French and Saunders go into The Repair Shop
New sketch for Comic Relief
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will be popping into The Repair Shop in a new Comic Relief sketch.
The duo will reprise their characters The Extras – the wannabe TV stars are desperate for their five minutes of fame – to blag a free fix from the team and meet Jay Blades.
French said: ‘I don't think we've ever said no to Comic Relief because it just is too important, and because it's from our community, and we were there right at the very beginning.
‘I know that the money is spent correctly and I know that there are projects that are ongoing that need us to be ongoing and I wouldn't ever want to let anyone down. So I think the more that we can do to boost and support, the better!"
Saunders added: ‘As I watched The Repair Shop, I thought all I could ever see was these characters going in, or me and Dawn, pretending to mend something or imitating the characters. I just thought, this is the show for us.’
Blades said: ‘I can’t believe the chaos that those two caused. We’re always surprised by what we see in the barn, but trust me, we’ve not seen anything like this before.’
Red Nose Day is on March 18, with the BBC telethon airing from 7pm.
Published: 8 Mar 2022
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Products
Book (2013)
Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders
DVD (2009)
Jam and Jerusalem Series 2
DVD (2008)
French And Saunders Series 1-6
DVD (2008)
Jam and Jerusalem
DVD (2007)
French And Saunders: Back With A Vengeance
DVD (2007)
Comic Strip Presents: Complete Collection
DVD (2007)
The Best of Saturday Live Series 1
DVD (2007)
Let Them Eat Cake
DVD (2007)
Girls On Top: The Complete Series
DVD (2006)
French And Saunders: Back With A Vengeance
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