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.
Maxine Peake
as Funny Cow
Stephen Graham
as Mike/Funny Calf's Dad
Christine Bottomley
as Funny Calf's Mum
Paddy Considine
as Angus
Tony Pitts
as Bob
Alun Armstrong
as Lenny
Lindsey Coulson
as Funny Cow's Mum
Kevin Eldon
as Danny
Hannah Walters
as Jean
Diane Morgan
as Margaret
Macy Shackleton
as Funny Calf
Hebe Beardsall
as Funny Calf (Aged 20s)