[Update] Ofcom raps Channel 4 over Frankie Boyle's Harvey Price 'joke'

On a related note, KP has split up with her current husband - BBC

In other shock news, Sun rises in the East.......

[dilli-theclaw]

Asses I'm already engaged now so I'm not in with a chance now

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by danielf

I saw part of the show, and it was incredibly rude. Now, I'm fairly thick skinned and am not easily put off by rude humour, but the problem with that show was that it wasn't particularly funny. Which just leaves rude. Not something to watch again imo.

yeah some comedians arent funny and just outright rude, they think they funny but they not.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Flyboy

This brings to mind a story from a few years back about Jim Davidson. He also had a problem with the disabled. Whilst taking part in a panto, he asked the audience, "do you know who I am?" (enquiring whether the children knew who his character was). There came a reply which not one person was expecting: In the audience there was a party of scouts, who had all booked tickets for their annual day out. One of the little scamps, who I believe was not identified, called out, "yes, a Mod:Swearing deleted" The whole auditorium was apparently in fits of laughter, especially when Mr Davidson started to get quite angry and demand that the child be found and escorted from the stalls. The point I am making, is that there will come a time when Frankie Boyle will become the "Mod:Swearing deleted" at a children's panto.

I'll see if I can find a link to it later. Mod: No linking to unsuitable material

Sorry, just chuckling at the thought of an audience member shouting "Mod:Swearing Deleted" at a comedian. Little surreal.

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

yeah some comedians arent funny and just outright rude, they think they funny but they not.

In some cases, they still can be, or were.

Frankie Boyle can be incredibly funny.

As can Ricky Gervais, although sadly he seems to be increasingly moving toward just being nasty.

[Lister of Smeg]

Hilarious

[Matth]

I guess Frankie Boyle is fair - seen his newspaper column and he's mean and nasty about lots of people, and often takes it too far.

[v0id]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

yeah some comedians arent funny and just outright rude, they think they funny but they not.

Like the late Bernard Manning

[frogstamper]

I'd have thought that being lumped in with the likes of Jim Davidson and Bernard Manning says about everything you want to know about this odious man.

Ofcom has upheld Katie Price's complaint against Channel 4 and Frankie Boyle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12957309

[Stuart]

I have to admit one thing. While I agree with Katie Price being offended, and I also think that either Frankie himself or one of the editorial team should have said no to this joke, I am glad that Channel 4 defended themselves so vigorously. Too many channels would have just rolled over and complied without question (I am looking at you, BBC).

Let me make that apparent contradiction clear. Increasingly TV companies are rolling over and just apologising without question when someone says the most insignificant thing that someone else takes offense to (I'm actually thinking of Frankie Boyle on Mock The Week). This is also leading to an increasingly bland and sterile style of comedy (in particular) because the comedians whose work is even slightly edgy are finding themselves under ever tighter controls.

Should Frankie Boyle's team or Channel 4 have allowed this joke? IMO, No. However, they did, and what I like is that they defended the decision vigorously.

Originally Posted by Stuart

I have to admit one thing. While I agree with Katie Price being offended, and I also think that either Frankie himself or one of the editorial team should have said no to this joke, I am glad that Channel 4 defended themselves so vigorously. Too many channels would have just rolled over and complied without question (I am looking at you, BBC).

Let me make that apparent contradiction clear. Increasingly TV companies are rolling over and just apologising without question when someone says the most insignificant thing that someone else takes offense to (I'm actually thinking of Frankie Boyle on Mock The Week). This is also leading to an increasingly bland and sterile style of comedy (in particular) because the comedians whose work is even slightly edgy are finding themselves under ever tighter controls.

Should Frankie Boyle's team or Channel 4 have allowed this joke? IMO, No. However, they did, and what I like is that they defended the decision vigorously.

Sorry Stuart but they can protest all they like under normal conditions but to allow this particular joke was indefensible.I'm all for edgy off the wall humour but not against a specifically named child who has no choice about the public exposure he receives.Boyle can say whatever he likes about Price herself but this was definitely an offensive comment too far rather than a joke about a child whom has no comeback.

[Stephen]

As Frankie stated 2 weeks ago when I saw him live. the joke was not aimed at Harvey and was meant to be about Katie. I mean how was Harvey even meant to see the show. Erm....

Originally Posted by Stephen

As Frankie stated 2 weeks ago when I saw him live. the joke was not aimed at Harvey and was meant to be about Katie. I mean how was Harvey even meant to see the show. Erm....

He doesn't have to.The fact is that he is not a legitimate target and whether he is aware of it is not the issue.

I think the fact he named the disabled child he was mocking was probably what did it. Making a single person a target of a joke is going to be risky, especially if your mocking some physical or mental disability. When it also consider it's a child then your screwed. Besides anything it's a poor comedia who only draw laughs by insulting other people.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Stephen

As Frankie stated 2 weeks ago when I saw him live. the joke was not aimed at Harvey and was meant to be about Katie. I mean how was Harvey even meant to see the show. Erm....

He doesn't need to have seen it.