Now I can think of little else. ... Funny Woman. Begins Sunday, 10 p.m., PBS. Based on Nick Hornby’s 2014 novel “Funny Girl” (a title that obviously had to change), ...

Clare-Hope Ashitey told UPI she wanted to star in the new dramedy series, "Funny Woman," because it let her explore what it was like to be a woman of color in the workplace of another era in time.

Like thigh-high go-go boots, there is only so far something like the ’60s-era showbiz comedy “Funny Woman” can go before its joyousness ankles, as they say in the trades. The good news about ...