Maxi
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Diane Morgan and Maxine Peake interview
Since meeting at a Manchester drama school, the two Boltonians have been desperate to work with each.
The Independent, 26th January 2019Comedy producer Ernest Maxin dies aged 95
Ernest Maxin, the comedy producer and director who worked with comedians including Morecambe & Wise, has died aged 95.
British Comedy Guide, 27th September 2018Stand-ups on Maxine Peake's Funny Cow
'It made me proud of everything I've been through'. Rhona Cameron, Rachel Fairburn and Shappi Khorsandi give their verdict on the film in which Peake plays an aspiring comic in a man's world.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 15th May 2018Maxine Peake interview
When Maxine Peake's not a big enough name to finance a film you know things are tough for women in the industry.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 23rd April 2018Interview: Maxine Peake
"I do make a conscious effort not to try and play the same sort of character each time," she says, harking back to advice Victoria Wood gave her on dinnerladies.
The Scotsman, 15th April 2018Interview: Maxine Peake
It's 1980s Blackpool and a young Maxine Peake and her dad are in a packed club on the front, watching a singer belting it out to a restless, day-trip audience. Not an easy crowd. Half way through the song someone bursts in and shouts "coach is 'ere!" The audience gets up and leaves, apart from Peake and her dad, who sit on, loving it.
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 13th April 2018Funny Cow review - Maxine Peake blazes
Peake is hypnotically belligerent as an ambitious club performer trampling over prejudice and sticky carpets on the 1970s comedy circuit.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11th October 2017What's the maximum number of Fringe shows you can see?
Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could feasibly see a total of 314 shows over the festival's 25 days.
Chortle, 1st August 2017Julie Walters & Maxine Peake reflect on Victoria Wood
A year after her death, Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend in Our Friend Victoria.
Radio Times, 9th May 2017Julie Walters and Maxine Peake reflect on their friend
A year after her death, Victoria Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend.
Radio Times, 11th April 2017