On 11 November, Stephen and I rushed out to the Beck Theatre in Hayes to see the magnificent Frankie Boyle do a live comedy show.
The Beck Theatre is in Hayes, Middelsex and it took us 75 minutes to dash over there after work!!
We're big fans of Frankie's and hence the obligatory ticket shot.
Waiting around before a show is always torture!! Especially when you've been waiting for several months for the gig!
Unfortunately, once inside the concert venue itself, we were told that there was to be absolutely no photography or recording of the gig. I hate that but totally respect it. Frankie doesn't need people stealing his material!!
Photo courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk
You might recognise Frankie from television's Mock The Week and in fact, he is the second MTW performer we have seen perform live (the first being Andy Parsons back in September).
Martin Mor opened for Frankie and the guy was brilliant. You know when you laugh so hard your side starts to hurt and you're afraid you might asphyxiate if you don't catch some air? He was that funny. Unfortunately for one man in the front row, he also lays heavily into the audience and that man did not come back after the intermission. I'm sorry to say that I found it to be hilarious and you just need to know - never get front row seats for a gig like this. Martin also started the risque jokes to a sharp intake of breath from the audience. His reply was classic - "you do know where you are tonight, right? This is a Frankie Boyle gig". Brilliant.
Then the man himself came on. Frankie is completely irreverent and absolutely nothing is off limits with him. He pushes and pushes and when he finally pushed the audience into a hiss and a boo, he simply smiled to himself as if to say "result". It is a long time since I've laughed so hard that I had tears running down my face and after the gig I had to lift my arms above my head to try relieve the cramping in my side. The epitome of side-splitting humour indeed. If you can see Frankie Boyle (and you have a tolerance for morally reprehensible humour) then get tickets and go see him. You won't regret it!
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