Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Season 1

Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time. Later in 2006, several of the interviews were shown in full. The interviewees being: Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine Tate, Kathy Burke, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood and Joan Rivers.

Where to Watch Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy • Season 1

9 Episodes

  • Episode 1
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    Episode 1Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time.
  • Episode 1
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    Episode 1Ouickfire insights into the often neglected world of women in comedy begin with Dawn hearing from a host of funny femmes about their childhood experiences. Talking heads include bully-beating Catherine Tate and Linda Smith , school loser Ruby Wax, and quipsters Jo Brand and Kathy Burke - star of This Year's Love, straight after this show.
  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Dawn 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.
  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time.
  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2Are funny women attractive to the opposite sex? Or do men prefer girls who don't overshadow them in the humour stakes? Jo Brand , Kathy Burke , Phyllis Diller , Jenny Eclair and Joan Rivers are among those swapping experiences with Dawn French.
  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2Dawn 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.
  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3Over three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female comedians of the time.
  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3In the final episode, the funny femmes talk about their comedy personas, heckling, old age, and whether or not being a comedian is a "proper job". With contributions from, amongst others, Julie Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Rivers and Helen Lederer.
  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3Dawn 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.

 

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