Review: 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.

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.

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.

The BBC's bid to axe left-wing comedy will fail

From Punch in the 19th century to P. J. O'Rourke to Auberon Waugh to Craig Brown to Titania McGrath, if it's grown-up, nuanced political humour and satire you want, refer to books, newspapers, magazines or the internet. Let the lefties have the airwaves.

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.

With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored

New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.

Frankie Boyle: Scottish government will abandon clubs

Stand-up favourite Frankie Boyle has predicted that the comedy industry will be left to "go to the wall" in Scotland - because it represents the voices of working class people. The Glasgow-born comic has predicted that the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland will abandon clubs and performers because "the Scottish establishment is incredibly paternalistic."

Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process

Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Limmy and Fern Brady are among the comics leading calls for a Scottish Government bail-out of The Stand Comedy Club - as it emerged that the "vast majority" of staff are to be made redundant unless it is thrown a lifeline.