Funny Cow
- 2018 film
Comedy drama focusing on a female comedian who performs on the northern working mens' club circuit in the 1970s & 1980s. Stars Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Vic Reeves, Kevin Eldon and more.
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Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2018
- Stars
- Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Vic Reeves, Kevin Eldon, Christine Bottomley, Stephen Graham, Macy Shackleton and more
- Writer
- Tony Pitts
- Director
- Adrian Shergold
- Producers
- Kevin Proctor and Mark Vennis
- Company
Funny Cow charts the rise to stardom of a female comedienne through the 1970s and 1980s. It is set against the backdrop of working men's clubs and the stand-up comedy circuit of the North of England.
From her troubled childhood to her turbulent adult relationships, the Funny Cow uses the raw material of her life experiences to bring her unique style of comedy to the stage. A stand-up comedienne in an all-male world, Funny Cow delivers tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
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Additional details
- Tagline
- A woman with a funnybone for a backbone
- UK certificate
- 15
- Duration
- 103 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 20th April 2018
- Produced
- 2016
- UK premiere
- Monday 9th October 2017, Vue Leicester Square
- Distributors
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 21st August 2024 at 1:45am on Film4
- Tuesday 8th August 2023 at 1:55am on Film4
- Thursday 20th April 2023 at 2:05am on C4