Funny Cow

Funny Cow is a 2017 comedy drama directed by Adrian Shergold, written by Tony Pitts, and starring Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Stephen Graham and Alun Armstrong. The original songs and score were composed by Richard Hawley, with additional songs by Ollie Trevers. The film follows a woman making a name for herself in the stand-up comedy scene of working men's clubs in northern England.[2]

Funny Cow
Directed byAdrian Shergold
Produced by
Written byTony Pitts
Starring
Music by
CinematographyTony Slater Ling
Edited byTania Reddin
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
9 October 2017, London Film Festival
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film debuted on 9 October 2017 in the United Kingdom at the London Film Festival.

Plot

‘Funny Cow’ charts the rise to stardom of a female comedian 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.

Maxine Peake plays the role of Funny Cow, with Tony Pitts as her violent partner Bob. Paddy Considine acts as her middle class lover Angus, and Stephen Graham plays her father, as well as her brother Mike.

Cast

Production

Funny Cow was shot in January and February 2017 in Leeds, Bradford, Saltaire and Harrogate. The principal production Company was POW Films. Post Production was at Lipsync Post in London and the Financing production partner was Gizmo Films Productions.[2] The sales agent was Moviehouse Entertainment. eOne Entertainment bought UK distribution rights in 2016.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 77%, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.[3]

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References
  1. "Funny Cow (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. "Funny Cow (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "Funny Cow (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 August 2018.


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