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Frankie Boyle's net worth revealed as wealth soars
Although he made the bold claim that he thinks money is "pretty pointles s" despite his fortune
IN THE MONEY Frankie Boyle's net worth revealed as wealth soars
COMEDIAN Frankie Boyle boosted the value of his personal company to more than £4.2 million last year.
The stand-up's firm has just posted a healthy set of financial figures.
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Frankie Boyle's wealth has soared in the last year
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The comedian's earnings have skyrocketed since 2005
The Glasgow-born comic's earnings have rocketed since he shot to fame on the BBC panel show Mock the Week in 2005.
Boyle, 52, has earned a fortune from television appearances, documentaries and sell-out tours.
Latest accounts for his company McShane Karate show the firm has total assets of £4,953,846.
That is made up of £2,340,357 held in an account, £964,980 owed by debtors, tangible assets of £1,386,957 and a £261,552 investment portfolio.
The company owes £734,023 to creditors within a year leaving it with shareholder funds of £4,219,823 - almost double the previous year's figure of £2,233,288.
Boyle set up the London-based firm in 2014 and the accounts cover the period up until August 31 last year.
Despite his earnings, Boyle has previously described money as 'pointless' and said he did not enjoy splashing out on so-called luxuries.
In an interview with fellow comedian Frank Skinner, he said: 'I think ultimately money is pretty pointless.
'When you get to the point that you have money you realise that luxury and that whole idea you were sold of 'Oh it would be nice to go on a cruise', well it really isn't.
"It's like being at a China Buffet King on roller skates for two weeks.
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'And these meals that they sell, a romantic meal on the beach and then there's sand on your food and that table moves in the sand and the waiter is smoking a fag.
'None of it is any good. It's like trying to eat the picture of a burger off a menu, it's all just a sales pitch.'
Boyle won a Bafta Scotland award in 2023 for his Channel 4 documentary Frankie Boyle's Farewell To the Monarchy.
His debut novel, which is called Meantime and is set in Glasgow, was published in 2022 and he completed a UK stand-up tour last year.
Last year, he revealed he is considering quitting stand-up to write 'cosy crime' novels.
