Jennifer Saunders' work includes a long association with Dawn French, which resulted in, for example, French & Saunders.
When an adoption agency called saying they had a baby for Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders went ahead without French with Absolutely Fabulous, which had started off as a sketch on French and Saunders.
As well as performing, Jennifer Saunders has also written TV series such as Bucket, The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, and Jam and Jerusalem.
Jennifer Saunders's experiences on the Omnibus: Jennifer Saunders at the Barre led to a new sitcom character retired ballerina Maggie Fontana.
