French & Saunders - Fred And Friends (Fred Astaire)

A comedy sketch by Dawn French (playing Ginger Rogers) & Jennifer Saunders (playing Katherine Hepburn) in a tribute to legendary actor and dancer Fred Astaire. It involves elderly people humor, award show humour (British spelling), senility (or the act of being senile), top hats, and wheelchair dancing.
From Season 2 Episode 3 of the BBC show French & Saunders.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Dawn
• French
• Jennifer
• Saunders
• Fred
• Astaire
• Katherine
• Hepburn
• Audrey
• Ginger
• Rogers
• Ab
• Fab
• Absolutely
• Fabulous
• AbFab
• BBC

[ketmaniac]

Those who are offended by this should realize that it isn't a satire at the expense of Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. What it satirises is American celebrity culture, where every night is a gala event. Ancient movie stars, however senile, are wheeled out to lend respectability to something that is nothing more than self-congratulation. It's Hollywood patting itself on the back.

That's fair game for satire, and this sketch was funny, funny funny...

[sunlightguy75]

I think at least Katharine Hepburn would have loved this... she was very self-ironic.

[tallulahdarling]

Bad taste is often very funny and this is bad taste and very funny!

[manwithoutfriends]

@MsGinger92

you really dont get satire, do you? they aren't poking fun of kate or ginger, they are taking point at the way they get degraded in their later years by award shows and the like who are just out to make a quick buck.

[dayglowjoe]

@tallpaul521 chill out mate, it's called a joke. It's not meant in a cruel way

[dayglowjoe]

@tallpaul521 chill out mate, it's ca

[MBM91UK]

It makes me LOL every time when she knocks over the microphone

[vladdegs]

One of F & S best sketches ever; the first time I saw it, I was went into convulsions, which is extraordinarily rare. Magnificent.

[tallpaul521]

They spoof and make fun of those whose talent they will never acheive.

[9693297602]

What a lark

[Ladyluck2806]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOO

[cordoovab]

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