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''French and Saunders: Still Alive!'' is a 2008 tour by comedy duo
Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show ''French and Saunders'' with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunde ...
and
Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of ...
. They performed in the UK in February – May in 2008 and were at
Drury Lane Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster. Notable landmarks ...
,
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
for a month. The tour continued to
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in mid-2009. There were many positive reviews for the UK leg of the tour, yet most reviews on the Australian leg were poor and negative. The first leg of the show concluded in May 2008. The show ended 9 November, in London. Previously they have toured their comedy act / sketch show very rarely, with UK tours in 1990 & 2000. The tour contained a selection of their favourite sketches, as well as new material written specifically for the tour. The show was directed by Hamish McColl, set design by Lez Brotherstone, lighting, video and visual effects by Willie Williams.


Sketch List


Act 1

''Video Introduction – Grannies Go to the Show'' *The White Room *The Doctor *The Future *Family *Contraception *Dawn's Chocolate Hunt ''Video Interlude – Madonna'' *White Room – Madonna ''Video Interlude – Prickly Pear Farm'' *In Court ''Video Interlude – Those Lucky Bitches, Joan and Jackie Collins!'' *Grannies (Born To Be Wild) *Grannies Go To Dancing (Video Transition) *Strictly Come Dancing


Act 2

*Ab Fab *Memories – Cassie Broadway ''Video Interlude – What Ever Happened To Baby Dawn?'' *Bideford Girls ''Video Interlude – Jennifer Has A Marlene Day'' *Boarding School ''Video Interlude – Catherine Zeta-Jones'' *Geraldine Visits *So Called 'Goddess of Comedy' *Thank You for the Music ''Video Outro – French and Saunders Over The Years''


Encore

*Fat Dick Men3


Tour dates


Leg 1: United Kingdom 2008

•28 February – Blackpool
•1 March – Blackpool •4 March – Manchester
•5 March – Manchester
•6 March – Manchester
•7 March – Manchester
•8 March – Manchester •11 March – Sheffield •12 March – Newcastle upon Tyne
•13 March – Newcastle upon Tyne •14 March – Edinburgh
•15 March – Edinburgh •18 March – Glasgow
•19 March – Glasgow •20 March – Sunderland •21 March – Aberdeen •22 March – Newcastle upon Tyne •25 March – Brighton
•26 March – Brighton •27 March – Sheffield •28 March – Ipswich
•29 March – Ipswich •1 April – Plymouth
•2 April – Plymouth •3 April – Nottingham
•4 April – Nottingham
•5 April – Nottingham •7 April – Bournemouth •9 April – Cardiff
•10 April – Cardiff
•11 April – Cardiff
•12 April – Cardiff •14 April – Southampton
•15 April – Southampton •16 April – Liverpool
•17 April – Liverpool •18 April – Harrogate •19 April – Llandeilo •21 April – Birmingham
•22 April – Birmingham
•23 April – Birmingham
•24 April – Birmingham
•25 April – Birmingham
•26 April – Birmingham •27 April – Bristol
•28 April – Bristol
•29 April – Bristol
•20 April – Bristol •2 May – Portsmouth •3 May – Bournemouth •5 May – Oxford
•6 May – Oxford
•7 May – Oxford


Leg 2: Australia 2009

•25 June – Newcastle
•26 June – Newcastle •27 June – Canberra •1 July – Sydney
•2 July – Sydney
•3 July – Sydney
•4 July – Sydney
•5 July – Sydney
•6 July – Sydney
•8 July – Sydney
•9 July – Sydney •11 July – Brisbane
•12 July – Brisbane
•13 July – Brisbane •15 July – Melbourne
•16 July – Melbourne
•17 July – Melbourne
•18 July – Melbourne
•19 July – Melbourne
•20 July – Melbourne •23 July – Perth
•24 July – Perth
•25 July – Perth •28 July – Adelaide
•29 July – Adelaide


Additional notes

•Two shows were performed on 4 July in Sydney.
•Two shows were performed on 12 July in Brisbane.
•Two shows were performed on 18 July in Melbourne, both shows at different venues.
•On 23 July in Perth, the show was performed at a different venue.
•Two shows were performed on 28 July in Adelaide, both shows at different venues. {{DEFAULTSORT:French And Saunders Still Alive Comedy tours