Funny Cow. Funny Cow (Maxine Peake). Copyright: Moviehouse Entertainment
Funny Cow

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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Funny Cow. Funny Cow (Maxine Peake). Copyright: Moviehouse Entertainment

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

Entertainment One

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 8th August 2023 at 1:55am on Film4
  • Thursday 20th April 2023 at 2:05am on C4
  • Thursday 14th April 2022 at 1:30am on C4

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