Maxine Peake
- Actor
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A London-set sadcom from the writer-director of The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Desiree Akhavan, about a lesbian (played by Akhavan) who dates men after breaking up with her girlfriend (Maxine Peake). Despite shades of Girls and other naturalistic comedies, this is very much its own impressive proposition.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th October 2018The Bisexual review
What British comedy needs to break through the stereotypes and move forward.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 10th October 2018The Bisexual: comedy-drama that's not funny or dramatic
Our gender-interrogating, sexually fluid society is thirsty for a taboo-breaking drama about sexuality - but this isn't it.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 10th October 2018The Bisexual: frank dating comedy hits the spot
Is the bisexual a mythical creature, like the unicorn or Nessie or the blast-ended skrewt? LGBQT+ politics being an area of discourse so scarily landmined, it's quite a bold thought bubble to put out there, even in a comedy. On the evidence of The Bisexual (C4), the exploration of the answer will be a lot of fun, if certainly not for all the family.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 10th October 2018Is TV finally getting bisexuality right?
Smallscreen bisexuals have long been cliches, but with shows such as Desiree Akhavan's new comedy, that is changing. Why are there still so few male bisexuals on screen though?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 7th October 2018On digital: Funny Cow -- grim but very funny
Adrian Shergold's story of a stand-up comedian and her miserable milieu ticks all the gritty-northern-period-drama boxes.
David Cheal, The Financial Times, 24th August 2018Funny Cow review
Maxine Peake is wonderful as a female comedian.
Louis Barfe, The Daily Express, 29th April 2018By 'eck it's grim up England's north. If you were not aware of that already, Adrian Shergold's comedy drama will quickly remove any doubts. Maxine Peake plays a comedian retracing her life through flashbacks to her miserable childhood and equally unhappy marriage, and excerpts from her stand-up routine. Apart from running through every cliche in the book about the unhappy clown, Shergold's film provides work for every northern actor who ever lived. Peake is as watchable as ever, but this is tired stuff.
The Herald, 24th April 2018Funny Cow review
If Adrian Shergold's film tells us anything about life in 1970s England, the overriding message is that being a female standup comedian was clearly no laughing matter.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 23rd April 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 2018