In conversation with... Jennifer Saunders | BFI Comedy Genius

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Writer, actor and comedian visited the BFI Southbank to talk about her career as part of our Comedy Genius season.
As part of the 1980s alternative comedy scene, Jennifer Saunders and her partner Dawn French helped redefine the nature of comedy for generations. From The Comic Strip, French and Saunders and Girls on Top to Happy Families, Jam and Jerusalem and Absolutely Fabulous, Saunders has been at the core of British comedy as both a performer and writer. She joins us tonight as we celebrate her career.
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@okgo8315 3 года назад

She's absolutely brilliant and a modest genius. AbFab was as monumental as Monty Python and Faulty Towers....i especially loved the Comic Strip series of films.👍🇬🇧

@DeanMoxley87 Год назад

Are you American?

@okgo8315 Год назад

@@DeanMoxley87 ...No🇬🇧🇬🇧

@markmalbone1147 4 месяца назад

I agree: Saunders is genius. And I’m an American. (Not sure why that was asked of the prior poster.) Brilliance can be recognized all over!

@bullzdawguk 10 месяцев назад

The very fact she has consistently worked with the same people for literally decades speaks volumes about her.

@brunom72 4 года назад

someone already said this but its exactly how I feel too...so I'll repeat it: i love Jennifer Saunders with all of my heart

@Tails7212 4 года назад

She is the master of reacting without words

@smjohn1651 5 лет назад

Thank you for uploading! Jennifer Saunders is a comedy genius.

@intothewoods_dave 5 лет назад

I love Jennifer Saunders...with all my heart.

@Metrolivia1 5 лет назад

Superb talent...both her and Dawn and the late great Victoria Wood made Brits the leaders in comedy writing. Geniuses all three.

@SegaMama91 5 лет назад

Close your eyes and imagine the Fairy Godmother having an interview

@brookemartin6101 5 лет назад

StrawberryFlutterpie Exactly!. 😁

@philbecker4676 3 года назад

Fuck off with your Fairy Godmother, she's Edina Monsoon 🥰

@tonybuc67 2 года назад

@ 36:45 Jennifer is correct that American TV has quite a rich history of female sketch and sitcom performers. And many female led shows. Starting of course with Lucille Ball in the 1950's, female led sitcoms of the 1960's and 70's like "That Girl" with Marlo Thomas, “The Mary Tyler Moore” show, “Maude” with Bea Arthur, “Rhoda” with Valerie Harper,. Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in "Laverne & Shirley". Carol Burnett's sketch comedy/variety show. All the Saturday Night Live ladies in all the decades. Roseanne Barr, in the 1980's and 90's and so on. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler etc.. And I am sure many more I am forgetting. Quite extraordinary TV history we have in American television.

@pipoo1 6 месяцев назад

You forgot possibly the most famous female led US comedy of the all… The Golden Girls. But your point is nonetheless valid.

@jodiewatson1783 5 лет назад

Absolutly gutted I couldn't make this. She is phenomenal. And inspirational x

@survivor648 5 лет назад

Jodie Watson I agree with you I loved Ab Fab when I found it in the 90s had no knowledge of Jennifer I recently had a stroke my left side is paralyzed lots of down time and glad for the Ab Fab episodes everybody loves Patsy of course I do but I love Eddy especially her slap stick Jennifer’s writing made the show she knew how to write for Patsy of course Joanna delivers the lines perfectly poor is one of my fav episodes the car scene where Edina and Patsy are yelling at the woman who beeps at Eddy makes me laugh every time I watch it. Exploitin is a good one Jen opens with hysterical falls. Fear in season 3 was some good acting but very sad.it was supposed to prepare for the series ending.I just adore Jen and admire her talent and dedication her book is pretty good.

@mckavitt13 5 лет назад

@@survivor648 Get better soon. 🐕🐶🐇🐢🐦🐐🐧🐼🐒🐘🐠🐞😴

@sexobscura 4 года назад

she is to whom Heiddegger wrote Being and Time

@mariebelle2106 4 года назад

...and unfortunately agrees with fox hunting, even hunts herself.... :/

@survivor648 5 лет назад

What a great life she has had lots of fun with good friends love and admire her for her talent and dedication

@jaynehaught9715 4 года назад

She is a treasure ...

@jeanniecampbell1374 2 года назад

I remember walking in on Jennifer ,the Boys and Dawn at the Raymond review bar ( where I was working to get my equity card ) the only way you could get it in those days was to work in a theatre ..the only theatre that would accept you without an equity card was Paul Raymond's review bar ! I did the year got my equity card and managed to do backing vocals a film and much more ..sad it had to be that way in those days ..I remember the look on every ones face when opened the door by mistake ha ha comic indeed ...Love them all !

@tjfSIM 5 лет назад

A hugely talented and witty woman! I love Jennifer Saunders :)

@ivnafuchigami4039 2 года назад

Jennifer Saunders is absolutely fabulous!

@woojinyoon107 5 лет назад

Fairy Godmother!! I love her even though I can't understand what she's saying in this video because of my lack of English!!

@rickplant36 4 года назад

This is a great interview - thanks

@hayesydays6333 2 года назад

She’s a treasure ❤️

@christinabeasley 5 лет назад

She is very hilarious!💖

@battywattywoo 4 года назад

I think her husband's much funnier!

@leoparkes7536 3 года назад

Oh god that awards story 😆😂👏

@ryanburns6284 9 месяцев назад

Brilliant

@koraldavis3474 5 лет назад

I love you Saunders!

@philbecker4676 3 года назад

The Cruise thing was in one of their sketches :)

@ianmiller2349 3 года назад

Geography Field Trip

@survivor648 5 лет назад

In all of the interviews I have watched let them eat cake is never mentioned I like the series no Ab Fab for certain it was very French and Saunders. Comedy strip has some great F and S stuff my fave is Oxford Jen is great in that one she has a Louisiana accent and she is sexy as hell worth watching if you’re a fan.

@tiner27 5 лет назад

debbie nichols, I loved Let Them Eat Cake and wish it would get mentioned. Underrated show and damn funny.

@eccremocarpusscaber5159 3 года назад

“Let them eat cake” is fabulous! Also “murder most horrid” with Dawn French is truly hilarious. Many are available on RU-vid. Oh, and “Class Act” with Joanna Lumley is great too 😀

@survivor648 3 года назад

@@eccremocarpusscaber5159 yes I love Let Them Eat Cake Jam And Jerusalem is pretty good Dawn has a good role in that.

@angelaheath319 2 года назад

A fucking queen! Pure comedic genius

@psusanwestlake5510 10 месяцев назад

The interviewer is so bad me mumbles and rushes one word into another. And she is a perfect interviewee ( lucky for him ) and never misses a beat.

@morganfisherart 4 месяца назад

Agreed! And he keeps interrupting her while she’s answering him. He is quite knowledgeable and has genuine enthusiasm but yes, his technique is messy.

@baxatakbaxatak2014 3 года назад

Having just watched all of F&S and Absolutely Fabulous, I have a gay man’s crush on Jen.

@aveuch 2 года назад

Have you chanced upon Let Them Eat Cake? Or Joanna Lumley's travels to Greece and Egypt?

@shannonbrowne4889 5 лет назад

More Jam and Jerusalem on Netflix or Amazon? Yes please!!!!

@BHAKTIBROPHY 5 лет назад

Comic Genius.

@sexobscura 4 года назад

not better than Dawn, though

@markholmes8803 3 года назад

class

@SpiritAnimalVSOP 5 лет назад

Jerry Lewis is one of her least favorite? Another great reason to like her..

@survivor648 5 лет назад

The cutting out is very annoying I only stuck it out because I love her so much

@martinpaveymusic309 4 года назад

@crosscastle100 5 лет назад

Mr Pastry available on utube

@robiuk666 5 лет назад

Excuse me if I ask a daft question (my excuse is I'm a pretty new to all this) but is there a version of this 'conversation' available for watching that INCLUDES short clips (that were cut out of this 'RU-vid version' here).

@ReadyWhenYouAre 5 лет назад

I'm afraid not. The BFI would have only had licence for the clips to be shown at the event. I'm sure if you did some searches you could find the clips online. That said, I hope one day this will change.

@survivor648 5 лет назад

I just adore and admire this woman she’s extremely dedicated and talented such a hard worker

@gyobfan22 4 года назад

What was the old clip that was edited out at 12:08?

@kitschntiles 3 года назад

Probably this 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LVu0oiik6mE.html

@crosscastle100 5 лет назад

Absolutely Fabulous was on PBS station ,Saturday afternoons,in Houston,in the 1990s

@gyobfan22 9 месяцев назад

Saturday afternoons?? How much was cut out lol what's the point in putting it on in the afternoon?

@stephensharp3033 5 лет назад

Dawn has a surreal mind.

@zenzimakeba2248 5 лет назад

#damegenius..Luv her❣️💕🌟

@elizabethgode1763 Год назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@sunnysim3583 5 лет назад

Jennifer promised there would be another Ab Fab movie if enough people watched the first one.

@tiner27 5 лет назад

sunny sim, Please don't tease me if that's not true. I'd love to see another movie. I miss those girls!

@mattalbrecht7471 5 лет назад

were there any actual impersonations? seems like they were cut out

@paulaphelan2318 4 года назад

To sum up all of the comedy acts of young ones, ab fab, bottom if they were a band i'd call them Knives and forks and the fans are the kitchen sink.

@barbarajohnson1442 5 лет назад

Why dont we get to see the clips???

@sw9618 3 года назад

@zeddeka 3 года назад

@@sw9618 the BFI probably couldn't afford the costs to have them on RU-vid

@zeddeka 3 года назад

Copyright. The BFI either didn't have the rights to show them in this clip on RU-vid, or didn't want to pay the royalties.

@sw9618 3 года назад

@@zeddeka Agreed.

@kmdiamond Год назад

YOU HAVE TO KEEP JOANNA LUMLEY ALIVE JESUS FUCK I HADNT EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT

@aveuch 2 года назад

Phone cord skirt?

@gilkay1 Год назад

Fawn cord (corduroy) skirt

@sartoresartus 5 лет назад

Interviewer! Please don't say 'and so forth' and 'and stuff' after every question.

@sartoresartus 5 лет назад

Poor fellow I mean kind of speaks no sort of in terms of English at all.

@lesleythompson6801 3 года назад

@@sartoresartus Well, I can't understand what you wrote here.

@aliray1868 2 года назад

Disappointing that the interviewer is very difficult to understand.

@jasoncollins1702 4 года назад

Jennifer - great as usual; humble. The dribbling interviewer? Not so great. Why do the gays (and I am one) love Patsy and Edina? Because a heroic failure is better than a mediocre success.

@PattyBlock 4 года назад

I love your comment / insight: "heroic failure is better than a mediocre success". Can I quote you in my 'will be published someday' book?

@stevenfielden8955 2 года назад

Are you related to Sid Vicious Jennifer?

@robbyosborne9708 Год назад

All I hear is the Fairy Godmother

@MegaNavek 3 года назад

love jennifer saunders but i couldn’t concentrate on the interview…i was waiting for his chair to collapse

@kiwibelt 2 года назад

What a shitty thing to say.

@ChubbyChecker182 4 года назад

Jennifer bis looking good here, but Dawn looks a bit rough.

@ryang790 5 лет назад

a genius??? are u serious??

@matgostyles653 5 лет назад

You seem to have missed the pre-fix, "Comedy" which adds some perspective. Hope that clears things up and that you enjoy the rest of your day.

@zenzimakeba2248 5 лет назад

Matgo Styles I just Luv her.Comedy Genius..did I stutter?❣️

@jasoncollins1702 4 года назад

'Genius' is a pompous descriptive, typical for something like BFI, I suppose. Let's just say that Saunders is naturally funny, and leave it there.

@rnw2739 2 года назад

I know..... that word is meaningless now as it is attached to any boring mediocrity who has been around for a while..... like this talentless drac.

@rnw2739 2 года назад

'Comedy genius'?!!! Oh come on..... how is that word slung around so very easily these days? Jennifer Saunders a genius?!! I'd like to know on what basis some think she is a genius. Her portrayal of Jennifer in 'Girls On Top'?, Her sketch show mediocrity? Surely not 'Absolutely Fabulous'?? Promising first series but then ran out of steam and she hasn't done anything since. Genius?!!!!! Please, what did I miss that warrants that description of her?