Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & 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 & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy. As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & 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 & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & very funny. From her early years as an RAF child & her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders to her outspoken views on sizism & her marriage to Lenny Henry Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary hilarious rise of a complex dynamic & unstoppable woman.