Inseriesone,BarbarafromBlackpoolrealisedherdreamandbecameTVcomedystar,SophieStraw,thenation’sfavourite.Inseriestwo,Sophiefindsoutthat‘havingavoice’doesn’tmeanitwillbeheardandthatfameisaficklefriend. Fedupwithbeingthecomicmuseinoldschoolcomedyshows,Sophietriesherhandatarthousecinemahopingitwillbemoreprogressive–itisn’t! Undeterred,Sophiedecidestocreateherowncomedyshowwhereshecantellauthenticstoriesinalltheirmessyandhilariousglory. She’sfoundhervoice,andnoonecanstopherusingit!Shelearnsthatthepowerisintheword. FunnyWomanisproducedbyPotboilerandRebelParkProductions,inassociationwithSkyStudios.ExecutiveproducedbyNickHornby,GemmaArterton,AndreaCalderwood,GailEgan,JessicaParkerandJessicaMalik.
