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Frankie Boyle came to prominence when he won the Daily Telegraph’s Open Mic competition in 1996, launching his stand-up career.

On TV, he has appeared on every episode of BBC Two’s Mock the Week, and has been a familiar face on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, for which he was also a writer, They Think It’s All Over, Law of the Playground and BBC Scotland’s Live Floor Show.Other writing credits include 2DTV and 29 Minute Of Fame.

He has also been a team captain on BBC Radio Scotland’s Spin on This and Famous for 5 Minutes.

Original Review:

It would be a brave heckler who tackled this lively Glaswegian, whose in-your-face manner and playfully savage wit make him a formidable force. The flip side, though, is that such a sledgehammer approach can intimidate more subdued audiences, making the atmosphere unnecessarily tense.

Aside from that, Boyle has a wealth of impressive material, as the application of that aggressive stance to his diverse targets bears plenty of fruit.

He's not limited in his scope, equally at home with topical material, observational stuff, or the straightforward knob gag. The newsier stuff is the strongest - ferociously mocking rather than overtly political - though he covers such a range that there's something here for everyone.

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Went to Sod'em at Blackburn. He has lost it: overpriced, disjointed and unfunny. Even the standard of the hecklers was abysmal, one even having to refer to the length of Boyle's trousers to get attention. He only managed one hour and ten minutes and there were no shouts of "More" even from his front row followers from the wilds of Accrington. My advice "Save your money".

bob whittaker, July 2012

I find him horrible but rather than go watch someone else, I'm going to write some comments about it and list all the swear words I know. Then I'm going to write vitriol and abuse about the man despite the irony of the vitriol and abuse being the very thing we all hate about him.

Anonymous, February 2012

Boyle is a comedy genius(.) Quick witted, pushes the boundaries - brilliant!!

Paddington, March 2011

The poor man's Jerry Sadowitz, I'm sure Jerry would be highly offended! Frankie can only wish of being a legend like Jerry! What was that pile of donkey turd Tramadol Nights about, was it a promotional item, to push people into taking tramadol?

Dave, January 2011

The poor man's Jerry Sadowitz.

Dan Damon, December 2010

I went to see him last Saturday night at SECC Glasgow and he was amazing. Everyone seemed to be having a really good laugh and he was brilliant. I also think he's gorgeous so double the pleasure for me. It's a shame it's his last tour though, I'll miss him.

Tracey, November 2010

I was at Bradford on Saturday and must say, I loved the show. Loved it. I feel these reviews are a touch harsh.

Marcus, November 2010

Having bought row B tickets for Frankie Boyle show at Hammersmith Apollo at apparently 8pm we turned up at 7.10 not only to be told that the show had started at 7pm but were also told that as it was being filmed Frankie Boyle had told staff to fill our seats even though he had not even come on stage yet! ended up finally being sat down in some other seats way back from the stage! Having recently seen Sean Lock who was on stage for nearly 2hrs in total we were stunned that Frankie Boyle was on stage for 45 mins! The evening was a complete piss take!!

Heidi Gould, June 2010

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