Funny Cow (2017)

Directed by

Adrian Shergold

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a tough northern England background pursues a career in stand-up comedy in working men's clubs. The film follows her rise through a gritty and unforgiving scene.

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What happens

Funny Cow is a 2017 British comedy-drama film directed by Adrian Shergold and written by Tony Pitts. The film stars Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Stephen Graham, and Alun Armstrong. Original songs and score were composed by Richard Hawley, with additional songs by Ollie Trevers. Its plot follows a woman making a name for herself in the stand-up comedy scene of working men's clubs in northern England. Funny Cow had its world premiere at the London Film Festival on 9 October 2017, and was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2018, by eOne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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