"There are laughs and tears here, plus an achingly beautiful soundtrack by Richard Hawley, while Peake’s defiant heroine has enough brass to keep a doorknob factory going for months..."

"Actress Maxine Peake is proving that despite her seemingly innocent and pure nature, she can actually be quite glamorous and sophisticated on stage. The performer’s proving her comedic talents in her new British film, ‘Funny Cow..."

"Some people are born to do what they do. They can’t be any other way. So it is with Maxine Peake’s heroine in the new British film Funny Cow, about a female comedian making her way in the northern clubs of the 1970s and 1980s..."

"Funny Cow will make you wondering if you are crying happy or sad tears by the end..."

"Peake is hypnotically belligerent as an ambitious club performer trampling over prejudice and sticky carpets on the 1970s comedy circuit..."

"Brilliantly caustic tale of an aspiring comedian in the murky 1970s north of England..."

"Actress Maxine Peake stars in a new movie about a northern stand-up comedian in the 1970s and 80s, and reveals how she had dreamed of a career in comedy herself..."

"Feeling topical despite its 1970s setting, Funny Cow finds Maxine Peake as a female comic trying to crack the male-heavy world of comedy in the North. The first trailer for the comedy drama is now online..."

"Maxine Peake stars as a working-class woman who longs to be a stand-up comedian in 'Funny Cow,' a British comedy-drama co-starring Paddy Considine and Stephen Graham..."

"The film follows Maxine's character, known as 'Funny Cow', as she struggles to free herself from an abusive home life and later finds herself drawn to the stand-up circuit of Northern England’s working men's clubs The film also features Boardwalk Empire and This Is England actor Stephen Graham as well as Paddy Considine, and Tony Pitts..."

"The Silk actress, who takes the lead in the 70s set film, oozed old-school glamour in a sophisticated burgundy frock as she continued to film scenes..."

"Scenes for Funny Cow, starring Maxine Peake – in the title role – and Vic Reeves, are being shot in the village today and tomorrow..."

"eOne pre-buys UK rights to 70s-set feature on eve of Cannes Marché..."