Frankie Boyle describes Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson as "a cultural tumour"
Controversial comedian Frankie Boyle has said that the BBC should sack Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, describing him as “a cultural tumour”.
According to the Telegraph, Boyle made the comments while being interviews at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, adding that Clarkson had only kept his job following recent controversies, including, most recently, the use of a racial slur during the filming of Top Gear, because he “knows people in power”, and went on to include the Prime Minister, David Cameron as one of those “people.”
Asked what Boyle would do if he had the power, he responded: "Sack him. Because he's a cultural tumour, you know.”
Danny Cohen, the controller for BBC One who has rebuked Clarkson in the past, also claimed that the presenter was not “untouchable” earlier in the festival.
During the same interview, Boyle, a former columnist for the Sun, also described Rupert Murdoch as a “tumour” and defended himself for doing so, claiming that it was “easier” for him to get his jokes into the newspaper than on the BBC.