Funny Up North
Comedy
Documentary

Funny Up North

6.0
74 min
2011

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.

Top Cast

C.P. Lee

C.P. Lee

Himself

Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

Himself

Frank Randle

Frank Randle

Himself

George Formby

George Formby

Himself

Norman Evans

Norman Evans

Himself

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