Absolutely press clippings - Page 2

Gala marking 25 years of Absolutely Fabulous to be held

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will be appearing at the event in Liverpool as part of a four-day internation TV market.

Francesca Gosling, The Mirror, 20th February 2017

Absolutely returns to Radio 4

Sketch team Absolutely are due to return to Radio 4 for a second series of The Absolutely Radio Show.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2017

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie takes £4m+ at the box office

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has made a strong start in the cinema, taking over £4m at the box office in its opening weekend.

British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie - review

Producers did not release the Ab Fab film to the critics ahead of its release yesterday, which is rarely a vote of confidence. Add to that the fact that it's a big-screen adaptation of a sitcom - a genre with a patchy track record, The Inbetweeners Movie notwithstanding - and that it uses the tired and tested plot device of plonking their characters somewhere foreign, and the signs are not encouraging. Yet despite such portents, Absolutely Fabulous is as much of a fun, raucous romp as fans would have hoped for - director Mandie Fletcher throwing proceedings into the preposterous story and high camp with as much vigour now as there was when the series started a rather incredible 24 years ago.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd July 2016

Review - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

I am not sure quite why Saunders chose to make this film as it is clearly way past its peak and although she and Lumley are as brilliant as ever in their roles there is a feeling they are sleepwalking their way through them; they even on occasion throw out a few greatest hits moments. The thing is, due to re-runs and box sets, these are not as funny as they should be as familiarity alongside predictability are the curse of any comedy.

The Quotidian Times, 2nd July 2016