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Jennifer Saunders

Death on the Nile movie review: Kenneth Branagh steps in the same river twice

Wed, Feb 16, 2022
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This should be salacious! We should revel in the seething jealousy and simmering resentments! But there’s not much suspense or engagement in waiting for someone to die, nor in finding out whodunnit.

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie review: grab the Bolly, darling

Fri, Jul 08, 2016
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Sends up one-upwomanship, egotistical self-help, and reflexive hedonism with zing. It is a sheer triumph to see two older women being really funny onscreen.

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watch it: “Comic Relief – Mamma Mia – Dawn French – Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley – Part 1”

Wed, Mar 18, 2009
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Part II is here. (It’s not too late to give some cash to Comic Relief — you could win some cool Red Nose Day gear from me.)

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watch it: “Mamma Mia – Behind the Scenes – Red Nose Day 2009”

Fri, Mar 13, 2009
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It’s Red Nose Day today! And I’ve got lots of videos today in support of Comic Relief. So it seems that two of the funniest of Britain’s funny ladies — Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders — will be performing their last sketch ever on the Comic Relief show on the BBC tonight (which is now … more…

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