Funny Cow
2017 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 6.3 · 74% critics
A sharp-witted woman turns a painful past into stand-up material as she fights for a place on the 1970s comedy circuit in Northern England. Moving between life offstage and rough club audiences, the story explores ambition, hardship, and the cost of making people laugh.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-04-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (33 votes)
About
If you like character-driven dramas about comics and hard-earned ambition, this may work for you, especially if you enjoyed Standing Up, Falling Down; Not for you if you want a light, feel-good comedy or easy comfort viewing.
Pros: powerful lead performance; thought-provoking drama; darkly funny moments | Cons: upsetting subject matter; bleak tone; offensive period humour
Themes
- northern england
- 1970s
- comedian
- domestic abuse
Cast & crew
Maxine Peake
as Funny Cow
Stephen Graham
as Mike/Funny Calf's Dad
Christine Bottomley
as Funny Calf's Mum
Paddy Considine
as Angus
Tony Pitts
as Bob
Alun Armstrong
as Lenny
Lindsey Coulson
as Funny Cow's Mum
Kevin Eldon
as Danny
Hannah Walters
as Jean
Diane Morgan
as Margaret
Directed by Adrian Shergold