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.
Casts Maxine Peake, Stephen Graham, Christine Bottomley, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Alun Armstrong, Lindsey Coulson, Kevin Eldon, Hannah Walters, Diane Morgan
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IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 2023
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IMDB 7 | May , 2010
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2014
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2010
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1995
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