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Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary, Comedy

Dawn French, interviews her favorite comediennes and asks about their upbringing, family life, entree into comedy, routines for generating material, whether they hang out with other funny people, comedic influences, professional jealousy ...See moreDawn French, interviews her favorite comediennes and asks about their upbringing, family life, entree into comedy, routines for generating material, whether they hang out with other funny people, comedic influences, professional jealousy and how being funny affects one's love life. The series began as three episodes comprised of clips from 36 interviewees. The series returned four months later with six full-length interviews of Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood and Joan Rivers. Written by Samb Hicks See less
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Aug 13, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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Sandra Bernhard
Self (as Sandra Bernhardt) Self (as Sandra Bernhardt)   See fewer
Jessica Hynes
Self (as Jessica Stevenson) Self (as Jessica Stevenson)   See fewer
Eric Jacobson
Miss Piggy (as Miss Piggy) Miss Piggy (as Miss Piggy)   See fewer
Kathy Najimy
Self (as Kathy and Mo) Self (as Kathy and Mo)   See fewer
Mo Gaffney
Self (as a different name) Self (as a different name)   See fewer
Mel Giedroyc
Self (as Mel and Sue) Self (as Mel and Sue)   See fewer
Sue Perkins
Self (as Mel and Sue) Self (as Mel and Sue)   See fewer
Peter Brough
Self / Archie Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited) Self / Archie Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joyce Grenfell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Irene Handl
Lady drinking tea (archive footage) (uncredited) Lady drinking tea (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Beryl Reid
Monica (archive footage) (uncredited) Monica (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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