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Character Analysis

Olivia Colman

Godmother

Played by Olivia Colman

72 jokes across 8 episodes of Fleabag

WAR

49.8

Total Jokes

72

Avg Craft

7.5

Avg Impact

7.3

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Godmother delivers 72 scored jokes across 8 episodes of Fleabag, averaging 7.5 on craft and 7.3 on impact for a career WAR of 49.8. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Godmother Lines

All Jokes — 34 total

S1E01

Godmother · Fleabag:The Godmother's sculpture explanation — 'She's actually an expression of how women are subtle warriors' — and Fleabag's 'Tits.'

8.28.2
S1E01

Fleabag · Godmother:'How much? Thousands. Oh. Can I have it? No.'

7.87.5
S1E01

Godmother:Godmother reveals the second sculpture: 'Oh, er...my self-portrait.'

7.27.3
S1E01

Godmother:'Please look after yourself. You really do look ghastly, darling.'

7.67.2
S1E03

Godmother · Claire:At the party: Godmother says about a man: 'What a lovely husband you have.' Claire: 'Where is he then?' Martin is absent. The beat.

7.16.8
S1E03

Godmother · Fleabag:The Godmother mentions a missing artwork piece to Fleabag; Fleabag says 'That's awful, I'm so sorry.' Godmother: 'So sweet of you. Very sweet.' — with obvious sarcasm

6.76.3
S1E03

Fleabag · Godmother:Fleabag to the Godmother: 'Smooth. I told you I'd find you a buyer.'

7.37.2
S1E03

Godmother:Godmother: 'You'd fuck anything, wouldn't you?'

6.76.7
S1E05

Fleabag · Claire · Godmother:Tell Dad about your promotion, Claire. / There's nothing to tell. / Finland. / Oh! / Odd place.

6.96.8
S1E05

Boyfriend · Fleabag · Godmother:The artwork in this house is...stunning. / Who is it? / If I tell you, will you promise to come to my sexhibition?

6.46.0
S1E05

Godmother:Well, if you rid a woman of her head and limbs, you can't expect her to do anything other than...roll around.

8.38.3
S2E01

Unknown guest · Godmother:Is that fur? Yes, but it's OK because it had a stroke.

8.48.7
S2E01

Fleabag · Godmother:Dream team. [Fleabag and Godmother both ordering identical sparkling water with lime]

7.26.8
S2E01

Godmother · Claire:Oh, Claire! We thought you couldn't have them. What, why? Well, you just seem a little...

7.47.5
S2E01

Godmother:Something's up. And now you have the money to pay for proper help. Ghastly without help, I imagine.

6.86.7
S2E01

Godmother · Dad:It caused quite a cultural wave. Ripple. Rip... w-wave. Wave.

7.88.0
S2E01

Godmother · Priest:Are your parents successful? They were very successful alcoholics, yeah.

8.08.3
S2E01

Godmother · Priest:D'you know, I've always been so suspicious of religion but I must say I think there's something rather chic about having a real priest at a wedding. Are you a real priest? Yeah.

6.86.3
S2E01

Godmother · Dad:He plays the flute. The bassoon.

6.46.3
S2E01

Godmother:We don't want gifts at the wedding... So we've decided to ask people to make a small donation to a charity of their choosing, in our name.

7.06.5
S2E01

Godmother:Do you want to know what gift I'm giving your father? A portrait. Of you girls. I'd only need a couple of sittings.

7.57.7
S2E01

Godmother:No, because the lighting's never good enough and if you're not very photogenic then it does you no favours.

7.17.0
S2E01

Godmother:...and the only photos there are of you two together are of when you were children and you looked like a boy.

7.37.2
S2E01

Godmother · Priest:No, it's not that. Is he not in the Church? No, he's not in the Church. Oh, it must be so hard! Well, it's mainly hard... Is it cos he's Mummy's favourite? Because he's a paedophile.

8.69.3
S2E01

Martin · Claire · Godmother:What? No, she's a lawyer. I thought you were a lawyer? No. What? I work with lawyers, I'm not a lawyer.

7.47.3
S2E02

Godmother:'But the sixth one did, and rather regretted it.'

7.87.8
S2E06

Godmother:Godmother introduces her friends: 'This is my very interesting friend Daniel, who is deaf... And this is my extraordinary friend Francine. She's a lesbian. And this is Asif, my bisexual Syrian refugee friend...'

7.57.2
S2E06

Godmother:'Oh, my God. This is... This is... God, how extraordinary. I just... I always call you "darling." This is the love of my life.'

7.57.2
S2E06

Godmother:'I'm going to open it over a bin so I've got somewhere to put the paper.'

7.26.3
S2E06

Godmother · Fleabag:'I just wondered if you had a little show planned... Well, you normally do.'

7.77.5
S2E06

Godmother · Fleabag:'D'you know, I often thought it strange that of all my pieces you chose to take her. Why? — She was based on your mother. So nice to have her back in the house.'

8.48.2
S2E06

Godmother:'And this is my unstable step-daughter who's had a miscarriage.'

7.97.7
S2E06

Godmother:'Sorry, but whoever had a miscarriage could you take it to the kitchen, please?'

8.38.3
S2E06

Godmother:'Oh, fuck it.' (Godmother kisses Fleabag at the wedding)

8.17.8