Funny Cow
When life knocks you down... stand up.
2018 | 103m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Adrian Shergold |
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| Writer: | Tony Pitts |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 20, 2018 |
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| Director: | Adrian Shergold |
| Writer: | Tony Pitts |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | 1970s, comedian, northern england, domestic abuse |
| Production Companies | Head Gear Films, Lipsync Productions, Metrol Technology, Moviehouse Entertainment, Gizmo Films, StudioPOW, Laughing Girl Limited |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Maxine Peake | Funny Cow |
| Stephen Graham | Mike/Funny Calf's Dad |
| Christine Bottomley | Funny Calf's Mum |
| Paddy Considine | Angus |
| Tony Pitts | Bob |
| Alun Armstrong | Lenny |
| Lindsey Coulson | Funny Cow's Mum |
| Kevin Eldon | Danny |
| Hannah Walters | Jean |
| Diane Morgan | Margaret |
| Macy Shackleton | Funny Calf |
| Hebe Beardsall | Funny Calf (Aged 20s) |
| Tom Gibbons | Bob (Aged 20s) |
| Ashton Steele | Young Mike |
| Vic Reeves | Ventriloquist |
| John Bishop | Colin Pine |
| Graham Hughes | Jacques LeCock |
| Richard Hawley | Cream aka Rodney Chittingdon |
| Corinne Bailey Rae | Coffee |
| Bobby Knutt | Crookes Club Concert Secretary |
| Kevin Rowland | Jeff |
| Dominic Brunt | Landlord |
| Duggie Brown | Old Man |
| Robert Curtis | Dial House Concert Secretary |
| Steven E Harris | Dial House Heckler |
| Kate Russell-Smith | Geraldine |
| Jayne Bickerton | Mad Woman |
| Steve Money | Fat K. |
| Kay Boggett | Janet |
| Jake Holdsworth | Soft Mick |
| Danny Hawley | Young Kev |
| Alfie Graham | Liam |
| Grace Graham | Debs |
| Lissi Brook | Girl |
| Lily Jones Adkin | Big Girl |
| Calvin Cawood | Big Boy |
| Bilko | Himself |
| Grant Crookes | Cinema Goer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tania Reddin | Editor |
| Candida Otton | Production Design |
| John Krausa | Costume Design |
| Lyndon S. Hellewell | Stunts |
| Tony Slater Ling | Cinematography, Director of Photography |
| Adrian Shergold | Director |
| Tony Pitts | Writer |
| Roger Tooley | Steadicam Operator |
| Paul Kennington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Hawley | Original Music Composer |
| Andie Davies | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kevin Proctor | Producer |
| Mark Vennis | Producer |
| Charlotte Arden | Executive Producer |
| Maxine Peake | Executive Producer |
| Tony Pitts | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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