French nearly turned down Dibley role for not being funny enough

Dawn French has revealed that she almost turned down her starring role in 'The Vicar Of Dibley' because she did not think it was funny enough.

The star, who won millions of viewers in the 13 years she played the title character in Richard Curtis’s hit sitcom, said she wanted the role of the dopey verger, Alice, which was eventually taken by Emma Chambers.