Funny Women is a Documentary programme.

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Funny Women: The Outrageous Bette Midler: By Her Friends

Series 1, episode 3

Directed by (unconfirmed)
Mark Turnbull

Celebrity friends and fans, including James Dreyfus, Wayne Sleep, Christopher Biggins, Michelle Visage and Melissa Manchester, pay homage to the actress and singer. This documentary traces Bette Midler's life from her childhood in Hawaii, her residency at a gay New York bathhouse accompanied on piano by a young Barry Manilow, through an astonishing Hollywood career to a recent record-breaking run on Broadway in Hello Dolly. The life of this pint-sized powerhouse is illustrated with rarely seen archive

Cast (unconfirmed)

James Dreyfus
Wayne Sleep
Image for Christopher BigginsChristopher Biggins
Michelle Visage
Melissa Manchester