IF you've got a ticket to see Frankie Boyle, and probably even if you've heard his name, you already know what you're letting yourself in for.

His reputation as one of the UK's most offensive comedians precedes him, and Boyle delivers by tearing into several of the year's main news stories and offering his own take.

Boyle informs Saturday's sold-out audience of the several times his jokes were banned or censored on TV, which is a brilliant way to magnify his "edgy" stage persona. The taboo is certainly there and for the majority of the set it works in Boyle's favour, but on a few occasions the punch lines aren't always on the money.

In these cases the direction of the joke is easily established early on which is a shame as jokes falling under the same category tend to end on very similar punch lines. That said, Boyle is totally unapologetic and his returning to the same issues (least of all the recent Yewtree scandal) only points out that these are stories we're right to be repeatedly outraged by.

It's not just a show made up of yelling, devoid of intellect: Boyle's material varies across different spectrum and plays with both the whimsical and intellectual as well with some brilliant one liners. If you're after offensive comedy in large quantities, Boyle's your man. That doesn't mean he should be written off as solely an offensive stand-up, when he brings to light some important issues and also delivers material which provides a refreshing break from the Glaswegian anger he's become so infamous for.