Frankie Boyle's Career in Television

In October 2009, Frankie Boyle was a hotest celebrity on the BBC panel show "Mock The Week" The panel comment humorously on various news stories from the British media. Boyle has been referred to as the 'dark heart of Mock the Week' by host Dara Ó Briain. He is known for his morbid sense of humour, which plays on negative images of society,celebrities and politicians.On October 2009, he announced to leave the show to concentrate on other projects. It was announced to the public via Facebook on the 'Mock the Week' fan page, and later confirmed by the BBC. Fans of the Frankie Boyle soon rallied around to get him to stay and a popular Facebook group was made straight away, displaying how strongly the fans felt about their favourite star.Boyle though has since criticized both the show's production team and the BBC Trust. He claims that the show did not cover enough major news stories and was too limited on his risqué comedy act, as the producers and the BBC Trust were afraid of "frightening the horses". Frankie Boyle returned to "Mock The Week" for his final appearance on the 2009 Christmas Special which aired on 22 December 2009 as a series of best bits and festive clips. On 9 December 2009 he appeared as the guest host of "Never Mind The Buzzcocks". Boyle recently piloted a sketch and stand-up show for Channel 4, entitled 'Deal With This, Retards' to be produced by RDF Scotland subsidiary the Comedy Unit.

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