故事发生在第二次世界大战结束之后，在名为哈里阿克洛群岛上，一位名叫威廉（杰克·瓦尔登 Jack Warden 饰）的医生爱上了岛上的土著公主，尽管威廉在家乡有着妻室和孩子，但他还是抛家弃口义无反顾的选择和土著公主生活在一起，并且有了爱情的结晶。一晃眼多年过去，生活在美国，被威廉抛弃的孩子艾米丽（伊丽莎白·艾伦 Elizabeth Allen 饰）长大了，千里迢迢的来到岛上寻找父亲，她并不知道自己的父亲不仅抛弃了她，还组建了新的家庭，有了后代。为了隐瞒这个事实，威廉找到了唐纳文（约翰·韦恩 John Wayne 饰）假扮成孩子的父亲。岛上的总督安迪（恺撒·罗摩洛 Cesar Romero 饰）一直觊觎威廉的家产，于是千方百计想要勾引艾米丽。
破案太成功，弄巧反招凶？Charles（史蒂夫·马丁 Steve Martin 饰）、Oliver （马丁·肖特 Martin Short 饰）同 Mabel（赛琳娜·戈麦斯 Selena Gomez 饰）的人气侦探播客将要拍成大电影。 上一季中，Charles的前替身Sazz（简·林奇 Jane Lynch 饰）被发现中枪死在Charles 屋中，但其实凶手目标可能是Charles？
In series one, Barbara from Blackpool realised her dream and became TV comedy star, Sophie Straw, the nation’s favourite. In series two, Sophie finds out that ‘having a voice’ doesn’t mean it will be heard and that fame is a fickle friend. Fed up with being the comic muse in old school comedy shows, Sophie tries her hand at arthouse cinema hoping it will be more progressive – it isn’t! Undeterred, Sophie decides to create her own comedy show where she can tell authentic stories in all their messy and hilarious glory. She’s found her voice, and no one can stop her using it! She learns that the power is in the word. Funny Woman is produced by Potboiler and Rebel Park Productions, in association with Sky Studios. Executive produced by Nick Hornby, Gemma Arterton, Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik.
