In the early 1990s, the show was given one of the highest budgets in BBC history to create detailed spoofs and satires of pop culture, movies, celebrities and art. French and Saunders continue to film holiday specials for the BBC, and both have been successful starring in their own shows. Saunders starred in and wrote the hit sitcom ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, which is based on a sketch written with French for French & Saunders, while French starred in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’.

In a 2005 poll to find ‘The Comedian’s Comedian’, they were voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

French and Saunders were last on our TV screens with a Christmas Celebrity Special, aired on 27 December 2005 on BBC1.

A 6 part anniversary series ran back in September. ‘A Bucket O’ French & Saunders’ celebrated the duo’s 20th anniversary with the BBC. The opening episode featured classics including the Fat Men, The Extras and an unforgettable Britney Spears and Madonna video, as well as a new sketch in which Dawn pays a visit to a new celebrity restaurant, where Jennifer only seems to want to serve the F Word.

Jennifer said, “We’re so excited about going on Tour and giving the audience a great night out packed full of laughs. We’ll blend the best of our old material with the new and cram it all into a couple of hours of great fun. It’s going back to basics for us and it’s what we do best.”