Frankie Boyle’s 6 most controversial jokes

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Boyle stars in the comedy series ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order’ for the BBC Harvey Price Perhaps the most widely criticised material of Boyle’s career concerned then eight-year-old Harvey Price – the son of TV personality Katie Price – who has partial blindness, autism and Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can cause physical issues and behavioural difficulties. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “I have a theory that Jordan married a cage fighter cause she needed someone strong enough to stop Harvey from f***ing her.” The joke was condemned by viewers, activists and organisations including the learning disability charity Mencap, who branded Boyle’s comment “disgusting”. Boyle himself suggested that the outrage was minimal, joking: “Perhaps Twitter should introduce some system that let us know whether a tweet was popular or not.” Have I Got News for You During Boyle’s first stint hosting BBC panel show Have I Got News For You in 2016, a number of jokes had to be excised from the final broadcast. Discussing accusations that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had associations with Islamist fundamentalists, Boyle stated: “If sharing a stage with extremists made you an extremist, the Eagles of Death Metal would be the most wanted men in the world.” open image in gallery Frankie Boyle rose to fame on the hit panel series ‘Mock the Week’ Holly Willoughby This year, a joke delivered by Boyle during his Latitude Festival set caused some degree of controversy.