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.