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Tag Archives: Jennifer Saunders
Rant: Monthly Dee-Lights (6/22)
Just a note of some of the funnest content I consumed last month (in no particular order): – Vulture crunched the numbers, and calculated how much screen-time each SNL cast member received during the 47th season, as well as how … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about Films, Rants about Music, Rants about Stand-Up, Rants about TV
Tagged 3rd Secret, Absolutely Fabulous, Alyssa Stonoha, Amnesiac, Annette Toutonghi, Annie Clark, Ardal O’Hanlon, Billy Eichner, Bridget Christie, Buddy Cole, Choose Your Fighter, Chris Ramsey, David Morrissey, Dawn French, Ed Gamble, Ego Nwodim, Ellie & Natasia, Ellie White, French and Saunders, Giants in the Trees, Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Festival 2022, Gothiness, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Saunders, Jillian Raye, Joel Kim Booster, John Early, Judi Love, Kate Berlant, Kate McKinnon, Kerry Godliman, Kid A, Krist Novoselic, Later with Jools Holland, LGBT Pride, Lisa Kudrow, Liza Tarbuck, Lou Sanders, Mitra Jouhari, Natasia Demetriou, Nova Twins, OK Computer, Patti Harrison, Pride Month, Psychosexual, Radiohead, Róisín Murphy, Rhythm of the Ride, Richard Herring, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Sandy Honig, Sarah Paulson, Sarah Sherman, Saturday Night Live, Scott Thompson, Skin, Skunk Anansie, Sophie Duker, St. Vincent, Supernova, Taskmaster, Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, Taylor Tomlinson, The Addams Family, The Bends, The Comeback, Thom Yorke, Three Busy Debras, Tig Notaro, Wednesday Addams, Would It Kill You to Laugh?
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“It’s A Bit Naughty, Innit?”
A recent satirical reference to American socialists (supposedly) wanting to “eat the rich”* inspired me to revisit the cult 80’s Brit-com of the same name, co-written and directed by Peter Richardson, of Comic Strip Presents fame. Although I didn’t appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about Films, Rants about Music
Tagged Adrian Edmondson, Al Pillay, Dawn French, Eat the Rich, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jennifer Saunders, Lanah Pellay, Lemmy Kilmister, Miranda Richardson, Motörhead, Nigel Planer, Nosher Powell, Paul McCartney, Peter Richardson, Rik Mayall, Robbie Coltrane, Ronald Allen, Shane MacGowan, The Comic Strip Presents
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Délicieux!
Although Jennifer Saunders didn’t actually mention the sitcom Let Them Eat Cake (1999) in her memoir Bonkers, reading it did inspire me to finally get around to buying this series on DVD, as part of my ongoing arm-chair exploration of … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about TV
Tagged Alison Steadman, Blackadder, Dawn French, Elizabeth Berrington, French and Saunders, Jennifer Saunders, Kathy Burke, Let Them Eat Cake, Linda Spurrier, Lucy Punch, Maggie Steed, Margaret Whiting, Marie Antoinette, Mediæval Bæbes, Susie Lindeman
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Affirmatively Funny
I recently finished reading Jennifer Saunders‘ slightly scatty (but very enjoyable) showbiz memoir Bonkers: My Life in Laughs (2013), and I was intrigued to discover that she and Dawn French were the beneficiaries of “positive discrimination”, back in the day. … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about Books, Rants about Stand-Up, Rants about TV
Tagged Affirmative Action, Dawn French, French and Saunders, Jennifer Saunders, The Comic Strip, The Comic Strip Presents
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Bygone Bron
Last Sunday, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, BBC2 broadcast The Comedy Vaults, an hour-long collection of clips from rare, or entirely unseen programmes, including early appearances by some of the biggest names in comedy, past and present. To … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about Books, Rants about TV
Tagged Beyond a Joke, Eleanor Bron, French and Saunders, Friday Night... Saturday Morning, Is Your Marriage Really Necessary?, Jennifer Saunders, Where Was Spring?
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[cheap pun involving the word “bland”]
The first series of BBC1’s Blandings came to an end yesterday… in much the same way that it began, with plenty of broad buffoonery, occasionally grotesque imagery*, and a few mildly amusing moments scattered sparsely throughout. Blandings Castle served as … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about Music, Rants about TV
Tagged Blandings, Jennifer Saunders, Jessica Hynes, Paloma Faith
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BAFTA TV 5/12
Last night the annual BAFTA TV Awards were held at London’s Royal Festival Hall, and broadcast on BBC1… I didn’t have many horses in this particular race, but I’m certainly not going to let that stop me from writing a … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about TV
Tagged AbFab, Absolutely Fabulous, Amanda Hale, Comic Strip: The Hunt for Tony Blair, Coupling, Forbrydelsen, Jennifer Saunders, Jenny Agutter, Mel & Sue, Mel Giedroyc, Morgana Robinson, Romola Garai, Sheridan Smith, Sofie Gråbøl, Sophie Okonedo, Sue Perkins, The Comic Strip Presents, The Crimson Petal and the White, The Killing
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AbFab: Fizzlin’
I decided to take a break from Absolutely Fabulous before tackling the final disc in my boxset, assuming that I’d be able to get another sizeable post out of all the “behind the scenes” material promised by the back cover … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about TV
Tagged Ab Fab, AbFab, Absolutely Fabulous, Jennifer Saunders, June Whitfield
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AbFab: The Last Gay Box
Having already watched the first four series of Absolutely Fabulous on video, as well as the extras that came with the DVD versions of same, I have now finally caught up with the fifth series and various specials. Hurrah! The … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about TV
Tagged Ab Fab, AbFab, Absolutely Fabulous, Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry, Eleanor Bron, Gay, Helen Lederer, Jane Horrocks, Jeanette Krankie, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Kristin Scott Thomas, Laurie Metcalf, Minnie Driver, Miranda Hart, Miranda Richardson, Mo Gaffney, Sue Perkins, The Last Shout, White Box, Whoopi Goldberg
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The AbFab Four: Mirrorball Addendum
Back in February I picked up a cheap video boxset of the first four series of Absolutely Fabulous… and last week I was lulled into purchasing the “Absolutely Everything” DVD boxset in a pre-Xmas sale. It seemed a bit too … Continue reading
Posted in Rants about TV
Tagged Ab Fab, AbFab, Absolutely Fabulous, Harriet Thorpe, Jane Horrocks, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Mirrorball
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