I'd much rather have sat there and just been a fly on the wall, instead of having to smile at people. I'd rather have been a waitress. Just gone round and stared at people.

Fairy
1993: French and Saunders Live (V). (28 episodes 1982–1998)
1982: The Young Ones.

She received worldwide acclaim through the early to mid-1990s with her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous writing and playing the lead role of Edina Monsoon. She has won three BAFTAs (including the Bafta Fellowship) an International Emmy Award a British Comedy Award a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards and a People's Choice Award.