Frankie Boyle

[Aituk7]

aye i meant jimmy carr mate, torture!

Awful wasn't he. I was probably at the same show as you. Saw him at the empire, it was alright for 10 mins but I cannot sit there for an hour listening to one liners.... there needs to be stories to thread it along

 

[NewAdventuresInWiFi]

There's one where a bloke in the audience tries to leave, Frankie says something like I hope you get cancer in your arse that then clears, but you get raped and the rapist says your arse is tight, and you realise it's because the cancer has come back.

Fuckin hell

Just been watching a few of his clips just now

 

[Laidback Jack]

I think he's superb me. Just doesn't give a fuck at all, sits and picks the audience off

 

[Stormo]

I saw this for the first time the other day. First time I’ve LOL’d at a comedian for a long while.

Funny that.

 

[S.S.R..]

His stuff doesn't bear close scrutiny. He never seems to bring up any original worldviews, just says something vulgar and graphic in the same tone every time.

 

[si73]

He's very tight, but that makes it really stand out when he re-tells a joke. He always does it exactly the same, timing, intonation etc... very well rehearsed, which is fine, but it does highlight the lack of spontaneity.

100% agree, I've seen him a few times now and his earlier stuff was much more spontaneous. His interaction with the crowd the first time i saw him at City Hall was some of the best I've seen from a comedian. However the last time I saw him which was at the Empire it was much more stilted and formulaic. He was telling loads of jokes from things I'd seen him in on the telly. He also had major demands around audience "involvement" and threatened to have people thrown out. You also weren't allowed back in if you left the auditorium.