Baywatch, Björk and mimicking Madonna: 30 years of French and Saunders
With surreal silliness and spot-on parody, the comedy duo – who return to TV screens this Christmas ..
With surreal silliness and spot-on parody, the comedy duo – who return to TV screens this Christmas – altered the face of comedy
At the TV Baftas in 2009, French and Saunders were given a joint fellowship in celebration of their comedy career. They walked on stage to the sound of Here Come the Girls, as was the legal requirement for every woman achieving something from the period between 2008 and 2012. They got a standing ovation from the crowd of TV insiders. The applause went on, and on, so much so that Jennifer Saunders had to shout at the audience to quieten them down: “Shut up, shut up! That’s very embarrassing. Far too long.”
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