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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Adrian Shergold
Director
Tony Pitts
Writer, Executive Producer
Tania Reddin
Editor
Tony Slater Ling
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Charlotte Arden
Executive Producer
Maxine Peake
Executive Producer
Kevin Proctor
Producer
Mark Vennis
Producer
Candida Otton
Production Design
Roger Tooley
Steadicam Operator
John Krausa
Costume Design
Richard Hawley
Original Music Composer
Lyndon S. Hellewell
Stunts
Paul Kennington
Stunt Coordinator
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