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Summary
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 79Audiences 67GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer79%
Audience score71%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100103Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2018
April 20, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more38 people
- Maxine PeakeFunny Cow
- Stephen GrahamMike/Funny Calf's Dad
- Christine BottomleyFunny Calf's Mum
- Paddy ConsidineAngus
- Tony PittsBob
- Alun ArmstrongLenny
- Lindsey CoulsonFunny Cow's Mum
- Kevin EldonDanny
Hannah WaltersJean
Diane MorganMargaret- MSMacy ShackletonFunny Calf
Hebe BeardsallFunny Calf (Aged 20s)- TGTom GibbonsBob (Aged 20s)
- ASAshton SteeleYoung Mike
Vic ReevesVentriloquist
John BishopColin Pine
Graham HughesJacques LeCock
Richard HawleyCream aka Rodney Chittingdon
Corinne Bailey RaeCoffee
Bobby KnuttCrookes Club Concert Secretary
Kevin RowlandJeff
Dominic BruntLandlord
Duggie BrownOld Man
Robert CurtisDial House Concert Secretary
Directing · 1
- Adrian Shergold Director
Writing · 1
- Tony Pitts Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 4
- Maxine Peake Executive Producer
- Charlotte Arden Executive Producer
- Kevin Proctor Producer
- Mark Vennis Producer
Camera · 2
- Tony Slater Ling Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Roger Tooley Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Tania Reddin Editor
Sound · 1
- Richard Hawley Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Candida Otton Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- John Krausa Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Paul Kennington Stunt Coordinator
- Lyndon S. Hellewell Stunts
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