Video Of Young Frankie Boyle Shows Comedian Making One Of His Most Controversial Jokes

The Scotsman was talking about the things he dislikes about TV and as he began to tell the joke, he said: "The thing I hate the most on television is athletics because all the events are so resolutely pointless, aren't they?

"It's like 'oh oh let's see who can jump the furthest and let's see who can jump the highest... and pole vaulting, let's see who can jump the highest - with a big stick'."

He went on to add: "I think they need to introduce a new event to try and spice things up a bit. I think they should introduce an event to see who can jump from the greatest height. It would spice things up a bit.

"Not only would it liven it up, it would also get emotionally unstable, depressed, suicidal people a chance to win something for their country when they die."

Ouch. Although the audience didn't seem to mind too much and laughed at the punchline.

Unsurprisingly, it's not the first time Boyle has made a joke that certain people don't appreciate. Back in 2008, he took aim at Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington when he compared her to looking at yourself in the back of a spoon.

He said: "The thing that nobody really said about Rebecca Adlington is that she looks pretty weird. She looks like someone who’s looking at themselves in the back of a spoon.

"And then, when she arrived back on the flight she met her boyfriend. Did you see her boyfriend? He was really attractive. He was like a male model. So from that I have deduced that Rebecca Adlington is very dirty – I mean if you just take into account how long she can hold her breath…”

He added: "Comedy is a type of acceptable rudeness, and people pointing out bits they personally find rude verges on tautology."