Frankie Boyle, the recognised face of BBC2's Mock The Week, brings us his live stand-up show recorded at The Hackney Empire. Read more
| Starring | Frankie Boyle |
|---|---|
| Genres | Comedy, Comedy |
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Frankie Boyle, the recognised face of BBC2's Mock The Week, brings us his live stand-up show recorded at The Hackney Empire.
| Starring | Frankie Boyle |
|---|---|
| Studio | 4DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 1 min |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Nov 2008 Production year: 2008 |
| Format | DVD |
Stiletto-sharp regular on MOCK THE WEEK [...] even more electric live
I'm trapped between a rock and hard place.
I love Frankie Boyle, his comedy style is brilliant. I'm also a fan of Mock the Week, this is wherein the problem is found.
The show is unfortunately covered in his MtW material, to the point at which maybe 75% I'd already heard. Devilishly funny the first time round, but in the DVD it over-shadowed any new laughs.
If you have seen all or nearly all of Mock the Week, its probably not worth renting. If you haven't - its a must see
Frankie Boyle makes up for his lack of talent simply by using risky humour. If he put a bit more work into his jokes, he would not have to resort to making fun out of disabled people (for example). His jokes were short, cringe worthy and had obvious outcomes. I love stand up especially when they say what no one else dares, but this just wasnt funny. Lots of recycled jokes too. My advice, stick to mock the week and rent something else!
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