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Unapologetically northern, Funny Cow authentically presents experiences of working-class life from post-war Britain (when a bathtub in the yard is a pool) through to the '70s.
Apr 20, 2018 · Review at a glance. Maxine Peake ’s latest film isn’t a comedy. It’s a drama about humour, set in a time and place when, to adopt the vernacular of late 20th-century Yorkshire, a big “cock ...
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Apr 22, 2018 · Funny Cow is a class act; fiercely performed, smartly written, sensitively directed, wonderfully scored. But it’s the bitter tang of authenticity that stays with you.
Apr 13, 2018 · Funny Cow is released on 13 April. Comedy concert movies enjoyed a brief heyday in the 1970s and 1980s (Richard Pryor Live in Concert, Bette Midlerâ?Ts Divine Madness) but stand-up itself has never been successfully dramatised in cinema.
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Mark Kermode reviews Funny Cow. A female comedian in the 1970s struggles to break through in the male-dominated industry. Please tell us what you think of the film -- or Mark’s review of the...
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Apr 18, 2018 · Funny Cow is a very dark comedy which mixes a genuinely sweet story about a fascinating woman with domestic abuse, suicide, alcoholism and stand up. It’s well worth a watch even if it is a little uncomfortable at times.
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Apr 20, 2018 · Maxine Peake is never less than totally watchable. But it doesn't quite hold together due, in part to its episodic nature, flashing randomly backwards and forwards. It's never quite clear how big a star Funny Cow has become.
