Last night Dawn French presented the Glamour Award for Outstanding Contribution to her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, though Dawn couldn’t resist commenting: “Why exactly she is being rewarded for bad behaviour and relentless showing off I don’t know.” In her acceptance speech Jennifer dedicated the award “to someone who passed away this year, Victoria Wood. She was a great friend to us and it was a great loss.”
Jennifer added: “I would like to thank my lovely good friend here, Dawn French. Thank you. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you. You are my inspiration.
“If I’ve made an outstanding contribution to anything I hope it’s to female friendships.”
Dawn also revealed: “I asked Glamour why in holy tits was she chosen ahead of some of the people in this room tonight and here’s what they sent me: She’s a comedy icon, got an international Emmy and a Writers Guild Award to prove it. She’s appeared in over 30 shows. Big deal. She’s become one of the best loved comedy duos in history, and now has the huge fuck off big movie version of ‘Absolutely Fabulous’. So? She’s an inspiration to a whole new generation of celebrity comics including Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham, but hey ho…”
We do miss French and Saunders.
The award for comedy actress was won by Australian actress Rose Byrne, while Sigourney Weaver (once portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in an Aliens parody) won Glamour Icon and Susan Sarandon (also once portrayed by Jennifer Saunders in a Thelma and Louise parody) Glamour Inspiration.
