FUNNY WOMAN SERIES
A NICK HORNBY ADAPTATION
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| Funny Woman starts February 9th |
FUNNY GIRL STORY
It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been
crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a
beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The
bright lights of 
London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to
find out who that someone is.
The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one
she'd
read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara
finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy
show. 
Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor
that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a
ground-breaking new sitcom which will have an impact on British comedy
for decades
to come.
Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but
as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to
funny women and in the process, reinvents herself.
London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to
find out who that someone is.
The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one
she'd
read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara
finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy
show. 
Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor
that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a
ground-breaking new sitcom which will have an impact on British comedy
for decades
to come.
Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but
as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to
funny women and in the process, reinvents herself. WHO ELSE IS IN FUNNY GIRL?
Rupert Everett stars as Barbara’s agent Brian Debehnam, David Threlfall as Barbara’s father, George, and Tom Bateman as dangerously 
charming actor Clive. Together with Django, which launches February 17th, Funny Woman is the part of Sky's new originals which are hitting the small screens next month.
charming actor Clive. Together with Django, which launches February 17th, Funny Woman is the part of Sky's new originals which are hitting the small screens next month.
Mixed feelings here, but I share your rejection of Cleo (the one we can not wait not to see) . I wonder if PBS will bring Funny Girl . Surely not Netflix, and Amazon may want it to replace their Mrs. Maisl.
ReplyDeleteCleo has such an emphasis on feminism that I felt a need to puke when I read the synopses. It turns out history did not have seductresses and vain queens but just independent strong women who were victims of everything and everyone around them. I wonder if they will be racists and cast a black woman to play her historically inaccurately.
DeleteI like 60s...the clothe, music and style.
ReplyDeleteShe looks elegant.
DeleteThat sounds interesting even though I don't like comedies. But this sounds a little different.
ReplyDeleteCatch it on Sky next week!
DeleteIt looks great! I like the style of those years and the comedy will probably be interesting and funny :)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Poland!
She looks nice in that crimson dress.
DeleteI feel like a lot of places aren’t as glitzy in real life as we imagine them. Even visiting Miami this week which is hyped by all of the celebs, it just felt crowded and dirty to me. The Florida Keys I imagined totally different than what we experienced- not dirty, but I imagined lots of colorful beach houses and fun shops in a tropical setting. It just felt like another beach town to me. As for London, I loved it there, but it also wasn’t as oooh and ahhh as I thought its oils be either.
ReplyDeleteWere the temps tropical there even in winter?
DeleteYes they were. Not overly hot for January, but springlike. I wore thin dresses or shorts for 3 weeks, with maybe only a day or two that i had to put jeans and a cardigan on because it was a bit chilly. I did get a slight sunburn at the beach on Monday. The ocean was warm enough to swim in. When we left Miami on Wednesday at 6am, we were starting to sweat from the heat, so it’s only going to get hotter as it gets closer to spring there. Definitely not a state that you or Jason could thrive in year round seeing how both despise high temps.
DeletePoor Jason, it must have been hell for him LOL Did they laugh at you pasty Indiana people at the beach? LOL
DeleteLondon... Smonden... But I do like me a virtual time machine. I'd certainly go back to the sixties.
ReplyDeleteWhat? Were you alive in the 60s?
DeleteAbsolutely not.
DeleteYou got me all scared for a second....
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