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Funny Girl is a 2014 novel by the British writer Nick Hornby. The book was adapted for television as Funny Woman, broadcast by Sky Max in 2023 starring Gemma Arterton.
Nov 6, 2014 · Funny Girl is the sixth full-length novel by British author, Nick Hornby. Set, for the most part, in the mid-to-late 1960s, Hornby’s latest novel gives the reader an intimate look at the making of a TV comedy series.
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Feb 3, 2015 · Funny Girl, set in the world of 1960s British sitcoms, shares little more than a title with Barbra Streisand's 1968 movie about comedian Fanny Brice. But you can add Hornby's funny girl,...
Feb 3, 2015 · Hornby's (Juliet, Naked, 2009, etc.) most ambitious novel to date extends his passion for pop culture and empathy for flawed characters in to the world of television comedy. From her girlhood days in working-class Blackpool, Barbara Parker idolizes Lucille Ball and dreams of emulating her.
Feb 9, 2015 · With Funny Girl, Nick Hornby offers an argument for the fun and fluffy stuff. But does "Light Entertainment" really need defending?
Feb 3, 2015 · Insightful and humorous, Funny Girl does what Nick Hornby does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process.
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May 7, 2015 · Funny Girl offers a captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and freedom at a time when Britain itself was experiencing one of its most enduring creative bursts. Hornby fans will love his latest book, as will readers of David Nicholls, Mark Haddon and William Boyd.
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