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Meantime: The gripping debut crime novel from Frankie Boyle

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Reads like a twisted Caledonian take on Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye. Inherent vices and scalpel-sharp jokes vie with a very human concern for those least garlanded in the rat race of life’ Ian Rankin

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In a 3.5 star review, a Chortle critic found that the author created a realistic environment, with "expressive, almost poetic, descriptions of Glasgow life in all its forms" and "sympathy towards his characters" that the reader will share. Though enjoying some digressions, the reviewer saw much of it as "self-indulgent", including the simulation theory that is given much emphasis and "bafflingly explored" through a fictional pitch to BBC Scotland. [15] Oh and remember who the author is before you make comment about the language. Informed choice and all that jazz... That said, it was all in context.

Frankie Boyle: I'll quit comedy in two years". Nowmagazine.co.uk. 27 December 2008 . Retrieved 26 July 2009. Docherty creates a distraction at a Burns supper charity event so Jane and Felix can meet Mount, but Brond takes them aside instead. Felix taxis away with Tom and Sophie from Beloved Intelligence, who give him information on Chong and Marina. The next day, Mount tells Felix that while running a campaigning magazine he was sent a large amount of classified information. As leverage, Brond positioned Mount as prime suspect in Marina's murder, and killed the witness Rachael. After speaking to Felix, Mount kills himself. Herbert, Charlie (16 August 2022). "Frankie Boyle delivers horrifying but hilarious takedown of Rishi Sunak". Joe . Retrieved 9 October 2022. Boyle appeared as himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009), in a stand-up routine at Liberty City's Split Sides Comedy Club. He appeared on Real Radio Wales's weekly comedy show Comedy Nighthorse on 19 October 2011.

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Bennett, Steve (24 October 2011). "Work! Consume! Die! by Frankie Boyle". Chortle . Retrieved 31 December 2022.Felix McAveety – a Glaswegian in his 30s and former BBC Scotland employee. He is addicted to drugs and alcohol, particularly Valium. Frankie Boyle Live DVD (Media notes). Brian Klein. Channel 4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b Wilson, Laura (3 December 2022). "The best crime and thriller books of 2022". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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Bennett, Steve (9 December 2020). "The Future Of Politics by Frankie Boyle". Chortle . Retrieved 31 December 2022. In October 2007 Boyle embarked on a stand-up tour of Britain, playing over 100 dates and enjoying a sold-out run that was extended through until December 2008. Boyle said that he planned to retire from live stand-up before he turned 40, had written his final tour, and planned to do more television work after this. [40] Boyle performed the tour, entitled I Would Happily Punch Every One of You in the Face, between March and December 2010. [41]This was a funny wee detective story with a very absurd and unexpected protagonist. There’s lots of humour throughout, as you would expect from Frankie Boyle, but I enjoyed the layers of dark conspiracy that made up the mystery that Felix sets out to uncover. Las Vegas and Glasgow have a lot in common. They’re the only two places in the world where you can pay for sex with chips.” – Frankie Boyle Wisdom and advice Gary Mount – an SNP politician who has been surveilled by the British government since receiving a large amount of classified information as a journalist. a b c Boyle, Frankie (24 August 2012). "Q&A: Frankie Boyle" (Interview). Interviewed by Rosanna Greenstreet. guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 12 September 2012.

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