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Summary: If you loved Absolutely Fabulous..
Review: ... you'll be thrilled by the compilation of works of this fantastic comedy duo. The "Baywatch" sketch is a masterpiece, as the duo lampoons the use of body doubles, and parodies every cliche in the series to the smallest gestures and expressions. But the parodies don't stop at "pop" culture (Madonna's "Truth or Dare", "Batman". etc.) with Bergman and Fellini's art movies also providing a fair target for this creative duo. This is one of the best French and Saunders compilations.
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Summary: A French & Saunders MUST HAVE
Review: All of the 4 available French & Saunders DVDs released in the U.S. so far are good, entertaining examples of fine British parodies, but "Living in a Material World" is beyond fabulous. It includes as a BONUS FEATURE the Easter Special that ran on Comedy Central as "The French & the Saunders" . . . which puts a hysterical spin on Peter Jackson's "LOTR" movies that even Ian McKellen reportedly suggested Jackson include on the bumper disc for the trilogy. Especially at amazon.com's low price, you can't afford not to own this DVD if you love F&S or LOTR!
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Summary: A French & Saunders MUST HAVE
Review: All of the 4 available French & Saunders DVDs released in the U.S. so far are good, entertaining examples of fine British parodies, but "Living in a Material World" is beyond fabulous. It includes as a BONUS FEATURE the Easter Special that ran on Comedy Central as "The French & the Saunders" . . . which puts a hysterical spin on Peter Jackson's "LOTR" movies that even Ian McKellen reportedly suggested Jackson include on the bumper disc for the trilogy. Especially at amazon.com's low price, you can't afford not to own this DVD if you love F&S or LOTR!
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Summary: "In Bed with French&Saunders" : Absolutely Fabulous!
Review: Before Jennifer Saunders' mega hit, "Absolutely Fabulous", there was "French and Saunders" starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. These two women play with, and master, parody. For instance, the world owes them the hilarious "In Bed with French and Saunders" which is shown in this video. In their 1998's series they get their hands on "Braveheart" and "Baywatch", in which the not-so-thin Dawn French is playing Pamela Anderson, and I never get tired of it. But French and Saunders are also a couple who doesn't need movies and songs to be funny. I invite you to join them in one of their living room talks or in their typically British sketches. Along with comedy sketches, songs, and a bit of dancing,Madonna French and Madonna Jen are waiting for your visit. I do recommend as well the LIVE VIDEO which is simply irresitible. What else could I say? Nothing! Just buy it!
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Summary: "In Bed with French&Saunders" : Absolutely Fabulous!
Review: Before Jennifer Saunders' mega hit, "Absolutely Fabulous", there was "French and Saunders" starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. These two women play with, and master, parody. For instance, the world owes them the hilarious "In Bed with French and Saunders" which is shown in this video. In their 1998's series they get their hands on "Braveheart" and "Baywatch", in which the not-so-thin Dawn French is playing Pamela Anderson, and I never get tired of it. But French and Saunders are also a couple who doesn't need movies and songs to be funny. I invite you to join them in one of their living room talks or in their typically British sketches. Along with comedy sketches, songs, and a bit of dancing,Madonna French and Madonna Jen are waiting for your visit. I do recommend as well the LIVE VIDEO which is simply irresitible. What else could I say? Nothing! Just buy it!
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Summary: It's to "AbFab" as "Fawlty Towers" is to "Monty Python."
Review: Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders emerged on the British comedy scene as one of the new crop of performers who began at the "Comic Strip" club. This clan produced great TV comedy throughout the '80s & '90s, much to America's indifference: "The Young Ones (the most successful of the bunch stateside)," "The Comic Strip Presents...," "Bottom," "Filthy, Rich, & Catflap," and "French & Saunders." Then, Jennifer Saunders wrote and starred in a program based on a sketch from a "French & Saunders" show called "Absolutely Fabulous." Of course, it became an worldwide hit and put Saunders on the map. "AbFab" is unquestionably brilliant and Edina Monsoon a fantastic creation but the fact that Yanks love "AbFab" while remaining ignorant of "French & Saunders" is like having people love John Cleese's "Fawlty Towers" while never having seen his work in "Monty Python's Flying Circus." "French & Saunders," being a sketch show, covers a wider range of subjects and humor than "AbFab" and reveals Dawn French as a formidable talent on her own and a perfect compliment to Saunders. Many of the shows parody popular films and musical acts and, while some pieces may be very dry, others are rather vulgar and savage. Personally, I think these shows are greater than "AbFab" in that there is so much more in them - including the full breadth of Saunders talent (both women have an endless stream of diverse characters inside them). Grab this disc and discover what they already know overseas: that French & Saunders are the greatest comedy team of the past 20 years!
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Summary: More Hilarity from the Delectable Duo
Review: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are two of the real geniuses of contemporary comedy, and this tape illustrates it. Their screamingly funny parody of Madonna's "Truth or Dare", for example, is not only intrinsically humorous, but right on the mark lampooning as well. There are TV series parodies -- "Baywatch" deflating all the cliches of the show (Every other syllable out of the characters' mouths is: "...Hey!..."; and in the credits I love "Jennifer Saunders as The Thin Dark One"); "Dr Quimn, Madwoman" (where half of Dr Quimn's verbiage is "(S)He's sleeping now..."; or their sendup of "Braveheart". But two of the movie parodies -- or rather, parodies of the styles of two famous directors -- win the prize. The Bergman parody is delicious ("I have have to deal with the emptiness of human existence and the sterility of modern life, and I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A CUP OF TEA YET!" -- or Death coming in and asking, "Can I have a biscuit please?"); but for my money the best of all is the wonderful Fellini sequence -- dialogue in Italian and subtitled -- which is stylistically so perfect an evocation of Fellini and his various moods it rises to the level of pure genius. (The helicopter flying with a huge statue of Madonna - and the discussion conflating Madonna with THE Madonna -- it's priceless!) The Fellini sequence alone is worth the price! Highly recommended!
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Summary: omigod this was so funny
Review: I laughed until I nearly peed myself. Too much fun.
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Summary: Funny Ladies
Review: If you're a fan of AbFab or British comedy in general, check out F&S. In this particular installment, they parody Dr. Quinn, Madonna, Batman, and even Braveheart. These original creators of AbFab are hilarious in their sketches, a lot of times going out of their characters to talk in their normal voices and poke fun of the segment they're in. I highly recommend them and plan on collecting all of the videos.
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Summary: Absolutely HILLARIOUS!
Review: Love, love, love these two! British comedy doesn't get any better than this!
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