Francis Martin Patrick Boyle is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical and often controversial sense of humour. Boyle first gained recognition as a permanent panellist on the comedy show Mock the Week from its beginning in June 2005 until his departure in September 2009.
Faye Bowers is the host of a low-rent paranormal activity show, a master of trickery and pretence, but she is desperate to be taken seriously as a journalist. When she learns that the show is to be axed, she is determined to go out with a bang.
Release Date2018-04-02
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Comedy sketch show set in the fictional Scottish town of Burnistoun near Glasgow. The show follows the exploits of characters such as an aspiring girl band and a serial killer who is unhappy at his portrayal in the local media.
Release Date2010-03-01
Charactersd Cumber's Pies Spokesman
Episode Count1
Vote Count22
The comedian takes a look back at the darker side of the royal family's 1000-year history, and wonders how generations of land-grabbing, child-murdering, wife-beheading, slave-trading, misogyny, violence and empire-building have shaped our royal family today.
Release Date2023-04-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
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Vote Count4
A series of six comedy shorts, in which each episode is 'taken over' by a different high profile comedian. The result is an exclusive, eclectic and hilarious mix of comedy genres, tastes and styles.
Release Date2014-06-01
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Episode Count1
Vote Count1
In Margate, England, life is not easy for teenager Sarah Taylor, between being bullied at school, being exploited by a dominant boss and having to take care of her depressive mother and her two siblings. But Sarah finds a way to channel her growing despair and fight adversity when her drama teacher gives her a new purpose.
Release Date2019-02-15
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Vote Count28
Frankie Boyle is Harvey Higgins in a comedy about how conquering your demons might not always produce the desired results. Harvey is given an ultimatum by his wife - refrain from drinking alcohol on a business trip or return to an empty house. Will Harvey be able to save his marriage?
Release Date2014-11-15
Charactersd Harvey Higgins
Vote Count2
This notoriously controversial comedian delivers devastating social commentary by way of one-liners about the economy, corruption and more.
Release Date2016-04-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd Himself
Vote Count12
Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights is a comedy sketch show created by Frankie Boyle, starring Boyle himself alongside Jim Muir, Tom Stade, Robert Florence and Thaila Zucchi.
Release Date2010-11-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
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Episode Count6
Vote Count2
Frankie sets off on a stand-up tour of Scotland. On four trips to four gigs, he meets a heady mix of people and places, filtering his nation’s past and present through his unique mind.
Release Date2020-02-07
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Episode Count4
Vote Count4
Frankie Boyle’s triumphant hometown gig as he takes to the stage in the iconic King’s Theatre in Glasgow after completing his first major tour of Scotland in over 12 years. His journey on that tour was chronicled in the critically acclaimed series Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland. Now viewers can see the tour's final show in Glasgow, with Frankie turning his brutal and hilarious comedy on a number of diverse subjects and personalities. He examines Glasgow’s relationship with swearing and vitamins, talks about the nature of controversy and comedy and turns his unflinching eye on Britain’s politics. He also discusses his own concerns on ageing, sex and buying a dog.
Release Date2020-07-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd Himself
Vote Count5
Critically acclaimed comedian Frankie Boyle presents his hotly-anticipated first live stand-up DVD. Recorded live during his sell-out shows at London's Hackney Empire, Frankie's unique brand of observational comedy and brutal but perfectly constructed one-liners prove he is one of the best gag writers in the business.
Release Date2008-11-10
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
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Vote Count26
A brand new live DVD from the brilliant comedian - coming in 2012. Recorded at his last ever tour. Frankie Boyle has been pilloried, misrepresented and demonised. And for what? For Telling It Like It Is. Now he will attempt a final tour, to heal Britain's fools. To support its rioters. To offer the inchoate laughter of despair to a culture in freefall. These are The Last Days Of Sodom.
Release Date2012-11-18
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd Frankie Boyle
Vote Count17
Free the constraints of Mock the Week's panel show pleasantries, stand-up comedy's favourite pessimist Frankie Boyle takes to the stage in front of a live audience as part of his I Would Happily Punch Every One of You In The Face 2010 UK tour. Those easily offended, beware. Those with dark senses of humour and desire to be entertained, step up.
Release Date2010-11-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd Himself
Vote Count19
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
Release Date2007-02-22
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Episode Count1
Vote Count272
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Release Date1990-09-28
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Episode Count2
Vote Count76
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Release Date2003-09-11
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Episode Count1
Vote Count261
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?
Release Date2015-07-28
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Episode Count10
Vote Count173
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
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Episode Count2
Vote Count16
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
Release Date2013-01-25
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Episode Count3
Vote Count26
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Release Date1996-11-12
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Episode Count2
Vote Count56
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
Release Date2005-06-03
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Episode Count7
Vote Count46
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Release Date2007-06-16
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Episode Count4
Vote Count120
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
Release Date1994-07-04
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Episode Count1
Vote Count23
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.
Release Date2005-06-05
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Episode Count64
Vote Count79
Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.
Release Date2009-06-14
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Episode Count1
Vote Count15
A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.
Release Date2004-09-06
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Episode Count1
Vote Count12
Notoriously foul-mouthed television critic Charlie Brooker invites three of his friends round to sit in oversized chairs, watch television, and they all take the mick out of it. Each discussion ends with one or more questions to the panel, for which points are awarded. In the final quick-fire round, there are buzzers and a suitable (ie disconcertingly jaunty) game show noise. At the end, a winner is determined, and we reckon that's enough to make it a game show.
Release Date2009-07-07
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Episode Count3
Vote Count6
Following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008, Frankie Boyle, star of BBC2’s Mock the Week and one of the hottest and most controversial comedians of the moment, is back on the road in 2010 with an all new live show entitled I’d Happily Punch Every One of You in the Face.
Release Date2010-11-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
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The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a crucible where new stars are forged, careers made, and sometimes, dreams dashed. Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this is the inside story of what it takes to make a name here, from those who enjoyed overnight success to those who slogged for years to make it. Through their triumphs, favourite jokes, and sometimes painful failures, we’ll discover a hidden history of British comedy – revealing how the gags we find funny and the comedians we love reflect our changing culture.
Release Date2022-08-08
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In an attempt to make sense of the bewildering world we live in, Frankie Boyle dissects the week's news using stand-up, review, discussion and audience interaction.
Release Date2017-06-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
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Episode Count39
Vote Count14
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
Release Date2017-02-24
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Vote Count18
Produced exclusively for DVD, with nearly of 3 hours of the hottest standup comedians performing in the funniest program on TV. Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV contains all the best laugh out load moments that couldn't be shown on TV or anywhere else, for reasons of taste, decency and sheer outrageousness. For the first time see unbroadcastable material from Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Russell Howard and a host of the funniest stand-up comedians on the circuit
Release Date2007-11-26
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Vote Count2
If you've ever wondered how MOCK THE WEEK would look in a world without censors, then wonder no more. This DVD box set contains all three volumes of the best laugh out loud moments that couldn t be shown on TV or anywhere else, for reasons of taste, decency and sheer outrageousness. See Dara, Frankie, Russell, Andy and Hugh go further than ever before with star guests like Ed Byrne, Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican and David Mitchell and many more joining in the misbehaviour.
Release Date2011-08-15
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Episode Count12
Produced exclusively for DVD, three hilarious hours of the country's finest comic minds battling it out on TVs most outrageous comedy show. MOCK THE WEEK TOO HOT FOR TV 2 is the sharpest, rudest and funniest collection of Mock the Week moments so far, delving into the show's archives to unearth laugh out loud nuggets of comedy gold never previously allowed to be shown. Watch Dara O Briain, Frankie Boyle, Hugh Dennis, Russell Howard, Andy Parsons and a host of Britain s finest stand ups pushing the boundaries further than ever before
Release Date2009-11-09
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Vote Count2
Frankie Boyle's unique take on a similarly-named royal event, complete with red carpet, celebrity guests, comedy, variety, music and a generous helping of Frankie himself
Release Date2012-08-27
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Vote Count2
33 years after the infamous Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, three metal detector enthusiasts hunting for Saxon gold in the same region, capture incredible footage of UFO's whilst filming their expedition. As night falls and with their navigation equipment failing, they find themselves facing a terrifying encounter with an unforgiving alien presence.
Release Date2014-10-22
DepartmentArt
JobAssistant Art Director
Vote Count58
Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this the inside story of what it takes to make a name there, from those who enjoyed overnight success to those who slogged for years to make it.
Release Date2024-01-03
Release Date2007-01-25
Episode Count1
Rush Hour is a sketch show made by Zeppotron and shown on BBC Three during March and April 2007. The show featured several sketches centred around characters travelling to work, school or otherwise, therefore many of the sketches took place inside a car or bus. Several cult and up and coming comedians and comic actors star in the show, each performing several of the characters. The cast includes Adam Buxton, Sanjeev Kohli, Miranda Hart, Frankie Boyle, David Armand, Marek Larwood, Kerry Godliman, Bruce Mackinnon, Naomi Bentley, Lorna Watson, and Katy Wix. BBC Three didn't recommission the show for a second series due to bad reviews.
Release Date2007-03-19
Episode Count6
Vote Count2
If you've ever wondered how 'Mock the Week' would look in a world without censors, then wonder no more. This exclusive DVD contains three specially expanded episodes with all the smut put back in and an even more outrageous sixty minute reel of completely new "too hot" material. See Dara, Frankie, Russell, Andy and Hugh go further than ever before with star guests like Ed Byrne, Rhod Gilbert and David Mitchell joining in the misbehaviour.
Release Date2010-11-08
Vote Count2
When Were We Funniest? is a Gold documentary series broadcast in 2008.
Release Date2008-02-28
Episode Count4
Live Floor Show was a television comedy show produced by BBC Scotland for three series from 2002–2003. The first two series, hosted by Greg Hemphill, were broadcast on BBC One Scotland. The third series, hosted by Dara Ó Briain, was shown on BBC Two. The programme featured a number of regular acts on one of the three stages at the Queen Margaret Drive studios in Glasgow: Frankie Boyle, Al Murray, Craig Hill, Paul Sneddon, Miles Jupp, and Jim Muir. The show also featured many other well-known guest acts: Bill Bailey, Doug Stanhope, Mackenzie Crook, Des McLean, Craig Charles, Dan Antopolski, Jo Brand, and Matt Blaize. At the end of each show there was a musical act. One notable appearance was by Robert Plant, on the same night as Bill Bailey.
Release Date2002-01-02
Episode Count11
Glasgow's very own Kevin Bridges brings together four of the UK's top comedians to give their views on the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence. Recorded in front of a packed audience at Glasgow's Theatre Royal, Kevin introduces Hal Cruttenden, Jack Dee, Kerry Godliman and Frankie Boyle.
Release Date2014-09-17
Vote Count1
Comedian Frankie Boyle visits Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup. He explores Russian football and culture, and examines the current relationship between Russia and the West following recent controversial geo-political events.
Release Date2018-06-03
Episode Count2
Vote Count3
