Dear Fatty

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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades, encompassing a vast and brilliant array of characters. Loved for her irreverent humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure. Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax and Tracy Ullman and firmly established women in British comedy. As part of the wildly successful and much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repertoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture and impersonating everything from "Madonna" and "Harry Potter" to "The Exorcist". Dawn's more recent role in the "Vicar of Dibley" showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial and topical issue and make it mainstream - and very funny. From her early years as an RAF child and her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism and her marriage to Lenny Henry, "Dear Fatty" will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.

ISBN: 9780099519478
Classification: Autobiography: arts & entertainment , Individual actors & performers , Television
Format: Paperback (199mm x 133mm x 26mm)
Pages: 384
Publish Date: 2-Jul-2009
Country of Publication: United Kingdom

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Author Biography: Dawn French
Dawn French was born in Wales in 1957. She trained to be a drama teacher at London's Central School of Speech and Drama where she met Jennifer Saunders, leading to one of the most successful partnerships in British comedy. Dawn French has numerous television credits to her name, the most notable of which is her role in The Vicar of Dibley. She is married to the comedian Lenny Henry with whom she has a daughter.

Recent books by Dawn French » View all books by Dawn French

Tiny Bit Marvellous, Hardback (October 2010)

Tiny Bit Marvellous, Paperback (October 2010)

Tiny Bit Marvellous, CD-Audio (October 2010)

Dear Fatty, Paperback (July 2009)

Mastering the Universe, CD-Audio (April 2009)

Dear Fatty, CD-Audio (November 2008)

Dear Fatty, Hardback (October 2008)

Dear Fatty, Paperback (October 2008)

Aaaarrgghh, Spider!, Paperback (May 2007)

Kipper's A to Z, Audio (August 2006)

Gumboots Chocolatey Day, CD-Audio (July 2006)

Kipper's Christmas Eve, Audio (September 2005)

Certain Age, CD-Audio (January 2005)

'Vicar of Dibley', CD-Audio (October 2004)

Basketful of Kipper, CD-Audio (November 2003)

Coraline, Audio cassette (August 2002)

Kipper's Christmas Eve, Audio cassette (December 2001)

Kipper Giftbox, Audio cassette (October 2001)

Little Kipper Collection, Audio cassette (October 2001)

Jokers, Paperback (September 2001)

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