Frankie Boyle is a stand-up comedian, author, and presenter hailing from Scotland. He is best known for his adult-oriented comedy which often covers controversial topics, such as politics, class, race and religion. Boyle shot to fame as one of four team captains on the long-running BBC panel show Mock the Week. He was a writer and performer on BBC2 sketch show, The Boyle Variety Performance and had his own chatshow. Frankie created, wrote, and performed in his own comedy show, Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights. He has also written two books, British comedy award winner My Sh*t Life So Far, and Work! Consume! Die! As well as regular appearances on a number of panel shows, Boyle currently presents New World Order on BBC2 and Stand Up Central on Comedy Central.