Funny Up North (2011)
• July 23rd, 2011 • 1h 14min
Comedy, Documentary
Overview
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Take a Number
Released on: 1997-03-15
Comedy, Romance
A group of 20-somethings stage their own 1990s version of The Big Chill by engaging in a frenzied we...
Pixies: Gouge
Released on: 2004-04-27
Music, Documentary
Gouge - a documentary tracing The Pixies' story featuring interviews with Bono, David Bowie, Thom Yo...
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Released on: 2003-12-04
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as the...
Lucky Fritz
Released on: 2009-01-01
Comedy
Fritz has earned his nickname “Lucky” the hard way: he was struck by lightning – not once but twice ...
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
Released on: 2009-09-18
Documentary, Music
In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues the...
Village Guys
Released on: 2015-01-02
Comedy
Village Guys is a 2015 Malayalam language Indian Comedy film
Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
Released on: 2017-07-09
Comedy
In Haq Se Single, Zakir's narrative takes you through his own journey of becoming the ultimate #Sakh...
Mad Cow
Released on: 2010-05-17
Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror
A crazed scientist creates a half-man, half-cow creature which goes on the rampage at an African gam...
Clay Pigeons
Released on: 1998-09-25
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongo...
Spring Cleaning
Released on: 2015-02-19
Comedy
If you're spring cleaning this year, think twice before throwing out your old paints.
Kvarteret Skatan - The Best of season 1
Released on: 2003-01-01
Comedy
In the spring of 2003, the six comedians DAVID BATRA, ANNA BLOMBERG, JOHAN GLANS, RACHEL MOHLIN, VAN...
Disorderlies
Released on: 1987-08-14
Comedy
As not-quite-orderlies who're downright Disorderlies, rap-music favorites The Fat Boys rule. Playing...
Higher Love
Released on: 2001-05-02
Comedy, Romance
Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful busine...
The Whole Shebang
Released on: 2001-02-11
Comedy, Romance
On a mission to save his family's fireworks business, a man becomes distracted after he falls in lov...
Minnie and Moskowitz
Released on: 1971-12-22
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders i...
Ca$h
Released on: 2010-03-01
Crime, Thriller, Comedy, Mystery
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a lif...
The Brother from Another Planet
Released on: 1984-09-07
Comedy, Science Fiction
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through th...