“This is my last tour. I don't give a f*** what people think,” a younger Frankie Boyle once said. But it appears our Frankie is going to have to eat his words.
Yes, the rumours are true - the anti-hero of comedy is back and has announced another tour, ‘The Last Days of Sodom.’
Frankie shot to fame on BBC 2’s comedy panel show ‘Mock the Week’ infamously known for his ‘pitch-black comedy’ that both intrigued and disgusted audiences.
But recently, the comedian took time-out, after his personally-crafted stand-up sketch show Tramadol Nights failed to hold viewing figures and unsurprisingly received tirades of complaints from angry viewers. Most notably after offensive quips about Katy Price’s son Harvey and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington.
The tour’s title that is believed to refer to the unfinished book ‘The 120 Days of Sodom’ written in 1785 by Marquis de Sade, tells the story four wealthy libertines who lock themselves and 46 young victims away inside an inaccessible castle for four months, to act out sexual-pleasures described by four elderly brothel keepers. Sade had not been able to finish the book, leaving three quarters in draft form, but for the time it was famed for its dark humour, similar to that of Boyle’s.
Boyle has announced 32 dates through next Summer and Autumn in total, closing with his final performance at the Bournemouth International Centre, Friday 23rd November 2012.
Richard Lee a marketing and promotions officer at the BIC believes fans will “not personally be surprised, he’s very popular and people will see it as a good thing” that the controversial comedian has launched more tour dates.
He said: “It’s a similar thing to a rock band getting back together for a farewell tour.”
Richard believes that there is no significance to Bournemouth being the final date of ‘The Last Days of Sodom’ tour. However is certain that tickets could sell-out quickly: “It may be days, it may even be hours...”
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9.00am for £25.00 from the BIC ticket office or their website www.bic.co.uk.
For online published edition visit the Bournemouth Echo: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/9369897.Frankie__I_don_t_give_a_damn___Boyle_to_star_at_BIC/
