The Parody of French and Saunders

French and Saunders

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French & Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring BAFTA Award-nominee Dawn French and Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Jennifer Saunders.

French & Saunders carried over six seasons and forty-six episodes up until late 2007. The show began humbly but immediately established its own niche as a spoof on other types of shows. In the first season it was set up to intentionally look like a low-budget variety show in which the two stars were constantly attempting grandiose stunts and often failing miserably.

As the series progressed and ratings skyrocketed the duo received higher and higher budgets with which to create elaborate parodies of mainstream culture. These ranged anywhere from recreations of films to spoofs on popular music artists. Certain spoken phrases and sight gags that referenced previously-performed sketches (often from years before) were incorporated for loyal fans. Another unique aspect to the show is that it was permeated by a sense of awareness at all times that the viewer was actually watching a parody. Unlike many parodies that are done in a straightforward manner for effect, French & Saunders uses the viewer’s awareness of what is going on to further stretch out the joke.

Cast of French & Saunders:
Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French

Directors:
Bob Spiers
Kevin Bishop
Geoff Posner
Ed Bye
John Birkin
Tristram Shapeero

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Dawn: Listen, I really don’t want you to take this personally or think that I’m being cruel or unkind, but you’re really just a hideous, talentless bitch with a foul attitude, aren’t you?
Jennifer: Well, thanks to you AND your mother.
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