Frankie Boyle - Rebecca Adlington joke

Frankie Boyle's infamous joke about the British Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington. Even though this is hardly his most offensive material, he got into a bit of trouble for this one.

N.B. Frankie Boyle WAS NOT fired from Mock The Week and definitely not because of this specific joke. He left the show because the BBC were trying to censor him too much and were cutting out his funniest material, for fear of offending people. Just thought I'd clear that up.

All of the Mock The Week footage is owned by the BBC. I do not own any of this. Uploaded for entertainment and reference purposes only.

Also, if people keep posting ignorant, racist and/or trolling comments on this video, I will disable the comments section. The comments on this video should be relevant please, i.e. your opinion on Frankie Boyle and the controversy which followed, NOT your opinion on immigration, religion, foreign people, global warming or anything in the same vein. Take your debates on current events elsewhere.

Thank you

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[AlphaRex1000]

I've been to the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre, spoons are banned there, makes you think doesn't it.

[SamOwenI]

oh come on, she doesn't look that bad, it's just an exaggeration for comedic effect. You just adding to insult for no reason is just pointless, and not funny.

[asmrchive]

i don't see what all the fuss was about to be honest.

[asmrchive]

sleaze sandwich

[SleazeSandwich]

Charmless nerk.

[fifthof]

He missed an intellectual trick here. What she looks like is one of Darwin's Finches.

[Mad Maggie]

Boyle makes a living from causing offence. I find most of his one liners funny, but even for me some of them are too much, and this one is just a cheap shot - not very funny at all.

[Mad Maggie]

you're easily pleased!