Mel and Sue
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Mel and Sue are a British comedy duo, consisting of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. The two met while students at Cambridge, England—Mel at Trinity College and Sue at New Hall—where both were members of the famous comedy club Footlights. Their television breakthrough was on the French & Saunders television show, and they have often been compared to Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Together, they hosted a lunchtime show on Channel 4 called Light Lunch, and an early evening version, Late Lunch.
Their fans from these series were surprised and disappointed by their lack of success in the mainstream. In 1999, they were signed by ITV and hosted a comedy panel game for the network called Casting Couch, in a prime late evening slot, but it fared badly in the ratings and was not recommissioned. Critics at the time observed that their humour appealed to young people (especially women and gay people) and students, but not to many others.
They have also performed on the radio, particularly BBC Radio 4, both separately and together. When publicising her solo shows in 2006, Perkins stated that the duo had effectively split up.
