Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Ouickfire insights into the often neglected world of women in comedy begin with Dawn hearing from a host of funny femmes about their childhood experiences. Talking heads include bully-beating Catherine Tate and Linda Smith , school loser Ruby Wax, and quipsters Jo Brand and Kathy Burke - star of This Year's Love, straight after this show.

Are funny women attractive to the opposite sex? Or do men prefer girls who don't overshadow them in the humour stakes? Jo Brand , Kathy Burke , Phyllis Diller , Jenny Eclair and Joan Rivers are among those swapping experiences with Dawn French.

In the final episode, the funny femmes talk about their comedy personas, heckling, old age, and whether or not being a comedian is a "proper job". With contributions from, amongst others, Julie Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Rivers and Helen Lederer.