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.
