Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

2002 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 7.3 · Documentary, Comedy

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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.

Created by Dawn French

Network: BBC Four

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