French & Saunders "Acting Masterclass" BBC

[jeffeastwood15]

Which season was this from?

[DistantCousin]

@jeffeastwood15 It was from a 1998 Easter special, not a series :-)

[1480mathias]

They're just brilliant...They write and they act so well ! And it's good to know that Hellen Mirren participated.

[simpo001]

Dawn looks like Nessa in Gavin & Stacy :D

love this sketch :)

[irishjanet]

close to the bone there ladies

[wittyworldlee]

i love htis type of funny. makes me crack up so badly

[SandrineSoprano]

Quite a good sketch

[StatokeWrestlingPage]

I thought jennifer were very good and i thought that dawn and helen was amazing.

[fjgh666]

dawn looks like nessa from gavin and stacy lol

[CocaineHabbit]

every drama school has all three of these...

[jazzx251]

Haha - this really WAS an acting masterclass. All three give great performances in this.

[rogerhoward555]

In My Opinion this is one of the best comedy sketch ever performed in a comedy series.

It moves from a comedy sketch about Actors acting a specific scene and moves into the lifes of Actresses in Britain with the experiances they have to go through not just as actresses but because they are women.

In arguing their differences this is where the BEST DRAMA IS for the students learning in class.

For me this sum up the whole genius of French and Saunders;the realisation of comedy to serious Drama.

[Juicexlx]

@rogerhoward555 Interresting point of view, but mine is more generalistic as I think that any Master class (I tried an engineering one) is always about the master's ego bursting into thin air and students enduring the worst hardships there is. As to succeed in their endavour they have to eternally bow down or worst, lick their master's toes. Alternately, they can take the liberty to throw that sort of shit away and move-on with their lives! Which they should! ROFL! This skit is awsome!

[jcgalad]

@rogerhoward555

I so agree with you proof to this are the other sketches as well as the shows jen wrote for tv like Jam $ Jerusalem, Ab Fab and Viv Vyle

[mariandelochs]

Both hilarious and authentic on so many levels - parodies theatrical high drama as well. Brill stuff! Love the excerpt from 'Twelfth Night' that Helen Mirren speaks!

[PeaceLoveJoyWorld]

Helen Mirren, "Well, I think we all know who I am." LOL

[MuseumsViews]

Priceless ~

[lilchickluuver]

Thank you for posting this, great stuff.

[xandyx21]

lovin jen as a sloan ranger

[LittleimaginatioN]

at 2.25 the play is Twelfth Night. =D.

I love French and Saunders!!!!!!!!!

[IrishEyes1989]

Haven't watched this one in ages, but it's so brilliant!! Helen Mirren is great and Jen and Dawn are magnificent as per usual. Jen just a blubbing wreck on the floor by the end, genius!! =P They don't make 'em like this anymore. F&S will forever be legends. Long live our fab comedy goddesses!! <333

[Deepdesert]

The look of indignation on Dawn's face at 6:33 just priceless

[xenassidekick1216]

poor jennifer saunders starts crying! i would give her a hug in an instant! <3

[fortworthhomegirl]

@xenassidekick1216 Me too. She's so fine.

[rowanneha]

Is that Helen Mirren??

[smaointewildchild]

Yes, it is :)

[SummerBayJournal]

"I think we all know who I am" LOL!

[Tiagoerg]

I love that bit where Dawn is show in a depression moment, it so captures the working stress, long live French and Saunders, bloody funny! And helen mirren is so versatile, i actually love her comedy parts on their show... they all show such a chemistry!

[Tiagoerg]

- Quick, quick into the scene!

- Oh, oooh...

- Give me my vaail

- Good good, better

LMAO! GENIOUS!

[Norn]

lol they kept falling asleep during her act

[SweetBlueStrawberrie]

Lol, I love Jen's hair in this, and the way they shuffle along the floor!! i like how they try to speak faster the faster they run, they are HILARIOUS. 'IT STILL SAYS ACTRESS IN MY PASSPORT!'

Aww, poor Jen in the middle, crying.

[mollyarabella]

Finally French and Saunders are coming to Australia to perform at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. I know if I had Lenny Henry and/or Adrian Edmonson to keep my home fires burning I'd be retiscent to get out of bed, let alone fly out here! Can't wait to see them though, for any amount of money on the ticket price.

[harrietpotter17]

i know! i cant wait to see them. i love them so much, two of the funniest people in the world.

[RoseLippedMaiden]

LOL!! Looove Helen :D

[RainbowTilt]

Dawn looks like Nessa from 'Gavin and Stacey' here ^^

[sasylatin]

"If it wasn't for people like me, what TEMPERATURE do you think this rehearsal room would be? I've been COMPLAINING about temperatures for years now!"

LMFAO

[td2gether4ever]

I've done 3 headers under the iron curtain this year.lmao

[christentze]

i alwaaays crack up when jen almost loses it when she's talking about the chicken hutches.

[c000al91]

"hand me my vail." great clip. love french and saunders.

[jenniimirren]

'It still says actress in my passport'

LOL

[iwishdiiamonds]

haha - love jens lil head nod at 2.33

"There was a fire hazard!"

[Kezax]

"YOU'VE DONE IT ALL, HAVEN'T YOU?!"

Yes. Yes she has.  *Lol!*

(Soz, double-post I know...but I just HAD to!) xxx

[christentze]

i love that part! and jen was so so so funny!

"IT DIDN'T EXACTLY HOLD YOU BACK, DID IT?!!"

[Kezax]

Thanks Holly; this is AWESOME! xxx

[Mika60006]

what is that? some tv series?

[mastmedia]

This is a real treat.

French and Saunders are so adept at composing the best material to showcase their guest talents.

I'm sure Helen had a ball with this. She just ate it up.

[DistantCousin]

"BRING ME MY VEIL!"

[Faselhase]

"Because there was a FIRE HAZARD!"

Lovely ^^

[lsnook]

LOL "I have been campaigning for temperatures for years!"

[Cthulttio]

Yarr. Helen's so classy.

[manymanydays]

"GIVE me my VEIL."

[christentze]

three hot women: jen, dawn, and dame helen.

[hj351]

Fun!

[nextceo2k2]

lord, so hilarious!!

[meganbaby3]

This soo funny! LoL Helen is such a great actress!!

[stevenesbit]

Have a look at the acting Masterclass on my page!

[tadge72]

maggie moffat!!!!

[FredericRD]

Superbe, magnifique! Quelle actrice!

Notons aussi le talent de Jennifer Saunders et de Dawn French! Une mémoire dans les archives de la télévion britanique.

Merci.

Frédéric, FRANCE.

[maisonneuve]

SO good! thanks for uploading!

[XDshalli]

hahahaha omg this is funny...what will they come up with next ????? BRILLIANT

[BroadwayBabe121]

hahahaha another example of why Helen is my favorite actress!

And Dawn and Jen of course!

[ihateskirts]

helen is great! lmao

[miasma9]

GIVE ME MY VEIL!

[Snapemaniac]

Helen is brilliant in every thing she does, this goes to prove that.

[celebholly]

I've never seen or heard about this sketch before, but it was marvelously funny! Thank you.

[EDH1712]

"Because there was a fire hazard!!!" Dawn French kills in this skit. So funny.

6:33 Hilarious.

[SassySuzi]

Brilliant sketch. Haven't seen it in years but remembered it. That last 4 or 5 minutes with them all breaking down is hilarious!

Lol @ Dawn "Mine says actor"

[vonkvetch]

This is one of my favourite French & Saunders sketches. Brilliant!

[frgl20]

hilarious:)

[BreezinBreezout]

Helen Mirren + Dawn French + Jennifer Saunders = MOst awesomely AMAZINGNESS EVER!

[HannahFoxx]

Indeed it izz! :P

[Bexi45]

OMG this is really funny they are all fantastic in this it's awesome!!

[iamatrekkie]

he he he - i love a bit of twelfth night!

[actingchick25]

omg that's soo hysterical! lmao! I love the part where Helen is directing the scene and french n saunders have to read the scene crawling, hopping, and running!

[ineslw]

"When do I have to stop apologizing for being good?, Maybe, just maybe; I´m better than you!!!" haha loved IT!!!! Helen Rocks

[veramour]

Is this a send-up of Janet Suzman's BBC Master Class thing?

[Atomoma]

I really have to leave a comment too. This is my all-time favourite besides the rubber gloves one.. ;-)

You absolutely made my month - it makes me laugh every single time... "I think we all know who I am" -

"if you're a fan of Dr Who..." woooonderful series! ;-) Haha..

Thank you so much for posting it!!

[DistantCousin]

And remember this was at a time when Dr Who hadn't been on TV for 8 years, and was considered very old fashioned, rubbish and uncool (i.e. not at all like now), so it was a piss-take that she was some ex Doctor Who actress has-been!

[EmoBug17]

i love it! its hilarious

[helenmirrenfan4ever]

Is there anything this lady can't do?!comedy,drama action wow she's great.

[dncrnthedark]

OMG I LOVE IT!!!!!

[Plastikkatze]

Another question:

How old is this? Looks like early/mid-nineties...

[abfabjurisprudence]

Plastikkatze - I believe this is from 1997.

[AmidTheFallingSnow]

Haha Helen is genius with comedy!

[mirrenmaniac]

Thank you for uploading this.

I love Dame Helen and Jennifer Saunders but, I think Dawn French completely steals this skit!

[dreamwoker]

She has been on a few times... I've only seen her on 3 times but it could be more

*Well, I think we all know who I am*

[Plastikkatze]

That is absoluetly histerical!

Thanks a bunch for posting it, that so makes my day!

Helen should def. do more comedy!

Is this one complete, I wonder?

Aynone happen to know how often she has appeared on 'French & Saunders' in total?

[abfabjurisprudence]

Plastikkatze, as far as I know, she appeared on French & Saunders 3 times. (1) The Job sketch, (2) this one, and (3) The Generation Gap sketch.

[attagrrrl]

Thanks for posting!