French & Saunders: Funny Women
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2021
- 1 episode
French & Saunders celebrate female contributions to comedy. Also features Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia Jones.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2021
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Lydia Jones
- Directors
- Barbara Wiltshire
- Producers
- Liz Hughes, Glen Middleham, Helen Nightingale and Abigail Wilson
- Company
Filmed on the white room set of their classic sketch show, much-loved duo French & Saunders discover and discuss all of the crucial and unforgettable female contributions to the pantheon of comic history across the globe.
From the very first trailblazers, to the acts who inspired a young French and Saunders, all the way up to today's generation of publicly adored and critically lauded stars, French & Saunders: Funny Women is a warm, affectionate and illuminating celebration of women in comedy, presented as only French and Saunders could.
They celebrate women and comedy ranging from Margaret Rutherford to The Liver Birds, Whoopi Goldberg to Catherine Tate, Smack The Pony and Amy Schumer.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 17th July 2021 at 9pm on U&Gold
- Episode length
- 120 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 18th October 2024 at 12:30am on U&Gold
- Saturday 25th March 2023 at 11:40pm on U&Gold
- Wednesday 8th March 2023 at 10:10pm on U&Gold
Recording details
- Kennington Film Studios