Frankie Boyle to dissect Scottish Referendum result in new comedy event for BBC iPlayer
Frankie Boyle will take centre stage this September in a one-off comedy event, Frankie Boyle’s Referendum Autopsy, made exclusively for BBC iPlayer by Zeppotron, an Endemol company.
Published: 4 September 2014
The Scottish Referendum is one of the most significant political events of our time and we want BBC iPlayer to draw on the power of comedy to reflect on its outcome in a special, one-off event.
Filmed at Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon in front of a live studio audience, shortly after the referendum vote on 18 September, the event will be a mix of stand-up, review, discussion and audience interaction – all connected to the subject of the referendum result and its repercussions for both Scotland and the United Kingdom.
Frankie will be joined by fellow comics as well as a series of experts and high profile figures, many of whom may well take issue with Frankie’s thoughts and opinions on matters related to the referendum.
They will analyse the campaign, scrutinize the celebrity endorsements, dissect the part that social media played in the run up to the vote and take a satirical look at how news organisations at home and abroad covered the event. And while Scotland is in the voting habit, Frankie will propose some other motions that he wants the studio audience to vote on after each comedic discussion.
Given this is a BBC iPlayer exclusive comedy event, the duration will only be finalised on the day of delivery.
Ruth Phillips, Executive Producer, Zeppotron says: “We're delighted to be working with the searingly funny, utterly original Frankie Boyle and can't wait to bring his take on such a significant event to BBC iPlayer. We'll see Frankie both venting at his brilliant best and also challenged on his views, all to great comic effect.”
Victoria Jaye, Head of TV Content, BBC iPlayer adds: “The Scottish Referendum is one of the most significant political events of our time and we want BBC iPlayer to draw on the power of comedy to reflect on its outcome in a special, one-off event. Frankie is uniquely placed to create this for us, as one of the leading voices in modern satire - he proved a real audience draw starring in one of our iPlayer Original Comedy Shorts earlier in the year.”
The show will be produced by Nick Vaughan-Smith and directed by Barbara Wiltshire. The Executive Producers are Ruth Phillips and Peter Holmes for Zeppotron, and Shane Allen, Controller BBC Comedy Commissioning for the BBC. Frankie Boyle’s Referendum Autopsy was commissioned by Victoria Jaye, Head of TV Content for BBC iPlayer.
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