If it were a generalisation that would just be a bloke stood on a stage mocking the afflicted, not specifically targetting a child due to the fact his mother is not popular with the public.
It was an unwarranted unprovoked attack on a disabled child. You can dress it up anyway you like, call it freedom of speech...call it comedy.
I call it cowardly and immoral, about the furthest away from funny as you can get imo.

Comedy doesn't and should have no bounds...because it's just that...comedy. You know...jokes, things that aren't meant to be taken seriously?

I don't expect everyone to enjoy dark humour, but to try and dictate to other people what they can and can't watch, and what can and cannot be shown regarding comedy is beyond absurd. And are people honestly trying to compare one man's jokes with a national newspaper's slanderous allegation? I mean...am I really reading that right? It's about time someone stood up to this trend of tabloid newspapers printing inflammatory, reactionary and sensationalist crap.

The article started with this line:

And this is serious, impartial journalism? Are you taking the piss?

Isn't that Boyle's prediliction, too?

:laugh2:

Well lets take the keyword in that to be 'jokes' none of his comments about harvey were 'jokes' just a series of offensive remarks.
He personalised his attack..why?

It's a double standard to berate the media for what you percieve to be offensive,inflammatory and unjustified comments when you give free reign to this 'comic' to say whatever he likes about whoever he likes.

http://www.putlocker.com/file/9JJD5HV8EACC0W8#

His 20 second piece on those who don't get 'jokes' from 53:55 is one of the truest things he has ever said.

Exactly ..... :thumbs:

if you have ever laughted at someone falling over, you are the same as everyone else!.
if you say no then your in denial!.

I wouldn't laugh at just anyone falling over, but I would laugh at Frankie Boyle falling flat on his face ..... :laugh2:

well thats my point omar,you are laughting at someone elses misfortune!.

I watch you've been framed but how is that ANYTHING like tramadol nights?
Whatever point you are attempting to make sheriff you are failing.

my point is!
in life we all at some point laugh at some ones misfortune like a person falling over!, or someone with a big nose,
so in turn laughing at a stand up gig does not make the person telling the joke or the person laughing at it the devil!

For the last time it was not a joke, and I didn't laugh at his verbal abuse towards harvey. I am not alone in this view sheriff, you appear to be making me out to be some humourless bore for not seeing the hilarity in his sickening assault.
You will never convince me this was an acceptable way to behave let alone a funny one.

first of all, im not makeing you out to anything other than a forum member that does not share my opinion, further more in this thread other members have posted also saying they do not agree with me.

im not saying that you dont have a right to be upset by mr boyles remarks or find it remotely funny!
what i am saying is that at some point in your life you have found someone elses misfortune funny, that in turn was not funny to the person you where laughing at.

Not just someone else - specifically Frankie Boyle ..... :laugh3:

I don't ..... :nono:

I grew out of that attitude years ago ..... :idc:

Slapstick, pantomime and circuses are not for me ..... :bored:

so what is your comedy?
i know people today get laughs from amy childs saying the word shut up, or joey essex being think,(ah he's so cute for being stupid, i love him) or someone not being a good singer on the x factor.
are you in to this? just what comedy do you like?

How would that in any way have a bearing on this?
In your bizarre hypothetical my laughing at someone tripping makes me no better or worse than frankie boyle, or I should in some way identify and empathize with him?

right lets try to put this in perspective!
since this thread has been up approx 48,000 children have died of starvation!
this is something that disgust's me!,not a joke about jordon's son.
but lets talk about harvey,he is disabled and for that i feel sorry for him,but his parents are multi millionaire's and he will have the best that money can buy,many, many family's cant even afford the the chairs that support their child so they can have a better control of their bodies.
what i am saying to you kizzy is this,
on this occasion you have been outraged by a comedians material,but there must have been times in your life that you found something funny that other people would not.

you have two posts back to back contradicting your self!.
the first you say you would laugh if mr boyle fell on his face but in the second you say you grew out of this attitude years ago!
whats it to be?

Who said it was comedy?

I see it as payback ..... :evilgrin:

So it's ok to say whatever you like about a kid if their parenrs are rich?
Just quit while you are behind sheriff.

see this is the difference between me and you!
im not asking you to quit!

if its pay back then you are wishing someone harm!
and that's not a joking matter!

Exactly ..... :pipe:

why do u all dwell on this trivial drivel, yet ignore the FACT 25000 plus people died from blood clots picked up in sub standard nhswards in a year? that 25000 is just the tip of the iceberg. clearly the unnecessary deaths of tens of thousands of innocent brits in british hospitals is less important to you than the foul mouthed drivel of a bigotted comedian? crazy