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Kirsten McStay & Katherine Heslop

Frankie Boyle criticised over joke about 'raping and killing Holly Willoughby'

Frankie Boyle has defended his joke about raping and killing TV host Holly Willoughby.

During his performance at Latitude Festival last weekend, the Scots comic referenced a game about 'killing and sh*****g people', which included This Morning host Holly. According to reports, Boyle told the crowd: "I’d obviously kill her and rape her afterwards. I’m joking, I’d rape her first."

The controversial comedian defended the comment yesterday when he was asked about it at a book launch, Mail Online reports. Boyle said: "Can I just say, my routine about raping and f*****g Holly Willoughby was part of a very long routine about whether or not it’s okay to do a joke about that, and I look at it from both sides, there are pluses and minuses."

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