“I’VE GOT NO CHOICE. I CAN’T DO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES, I CAN’T BE A CIVILIAN, I’VE NO BACKBONE. I GOT A FUNNY BONE INSTEAD” so proclaims Funny Cow, the titular comedienne of the formidably funny film, FUNNY COW.
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“I’ve got no choice. I can’t do what everybody else does, I can’t be a civilian, I’ve no backbone. I got a funnybone instead.”
FUNNY COW charts the rise to stardom of a female comedienne through the 1970’s …
The pre-credit intro begins in traditional style, “Ladies and gentlemen, a big hand for …..” and we see a woman, middle aged, spangled red dress, on a stage, captured from behind in a smoky spot. A comedian it …