Frankie Boyle responds to backlash over joke about 'raping and killing Holly Willoughby'

ok.co.uk:

Frankie Boyle has responded to the backlash over a joke he allegedly made about "raping and killing Holly Willoughby". During his comedy performance at Latitude Festival last weekend, Frankie reportedly said as part of one of his jokes: "I’d obviously kill her and rape her afterwards.

I’m joking, I’d rape her first." Since an article on the gag was first published by MailOnline, the veteran comedian has spoken out.

Addressing the controversial joke at a book launch, he reportedly told an audience member: "Can I just say, my routine about raping and f****** Holly Willoughby was part of a very long routine about whether or not it’s okay to do a joke about that.

According to MailOnline, he continued: "And I look at it from both sides, there are pluses and minuses." He then took to Twitter to discuss the matter, writing: "The joke they 'quote' is garbled nonsense, a concept and wording no comic would ever use.There is a very long routine in my current show which concludes that certain jokes are probably a product of toxic masculinity.