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Dawn French
Dawn French

Dawn French

  • 67 years old
  • Welsh
  • Actor, writer and comedian

Dawn French features

Whose Line Is It Anyway?. Image shows from L to R: Tony Slattery, Clive Anderson, Colin Mochrie, Caroline Quentin, Ryan Stiles. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions Features

Comedy Rewind: Improv aplenty in Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Sunday 25th May 2025

Through the 1990s, one particular series dominated Channel 4's comedy offerings: the improvisation game Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

Murder Most Horrid. Dawn French Features

Comedy Rewind: Die laughing - Murder Most Horrid

Sunday 19th January 2025

We revisit the horror and hilarity of Murder Most Horrid, an early-90s anthology series of comedy thrillers starring Dawn French.

Girls On Top. Image shows left to right: Amanda Ripley (Dawn French), Lady Chloe Carlton (Joan Greenwood), Candice Valentine (Tracey Ullman), Shelley DuPont (Ruby Wax), Jennifer Marsh (Jennifer Saunders) Features

Comedy Rewind: Get on top of Girls On Top

Sunday 17th March 2024

A look back at Girls On Top, the 1980s sitcom starring Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Tracey Ullman and Joan Greenwood.

Comic Relief. Copyright: BBC TV

The Great Red Nose Day Parodies

Monday 15th March 2021

We take a look at a mainstay of the Red Nose Day telethons: the all-star parody.

French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders TV

French & Saunders interview

Monday 18th December 2017

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders introduce their new 30th anniversary Christmas special sketch show.

Dawn French. Copyright: Trevor Leighton People

Dawn French - 60th birthday portrait

Wednesday 11th October 2017

See the photo portrait of Dawn French taken by Trevor Leighton to mark her 60th birthday.

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