Here Comes the Guillotine
4.0/5
Critic Rating
Comedians Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd share their subversive and darkly funny opinions on the chaos of the world, offering wholly unqualified dissent to popular opinion. No topic is left off the table as three of Scotland's award-winning and best-known comedians use their unique unbridled style of rebellious comedy to discuss any given topic - politicians, celebrities, the Royal family, figures from history and many more. Here Comes the Guillotine delivers cutting and hideously funny commentary on the state of the world, economics, geopolitics, the lack of coherence in the universe...and cheery subjects like death, loss, and...
Critic Reviews
Score: 2
James Marriot • The Times UK • Feb 22, 2024
"If Here Comes the Guillotine is not outright conspiracist in tone then it is at least badly informed and unhelpfully suspicious-minded. This sort of poorly thought-out speculation and nonsense would never have been broadcast in the old media world of pedantic producers and broadcasting standards. I don’t think it’s just my allergy to Boyle that makes me find that a bit depressing."
Score: 5
Clair Woodward • The Times UK • Feb 18, 2024
"The trio’s smart but daft wit makes this one a refreshing listen."
Score: 5
Alexi Duggins • The Guardian • Feb 15, 2024
"It’s a no-holds-barred ramble through topics such as the ethics of having sex with Tories, whether Billy Connolly would have been radicalised if he’d grown up in the internet era, and if Boyle’s date with a “neo-Nazi” is likely to lead to romance."
