Frankie Boyle
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Francis Martin Patrick Boyle (born 16 August 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish comedian, and has appeared on TV shows Mock the Week (where he is a regular) and 8 Out of 10 Cats and has written for Jimmy Carr's show Distraction.
He first came to fame in 1996 when he won the Daily Mail Open Mic award. Glaswegian Frankie has performed extensively in the UK, his 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
Boyle started out on The Stand Up Show in 1995, and spent most of the time between this and 2002 playing at various festivals around the country.
In 2002 he appeared on The Live Floor Show and much of this material was used to write jokes for Jimmy Carr on Distraction, which started out in 2003.
Frankie Boyle performed his new stand up show, The Voice of Black America, at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
He often gets mistaken for fellow spectacle-wearing Scots, The Proclaimers, who are from Leith.
He supports Celtic FC.
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