13th October 2011Frankie Boyle cracks new joke about Katie Price's son
Katie Price yesterday branded controversial comic Frankie Boyle a "coward" after the funnyman again joked about her disabled eight-year-old son in a routine.
Ben Archibald, Daily Record, 25th September 2011Frankie Boyle working on new series for Channel 4
Channel 4 have confirmed that they are developing a new series with Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle.
British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2011Twitter users slate Frankie Boyle
Angry tweeters have demanded comedian Frankie Boyle apologise for comments he made about the model's son Harvey, after Katie Price: Standing Up For Harvey aired.
Rachel Tarley, Metro, 1st July 2011Boyle runs scared from Katie Price over Harvey 'joke'
Frankie Boyle has chickened out of a showdown with furious Kate Price.
Katie Begley, Daily Star, 30th June 2011Why won't C4 say sorry for Boyle's Katie Price joke?
Channel 4 has a reputation for pushing boundaries, but this vile jibe threatens its fine record on representing disability.
Maggie Brown, The Guardian, 17th June 2011