I had a friend in Austin who owned all the tapes... He even went as the shorter one (I forget her name) for Halloween! (Spending Halloween at Oilcan Harry's is quite a trip!)

No, Stacey, aren't you thinking of French and Saunders? That was the series that made them both famous. Then Dawn French did 'The Vicar of Dibley', which was a gem, totally hilarious. And now Jennifer Saunders has done this one in which she plays an drug-loving, alcoholic, decadent fashion designer (or something like that - one can't quite work it out). But if you ever thought French and Saunders had a few foul moments, 'Absolutely Fabulous' will blow you mind!

Tell us more, Riette!

I'd love to, but now I can't remember any of the really good punchlines. But there are loads of them, and each and every one is mega vulgar. Last night at one point I thought: WHAT IN THE HELL AM I LAUGHING ABOUT?! Because it is just so vile! But I could not help myself. So look out for it on your TV's!

I'm looking, but I can't find it so far. I might be able to find it somewhere on one of the satellites at my Cedar Creek digs.

Do try, you'll laugh yourself into a coma. Ask Mike if he's seen it - he must have.

I am a HUGE Ab Fab fan!!! You can catch here on cable at Comedy Central. Patsy and Edina are a hoot! Of course, I can't understand a third of what they say, but the other 2/3 are hysterical! Gotta love this show--my sister & I are hooked.

Thank you, Autumn, thank you!!!

Don't you love it when Edina always asks, "Is it a Delacroix, darling?" while Patsy chain smokes and blows bubbles in her champagne glass? Those two are so over the top, their decadence always makes me smile no matter how crummy my day has been.

Oh, I know, it's wonderful! And the way Edina calls everyone Sweety is too much. The programme just cracks me up, folds me double, and leaves me with stomach cramps - never miss an episode. It's really astonishing.

What station carries this, Autumn?

In the Baltimore/DC area, it's Comedy Central. Does your cable co. have this station? They're also the ones who brought us "Mystery Science Theatre 3000," another one of my absolute favorite shows.

Yeah, we get the Comedy Channel in Austin.

Right then, WATCH Absolutely Fabulous when it's on again, and report back here. Tell us whether you're appalled or amazed.

What day is it usually on, Autumn?

Nope Riette... I truly was thinking of Absolutely Fabulous... My friend went as Patsy (this was 2 1/2years ago!)

OH! So, the shorter one you meant will have been Edina - sorry, my mistake.

Here it used to be on every day (like at 10 p.m.), but I noticed lately they've put something else in that slot. Now I only seem to catch it on the weekend, when I'm flipping thru the channels and come across it. You may need to check your newspaper's TV listings under Comedy Central. I wish we had a' la carte cable service, where you only pay for the channels you want to watch (like a hotlist--yeah!) There are entirely too many. I have most of them blocked out anyway, yet I have to pay for them all. :-(

Hey, thanks for checkin' Autumn!

We only have it once a fortnight - but, thank God, in English.

How much do you pay for cable, Terry? I'd ask you too, Riette, but I have no idea what the exchange rate is for Sfr! Here it's $35/month.

I think it's about the same here. I'll let you know when my cable bill comes. We're getting Internet via cable soon. Austin's one of the first cities to get this.

Here it's about the same too.

Here Sonja: I was introduced to this one last night, by my brother in-law. Funniest comedy I've EVER seen. The Patsy character is really really fabulous - she steals the show from Jill Saunders.