
Jennifer Saunders (pictured here in the early 80s with fellow funnies Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Freud and Tony Slattery), met Dawn French in 1980.
After spotting an advert for comediennes at The Comic Strip, Jennifer and Dawn applied as a duo and were an instant hit, pioneering their own brand of alternative comedy alongside fellow Comic Strip veterans Rik Mayall, Alexi Sayle and Adrian Edmonson.














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