I have long loathed Frankie Boyle, not least for his crap jokes, but the spiteful ire he ‘cunningly’ disguises as humour. His recent DVD title is the warm ’ If I Could Reach Out Through Your TV and Strangle You I Would’, while his last tour was entitled, ‘ I Would Happily Punch Every One Of You In The Face.’ What masochist buys this stuff?
He’s an ex-alcoholic and drug user, so he titled his autobiography, ‘My Shit Life So Far’. Who cares about Frankie Boyle and his shit life? Clearly, a lot of people. Today, it’s transpired that he’s been using satirical, racist humour on his TV show. Great! I guess the audience will fully embrace the depth and magnitude of his actions.
When Gene Wilder was filming Stir Crazy, a food fight broke out, and a piece of watermelon landed at Richard Pryor’s feet. He walked off set. The next day, he came in with his grandmother, who then proceeded to explain what what the watermelon symbolised to her as a black person - no matter how innocent and innocuous it seemed to others (yes, Richard was on crack – I’m not justifying the action).
I understand Boyle’s satirical idea, but I don’t like it. Why couldn’t he have used a different term to achieve the same aim? Does he not understand the brevity of a white man saying the word ‘paki’ and ‘nigger’ on national television? ”Hey, look! It’s acceptable to be a satirical racist.” Is it? George Carlin and Bill Hicks tried it, while Paul Daniels and Bruce Forsyth still hold on to their aged, awkward value system.
I hate it - I abhore it – I deplore it. It’s yet another middle-class defence of a disgusting act committed by a man less funny than Jethro. Maybe he should visit Scotland Against Racism and better understand the world he’s living in.
2% of the Scottish population are from a (non-White) minority ethnic group.
Over 70% of the visible minority ethnic population were Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or Other South Asian) .
Asian doctor and comedian, Paul Sinha, has risen to the defence of Boyle on his blog here. Funnily enough, there’s a Scottish Asian comedian called Ayesha Hazarika – where’s her fucking TV show?
Here’s my new DVD and the book’s out in paperback. Both easily shopliftable. Seriously, I have enough money now, help yourself. My new TV show starts on Channel 4 every Tuesday from November 30th. It’s called “Hide and Seek. And Rape” narrated by Sir David Attenborough in a surprisingly strong Pakistani accent.
Dig it!