Thing is, I suppose, that comedians like Mark Thomas & Stewart Lee have been pointing out

that sort of thing for decades without ever resorting to racist language.

Without having seen the full context I can't really tell how ironic Boyle was; but my impression is that he did it for cheap laughs: "oooh, look at me being all edgy with my non-PC language"

Posted By: BerlinCanary on December 23rd 2010 at 14:00:27

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RE: Frankie Boyle (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 13:35:22
- ^^ i agree with all that but couldn't be arsed to type it (General Chat) - gregory abbott, Dec 23, 14:19:00
  - His show isn't actually that funny though, I'm simply defending his point on war coverage. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:25:00
    - yer i know i'm just wrothing and being a bit stupid (General Chat) - gregory abbott, Dec 23, 14:31:12
- Thing is, I suppose, that comedians like Mark Thomas & Stewart Lee have been pointing out (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 23, 14:00:27
  - That is very much the point (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:06:52
    - Ah but if it was said by any other comedian in the same context... (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:15:50
      - Possibly a moot point? (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:19:10
        
        In which case... (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:23:35
        
        A tad weaselly that excuse, though, Tim (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 23, 14:42:29
        
        You're probably right, I was just expressing an alternative opinion. (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 15:00:38
        
        Understood (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 23, 15:03:33
        
        RE: music (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 15:26:08
        
        Happy birthday for tomorrow, by the way (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 23, 14:43:04
        
        Thanks. (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:59:51
        
        Blimey! You must need a PA to sort all that out (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 23, 15:04:49
        
        We're aiming for a Boxing Day baby so that we can sell the story to The Sun. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 15:24:59
        
        Sigh (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:28:03
        
        Yeah, okay. (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:36:02
        
        Happy birthday! (n/m) (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 15:03:04
        
        Actually that doesn't really answer your question (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:29:05
        
        I'd quite like Michael McIntyre to say it (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 23, 14:20:07
        
        I'd quite like Michael McIntyre to be bombed (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:21:49
        
        The king of ethics wishes terrorism on a comedian because they don't like them (General Chat) - pants, Dec 23, 17:31:05
        
        The most desperate barrel scraping of all time (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 20:37:59
      - I think so, yes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 23, 14:18:06
- Bit like Al Murray's audience (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 23, 13:53:39
  - And Nana Miskouri's (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Dec 23, 13:57:31
    - leave EmmBeeKay out of this... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 23, 14:00:21
    - What about Weird Al Yankovic's? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 23, 13:59:59
- We know (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 13:37:25
  - Indeed you did know but it's not official until I say so. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Dec 23, 14:00:52
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - The Judge, Dec 23, 14:14:26

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