Frankie Boyle cleared by Ofcom after joking Boris Johnson should be “dragged screaming into hell”

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Frankie Boyle has been cleared by Ofcom after making a joke about Boris Johnson on The Last Leg.While appearing on the Channel 4 panel show last month, the comedian said he hoped the Prime Minister would be “dragged screaming into hell” following the news of his resignation.Boyle delivered the quip after Johnson concluded his final Prime Minister’s Questions by quoting the Terminator line: “Hasta la vista, baby.”In response, the comedian said: “You finished with a quote from The Terminator.

The Terminator! After you killed 150,000 fucking people during the pandemic.“I don’t want to sound like I’ve got a grudge or anything, but I hope a vent opens up in the ground and clawed hands drag you screaming into hell.”Boyle’s comments prompted 11 viewers to file official complaints to Ofcom.