She has to overcome a violent husband (Tony Pitts, who wrote the script), following the kind of impoverished childhood that has been mercilessly spoofed elsewhere; violent dad, alcoholic mum, a life ...

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Peake recalls the clubs fondly, but not sentimentally. “They were a cheap night out where you got a song and a comedian and bingo and a disco and chicken-in-a-basket and all that.” In Funny Cow, she ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that Colorado loves festivals. From music and art to farm and food, if it can be made into a festival, Colorado is doing it. Producer Rudy Garcia is harnessing the state’s love of ...

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 ...