Critically acclaimed comedian Frankie Boyle presents his hotly-anticipated first live stand-up DVD. Recorded live at London's Hackney Empire Frankie brings us his unique brand of observational comedy there are no gimmicks to this set just the sharp-suited Scotsman firing one-liners into the atmosphere with unparalleled finesse. As the recognisable face of television series Mock The Week Frankie shows us just a slice of what he's capable of; in this DVD you get Frankie Boyle no-holds-barred unleashing his razor-sharp wit upon the audience with jokes that are too near... the knuckle for TV. [show more]
Gutted! Not about the DVD but that after watching it, I am even more gutted that I can't get tickets to see Frankie Boyle without remortgaging my parent's house. Though, in the current "climate", I'm not even sure you can do that anymore.
Anyway, I digress. The imaginatively titled 'Frankie Boyle Live' is what it says on the tin - or plastic case, as it happens. As the previous review of this states, most people that know Frankie Boyle will know him via the TV programme 'Mock the Week' and so will already know of his reputation for "shocking" humour. However, it is most certainly NOT the standard and stale brand of shock exhibited by many a comedian, despite on first take it sounding as such. No. Akin to Bill Hicks in some ways, there is depth to the things Frankie Boyle says and nearly always a logical grounding for it. Yes, I did say "nearly" because, of course, there are just a few cheap laughs where he simply abuses a member of the audience of calls a celebrity a nasty word, though they are far from actually being the core of his act. And that is what truly makes Frankie Boyle an amazing comedian.
Legend-in-the-making Frankie Boyle is probably the funniest man in a 'Soon-To-Be-Independat-God-What-A-F***ing-Bloodbaths-That's-Gonna-Be' Scotland & the UK (whatever that is). Like many people, I first saw this fearless practitioner of dangerous comedy on 'Mock The Week' and though regular viewers of that show will have already heard most of the jokes, there's no denying that Boyle is a rare talent: "Telethons are horrible. People sitting in a bathful of beans for starving Africans...send them the f***ing beans! Celebrities appear on these things to get exposure. Great, climb towards that money pot on the backs of dying children you sick, sick f***s!". And of course his customary below-the-belt banter like "NASA: With all their money, could they maybe have a mission where everyone doesn't nearly die? They should have some honesty and call their next mission OPERATION SPACEGRAVE" or "Is Britain becoming more misogynist? Lets ask this bitch over here" And who could forget when he described the paranormal activity occurring in a rarely explored region of our reigning monarch? Not to mention his take on questions that you wouldn't see on an exam: "If everybody in Class A is called Tom, Thomas or Tommy, and every second boy in Class B is called Tim, Timothy or Timmy, what the f*** is going on!?" Comedic genius.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Critically acclaimed comedian Frankie Boyle presents his hotly-anticipated first live stand-up DVD. Recorded live at London's Hackney Empire, Frankie brings us his unique brand of observational comedy, there are no gimmicks to this set, just the sharp-suited Scotsman firing one-liners into the atmosphere with unparalleled finesse. As the recognisable face of television series Mock The Week, Frankie shows us just a slice of what he's capable of; in this DVD you get Frankie Boyle no-holds-barred, unleashing his razor-sharp wit upon the audience with jokes that are too near the knuckle for TV. Actors Frankie Boyle Certificate 18 years and over Languages English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
The controversial and critically-acclaimed comedian performs his unique brand of politically-incorrect observational comedy at London's Hackney Empire.
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