There's so much to say about Funny Cow I don't know where to begin. The film is simply not what I expected. Having heard that the likes of Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) and John Bishop had cameos in it, I expected it to be something like a lighthearted Billy Elliot/Full Monty but with stand-up comedy as an empowering way out of economic poverty rather than ballet/stripping. For Funny Cow - the name of Peake's character – it is a way out, though maybe not exactly a route to happiness.