Patsy Freezes on Live Television While Being Interviewed by Dawn French | Absolutely Fabulous

Patsy Stone appears on live television for a makeover segment, however, she is unsually stiff and her answers are restricted.
Season 1 Episode 5.
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[@clarebell5926]

This entire scene is funny, but it makes me die when Dawn French says 'sports personality of the year', and you can hear Joanna Lumley in the background saying 'contradiction in terms'!! HA HA HA

[@toogeeky4u]

Clare Bell that was hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

@@toogeeky4u and a bit ironic when she herself has zero personality on air.

[@frozenboot68]

Love Patsy.

[@luisferr2001]

I know, I always remember that phrase. I've even found myself using it from time to time!

[@silverkitty2503]

@@PaulSmith-qs1es yes but off air

[@lalala2078]

lol saffy does look like helena bonham carter whenever she’s in full blown makeup

[@felixasmodeus3658]

I like saffy's outfit,so unique and 90's style... imagine Kylie Minogue wearing it...

[@xr6lad]

In fact didn’t HBC play Saffy in a dream sequence Eddy had while in hospital? And Mum was Mandy Rice Davies?

[@WillowJordan1979]

@@xr6lad Yes, she did. When she told Eddy she's quitting studies and hanging around Europe trying various drugs. And Eddy was so proud.

[@petesmith9472]

Saffron is sexy.

[@DGRLA]

OMG LMFAO

[@spacecat3198]

“Yeah, cheers, thanks a lot”. It just gets awkwarder and funnier the more she says it.

[@salviaofficinalis02]

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa

[@ashleydavall]

Even all these years later whenever I see the BBC advertising the 'sports personality of the year' awards I still hear in my head Patsy going 'a contradiction in terms'... It's so so true for a lot of the monosyllabic boring lot who have actually won the award.

[@PaladinesAngel]

DMc88 Me TOO!! I always hear that in My mind whenever some mentioned Sports Personality of the Year. It’s funny because it’s so true. Hahahaha.

[@ahousefellonme]

I love it that she mutters it over Dawn French like that...you can hardly make it out. So brilliant! O these ladies...

[@PhoenixFlamez07]

I love how bubbly Dawn is and Joanna as Patsy is stone cold 🤣

[@slave4glue]

Saffy actually looks really great.

[@salviaofficinalis02]

I know right?!

[@salviaofficinalis02]

Right?

[@salviaofficinalis02]

to her own discord

[@Bustygirl-dz1wi]

She looks good

[@EmpressJusticeTarot]

Yep.

[@MrRickster83]

I could NEVER, EVER understand why the audience didn’t squeal with delight / clap when Saffy came on wearing an outfit that was the complete opposite end of the scale to clothing she usually wore?! Ridiculous. Am I the only one who was surprised?!

[@madeleineschreiber9969]

Ricky H I had to look twice to see that it was Saffy. She is so glamorous!

[@evildead2002]

There’s not supposed to be an audience 😂 it’s GMTV

[@philbecker4676]

In the first series the audience wasn't made up of hysterical gay men who screamed at everything the characters said, as in later series.

[@jackpowell8307]

Patsy is completely right, you can never have enough hats, gloves or shoes😂

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

I can tho.

[@ArtGirl82]

She's also right about the sports personality of the year lol

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Accessories! You can't even say accessories darling!

[@Geellun]

Darling, even Amanda de Cadenet would remember the word "accessories"

[@hansspa3892]

Yeah thanks a lot mate,my wife heard that one. Jeeeez.......

[@stephenotoole6633]

“ later on we ll be taking an acute look at schizophrenia from 9:20 to 9:23 😂

[@Romanesco18]

actually she said ''an in-depth look at acute schizophrenia'', but I agree that line was hilarious lol

[@BobbyManford]

The funniest part for me is 2.25 when Dawns face is in camera shot 😂😂😂

[@Satanna.avemaria]

Lol Saffy’s roll of the eyes at patsy’s “you can never have enough hats gloves and shoes” 😂❤️

[@MrPaulBriffett]

"We're going to talk who women who pulled the plugs on their elderly mothers, so you'd better watch out, Dear." 😂

[@bend.9457]

Yeah .... cheers .... Thanks a lot 😂😂😂

[@themirrorsofmymind]

*_"Not afraid to wear black in the evening of her life, I noticed..."_* Bloody Hell! I can almost hear "Basil Fawlty" mocking his wife with that line!

[@thrashingpanic]

Lovely outfit on Saffy indeed :)

[@salviaofficinalis02]

I know right?!

[@felixasmodeus3658]

I like saffy's outfit,so unique and 90:a style... imagine Kylie Minogue wearing it...

[@bagpipes978]

I am a HUGE AB FAB fan. Just Brilliant comedic genius and irreplaceable cast!! Hysterically funny and so clever!!

[@gnarbeljo8980]

Sports personality of the year IS a contradiction in terms! Thank you Patsy! ❤️👏👏👏

[@christophers796]

Aboustly fabulous is such a great show makes all of us laugh

[@fang_uk]

Gods, June Whitfield…what an absolute joy and treasure she was. 🥰 I had the great pleasure of being security detail for Ms. Lumley about around 2013 or so, and I have to say that along with Dame Emma Thompson (and her adorable Mother, Phyllida Law!) she’s exactly how you would imagine her to be: affable, graceful and very down to Earth. Super sweet, gorgeous and lovely - all of the above were tbh. Another pleasant surprise was Russell Brand. Considering how hyper he is when he’s “on”, he’s such a sweet and gentle guy offstage - when you’re talking with him he’s super-engaged and makes you feel like you’re the only person in the room. That’s not a talent, that’s a gift. He may have gone off the rails a little this past year or two leaning a little too far into conspiracy theories, but I do believe his heart is in the right place and he’ll find his way back. Kindness, empathy, intention and integrity matter - all too often these are rare things to find in show-business sadly. Sometimes a famous personality can appear rude or aloof upon first meeting them, but you pick-up quite quickly those whom are just shy, quiet and private or just super-focused on the job ahead. Learning how to navigate that space and be respectful of it was never boring! It’s quite a thing to watch someone be able to switch it on when they need to go to work and head out on stage, which was always kind of magical to witness - a “good” example (although I appreciate at the other end of the “fame” scale!) of this was Roy “Chubby” Brown. While I’m not a fan of his style of humour (or indeed his political views) off-stage he’s the nicest guy - and for someone who swears so much on stage he could make a Sailor blush, he won’t offstage and doesn’t like his crew doing so either. Yet these examples aside, there are those that do think themselves above their station and they never fail to stick out like sore thumbs it has to be said. Sorry, this post turned out a lot different than intended, but yeah - JUNE WHITFIELD! 💎

[@dianadobson2154]

She is so funny. 😊😘🤗🤩😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Geellun]

Darling, even Amanda de Cadenet would remember the word "accessories"

[@janelliot5643]

These women are priceless! Thanks

[@doedelbroesel3239]

That “contradiction in terms” from the off kills me every time. I kinda adopted that to my own vocabulary

[@mncjeff]

Dawn French absolutely owns this!! My favourite Star!

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Totally ..

[@UKGeezer]

Yep, she's very talented.

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

And drop dead gorgeous.

[@Birdbike719]

I love AB Fab!!!

[@JuiceMyRandomness]

Saff looks amazing!

[@Mike25z]

My favorite scene ever!!!

[@salviaofficinalis02]

woof woof! meow! oink oink! Mine too!

[@MDecker78]

I say “Yeah, cheers. Thanks a lot.” Whenever I have to deal with a stupid remark.

[@EphemeralProductions]

That last scene. So funny! 😂

[@tieiatalks]

You ladies should have millions of subscribers!

[@gabriele-stonesculptures]

I adore Joanna Lumley.

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

So do the Nepalese, they've declared her a "Living Goddess" for her support of the Ghurkas

[@bobbidazzler1343]

She's wonderful. ❤❤❤

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Yeah,cheers,thanks alot cracks me up

[@crzytink]

I frickin loved that episode !!!

[@pipoo1]

“Claire? We lost her with the franchise” that’s such a time specific joke. For those that don’t know this whole scene is a spoof of the original ITV breakfast service TVam, who produced the original “Good Morning Britain” in the 1980s and controversially lost their broadcasting license in 1992 along with a number of other major ITV stations like Thames.

[@IamMeIam]

Yeh, cheers, thanks alot.

[@Kikithefilthyrichwitch]

Absolutely THE BEST ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PeaceFan1]

HILARIOUS!!!!! BRILLIANT!!! xoxoxoo

[@fabienh3943]

This Saffy is a stunner! Wow!!

[@connorleader3103]

Yea cheers thanks alot 🤣🤣

[@nunovski2002]

2:48 One of the funniest lines of the show IMO, also 1:40!

[@fuzzylon]

My favourite line is “I mean, even Amanda de Cadenet would have remembered the word ‘accessories ‘.” (Please forgive spelling).

[@lizclegg7556]

Joanna Lumley is so brilliantly funny. Had she ever done comedy before Ab Fab?

[@Ater_Draco]

Yes, in a lot of films and TV. This was her biggest comedy role where she wasn't just the straight gal to the comedy actors

[@benleung6331]

She had cameo in two episodes of Are You Being Served back in the 70s

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

@Ben Leung yes, the perfume girl, and the German wife of the man who got angry at Mr. Grainger in the German episode 😂

[@rhocat362]

Hats, shoes, yes

[@alanwisdom7777]

On TV you look 2 stones more and wrinkles turns into grand canyon. Patsy Stone 😂😂

[@leonardssenkindu5802]

The freak show, lol 😂😈, I love Absolutely Fabulous

[@Person1865]

Dawn has always been cute but she's so cute here in her pink dress.

[@aizuddinghaffarud-din9365]

Fun fact:Dawn and Jennifer are both played together in Coraline as Mrs.Spink and Mrs.Forcible.

[@survivor648]

Dawn has such a tiny cameo you don’t ever really see her in small roles on AF I’m surprised.

[@salviaofficinalis02]

because she's the real deal, she was the diamond in the rough

[@terencestanton1870]

think dawn was meant to be edina but pulled out due to family commitments

[@survivor648]

@@terencestanton1870 I don’t think it would have been the same at all Jen makes the part at least for me between the two Dawn is to bouncy for me.

[@ms.carriage6867]

@@terencestanton1870 no jennifer was always edina :) ever since they did the first sketch on the french and saunders show where dawn played the saffy character. Ab Fab was jennifers solo stuff and she actually never asked dawn to star in it :O

[@fionabeaverstock7380]

😂😂😂❤❤❤Giggling TOO much to write anything !!!

[@SkepticalChris]

Holy shit! Saffy's got legs!

[@BlytheWorld1972]

And dawn french showing in under 3 minutes she could act all of them in to the middle of next week!

[@jesseleeward2359]

she is so charming

[@philbecker4676]

Don't pit women against each other.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

lol

[@beatnickblanket]

Honestly darling, even Amanda Decadenet could remember the world accessories.

[@picasso7721]

The blonde is beautiful. She is hysterically funny.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

You can never have enough hats, gloves and shoes.

[@billydeeuk]

“Later on we’ll be talking to the Sports Personality of the Year” “Contradiction in terms”

[@SoulFaeWorld]

Yeah , cheers, thanks a lot lol

[@tieiatalks]

Does anyone else think that the lady playing Patsy looks like Marie Osmond in the thumbnail?

[@pwrhouse81]

🤣🤣

[@rabit818]

Saf looks fab

[@hugoboss5895]

We lost her with the franchise 😂

[@matthewkirby6080]

Vicar of Dibley lady guest! ⛪️

[@ryandurante3240]

Darling even Amanda de Cadenet would remember the word accessories

[@frasercook5823]

"Contradictions in terms"

[@dee4174]

Dawn is so beautiful.

[@michaeldickens7493]

This is the lady from the retirement episode when pats got all her money

[@claudiafahey1353]

You cut off the zinger from Edina at the end...👎

[@Geellun]

Darling, even Amanda de Cadenet would remember the word "accessories"

[@Slutuppnu]

Sure you can have too many hats. Mom used to buy me baseball caps all the time, but I never wear them. My uncle (mom's brother) does, but he always forgets his hats somewhere. Every time we meet, I give him a stack of baseball caps. That was a completely pointless story. I can see that now.

[@emmaleeson624]

exported in wrong codec lol

[@waves291]

If you want to see perfect comedy just watch Lumley and French and even better when you can add Saunders .

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

"You can never have enough hats..."? What the heck would a hat look like on top of that hair?

[@rangerwill]

As much as I loved the show, I've always wondered what it would've been like if Saffron embraced her mother's way of life instead of shunning it. Granted, she was friends with a Spice Girl but....

[@WillowJordan1979]

I think it would have been less funny. Edina and Patsy are so over the top, you need a character who's calm and grounded and disapproving. That's part of why it works.

[@rangerwill]

@@WillowJordan1979 Well...you're right. Edina used to ENCOURAGE Saffy to act out. I just wanted one role reversal show. Just to see how it would play out. Like when Bubble began being super efficient and it bothered Eddy.

[@Therese2312]

Well but here is the thing: All complelling stories need to have some conflict in them.

[@aliasmarg8ta127]

Patsy's coiffure fascinates me. Is that Joanna's real hair or a wig? Cheers, thanks a lot

[@scannaunderscore1]

Dawn French is so hot

[@OphiuchiChannel]

@Ronove LMAO

[@pizzalover885]

She is a great communication but I think hot is not the best term to describe her.

[@salviaofficinalis02]

I Know Right????

[@salviaofficinalis02]

hot hot hot as hell

[@ivanahavitoff7308]

One of the reasons why Anne Diamond HATES Dawn French.

[@dmelvinable]

#sagewisdomfortheages

[@zindi1138]

smoking death sticks

[@sharongill9837]

Serious is this ment to be funny,or have I gone over to the loopy side???????????????

[@kills26]

It's not that funny in isolation. If you've never watched the show, it's probably a bad place to start, even if you've seen a few clips. It still doesn't pack the same funny punch as it would, plus it's the bits after and before that have all the lols. TBH it's not a great upload choice, unless you are a fan. I enjoyed as a blast from the past Ab Fab almost killed me with pain in my sides 🤣 😃 🤣 😃

[@pizzalover885]

You need to know the characters and how they normally are, so that you can understand the parady in this clip. It's out of context here.

[@davidpar2]

This is a hard show to get into until you’ve identified with the characters.

[@agneswilder733]

When I was a kid in the 90's, I named my pet guinea pig after Patsy. My chubby guinea pig was named after a chain smoking, withered, sassy alcoholic. My Patsy was fucking brilliant darling.