I love Frankie Boyle. I've got all his DVDs and books.
He's a throwback to the days of rock n roll comedy. He doesn't give a shit what the namby-pamby left-wing dickheads say, and he refuses to compromise his art for anyone. He just gets up there, tells his jokes, and you can either laugh or fuck off. Of course, he'd rather the former, but he couldn't give a shit if you don't like what he says.
It's important to point out that Frankie is extremely funny. If he wasn't, then he couldn't get away with saying the things he does.
He's a great leveller; an expert at puncturing the egos of people who - let's face it - are just crying out for people to laugh at them. He destroys members of his audience with savage, razor-sharp wit, and they love it. We all love it. Getting a roasting from the venerable Mr Boyle is like a badge of honour. I personally would love to be insulted by him.
Frankie says the things we want to say but are too afraid. He makes the jokes mere mortals like us could never get away with. But there's no genuine animosity in his comedy. He's not racist (official); sexist or bigoted. He just believes - and rightly so - that when it comes to humour, everybody is fair game, especially if they're celebrities or wannabes. He made jokes about Jordan and her disabled son, which created a storm, but if that fame-desperate slag doesn't want jokes made about her son then she shouldn't drag him into the limelight.
Frankie is a comedy god. He is the king of the true character of the British sense of humour, and long may he reign.
It's about time he released a new DVD though.
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