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Funny Cow review
Peake, as the mouthy, belligerent, ballsy Funny Cow, is always a joy to watch, while the jokes - distilled from contemporaneous acts - prove just how far comedy has come.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th April 2018Review: Funny Cow
Maxine Peake captivates in a film that takes a serious look at being funny.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 16th 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 2018Why is stand-up film Funny Cow not funny?
It is unfortunate that nothing Maxine Peake's stand-up comic says, either on or off stage, is remotely amusing.
Ryan Gibley, The New Statesman, 13th 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
If you're expecting a comedic film, filled with laughs, you're in for a surprise! The film portrays what is frequently the comedic creative process of using your pain in order to create art and make others laugh. The title character goes through a great deal of hardship. You have been warned!
Mariana Feijó, Funny Women, 12th April 2018Creator Victoria Wood's summary of dinnerladies as "just a bunch of women who work in a canteen" belies how popular her first sitcom was. Twenty years after the show began, this three-parter tells the behind-the-scenes story, with contributions from the likes of Julie Walters, Maxine Peake and Jo Brand.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 14th March 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 2017'Funny Cow': London review
Maxine Peake is defiantly good as a Northern comic working the sexist circuit of the 1970s and 80s.
Wendy Ide, Screen Daily, 10th October 2017Funny Cow review
Adrian Shergold's edgy comedy Funny Cow exudes a certain vintage Britishness. Taking place in the 70s and 80s, atmospherically there is a tinge of EastEnders and classics like Alfie.
Catherine Sedgwick, The Upcoming, 9th October 2017