I didn't know

[sir.prize]

that the word comedian was pronounced 'obnoxious'.

http://uk.news.yahoo....tacked-104503819.html

[Philtaz]

Never really found him that funny. Ginger, shouty bloke, nothing more.

[ludwig]

Most trolls hang around on the internet leaving nasty messages to strangers on Facebook etc. This tw4t's managed to expand it beyond the internet and make a career out of it.

[whiskeryron]

One major pillock who needs a mouth transplant.

[emmie]

used to be funny on Mock the week, but overstepped the mark in attacking those who cannot remotely fight back. Sadly there are any numbers like him out there who think it's funny to attack the defenceless. He is past his sell by date.

[MarkRae]

But you've given him publicity, sir.prize, by mentioning it on a public website!

[emmie]

you can't help that, it will be all over the other public websites, facebook, twitter and so on.

[sir.prize]

Mark. Yes it seems that way. But he is hardly likely to see it as he is busy preparing more scathing attacks in his column for Friday's Sun.

[jno]

sounds like political correctness has taken away everyone's sense of humour - I'd better notify aog.

[sir.prize]

jno we are talking about someone's INcorrectness.

[jno]

well, that's how political correctness works: people find things unfunny because they find them improper.

aog asked if being politically correct was making us lose our sense of humour because people no longer dared make jokes that might offend someone. It obviously hasn't stopped Boyle making jokes - but people do seem offended.

[sir.prize]

But Boyle's material can never be considered to be jokes. Better defined as offensive and abusive comments.

[Nibble]

He's announced to be on a show is my cue to switch channels,- ignorant, offensive, and still considered as a "comedian" hahahaahaha!

[vulcan]

can somebody explain what the joke was when he referred to these children ?

[Baldric]

I used you find him funny, I think he 'lost it' when he was given his own show (something Nights) a year or 3 back, have not watched him since.

[jno]

Boyle's material can never be considered to be jokes

Not by me, no. But as Nibble says, he's still billed as a comedian so someone must find him funny.

[HowardKennitby]

I took it to be a comment on the fact that these children are now famous (the ultimate aspiration of the 21st century) but that will not change what their future holds.