Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley interviewed for US 60 Minutes, 1995. I had to trim a small part of this video to pass copyright, but the interview is intact.
it's difficult to believe that Morley Safer was so out-of-touch with average middle-class America. It's also amazing that the clip came from 1995. Morley is looking and acting as if it were 1955. But "Patsy and Eddie" came through wonderfully. It was fun watching Joanna Lumley paying so close attention to Morley, then coming back - very softly, very calmly, and very intelligently - with the obvious answer to whatever the question might have been. Same for Jennifer Saunders. Kudos to them for more than holding their own.
Such a brilliant series it’s not just the acting. Jens writing is so spot on. As I understand her evolution through her career. She was still doing French And Saunders in the early years of Ab Fab. She amazes me!
1:33 Edina Monsoon had two children - Serge and Saffy. These are the basics. I really don’t understand why THE CREATORS even bother talking to people like this, in shows like this one and try to explain even the smallest detail of their CREATION. AbFab was a great success. Jennifer was its CREATOR. THE CREATOR. Have some respect little old man. No need for promotion.
The absurdity of that man suggesting that people in the U.S. are ANY different than the two characters portrayed in AF is breathtaking. And there is no way he is that deluded so he's just disingenuous.
It’s not that people in the US were any different that he was talking about, but the fact that American _broadcasting_ is much more conservative than in the UK and the general attitudes towards some issues presented in the show were not commonly seen on network television at the time in the US. I don’t know how old you are, but back in the early 90s, the idea that a comedy TV show featuring two loose, vapid women who used all sorts of substances and hooked up with all kinds of men would never have made its way to TV screens in America. That’s what he was talking about. The idea that a show like AbFab could have happened on American network TV because of how much more uptight Americans are about those kinds of things. Which would be foolish to deny, because anyone who was alive back then would attest to the fact that American audiences were (and still are in many ways) much more conservative than audiences in the UK. So he wasn’t suggesting _people_ are different in America, only that the general audience reaction was thought to be much more conservative and the success of the show in the US was surprising to him (and many others quite frankly) because it was surprising. I remember the outrage many people had over seeing AbFab on American TV clear as day!
I'm a Yank who's loved British comedies for decades. American TV has tried at least a couple of times to copy Britcoms...with horrible results. We just can't do it properly!
@@hyperballadbradx6486 Morley Safer was from American 60 Minutes. The interview was originally on American TV. He was referring to old-fashioned Americans. Morley Safer, the interviewer, was a staple on US 60 Minutes until he died, basically 8 days later after leaving the show.
That American man interviewing was miserable, I’m from the uk and I cherish an fab, and for him to come in and rip them to shreds in the interview (which failed by the way) shows that he never did his research about the show because if he DID watch it, he would understand that it is absolutely fabulous…..disgusting interviewer…
COMPLETELY agree!!! * * It's hard to understand and believe that he just couldn't (or perhaps didn't want to) wrap his head around the fact that Jennifer's (and Dawn... the other half of French and Saunders) comedic genius... coupled with Joanna's acting/comedic talents as well...satirically portrayed, with ensuing hilarity, the excesses of the fashion and media industries.... what comes to mind when thinking of this is Mary Trump's brilliant book, Too Much and Never Enough, about the sociopathy of her uncle, POTUS #45, Donald John Trump. Saunders.. and French... and Lumley.. and doesn't hurt to mention RIP June Whitfield, and Julia Sawalha.. all the J's... 'cept for Dawn, of course.. Are, and forever will be, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!! * I thank God that Roseanne didn't ruin the immense gift of Jenn and Jo's comedic genius. I loved Roseanne when it began.. I understood perfectly the satirical yet truthful concepts of The Domestic Goddess.. but now, particularly in light of her disgustingly racist comments towards Valerie Jarrett, every day she appears to resemble her idiotic hero - #45. Really sad!!! The only individuals who are more stupid than he are those who support him.
Roseanne bought the rights to do one. Except America already had a show called Cybil starring Cybil Shepherd. Everyone looked at this show as an Americanized version of AbFab which ran for four years and received tons of Emmy nominations and won three. Roseanne couldn't convince anyone her version wouldn't look like a knock off of a knock off.
I am not entirely sure what this woman is rambling on about in her intro. American television in the 70's, especially the catalog of Normal Lear, was pushing the risque and controversial envelope. And Married with Children was as crash, rude and vulgar as you could get.
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Thank you America for loving our British humour. May, 2024.
They handled this interview tremendously.. they stayed polite but didn't back down.. love these two!
So true! Morley Safer was notoriously rude as were most of the “old boys” at 60 minutes. Jennifer and Joanna handled themselves (and him) marvelously.
it's difficult to believe that Morley Safer was so out-of-touch with average middle-class America. It's also amazing that the clip came from 1995. Morley is looking and acting as if it were 1955. But "Patsy and Eddie" came through wonderfully. It was fun watching Joanna Lumley paying so close attention to Morley, then coming back - very softly, very calmly, and very intelligently - with the obvious answer to whatever the question might have been. Same for Jennifer Saunders. Kudos to them for more than holding their own.
Thank you, Becky! What a blast from the past!! Going to dig out my old VHS tapes of these two. I ABSOLUTELY adore them!!!
I feel the same!!
There is some truth to 'there is a little Patsy & Edina in all of us'. Which, for me is what made them very relatable.
Such a brilliant series it’s not just the acting. Jens writing is so spot on. As I understand her evolution through her career. She was still doing French And Saunders in the early years of Ab Fab. She amazes me!
AbFab, is what helped me get through cancer treatments and high school. I will forever love them.
That last line is one of my favourite Ab Fab moments, ever.
uk is not the usa
they were brilliant and it is still amazing
It's like the man time traveled from 1950's
1:33 Edina Monsoon had two children - Serge and Saffy. These are the basics. I really don’t understand why THE CREATORS even bother talking to people like this, in shows like this one and try to explain even the smallest detail of their CREATION. AbFab was a great success. Jennifer was its CREATOR. THE CREATOR. Have some respect little old man. No need for promotion.
The absurdity of that man suggesting that people in the U.S. are ANY different than the two characters portrayed in AF is breathtaking. And there is no way he is that deluded so he's just disingenuous.
Morley Safer - nasty bastid. So was Mike Wallace.
It’s not that people in the US were any different that he was talking about, but the fact that American _broadcasting_ is much more conservative than in the UK and the general attitudes towards some issues presented in the show were not commonly seen on network television at the time in the US. I don’t know how old you are, but back in the early 90s, the idea that a comedy TV show featuring two loose, vapid women who used all sorts of substances and hooked up with all kinds of men would never have made its way to TV screens in America. That’s what he was talking about. The idea that a show like AbFab could have happened on American network TV because of how much more uptight Americans are about those kinds of things. Which would be foolish to deny, because anyone who was alive back then would attest to the fact that American audiences were (and still are in many ways) much more conservative than audiences in the UK. So he wasn’t suggesting _people_ are different in America, only that the general audience reaction was thought to be much more conservative and the success of the show in the US was surprising to him (and many others quite frankly) because it was surprising. I remember the outrage many people had over seeing AbFab on American TV clear as day!
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I'm a Yank who's loved British comedies for decades. American TV has tried at least a couple of times to copy Britcoms...with horrible results. We just can't do it properly!
Why does he keep harping on people being offended by the show? Makes him sound uptight.
It was nearly 30 years ago.
That said, it would probably offend more people today than back then...
Conservative Australia
@@hyperballadbradx6486 Morley Safer was from American 60 Minutes. The interview was originally on American TV. He was referring to old-fashioned Americans. Morley Safer, the interviewer, was a staple on US 60 Minutes until he died, basically 8 days later after leaving the show.
It was to give Jennifer and Joanna an opportunity to explain and forestall any potential objection on those grounds.
Intersection take. I’d agree as a tactic but he’s sooo nasty. So was Mike Wallace.
The 'me generation' are everywhere. Especially in the United States of America.
"Really darling, anyone could have remembered the word 'accessories '"
That American man interviewing was miserable, I’m from the uk and I cherish an fab, and for him to come in and rip them to shreds in the interview (which failed by the way) shows that he never did his research about the show because if he DID watch it, he would understand that it is absolutely fabulous…..disgusting interviewer…
Yep! Nasty Morley Safer. So gd rude!
COMPLETELY agree!!! * * It's hard to understand and believe that he just couldn't (or perhaps didn't want to) wrap his head around the fact that Jennifer's (and Dawn... the other half of French and Saunders) comedic genius... coupled with Joanna's acting/comedic talents as well...satirically portrayed, with ensuing hilarity, the excesses of the fashion and media industries.... what comes to mind when thinking of this is Mary Trump's brilliant book, Too Much and Never Enough, about the sociopathy of her uncle, POTUS #45, Donald John Trump. Saunders.. and French... and Lumley.. and doesn't hurt to mention RIP June Whitfield, and Julia Sawalha.. all the J's... 'cept for Dawn, of course.. Are, and forever will be, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!! * I thank God that Roseanne didn't ruin the immense gift of Jenn and Jo's comedic genius. I loved Roseanne when it began.. I understood perfectly the satirical yet truthful concepts of The Domestic Goddess.. but now, particularly in light of her disgustingly racist comments towards Valerie Jarrett, every day she appears to resemble her idiotic hero - #45. Really sad!!! The only individuals who are more stupid than he are those who support him.
Damn.
Did Roseanne ever make an American version? I imagine it would be very poor in comparison
Thankfully the American version never went ahead. Jennifer and Joanna did appear in a Roseanne episode as Eddy and Patsy though.
@MsBecky78 oh thank goodness. Yeah I saw that 😬
American remakes almost never work unless Norman Lear made them.
America has lots to learn!
American television is so awful, it's like eating a handful of raw flour.
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Still looking for that American version
It was never made!
@@MsBecky78 thank God
@@jartober yes because we didn't need Roseanne Barr to destroy a beautiful thing like AbFab. I agree
Roseanne bought the rights to do one. Except America already had a show called Cybil starring Cybil Shepherd. Everyone looked at this show as an Americanized version of AbFab which ran for four years and received tons of Emmy nominations and won three. Roseanne couldn't convince anyone her version wouldn't look like a knock off of a knock off.
@@magusxxx I loved Cybil! I need to find that show and rewatch it!
"39!"
they should have hooked up with Married..With Children
I am not entirely sure what this woman is rambling on about in her intro. American television in the 70's, especially the catalog of Normal Lear, was pushing the risque and controversial envelope. And Married with Children was as crash, rude and vulgar as you could get.
Absolutely - and we LOVED it!!