Jennifer Saunders: Live webchat, Thursday 10 October, 12.15-1.15pm

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Jennifer Saunders is joining us this Thursday (10 October) between 12.15 and 1.15 pm to tell us about her memoir: Bonkers, My Life in Laughs.

Jennifer has been making us laugh since the early 80's; from Comic Strip through to French and Saunders, to the universally acclaimed Ab Fab with plenty of hilarious sketches thrown in (remember Comic Relief's take on ?). We're delighted that we've been allowed access to some of the fabulous pics from the book which you can now see in our Gallery: The Many Faces of Jennifer Saunders.

Join us at 12.15 on Thursday to speak to Jennifer LIVE or if you're unable to make that time, post a question to her in advance on this thread.

Jennifer, give us your best joke! You know, like "Knock, knock.."

@gussiegrips

Hi Jennifer

Dawn French is a knitter, I know that because I have knitting books written by her.

Did you two knit together, or was she simply annoying with the constant click-click-click? I believe those are the only possible scenarios between obsessive knitters/non knitters

She's always annoying, especially when she's click-click-clicking. I can honestly say I have never seen her knit anything. She once had a book called Big Knits in the eighties, and I can assure you she didn't knit any of it. The only clicking in our relationship is of my knees.... Still available on Amazon... Five star reviews!

Hi Jennifer,
My mum introduced me to ab fab and French and Saunders (apologies for awful typing I'm dodging peas aimed at my head by a toddler with a terrifying throwing arm).
As a new mother I'm learning about competitive parenting, having been previously oblivious!
My question is: did you ever come up against competitive parenting and how did you deal with it?

@Icelollycraving

And do you still wear a turban when dodging Dawn at home? :o

I'm wearing one now. It's a very useful accessory on a bad hair day. I learnt all I know about wearing turbans from Joan Collins.

@morethanpotatoprints

Hi Jennifer, I posted right before you came on.

What was it like filming Bad News? Can you remember that far back and had you and Dawn worked together much before this?

Dawn and I had been working together for at least two years before Bad News and we all had live work in the comic strip.

your knees are available on Amazon? Ooooh, and Christmas is coming up...

Hi Jennifer

You have worked with Helena Bonham Carter back in the 'Hospital' episode of Ab Fab. I was wondering, would you like to work with her again in the future?

xoxo

I love Joan Collins. There's nothing that woman can't do with a turban & some scarlet lipgloss.

@Badgerous

Hi Jennifer, My mum introduced me to ab fab and French and Saunders (apologies for awful typing I'm dodging peas aimed at my head by a toddler with a terrifying throwing arm). As a new mother I'm learning about competitive parenting, having been previously oblivious! My question is: did you ever come up against competitive parenting and how did you deal with it?

You come across it at school gates often and it's generally from people you don't know very well. I try to avoid talking to any other mothers at all costs at all times. The ones that annoyed me the most were the ones who blamed the children, the small toddlers, for the fact that they had been late to school. That sometime, a four-year-old hadn't got himself dressed and to school on time! It's attention-seeking parenting I don't like I think.

Puts knees into Wishlist

Thank you for your reply. I still have my copy of the film and it is so funny.

I love a towelling turban.

Excellent strategy thank you! Also please do make more Jam and Jerusalem

@Rebecca879294

Hi Jennifer

You have worked with Helena Bonham Carter back in the 'Hospital' episode of Ab Fab. I was wondering, would you like to work with her again in the future?

xoxo

Yes I would love to! I meet her all the time and beg to be in any of the award-winning stuff she's in... Not the shit though! The award winning stuff.

The real question sparkling is if Jennifer would consider appearing on Doctors?

What a joy to be finally considered worthy of Mumsnet!

Xmas for Eastenders.......

Id love for Edina and Patsy to take over The Queen Vic. Patsy would drink it dry.

The written exam is easy... it's the practical that stings a bit. Plus there's the initiation.

As a mother, which of your traits do you think your daughters have inherited?

ice. That really would be the pinnacle.

Hello Jennifer!
Such a pleasure to meet you on the interweb!
I discovered your work in 2011 and haven't stopped watching it since!
I was quite disappointed when I realised you had only been in Australia for your farewell tour two years previous to my slight F&S obsession.

I just wanted to say, that I think Jam and Jerusalem has probably been my favourite show, such great writing, comedy, and characters! Was there any particular show you have enjoyed writing for more than another?

So excited for your book btw... I had my parents pre-order it for me as a late birthday present.

Treena

I think I saw above that you are a fan of the Great British Bake Off. Who do you think should win this year and who would you like to win?

Just popped in to say, I love your work and spend a sizeable part of last night watching old French and Saunders sketches, so was knackered this morning.

I would like to ask, what would be the biggest lesson you've learned about being a mum and a partner?

Yes, GForT I was going to ask if Jennifer would tell us one of her father's jokes?