GC8WRX

if you find that "deeply" offensive you need to get a life!

michaelro

Saw the same show last weekend.

Was a suprise present and when I saw the warm up act I was disappointed as I'd seen Campbell before and didn't like him.

However, he was the best bit about the whole night and his routine only lasted 20 minutes compared to Boyles hour.

Some of FB jokes were funny and others just really weren't

The live show and channel 4 material is basically the same.

GC8WRX

Jimmy carr is a posh **** who isnt funny!


I could happily punch him in the face!

Jamie

lol

Dedrater

You have just made that up or/and it is pure fantasy.

Yes, I can say it was reasonable. For the record, Cancer has riddled members of my family. The difference, the guy is a comedian, if you take things comedians say as literal, then you will live a very depressing life

That is a cheap remark, the guy has a huge fan base in the UK and abroad.

You didn't even say second rate comedian, but, second rater. Think about it, what does that make you if you compare? The guy is a successful multi-millionaire.

what would scooby do

Well if you all think Boyle is OTT you need to try the real hard core jokes ;-)

I'm still trying to figure out his thought processes, most comedians you can work out the joke's logic structure

james04

yesterday would have been bill hicks 49th birthday.

he was funny.

Dedrater

Funny as Fvck legend, I don't think he ever had the same impact/respect on/in the UK

Pink_Floyd

Neither could his PR man after his 'web chats'

JTaylor

Wow. Are you ok?

Leslie

You are in denial. Of course there was a code of decency, written or otherwise, it was a part of fair and reasonable behaviour in all repects. People did not feel they had to take an unfair advantage of someone who was seriously ill or otherwise poorly placed just to get a laugh. These so called alternative comedians make such smutty and irresponsible jokes as a desperate measure because they have not got the abilities of someone who is a real comedian in every sense of the word. it is only a matter of being sensitive to the feelings of others.

You can quote your family's cancer if you like, did those who have had it find that joke amusing? For your information, I have been through that myself and I don't find that sort of thing funny at all. Nothing clever about it is there? Being a "comedian" as you say does not give him free licence to take advantage of someone else's disability or serious illness.

I don't care if he is the King of Scotland with shares in Fort Knox! Doesn't give him the right to make an **** of himself with respect to those in real trouble.

He is by all standards a poor attempt at being a comedian!

Les

Jamie

I still find him funny

maybe he is just not your cup of tea les ?

Leslie

Funny you should say that!

When I first saw him I thought he wasn't too bad as a comedian but he seems to have lost it now. It is obvious of course that I don't go along with the subject in discussion being used like that.

Les

Trout

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I didn't find it deeply offensive - I thought it was deeply funny as I said


I obviously like posh

RobJenks

Sometimes I think I'm not

chocolate_o_brian

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Just sat watching Tramadol Nights and I haven't laughed as much for a while. Must be my sense of humour but I enjoy Frankie Boyle. Was excellent on MTW though!

martin850

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I'm also watching it now and am finding it hilarious. Obviously not everyones type of humour but I'm loving it.

dpb

I think he should stick to Mock the Week !

Bubba po

I agree with Les.If you have to resort to swearing in your act, then you must be a f*cking c*nt.

Toffee

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The guy is proper funny, the closer to the bone the better as far as comedy goes there should be absolutely no restrictions if you dont like it, turn it off

Glowplug

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He makes me and the mrs laugh.
He blurs the line where sense of humor and human decency meet. It is a very niche market and as has been said, if you don't like it, turn it off father-*******.

Devildog

Billy Connolly has sworn his entire professional life, and is acknowledged as being one of Scotlands, if not he UK's top stand ups. He is also known internationally. Having met him personally on a few occasions I can happily say he is a top bloke.

I watched Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights last night and it was, imo, comedy genius.

Time moves on, maybe some of you just are not ready for him?

And yes, I've lost two very close friends and both my in laws to cancer. As said above, if you can't differentiate between personal tragedy and a completely impersonal comedy act, then you shouldn't be watching it in the first place.

Coffin Dodger

It's something he was re-iterating throughout his live act when I saw him and to a lesser extent in Tramadol Nights that it is just one big joke. He doesn't seriously mean anything he jokes about that is close to the wire (i.e. most of it) I mean come on the paedophile stuff etc. he's got his own kids FFS. It's just a joke!

If I had terminal cancer (or a kid with Downs ) I want to be watching him to give me a good laugh and cheer me up a bit.

As for this supposed code of conduct that Les is about, hmmm Bernard Manning, Roy Chubby Brown, Jethro, Jim Davidson (early years), etc. obviously never adhered to it. In fact they were worse as it seems it's perfectly acceptable for them to be racist as well You won't find Frankie being racist as he will use every single minority and majority for comedy

To reiterate: Your TV has many channels and ultimately an off button, use them if you don't like what you see/hear.

Trout

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You imply that Boyle is cutting edge? But he would spell cutting with an 'n'

Having been at the birth of Alternative Comedy I think that Boyle is more archaeological than part of the future.

Devildog

Maybe you're just getting to old David? I don't necessarily mean in years, as I don't believe we are that different in age, but more in outlook?

Didn't say cutting edge - just different. There is every possibility your parents thought alternative comedy was not particularly funny. Mine certainly were not fans of it.

Devildog

May well be

Pink_Floyd

Some of the material on Tramadol nights is very close to the bone, The A-Team sketch though was genius!