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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Funny Cow (2017) in Movies

Nov 6, 2019  
Funny Cow (2017)
Funny Cow (2017)
2017 | Comedy, Drama
8
5.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Another bleak British belter
British cinema tends to be a)about working class people and b) be very miserable. I had a group of American friends staying over and shared with then a selection of British films. They all admitted to feeling suicidal at the end of it.

Some people will watch Funny Cow and expect a rip roaring comedy about a female stand up comedian. That it is not. This is the story of a working class rebel fighting domestic violence and oppression by seeing the funny side. It is brave and probably be very misunderstood by most. For me it was a poignant reminder of the fight some people have to be heard. A brave and strong film.
  
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Micah Ulibarri (79 KP) rated Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives in TV

May 10, 2018  
Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives
Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives
2018 | Comedy, International
6
6.0 (3 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
I had never heard anything from this Indian-American comedian, but I was excited cause I'm always down for stand-up.
It's important to know going in that his stand up is pretty heavily political and definitely left-leaning. That in and of itself didn't bother me. In fact, I found quite a bit of that part hilarious (the Trump bit and the Universal healthcare bit). However, I discovered that a solid hour+ of that material does start to feel heavy handed. Especially when the last 15 minutes or so feel more like a sermon and less like a stand up.
If you lean that way or are an American immigrant, you will probably enjoy it much more than me. For me it was a bit much by the end.