Dawn says farewell

AFTER 30 years of making us laugh Dawn French believes now is the right time to wave goodbye to French And Saunders.

The 60-year-old filmed 300 Years Of French And Saunders with comedy partner Jennifer

Saunders, 59 – to be aired on Christmas Day – in front of a studio audience last month.

While the pair’s neverdwindling popularity was perfectly emphasised by 35,000 people applying for the 350 places in the audience, Dawn still feels it is the perfect opportunity to bring down the curtain.

“It is where I am anchored but it is not something we should be doing that often because they are a young person’s game, sketch shows,” she tells Radio Times. “They are exhausting and we can’t play teenagers any more.”

However the national treasures are going out with a bang to honour their show, which ran from 1987 to 2004.

A host of famous faces including Poldark’s Eleanor Tomlinson and Jennifer’s Absolutely Fabulous co-star Joanna Lumley join them on the special, which is said to include the pair’s greatest skits, never-before-seen footage as well as new sketches.

However Dawn is still keen to work alongside close pal Jen in the future.

“I think she would be up for co-writing a film. And I just want to have time with her. Sometimes working with her is how we get time together.”

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