Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 2011
- 1 episode
Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders charts a decade of British comedy: the 1990s. Features Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Vic Reeves and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Creators
- Howard Davidson, Beren Money and Deborah Sargeant
- Features
- Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, David Baddiel, Paul Whitehouse and more
- Directors
- Marcus Harben
- Producers
- Lindsay Jex, Marcus Harben and Clive Tulloh
- Company
A two-hour romp through the story of ten years that saw comedy finally arrive centre stage.
The Absolutely Fabulous star recounts the story of a decade during which she became an international star. Comedy became the new rock 'n roll, packing out stadiums once reserved for pop stars. 'Cool Britannia' was born. Frank Skinner and David Baddiel were heroes for the 'New Lads'. Catchphrase comedy ruled the roost thanks to The Fast Show. The Royle Family's gritty realism changed the face of sitcom forever.
Jennifer gets to the heart of the decade in question sharing anecdotes with Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Vic and Bob, David Baddiel, Paul Whitehouse and her Ab Fab sidekick, Joanna Lumley.
Other comedy stars appearing include Adam and Joe, Ardal O'Hanlon, Reece Shearsmith, John Thomson, Arabella Weir, Patrick Marber, and Rebecca Front.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 8th August 2011 at 10pm on Channel 4
- Episode length
- 125 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Monday 7th January 2013 at 2:15am on C4