Frankie Boyle has risked sparking a rivalry with Ricky Gervais after he slammed the After Life star’s ability to do stand up comedy and rounded on him for “lazy” jokes.
The controversial 48-year-old Scottish comedian took aim at 59-year-old Ricky’s stand-up routines and says he should stick to writing TV shows rather than performing as a solo act on stage.
Frankie – who in the past has sparked fury by cracking jokes about disabled children – was particularly upset with Ricky’s comments about transgender people.
Airing his grievance during an interview with Louis Theroux on a podcast called Grounded With Louis Theroux. Frankie said: “If you’re a stand-up watching him, you feel like, ‘oh, that’s someone doing a version of what we do'. “But