Frankie Boyle wins £54,900 in Daily Mirror libel case - Polidicks

[img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63524000/jpg/_63524624_63516969.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20033097[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]Comedian Frankie Boyle has won £54,900 in damages after a High Court jury concluded that the Daily Mirror had libelled him by describing him as "racist".[/B] Boyle, 40, from Glasgow, said the paper had defamed him with an article published on 19 July 2011. Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) defended the piece "on the basis of truth and fair comment". However jurors ruled in favour of Boyle. The comedian said he was "very happy" as he left court. Jurors awarded Boyle £50,650 after concluding that the racist description was defamatory. Jurors had been shown footage from the BBC satirical show Mock The Week, in which Boyle and other comedians discussed immigration. He was given further damages of £4,250 after the jury found the Mirror's report saying Boyle had been "forced to quit" Mock the Week was defamatory. The comedian said The Daily Mirror newspaper had "misunderstood" the context of his use of language in jokes, adding the accusation of racism "goes against everything I've tried to do in my work, to do in my life". The Glasgow-born comedian said he had been "pretending" to be someone with racist views during the episode. He said he had "actively campaigned" against racism and he thought it was "important" to highlight the issue in his routines by mocking the attitudes of racists, whom he "despised". The comedian's humour has often proved controversial with audiences. Last year, broadcasting watchdog Ofcom upheld more than 500 complaints about his Channel 4 show Tramadol nights, during which he joked about model Katie Price's disabled son, Harvey. In 2008, the BBC apologised when Boyle made a joke about Palestine on the Radio 4 comedy show Political Animal. A year after that, BBC Two's Mock The Week was criticised by the BBC Trust over comments Boyle made on the show about swimmer Rebecca Adlington's appearance.[/quote] [editline]22nd October 2012[/editline] [img]http://puu.sh/1hxTp[/img]

People who interpret offensive comedy literally are morons.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;38139242]People who interpret offensive comedy literally are morons.[/QUOTE] The Daily Mail are morons. Now that The News of the World are gone they've basically taken up the podium as the shittiest newspaper in the UK. There's also an irony in the Daily Mail accusing them of racists as it's a pretty right-wing and xenophobic paper.

I loved Tramadol Nights, what ever happened to it? I presume cancelled?

[QUOTE=RetaDepa;38139254]The Daily Mail are morons. Now that The News of the World are gone they've basically taken up the podium as the shittiest newspaper in the UK.[/QUOTE] I find it rather hard to figure out what the worst one is, I can't decide between the Sun, Star, Express, Mail or Mirror, all of them are terrible.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;38139242]People who interpret offensive comedy literally are morons.[/QUOTE] daily mail [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GziTQ75Nkws/TlV5Xg1nyEI/AAAAAAAAAXI/h_eTOWR7LOc/s1600/dailymailfrontpage30572hh5.jpg[/IMG]m

But it's not Daily Mail, it's the Daily Mirror Even I made this mistake initially, for about 15 seconds the title said Mail How strange

[QUOTE=Bobie;38139287]daily mail [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GziTQ75Nkws/TlV5Xg1nyEI/AAAAAAAAAXI/h_eTOWR7LOc/s1600/dailymailfrontpage30572hh5.jpg[/IMG]m[/QUOTE] Wow is this real

fuck its actually the mirror how the

A classic example of feeding the fire. I love Frankie Boyle, and it's good to see a serious, more human side to him for a change :v:

[QUOTE=smurfy;38139306]But it's not Daily Mail, it's the Daily Mirror Even I made this mistake initially, for about 15 seconds the title said Mail How strange[/QUOTE] Either way they're both shit.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;38139325]Wow is this real[/QUOTE] Of course not

[QUOTE=Sourcegamer8;38139260]I loved Tramadol Nights, what ever happened to it? I presume cancelled?[/QUOTE] It was awful. There were no jokes it was just him trying to be offensive. He could have at least tried to be funny at the same time. It was painful and has been cancelled, also he's now likely to not be working with channel 4 again over something he said about the olympics I think. [url]http://100worstpeopleontwitter.tumblr.com/post/29545315863/57-frankie-boyle[/url] A pretty interesting post about him.

[QUOTE=Bobie;38139287]daily mail [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GziTQ75Nkws/TlV5Xg1nyEI/AAAAAAAAAXI/h_eTOWR7LOc/s1600/dailymailfrontpage30572hh5.jpg[/IMG]m[/QUOTE] that seriously cannot be real

[QUOTE=Schmaaa;38142900]that seriously cannot be real[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Ganerumo;38139325]Wow is this real[/QUOTE] The fact that people can, for some reasonable amount of time, feel that they'd make something like that says something about Daily Mail.

Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38143083]Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?[/QUOTE] Because reading stories can be considered "more fun" than reading about the truth?

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38143083]Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?[/QUOTE] Because "the public suck, fuck hope!" A penny if you get the reference.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38143083]Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?[/QUOTE] They're easier to carry on public transportation rather than a broadsheet which prints news that isn't solely about who's dick some celebrity has been sucking and the average person who buys them doesn't care about something as daft as journalistic integrity.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38143083]Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?[/QUOTE] because people like to read about their drug addict celebrity news, and then also have a little right-wing nationalism on the side while it's there and they have nothing else to do.

[QUOTE=Sourcegamer8;38139260]I loved Tramadol Nights, what ever happened to it? I presume cancelled?[/QUOTE] Cancelled after like 4 episodes or some shit, or after the first season. Shame though, it was fucking excellent. [editline]23rd October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=jaykray;38140245]It was awful. There were no jokes it was just him trying to be offensive. He could have at least tried to be funny at the same time. It was painful and has been cancelled, also he's now likely to not be working with channel 4 again over something he said about the olympics I think. [url]http://100worstpeopleontwitter.tumblr.com/post/29545315863/57-frankie-boyle[/url] A pretty interesting post about him.[/QUOTE] Have you ever seen his tweets to Chris Brown, funny as fuck. [img]http://www.tntmagazine.com/media/News/chrisbrowntweet.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Pierrewithahat;38146971]Cancelled after like 4 episodes or some shit, or after the first season. Shame though, it was fucking excellent. [editline]23rd October 2012[/editline] Have you ever seen his tweets to Chris Brown, funny as fuck. [img]http://www.tntmagazine.com/media/News/chrisbrowntweet.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Incredible. [editline]23rd October 2012[/editline] I bow down to his superior comedic talent.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38143083]Why are tabloids so popular in the UK?[/QUOTE] Same reason Fox News is so popular in america.