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Frankie Boyle on his Donegal roots and the wider connection between Ireland and Scotland

The comedian spoke to Donegal GAA legend Eamon McGee about his memories of Irish culture during his formative years

Irish Mirror

When does Mock the Week final series start and why was show cancelled?

Mock the Week has been a Friday night staple on our TV screens for the last 17 years, but sadly the show is now coming to an end with its final series set to air very soon

Daily Mirror

Frankie Boyle set to turn his 'wry eye' to the monarchy for Channel 4

FRANKIE Boyle will take a look at the monarchy in a new roster of programmes announced by Channel 4.

The National (Scotland)

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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

On Java Road by Lawrence Osborne; Meantime by Frankie Boyle; Alias Emma by Ava Glass; The Change by Kirsten Miller; Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

The Guardian - UK

Frankie Boyle cleared over joke about Boris Johnson 'dragged screaming into hell'

OFCOM has cleared Channel 4 over a joke about Boris Johnson made by Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle, which attracted several complaints.

The National (Scotland)

Frankie Boyle cleared by Ofcom over Boris Johnson joke

The Mock the Week and Last Leg star's joke about the Prime Minister prompted complaints from viewers

Liverpool Echo

Frankie Boyle's Boris Johnson jibe cleared by regulator Ofcom after complaints

The regulator reviewed an episode of satirical show The Last Leg in which the Glasgow stand-up said he hoped the PM would be “dragged screaming into hell”.

Daily Record

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Frankie Boyle review – scorching standup gets laugh after appalled laugh

With Lap of Shame, the comic delivers a set of breathtakingly rude jokes and thought-provoking ghastliness

The Guardian - UK

Mock the Week was never part of the culture wars. We only fought for laughs

If there’s one lesson I draw looking back on it all, it’s this: people have taken our nonsense waaaayyyy too seriously, says comedian Dara Ó Briain

The Guardian - UK

The big name acts coming to Edinburgh Fringe this year

Ian McKellen, Josie Long, and Nish Kumar are just a few of the famous faces performing this year.

Edinburgh Live

Viewers divided as BBC axe Mock The Week after almost 20 years

It has been cancelled to 'create room for new shows,' the BBC said in a statement

Manchester Evening News

‘A job for an angry loner’: Frankie Boyle and Denise Mina on writing crime fiction

Veteran author Denise Mina and newbie Frankie Boyle discuss what makes a great crime novel, celebrity authors and their affection for comics

The Guardian - UK

Frankie Boyle addresses controversy over joke about Holly Willoughby: ‘You’d struggle to be offended’

Former ‘Mock the Week’ star said the joke came as part of a discussion about ‘whether or not it’s OK to do a joke about that’

The Independent UK

Comedian Frankie Boyle criticised for joke about 'raping and killing' TV host Holly Willoughby

Frankie Boyle later defended the controversial comment, reports say

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Daily Record

Frankie Boyle criticised over joke about 'raping and killing Holly Willoughby'

The controversial comedian defended the comment yesterday when he was asked about it at a book launch.

Daily Mirror

Frankie Boyle slammed for joke about raping and killing Holly Willoughby

Frankie Boyle has been criticised after making a joke about raping and killing Holly Willoughby at a festival last week, going on to defend it on Friday

The National (Scotland)

'I never say that': Frankie Boyle calls out BBC over 'cancel culture' story

SCOTTISH comedian Frankie Boyle has called out the BBC for a report claiming he had questioned the existence of “cancel culture”.

The Guardian - UK

Meantime by Frankie Boyle review – the comedian’s dark, funny Glasgow noir debut

Withnail and I meets James Bond as two druggy neighbours and a celebrity crime novelist join forces to investigate a murder

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: The best celebrity reactions to prime minister’s resignation

Frankie Boyle, Nish Kumar, Beverley Knight and Piers Morgan among those to react to the news

Glasgow Live

Glaswegians can see Frankie Boyle, Peppa Pig and Susie McCabe for a fiver at the Edinburgh Festival

Anyone with a 'G' postcode is eligible for the tickets which are being offered on a first-come-first-served basis from the Assembly Festival's website. The deal marks the event's return after the pandemic.

Daily Record

Moaning comics are just punching down - and that joke is not funny, says Jean Johansson

Frankie Boyle – who thinks jokes about disabled children are funny – claimed he’s now “afraid” to post controversial gags online.

Daily Record

Frankie Boyle afraid to post controversial jokes online in fear of being cancelled

The comicsaid he stops himself from writing gags on Twitter because he knows it will cause a backlash.

Daily Record

Schedule revealed for 10th anniversary of Bloody Scotland crime writing festival

The programme for this year’s 10th Stirling Bloody Scotland crime writing festival was announced last week. Organisers are set to welcome Sir Ian Rankin, Anthony Horowitz, Lisa Unger, Jeffrey Archer, Ann Cleeves and Frankie Boyle to the city in Sept

The Guardian - UK

Backstage With Katherine Ryan review – there are laughs, but why does it feel so cringemaking?

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

Daily Mirror

Ricky Gervais was humiliated by three comedians for 'lazy' offensive trans 'jokes'

The comedian, who has found himself in hot water over his latest Netflix special, has been slammed by fellow comedians in the past for 'slagging off' the trans community

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