TV Series2006 · BBC Four · Ended · 1 min
Dawn French delves into the strangely uncharted world of women in comedy. From Kathy Burke to Catherine Tate, Tracy Ullman to Victoria Wood and Joan Rivers to Sandra Bernhard, Dawn meets the women behind the laughter, and finds out what makes them tick.
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2009 · 40 votes
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2006 · 29 votes
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1999 · 48 votes
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1999 · 24 votes
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