During the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Boyle criticised the two major candidates running for the position of Prime Minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, on an episode of The Last Leg. During the episode, Boyle also criticised former Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, stating to Johnson that "You finished [your term] with a quote from The Terminator. The Terminator! After you killed 150,000 f**king people during the pandemic. I don't want to sound like I've got a grudge or anything, but I hope a vent opens up in the ground and clawed hands drag you screaming into hell." [91] Filmography [ edit ] Television [ edit ] Title Agent Jeremiah Brond – a threatening figure who shares a resemblance to the actor Gerard Butler. Brond is Mikey's handler and monitors Mount as well as Felix and Jane's activities.

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Fatima – Marina's former roommate. Though a drug addict when Felix knew her, she quit through Narcotics Anonymous. a b c Boyle, Frankie (24 August 2012). "Q&A: Frankie Boyle" (Interview). Interviewed by Rosanna Greenstreet. guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 12 September 2012.Boyle, Frankie (12 November 2020). The Future of British Politics. Unbound. ISBN 978-1-80018-010-9. Boyle's first fictional book, Meantime, is a crime fiction novel set in Glasgow in the aftermath of Scottish Independence. It was published in July 2022. The book was nominated for Bloody Scotland's Debut of the Year award for crime writing. [39] [27] Boyle wrote for the book while in hotel rooms after a gig, saying that he would be unable to sleep due to adrenaline. [26] Boyle said at the Edinburgh Book Festival in 2022: "I would much rather, if I could, segue into writing novels and just stay in the house and not travel so much". He said of writing, in comparison to stand-up comedy, that "you don't have to go and sell it to people". However, he said that writing fiction was "equally difficult". He planned to begin writing a second novel over Christmas 2022. [26] Stand-up career [ edit ] Don't be sheepish: Donegal's message to Frankie Boyle ( The Belfast Telegraph, 22 September 2012). https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/dont-be-sheepish-donegals-message-to-frankie-boyle-28866052.html Frankie Boyle hunger strike in support of Shaker Aamer". BBC News. 20 July 2013 . Retrieved 20 July 2013. Scotland's Jesus". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013 . Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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MacDonald, Stuart (6 November 2020). "Frankie Boyle says 'long Covid' has left him with lung problems for months". Daily Record . Retrieved 29 December 2020. Felix, formerly a comedy writer at BBC Scotland (allowing Boyle to lob several satirical grenades at an organisation that has clearly done him some deep wrong), has become a drop-out following a life-changing disaster. When his best friend is murdered, however, he surprises himself by summoning the willpower to investigate, albeit ineptly. Mayer Nissim (11 August 2010). "Frankie Boyle dismisses comedy controversy". Digital Spy . Retrieved 1 February 2014. Writing a crime novel now appears to be a well-established rung on the career ladder of white male television entertainers, achieved with varying degrees of success and skill, so it’s a relief to find that Frankie Boyle’s first work of fiction is an enjoyably dark and entertaining tranche of Glasgow noir. It contains all the deft wordplay you’d expect of him, and a few well-aimed, drive-by satirical shots at political targets along the way. John Plunkett (10 December 2010). "Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke sparks Ofcom investigation". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 3 January 2011.It jumps about and trails away, in ebbs and flows, which keep you engaged without having to pay too much attention. I enjoyed the entire story and liked the characters of Felix, Jane, Donnie, and Amy very much. I wish we'd had a bit more information about Amy earlier on, though reading to the end revealed an important plot point as to why this couldn't happen.

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In this light his tanned, bloated head looked not unlike a haunted paper bag, his glazed eyes fixed on some bleak internal horizon.” a b Walker, Peter (8 April 2010). "Frankie Boyle meets his match in mother of a child with Down syndrome". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited . Retrieved 12 April 2010. How do you solve a murder when you don’t have a clue? Frankie Boyle’s gripping crime debut novel, Meantime, is a hallucinogenic ride through Glasgow as one man seeks justice for his friend’s murder.Wyatt, Daisy (7 March 2013). " 'I wish the Queen had died': Offensive Frankie Boyle jokes cut from BBC Comic Relief broadcast". The Independent. London . Retrieved 8 April 2013. Jeffries, Stuart (19 December 2009). "Frankie Boyle lays into celebrity memoirs as his own is a surprise hit". The Guardian. London. Life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you’ll have the time of your life!” - Billy Connolly On marriage In October 2007 Boyle embarked on a stand-up tour of Britain, playing over 100 dates and enjoying a sold-out run that was extended through until December 2008. Boyle said that he planned to retire from live stand-up before he turned 40, had written his final tour, and planned to do more television work after this. [40] Boyle performed the tour, entitled I Would Happily Punch Every One of You in the Face, between March and December 2010. [41] I'd give it 7/10 if I was able. I'd say I enjoyed slightly over two thirds but the other third appeared to simply be a manual on what drugs to take and when and what they did to our protagonist.