Dawn French: Jennifer Saunders wants us to do more comedy together

- bang showbiz
- November 10, 2021
Dawn French says she and Jennifer Saunders will never do another skit together
Dawn French has revealed that her longtime comedy partner Jennifer Saunders wanted them to reunite for more comedy, but the “The Vicar of Dibley” star believes their time as a double act is over.
Dawn French says Jennifer Saunders is trying to get her to come together for a new series of skits.
The couple have become one of British television’s biggest comedy doubles with their acclaimed comedy show “French & Saunders” – which first aired in 1987 – but although Jennifer, 63, is keen to make a little more comedy with his best friend, 64. One-year-old Dawn thinks part of their career is over.
Asked for YouTube on the Sarah O’Connell Show, she said, âI’m done with that. I’m done with the double-act part⦠But doing sketches on TV, I think we got it. our moment with it … even though she tries to persuade me to do more.
The star of “The Vicar of Dibley” – who over the past decade has established herself as a novelist while maintaining her acting career with roles in programs such as “Delicious” and “The Problem with Maggie Cole â- insists that she and Jennifer rework together but not on a series of sketches.
Dawn – who last reunited for the BBC One’s 2017 Christmas special “300 Years of French and Saunders” – added: “I’m not done with her. a lot of things I would love to do with it. “
Dawn also revealed that she and Jennifer – who is the creator of “Absolute Fabulous” – marked the end of their live careers together by getting each other matching tattoos, an ink they still cherish at this time. day.
She said: âWe both have the same tattoo, which we got on the very last night of our double number.
âWe were on tour in Auckland, New Zealand, and we knew we wouldn’t be coming back with our double number. I mean, you know, here I say that and that was many years ago. “