Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle

Frankie Boyle

  • 51 years old
  • Scottish
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Meantime 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 2022

22 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 2022

Best 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 2022

Moaning 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 2022

Frankie 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 2022

Frankie 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 2022

Best 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

Comedians celebrate 'brutal' Rwanda flights being grounded

Celebrities have condemned the "brutal, stupid and damaging" actions of the Government amid the ongoing legal battle to deport migrants to Rwanda. A plane due to take several individuals to Rwanda was grounded on Tuesday night after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights.

Comedians Frankie Boyle, Simon Brodkin and Sue Perkins were among those to comment on the controversial policy.

Aden-Jay Wood, GB News, 15th June 2022

Backstage With Katherine Ryan review

The suggestion that Backstage With Katherine Ryan is a genuine look at what goes on in the green room is clearly a myth. If nothing else, the lawyers would never allow it.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th June 2022

Backstage With Katherine Ryan review

Ryan and fellow stand-ups from Jimmy Carr to Desiree Burch are filmed behind the scenes, but no one really lets rip. What a wasted opportunity.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 9th June 2022

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