While the Scottish-born dad-of-two is due to perform at the West Belfast Festival on August 7th, an outraged community are campaigning to have him struck from the line-up.
Despite the fact that more than 1,300 people have signed an online petition and a further 1,000 have supported a Facebook campaign calling for a cancellation, the organisers of Feile an Phobail have refused to meet the demands of the community.
Commenting on their reluctance to cancel the controversial appearance, one member of the public took to Facebook, writing: "This year Feile have booked Frankie Boyle, notorious for ridiculing the most vulnerable people in this community, the disabled. Feile are wrong."
John Lundy, whose 12-year-old daughter has Down's Syndrome, expressed his dismay regarding the organiser's decision.
Drawing on figures to argue his perspective, Mr. Lundy said: "The thing that is really irritating is that we are hitting close to 1,300 people who have signed our petition and 1,000 who support Facebook campaign, but Feile seem to be digging their heels in and coming up with spurious arguments as to why the Frankie Boyle show should go ahead."
Attempting to highlight the incongruity of the situation, Mr. Lundy went on to say: "It can't be a community festival when a large section of the community does not want someone to appear there."
Despite anger and dissatisfaction continuing to mount regarding the comedian's appearance, it has not yet been established whether his performance will go ahead as planned.
