... to think Dawn French isn't funny?

[JoanThursday1972]

I've never 'got' her. Just thought she's daft and not funny at all.

Dawn French did a series called Murder Most Horrid and I remember certain episodes actually had me crying with laughter.As someone said comedy is very subjective. Of the current female comedians I just don't get Katherine Ryan- but I'm sure she has her fans.

Oh that series was brilliant! Absolute classic!

I think Jo Brand is funny.
I enjoyed Ab Fab, too.

I would class the Vicar Of Dibley as something that only English people would find funny. Like Keeping Up Appearances.
Only Fools & Fawlty Towers are very English, but the humour is more universal.

I've never found either Dawn French or Jennifer Saunders funny, either together or apart. A few people have mentioned Jimmy Carr - I don't find him funny either. In fact, there are very few comedians that I do find funny, most of them have no natural wit and just shout a lot.

I remember an interview in a magazine where she said her Dad had told her as a young teenager that she was absolutely amazing and never to let anyone tell her otherwise. She said she always carried that with her, even when things were tough. I think some people don’t like that sort of confidence in a woman.

The F&S pastiche of Shakespeare’s Sister song Stay With Me is pure genius.

I think she's good when someone writes for her. She was brilliant in the Vicar of Dibley but I've heard her do stand up which imo wasn't great.

Maybe then it is because it is of its time. I wasn't even born when the Bananarama song was out and I was 5 when the Alison Moyet song was. So that's maybe it.

Way to sucker punch me . I was a teenager when French and Saunders was on each week. I still repeat some of the catchphrases to the confusion of anyone I'm with. I can't go in a shop without stage whispering "Nick it, nick it!".

Got the Murder Most Horrid theme tune in my head now!

“It’s reversible Jackie”
if you know, you know!
My sister and I can never pack a suitcase without saying that 🤣

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/15/dawn-french-ad-cleared-by-watchdog-after-complaints-about-title-of-new-show

This is hilarious, in my humble opinion. Two Times readers clearly don't find Dawn French funny either 😉

(TW: Don't click on the link if the word 'twat' offends thee...)

Love the way she's emulated the cover of 'Never Mind the Bollocks ....'

She's gone up even further in my estimation.

She used to be but only because of good writing by other people..

I saw Dawn in panto at the Palladium a few years ago and she was great. Very funny. Not a comedy but I think one of her best works is Roger and Val Have Just Got In. It was absolutely brilliant, and I don’t honk it got anything like the praise it should have received.

I think Victoria Wood is proper genius level. Such huge talent, and I’m still sad that she isn’t with us anymore. Is it on the trolley?

Can you point at it?

Roger and Val Have Just Got In is one of the best things I've seen. Incredibly written and acted, poignant and unputdownable.

But I didn't hear about it until years after it was first shown, so perhaps it wasn't promoted very well at the time? A must see for anyone who likes DF, funny or straight.

Acorn Antiques was GENIUS.

can you point at it? 😂

Now that IS funny.

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