Well she's appeared in alot of puddings.
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The bad reviews are her just desserts then.
Quote: sootyj @ November 11 2008, 6:48 AM GMTAs far as complaining about homophobia and religious extremism in other threads go.
You can't have your politically correct cake and eat it.
It seems your groping for a point here. Grope harder and you may find one. 
Saying Dawn French's character is funny has nothing to do with commentary on religious idiocy OR homophobia. It's simply the statement that I find her character funny. It's pretty clear when/if you watch the show that the character is supposed to be outlandish and unbelievable.
No groping I volunteered as an advocate with learning disabled people and people with mental illness.
So this kind of crude bigotry isn't pleasant to me. Much as I respect how in a free society it should exist.
Your sense of insult and empathy seems to exist within your narrow circle of interest and no further.
Quote: matt insley @ November 11 2008, 7:40 AM GMTIt seems your groping for a point here. Grope harder and you may find one.
Saying Dawn French's character is funny has nothing to do with commentary on religious idiocy OR homophobia. It's simply the statement that I find her character funny. It's pretty clear when/if you watch the show that the character is supposed to be outlandish and unbelievable.
Don't get into an argument with Sooty about something like that; you can't win! He'll argue you into frustrated submission! 
Quote: sootyj @ November 11 2008, 8:52 AM GMTNo groping I volunteered as an advocate with learning disabled people and people with mental illness.
So this kind of crude bigotry isn't pleasant to me. Much as I respect how in a free society it should exist.
Your sense of insult and empathy seems to exist within your narrow circle of interest and no further.
Oh Sooty; you find insult everwhere really. I find the French character mildly funny; I don't that makes me a terrible person or anything. See, I'm ignoring my own advice and crossing swords with you once again! Somebody let me out of here!!
Quote: Matthew Stott @ November 11 2008, 8:54 AM GMTDon't get into an argument with Sooty about something like that; you can't win! He'll argue you into frustrated submission!
Oh Sooty; you find insult everwhere really. I find the French character mildly funny; I don't that makes me a terrible person or anything. See, I'm ignoring my own advice and crossing swords with you once again! Somebody let me out of here!!
Someone like that just needs to lighten up a bit. It's an outlandish character on a silly show.
I don't think it makes you a bad person.
I'm merely identifying why I dislike the programme.
Thing is if the show was funny and not a dated grab bag of sitcom cliches, I probably wouldn't care.
Quote: sootyj @ November 11 2008, 6:48 AM GMTAs far as complaining about homophobia and religious extremism in other threads go.
You can't have your politically correct cake and eat it.
Please sooty, stop making me agree with you.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/27/bbc-jam-and-jerusalem
Jennifer Saunders prepares third batch of Jam and Jerusalem for BBC1
Jennifer Saunders is to undertake a third series of her BBC1 Women's Institute comedy Jam and Jerusalem as her first project since officially splitting from comedy partner Dawn French.
The BBC1 show, about a group of WI members in Devon, also comes after Saunders reportedly criticised the corporation's comedy output last month.
Saunders is currently writing scripts for the new six-part series, which she also stars in.
Filming is due to begin at Pinewood studios and on location in Devon in April. It is due to air next year.
French appears in the ensemble show alongside Sue Johnston, Maggie Steed, Pauline McLynn and Sally Phillips. A BBC spokeswoman said the core cast was expected to return.
The show launched in November 2006 with 6.4 million viewers in a 9.30pm slot, although this had fallen to an average of around 3 million for its second run in an 8.30pm slot in January this year.
Saunders and French, who are both 50, officially brought down the curtain on their comedy double act after 30 years earlier this month with the end of their stage show Still Alive at London's Theatre Royal.
Last month, Saunders was reported as saying that the pair's frustration with the BBC also played a part in their decision to call time on their comic partnership.
She was quoted as saying that financial restraints and competition from digital channels meant that the BBC had been less willing to take on ambitious work, instead focusing on "populist" comedy.
"They are not making the kind of comedy we used to do - what they want now is populist programmes because there isn't the budget to try the more ambitious things we were doing," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
'We've been stopped from doing lots of sketches we wanted to do. The budgets for that kind of more ambitious stuff just aren't there now. Really, that's the reason we've decided to stop."
Ambitious work?
Film Parodies are in no way at all ambitious.
Sometimes I think that just because they were the first real female comedians French and Saunders are given show after show, series after series regardless of if it is funny or not.
How despicable of the BBC not to throw money at interminable self-indulgent joke-free sketches featuring ageing over-rated comediennes and their luvvie cronies. I demand my licence fee back.
And they think it's their God-given right to have said shows. Well, it's our right for "comedians" to be funny. As it is, the highlight of their individual careers combined has been The Vicar Of Dibley.
I just don't find it funny so won't be watching it.
I actually find the show funny.
Quote: Benn Stimmel @ January 12 2009, 7:36 AM GMTI actually find the show funny.
Really? Can you remember any particularly funny moments from the show? I'd love to hear about them, as I don't remember there being any.