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Funny Woman. Barbara Parker / Sophie Straw (Gemma Arterton)
Funny Woman

Funny Woman

  • TV comedy drama
  • Sky Max
  • 2023 - 2024
  • 10 episodes (2 series)

Comedy about a fictional British comedy actor, based on Nick Hornby's book Funny Girl. Also features Gemma Arterton, Rupert Everett, David Threlfall, Tom Bateman, Arsher Ali and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 1,572

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Funny Woman reviewed by comedian and The Traitors star Hannah Byczkowski

Why Gemma Arterton's new drama drove me mad.

Hannah Byczkowski and Ruth Lawes, Metro, 9th February 2023

Funny Woman review

Gemma Arterton is absolutely captivating in this Nick Hornby adaptation.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 9th February 2023

Funny Woman review

Gemma Arterton stars in a paean to a certain era of innocent, slapstick comedy.

Jessie Thompson, The Independent, 9th February 2023

Funny Woman review

Arterton shines through the showbiz clichés.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 9th February 2023

Gemma Arterton interview

Gemma Arterton talks to This Morning about her new Sky comedy series, Funny Woman. She stars as Barbara Parker, a young woman from Blackpool finding her comic voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s sitcom, the force of nature who takes London by storm!

ITV, 8th February 2023

How blonde bombshell with 41" boobs inspired new show Funny Woman

Beautiful women weren't meant to be funny too - or so said received wisdom in the sexist showbiz world of the 1960s.

It's a concept that Bond girl Gemma Arterton sets out to challenge in a new Sky sitcom that she has produced and starred in, and starts tonight.

Mike Ridley, The Sun, 8th February 2023

Funny Woman review

Sky's 1960s-set series swings too wildly between old-fashioned farce and serious social issues.

Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 6th February 2023

Gemma Arterton interview

"I love physical comedy, people running into walls and falling over. I've always loved it."

Josh Stephenson, Metro, 6th February 2023

Funny Woman review

Funny Woman is exactly what the title suggests, but it's also more than that: It's heart and drama with a 1960s aesthetic and a main character who's easy to fall in love with.

Mae Trumata, The Upcoming, 6th February 2023

Gemma Arterton set to star in Nick Hornby's Funny Girl for Sky

Gemma Arterton has been lined up to star in Sky's adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2021

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