Despite the title, Funny Cow is not a comedy. There are a lot of jokes, but — trust us — you’re not supposed to laugh at them. Even when the title character (whose real name we’re never told) gets her ...
So it's interesting to see Funny Cow taking us back to a time – the 1970s – when female comics would be booed off stage. Maxine Peake is Funny Cow, a Northern working-class woman whose life is ...
Our pets do funny things sometimes, and if we're lucky enough to catch them doing them, of course we record it! Bre Boyette is mom at the Fur & Feather's Farm where Dumplin' the cow and his best ...
This Valentine’s Day, let’s forget the hearts and flowers. How about jazzing life up with a bottle of Holy Cow? Here’s the back story. In 2006, K Vintners’ Charles Smith — he of the wild, frizzy hair ...
“Cops followed a cow through town today,” the Salem Police Department’s Twitter feed informed the citizenry on Tuesday. “Do we need to say more?” Not really, but it would be nice. And so the Salem ...
At the centre of everything is a towering performance by Peake, whose character goes by the nickname “Funny Cow”. The film originated when Peake met Pitts while they were both working as actors on ...
Maxine Peake grabs this '70s-set comedy by the scruff of the neck as a stand-up who takes no prisoners. ‘It’s not a job for a woman,’ warns comic Lenny (Alun Armstrong) when he’s approached by Maxine ...
Funny Cow is a tragi-comic movie about a female comedian finding success on the 1970s working mens' clubs circuit. Starring Maxine Peake, it's out to buy on DVD 27th August and we have 5 copies to ...