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title: "Dawn French: Comedian, Special & TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Dawn French: the special Thirty Million Minutes and 3 screen credits. A British actress, comedian and writer, born in 1957 in Holyhead. On D.O.C."
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-dawn-french.html
updated: 2026-11-13
---

Stand-up comedian

# Dawn French

## Who Dawn French is

Dawn French is a British actress, comedian and writer, born in 1957 in Holyhead. Her stand-up touring began in 2014 with the autobiographical one-woman show 30 Million Minutes in the UK and Oceania; in 2022 she toured the UK with a second stand-up show, Dawn French is a Huge Twat, which continued in autumn 2023 with dates in Australia in 2024. She is known for writing and starring in French and Saunders (1987 to 2007) with Jennifer Saunders and for Murder Most Horrid and The Vicar of Dibley. She was nominated for seven British Academy Television Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.

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## Dawn French online

[Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/dawnrfrench/) [X ↗](https://x.com/Dawn_French)

## At a glance

**Born**

1957

**Stand-up specials**

Thirty Million Minutes

**On screen**

French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid and The Vicar of Dibley

## Is Dawn French on tour?

**No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; follow them to hear when the next ones are booked.

Last checked 13 November 2026.

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## Specials, shows and podcasts

### Stand-up specials

- **Thirty Million Minutes**

### On screen

- **French and Saunders**
- **Murder Most Horrid**
- **The Vicar of Dibley**

## In the news

- [BBC One Wales to air three new comedy shorts](https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/10/26/61914/bbc_one_wales_to_air_three_new_comedy_shorts) Chortle · 26 October 2026

## Questions and answers

### Where is Dawn French performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

### What stand-up specials have they released?

Thirty Million Minutes.

### What TV shows and films are they in?

French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid and The Vicar of Dibley.

### How old are they?

They were born in 1957, so they turn 69 in 2026.

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## The full SUCDb record

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[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-dawn-french.html)

### Sources

- [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_French) stand-up shows 30 Million Minutes (2014) and Dawn French is a Huge Twat (2022 to 2024); French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley; BAFTA…
- [Wikidata · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236309) born 1957; Holyhead

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 12 November 2026