Dawn French ridiculed over ‘painfully unfunny’ Jeremy Clarkson swipe as she brands TV star a ‘t**t’

Dawn French, 66, has issued a sarcastic swipe at Clarkson’s Farm front-man Jeremy Clarkson on X, formerly Twitter.

The actor also poked fun at X owner Elon Musk in the social media post in which she called both men “t**ts”.

The post in question included a photo of French’s new book on the table at a retailer in between copies of both Musk’s and Clarkson’s own books.

Jeremy Clarkson currently fronts Amazon series Clarkson’s Farm AMAZON STUDIOS

Titled The T**t Files, copies of French’s memoir were stacked with Clarkson’s Pigs Might Fly to the left and Musk’s self-titled biography penned by Walter Isaacson on the right.

Playing on the title of her own book, French shared the snap on social media with the caption: “T**ts to the left of me, t**ts to the right…”

However, her joke appears to have hit a bum note with fellow X users who pointed out a rather humorous detail in the photo.

Jeremy Clarkson currently fronts Amazon series Clarkson’s Farm AMAZON STUDIOS

“I notice your book pile is higher,” one observant X user mocked.

While a second similarly teased: “I wonder who sells the most books though??! I reckon the guy on the left may just have the edge.”

Elsewhere, a third defended the pair: “Both achieved more than you could ever dream of, as evidenced by this painfully unfunny tweet.”

And a fourth weighed in: “You were previously funny. What happened?”

Dawn French has ignited a spat with Jeremy Clarkson GETTY

“Your tweet speaks volumes about you, and clearly, it’s not pleasant,” added a fifth.

While a sixth hit out at the long-time Labour voter: “Tolerant liberal. What happened to #bekind?”

French has been a vocal supporter of Labour and the left for decades, even admitting she dumped a man she was dating after discovering he was a Conservative voter.

“I did have a nice time with one chap. He was quite posh,” she said of the How to Wow podcast in 2020.

Dawn French has taken a swipe at Clarkson and Musk 

“I thought, ‘I can’t go any further, I can’t think what it is, you’re attractive, I’ve got the right underwear on’. I worked out what it was. He was a Tory!”

Meanwhile, Clarkson has also waded into the world of political debate recently with a handful of public attacks on London Mayor and Labour Party member Sadiq Khan.

Just last week he implored his followers: “People of abroad. Do NOT come to London until we can get rid of our clown mayor.”

While an earlier tweet included Clarkson saying Khan was “f**king up” the capital.