Absolutely Fabulous
January 15, 2016 2:53 PM Subscribe
Sweetie Darling, there's a movie coming. But maybe you've wondered about Jennifer Saunders. What has she done since? Well, there's Jam and Jerusalem. And, there's Vivienne Vyle. Now, a little Bolly? Just a smidge.
Omg a movie?! I'm so excited
posted by biggreenplant at 3:14 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by biggreenplant at 3:14 PM on January 15, 2016
We've just recently been through the series again for the umpteenth time. Cannot wait for the movie!
posted by dozo at 3:16 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by dozo at 3:16 PM on January 15, 2016
I know this is just old hat for our friends across the pond, but it's exciting nonetheless!
posted by valkane at 3:18 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by valkane at 3:18 PM on January 15, 2016
GO FOR IT EDDIE!
posted by alasdair at 3:27 PM on January 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by alasdair at 3:27 PM on January 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
For some reason I never took up smoking, generally happy with that, and until now never had a smidge of a reason or inclination to take it up.
Must acclimate to the smokes just so I can get sloshed and thrown out of the theater for lighting up at the premier.
posted by sammyo at 3:29 PM on January 15, 2016
Must acclimate to the smokes just so I can get sloshed and thrown out of the theater for lighting up at the premier.
posted by sammyo at 3:29 PM on January 15, 2016
Wow, Saffron has grown up. I guess that makes sense... it being 20 years later and all... teenagers do have a noticeable tendency to turn into grown-ups if you glance away for 20 years.
Twenty-four years. And, well, Julia Sawalha was 22 when the show started, so...
posted by Sys Rq at 3:43 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Twenty-four years. And, well, Julia Sawalha was 22 when the show started, so...
posted by Sys Rq at 3:43 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
One thing that jumped out at me on a recent rewatch: Depp had to be heavily cribbing from Patsy Stone for Jack Sparrow. Some of the mannerisms are spot on.
posted by jason_steakums at 3:54 PM on January 15, 2016 [11 favorites]
posted by jason_steakums at 3:54 PM on January 15, 2016 [11 favorites]
You can keep all your Hollywood couples, the greatest couple in show business for my money are Jennifer Saunders and Ade Edmondson.
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:08 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:08 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
Just in case, there's a Dr. Who/Torchwood connection as well. Naoko Mori.
posted by valkane at 4:21 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by valkane at 4:21 PM on January 15, 2016
Will they bring in the Pet Shop Boys to remix "Absolutely Fabulous?"
I'm chanting as we speak. Bye-bye, darling.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 4:52 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
I'm chanting as we speak. Bye-bye, darling.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 4:52 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
One thing that jumped out at me on a recent rewatch: Depp had to be heavily cribbing from Patsy Stone for Jack Sparrow. Some of the mannerisms are spot on.
Was Johnny Depp ever on Ab Fab? He very well may have been; I just don't remember. I know he made an appearance on The Vicar of Dibley, so he's definitely been on the Saunders & French payroll.
posted by Sys Rq at 4:57 PM on January 15, 2016
Was Johnny Depp ever on Ab Fab? He very well may have been; I just don't remember. I know he made an appearance on The Vicar of Dibley, so he's definitely been on the Saunders & French payroll.
posted by Sys Rq at 4:57 PM on January 15, 2016
24, I think.
You limeys and your "maths"
posted by Sys Rq at 4:59 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
You limeys and your "maths"
posted by Sys Rq at 4:59 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Well, there's Jam and Jerusalem.
WAIT WHAT I DON'T REMEMBER JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN JAM
*clicks link in FPP*
...oh.
posted by brianrobot at 5:16 PM on January 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
WAIT WHAT I DON'T REMEMBER JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN JAM
*clicks link in FPP*
...oh.
posted by brianrobot at 5:16 PM on January 15, 2016 [3 favorites]
A few years ago at a very low point in my life I asked a friend for advice on how to get rid of the "mean reds" and she suggested a marathon viewing of AB FAB. She was so right. Can't wait for this movie. Jennifer Saunders is my hero.
posted by pjsky at 5:30 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by pjsky at 5:30 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Is it just me or was there something about Patsy that was always reminiscent of a young David Bowie?
posted by AGameOfMoans at 5:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by AGameOfMoans at 5:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [6 favorites]
I'm hoping Idris Elba makes a cameo, he was hilarious.
posted by Sphinx at 6:05 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by Sphinx at 6:05 PM on January 15, 2016
Awesome. By the way, if anybody's into informal group jams/singalongs, This Wheel's on Fire always kills.
posted by bonobothegreat at 6:49 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by bonobothegreat at 6:49 PM on January 15, 2016
OH MY GOD
IT'LL BE THE EVENT OF THE YEAR DARLING
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 8:00 PM on January 15, 2016
IT'LL BE THE EVENT OF THE YEAR DARLING
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 8:00 PM on January 15, 2016
BITCH TROG
posted by Mrs. Davros at 8:14 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Mrs. Davros at 8:14 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm hoping Idris Elba makes a cameo, he was hilarious.
:re-watches episode:
O.M.G.
posted by smirkette at 8:27 PM on January 15, 2016
:re-watches episode:
O.M.G.
posted by smirkette at 8:27 PM on January 15, 2016
Darling, you've misspelled AbFab on the invites! Take care of that before the Star notices!
posted by eriko at 8:46 PM on January 15, 2016
posted by eriko at 8:46 PM on January 15, 2016
I've loved this show for a long time, but I had no idea, until I heard her on the Rick Steves podcast, that Joanna Lumley is among the most worldly, well-traveled, well-educated, intelligent people I've ever heard interviewed. You'd never know, she's that good.
posted by Miko at 8:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by Miko at 8:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
"If you want to talk bollocks and discuss the meaning of life, you're better off downing a bottle of whisky. That way, you're unconscious before you start to take yourself seriously."
"Exactly. Mother nature is no fool!"
posted by eriko at 8:53 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
"Exactly. Mother nature is no fool!"
posted by eriko at 8:53 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
You know how phở restaurants love cheeky puns? In Los Angeles there is a phở restaurant called
Absolutely Phởbulous
posted by special agent conrad uno at 8:57 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
Absolutely Phởbulous
posted by special agent conrad uno at 8:57 PM on January 15, 2016 [5 favorites]
> Joanna Lumley is among the most worldly, well-traveled, well-educated, intelligent people I've ever heard interviewed
She made a series of travel shows recently that were .... absolutely fabulous.
Try to find a stream of Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure somewhere - quite nice!
Or you can get the DVD
posted by AGameOfMoans at 9:21 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
She made a series of travel shows recently that were .... absolutely fabulous.
Try to find a stream of Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure somewhere - quite nice!
Or you can get the DVD
posted by AGameOfMoans at 9:21 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
Joanna Lumley is among the most worldly, well-traveled, well-educated, intelligent people I've ever heard interviewed
When the Ab Fab DVD set came out, I watched a bunch of... now I can't remember if there were little featurettes on the discs, or if they had commentary on the episodes. Either way, I remember hearing Joanna Lumley talk about stuff, and she sounded like a totally awesome person.
Also, long before Ab Fab, she beat up a bunch of vampire zombies in The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which means that she is apparently the center of a particular Venn Diagram of British movie/TV taste.
posted by teponaztli at 10:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
When the Ab Fab DVD set came out, I watched a bunch of... now I can't remember if there were little featurettes on the discs, or if they had commentary on the episodes. Either way, I remember hearing Joanna Lumley talk about stuff, and she sounded like a totally awesome person.
Also, long before Ab Fab, she beat up a bunch of vampire zombies in The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which means that she is apparently the center of a particular Venn Diagram of British movie/TV taste.
posted by teponaztli at 10:47 PM on January 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
One of my absolute favorite Mitchell & Webb sketches ever involves Joanna Lumley coming to absolute power in England and everybody has to justify their job at the Old Lady Job Justification Hearings.
"That's nice dear. But have you thought about opening a little shop?"
"That... that would be nice."
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:48 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
"That's nice dear. But have you thought about opening a little shop?"
"That... that would be nice."
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:48 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]
Joanna Lumley?
Spit.
Joanna Lumley claims sole responsibility for banning cyclists from Garden Bridge
posted by Mister Bijou at 12:22 AM on January 16, 2016 [1 favorite]
Spit.
Joanna Lumley claims sole responsibility for banning cyclists from Garden Bridge
posted by Mister Bijou at 12:22 AM on January 16, 2016 [1 favorite]
Okay, I'm excited and everything but ...having seen all the most recent series...
Pats and Eddy are waaaay too nice and relatable now. It's the usual mellowing and sanding off of characters as they get older and more popular but I miss the sheer depths of thier bile toward anyone who wasn't them.
posted by The Whelk at 1:53 AM on January 16, 2016 [2 favorites]
Pats and Eddy are waaaay too nice and relatable now. It's the usual mellowing and sanding off of characters as they get older and more popular but I miss the sheer depths of thier bile toward anyone who wasn't them.
posted by The Whelk at 1:53 AM on January 16, 2016 [2 favorites]
My mother, who has very prim sensibilities and generally only watches period dramas and other Masterpiece Theatre fare, loves Absolutely Fabulous. She laughs like a schoolgirl hearing her first dirty joke.
I suspect it's because Edina reminds her of her sister, who lived in LA in the 80s and has a very Shirley MacLaine/Deepak Chopra spirituality.
posted by murphy slaw at 8:17 AM on January 16, 2016
I suspect it's because Edina reminds her of her sister, who lived in LA in the 80s and has a very Shirley MacLaine/Deepak Chopra spirituality.
posted by murphy slaw at 8:17 AM on January 16, 2016
Hums 'just a-walkin' down the road. People stop and say hello. Hi you look really great!'
posted by ian1977 at 8:18 AM on January 16, 2016
posted by ian1977 at 8:18 AM on January 16, 2016
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I wonder if/how that affects the movie? (Eg the running joke that Edina's child was the grown-up in their relationship)
On an unrelated note; twenty-years?!?!-oh-no-I-must-be-oooold... :)
posted by anonymisc at 3:11 PM on January 15, 2016 [2 favorites]