Katie Price takes on Channel 4 over Boyle's bad taste jokes

apc2010


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13/12/2010 20:56

Katie Price has vowed to take on Channel 4 for their stance on the controversial "jokes" made by Scots comedian Frankie Boyle.



The comic made several bad taste jokes aimed at Katie's disabled son Harvey during his Tramadol Nights show for the broadcaster.



Katie spoke out after Channel 4 bosses ignored her calls to halt a repeat screening on the show.

http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/215317-katie-price-takes-on-channel-4-over-boyles-bad-taste-jokes/





where should comedians draw the line..??

Denny


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Message Posted:
13/12/2010 21:06

I think Boyle is great and his gags are no worse than what you get sent by text. It's not a direct comparison, but I would say Katie Price has damaged her son more by her poor parenting and a chaotic lifestyle than Frankie has by a poor-taste jokes out of the boy's presence.

Panchocat


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Message Posted:
13/12/2010 23:20

Feelings about Katie price are unimportant; but in this day and age ridiculing disability shows complete lack of care, humanity, morals and understanding. Even more disgusting in this case as the target is a child.

No wonder society is falling apart if people think that that kind of humour is acceptable.

apc2010


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Message Posted:
13/12/2010 23:22

I wonder how many complaints they got , reminds me of the Jimmy Carr joke that caused uproar about disabled troops ,,

Blackpoolfan


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Message Posted:
13/12/2010 23:26

If they have to mock the afflicted to get a laugh, then they are not worth watching and should brought to task for their comments

ttoli


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Message Posted:
13/12/2010 23:42

Msg 4, apc 2010



Clearly didn't stop you posting last msg on page 16 of did it?







Post edited , for offensive link, Grow up !! just because someone does , doesn't mean that you have to

Simbas

apc2010


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13/12/2010 23:47

my question was where comedians should draw the line , not my personal opinion if you want Gary I can troll you and post your jokes ,,,,,,,,I did not post it on here as I know people get upset on bad taste jokes the forum it was posted on accepts these sort of jokes .....I am easy to find because I do NOT hide behind fake IDs.......



admin please remove the above link ..it is offensive and nothing to do with forum thank you ..

apc2010


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 00:02

ttoli a few of your on here too .............



please do not open this link if easly offended it a thread of offensive jokes ....but if ttoli can ......



Again WARNING this link is offensive ........



Post edited , removed offensive link

Simbas

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 02:45

If a comedian has to be told where to draw the line, then they are not a comedian - it means they will go to any lengths to get someone - anyone, to laugh. To appeal to the lowest common denominator is scraping the barrel and indicative of clutching at straws. I once watched Boyle for a few moments and didn't begin to snigger; realising immediately he had NO sense of humour whatsoever and was relying on the fact there will always be someone somewhere who will laugh at another's adversity, his default, knowing that human nature can be very cruel - if only because "there but for the grace of God........" et cetera. I heard Jimmy Carr saying tonight on QI (love that programme) "I told them I was going to be a comedian when I grow up, and they all laughed. Are they laughing now"? Boyle no doubt, can empathise.........

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 03:04

Well, I messed that up - he said (Jimmy Carr) "I told them, when I grow up, I'm going to be a comedian - well, they're not laughing now"!!!!!!!!!!! (Think I got it right this time).......

Groucho



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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 07:03

I recently watched... 'If I could reach out through your TV and strangle you I would' by Frankie Boyle and it was so outwardly aggressive and offensive to his audience that I found it unsuitable for general viewing in our home.



The cruellest jokes about disability I've ever heard (way crueller than Frankie's) came from the disabled boys, girls and young adults at Lord Mayor and Lady Treloar's in Froyle and Alton where my mum was a matron - but that was their way of making light of their predicament. A survival tactic..... in a cruel world.



One whole section of the show was taken up with a tirade of abuse about ginger haired people which the audience should have found ironic as Frankie Boyle is himself ginger but by that time they were so in shock I don't think the majority really understood... he had gone too far.



Frankie has carved himself a new niche in comedic terms by turning on his audience... Richard Herring's Hitler Moustache tour has similarly-veined attack.

LordJim


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 09:11

its disgusting typical of ch 4



to make fun on tv of the disabled is bad enough, to suggest that the disabled child has incestuous tendencies is down right out of order!

I hope they sack the editor ban Frankie Boyle. and fine chan 4 perhaps all the chan 4 execs should have to work with disabled children for a month to see if they can see the funny side of being disabled !

jakki



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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 15:23

Several months ago I received a really bad joke about Jordan's son via text - I've seen Frankie's 'vile joke' about her son on Youtube - the text was a lot worse I can tell you - let's just say it mentioned Gary Glitter.

eager


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 15:30

Msg 12...Agree totally...Boundries are there for a reason. Is it humour in any form to suggest incest between a disabled boy and his mother, And who would actually find it funny ? Frankie Boyle is no more than a bully.

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 17:37

eager - I think he is more than a bully - I would say he is a dysfunctional inadequate with real issues on so many levels that he refuses to get therapy or counselling for - otherwise how could one explain his anger and viciousness and 'attack' mode, every time he opens his mouth......

jakki



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Message Posted:
14/12/2010 20:30

He's just doing his job - he's a comedian.



Remember Bernard Manning!!!!

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 06:50

Anyone who remembers Bernard Manning, remembers an uncouth, misogynistic, xenophobic polemicist - and since when was being a comedian, a job? Boyle is a gormless yob who couldn't hold down a job if he tried -so instead he taps into the lowest common denominator, who have more money than sense, to pay to listen to a knuckle dragging neanderthal verbally abuse the weak and vulnerable, who cannot defend themselves.......

Groucho



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 08:00

" to listen to a knuckle dragging neanderthal verbally abuse the weak and vulnerable, who cannot defend themselves......."



And that's just his audience!



Actually he can be a very clever comedian but he seems to have got very angry all of a sudden. So much so that the aggression has overtaken his wit.



Unlike some of his classier colleagues his humour is not 'joined-up'. The likes of Eddie Izzard, John Bishop and Rhod Gilbert will take you on a journey through the weird imaginings of their comic genius and bring you full circle to deliver masterpieces of comedy... Frankie just spouts a never ending stream of abuse which soon wears thin and becomes cringe-worthy.



He needs to take more drugs no doubt.

jakki



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 11:58

I used to enjoy Frankie Boyle when he was on 'Mock the Week' - what's happened to him??

Groucho



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 11:59

Jakki,



I know what you mean.... he's gone right off the Boyle!

hollie


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 12:09

get a grip...Boyle is brilliant, his jokes are close to the bone but so what!!!



If you are easily offended then dont watch his shows...



I frankly couldnt care less what Katie Price thinks, she is clearly an idiot.. Perhaps her son wouldnt be the target of jokes if she didnt parade her family around like a bloody circus..



This may not be the pc view shared by the maurading wrinkly expat hoardes of Northern Cyprus, while they spout about how vulgar society has become as the quaff their cheap local booze, but I dont really care..



Mines not a high horse... more like a shetland..

kibrisspock


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 12:10

messgae 12 has it spot on.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 12:47

Hollie



'If I could reach out through your TV and strangle you I would'



Frankie

apc2010


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Message Posted:
20/12/2010 02:32

anyone ever heard of bill hicks ..........

simbas



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Message Posted:
20/12/2010 03:29

msg 6 edited for reason given

Simbas

simbas



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msg 8 edited for reason given

Simbas

Tiggy


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Message Posted:
20/12/2010 03:41

Does Mr Boyle hold a recognised certificate to confirm his is a comedian ?



Trying to take the pi@@ out of a child that is innocent for fun is a very low and cowardly thing to do.

people that think it is humorous.......are even worse.



For once I think Ms Price has the public on her side



I feel sorry for Mr Boyle as he is very unattractive, indeed ugly and clearly an attention seeker.

apc2010


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Message Posted:
20/12/2010 03:53

thank you simba , i did ask b4 ..

Groucho



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Message Posted:
20/12/2010 06:19

Tiggy,



That's the sad thing about it... he actually can be very funny indeed and was once one of the quickest witted panel members on Mock The Week.. What went wrong is anybody's guess but he seems to have gone from wit to shit in one fell swoop.



All I can think is, somebody has hurt him badly and the depression caused has spilled over into his stage act. Now he just seems bitter... beyond reason and what he thinks passes for irony no longer works for him in a comedic way.



It's not big and it's not clever.