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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 ...
Funny Cow is unusual enough to hold attention, but nonetheless a misfire: incoherent, arty in the wrong ways and often bizarrely misjudged. Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jul 20, 2018
Maxine Peake (Dinnerladies, Black Mirror) stars as the Funny Cow, a female comedienne who rises to stardom on the male-dominated stand-up comedy circuit of the North of England in the 1970s and 80s. 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. Featuring ...
29. Mai 2018 · Funny Cow isn’t a film that rests on the lure of nostalgia, but instead tries to examine what makes us laugh, and why. The openly offensive jokes of the 1970’s have fallen out of favour, but our taste for near-the-knuckle comedy has never gone away. We may think we are a more sophisticated audience, but the reality is we still enjoy a joke at someone else’s expense. There is a dark ...
Maxine Peake plays the gritty role of 'Funny Cow,' a comedian who breaks through the glass ceiling of the all-male 1970s comedy circuit to rise to stardom. Set against the backdrop of working men's clubs in the North of England, 'Funny Cow' is both a love-letter to a bygone era and the defiant story of a woman who refuses to give up her dreams.
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20. Apr. 2018 · But Maxine Peake’s Funny Cow (her stage name, and the only name she bears in the film) has a determination forged in a terrifyingly grim childhood. Stinging snapshot scenes in which she challenges her violent father and broken mother, or brashly entertains the jeering neighbourhood kids, add a close-up empathy to the brutal realities of 1950s poverty.
