Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s - C4 Documentary - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Documentary

Broadcast

2011

Channel

Channel 4

Episodes

1

Creators

Howard Davidson, Beren Money and Deborah Sargeant

Features

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, David Baddiel, Paul Whitehouse and more

Directors

Marcus Harben

Producers

Lindsay Jex, Marcus Harben and Clive Tulloh

Company

A two-hour romp through the story of ten years that saw comedy finally arrive centre stage.

The Absolutely Fabulous star recounts the story of a decade during which she became an international star. Comedy became the new rock 'n roll, packing out stadiums once reserved for pop stars. 'Cool Britannia' was born. Frank Skinner and David Baddiel were heroes for the 'New Lads'. Catchphrase comedy ruled the roost thanks to The Fast Show. The Royle Family's gritty realism changed the face of sitcom forever.

Jennifer gets to the heart of the decade in question sharing anecdotes with Dawn French, Adrian Edmondson, Vic and Bob, David Baddiel, Paul Whitehouse and her Ab Fab sidekick, Joanna Lumley.

Other comedy stars appearing include Adam and Joe, Ardal O'Hanlon, Reece Shearsmith, John Thomson, Arabella Weir, Patrick Marber, and Rebecca Front.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Monday 8th August 2011 at 10pm on Channel 4

Episode length

125 minutes

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