Frankie Boyle catapulted onto the
comedy scene when he won 1996's Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for
best new British stand-up comedian.
Since then, Glaswegian Frankie has performed extensively in the UK,
supporting touring artists such as Men in Coats, headlining a
series of shows in Dubai and starring in the
Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Frankie's highly original, well-honed and intelligent material is
punctuated by copious amounts of topical content. He is in great
demand as a writer, is currently developing several television ideas,
and in 2003 and 2004 has made several radio pilots for BBC Radio
Scotland and Radio 4 with the Comedy Unit.
A regular and popular compere at clubs across the UK , his first
performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe included headlining 'The
Comedy Zone' at the Pleasance. In 2003 he co-starred with
The
Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III (Jim Muir), in a hard-hitting,
original and critically acclaimed comedy show.
This led to Frankie being asked to write for Channel 4's new
Jimmy
Carr series 'Distraction' which was a big success. Frankie is
subsequently writing on the second series as well as the satirical
animation series '2DTV'. Other writing work includes the pilot
for the new Cilla Black panel quiz show, 'Celebrity' on BBC1.
In 2002, he starred as a regular weekly performer on series one and
two BBC Scotland's smash-hit stand-up comedy showcase "Live Floor
Show".
In January 2003, as a result of its' success, the BBC extended the
show to a third, national, 10-part series on BBC 2 which went out on
Saturday nights. Frankie was a key writer on this series as well
performing stand-up comedy. When in 2004, the format changed and
became 'Floor Show', Frankie was again very much involved as a
main writer on the BBC Scotland series.
Other television credits include The World Stands Up (Comedy
Central, Comedy Channel UK & USA ); The Stand up Show (BBC1)
and Comedy Network (C5). He was also a regular panellist on BBC
Scotland's "Caledonia McBrains", but we won't hold that against
him. He became the main writer on the second series, an appointment
that saw the series' ratings improve markedly.
Radio work includes presenting the travelogue 'Fear and Loathing on
the West Highland Way'; team captain on celebrity quiz 'Famous for 5
Minutes' and several pilot shows made with the Comedy Unit for BBC
Radio 4, including 'Frankie Boyle and
Miles Jupp's Alpine Convenience
Store and Celebrity Retreat' and 'The Boyle Inquest'.
Frankie is appeared in this years
Glasgow International Comedy Festival at
The Stand Comedy Club,
where he can be seen regularly throughout the year.
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