Popular Post onthedarkside Posted April 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2023 Barry Humphries, the Australian comedian and actor best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89. In a seven-decade career spanning theatre, television, books and film, Humphries was famed for his absurdist, discomfiting and transgressive humour, poking fun at Australian culture with his cast of personas, some of which would rank among the best-loved comedic creations of all time: Dame Edna Everage, the gaudy, waspish housewife from Moonee Ponds; Sir Les Patterson, the vulgar and boozy Australian cultural attaché; the fundamentally decent and senile Sandy Stone; and archetypal Aussie bloke Barry McKenzie. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/22/barry-humphries-dies-australian-comedian-death-dead-dame-edna-everage-sir-les-patterson 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scott Posted April 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2023 Very sad. A delightful entertainer. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot Posted April 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2023 A very intelligent, astute and thoroughly entertaining comedian. RIP Barry thanks for the very many laughs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: A very intelligent, astute and thoroughly entertaining comedian. RIP Barry thanks for the very many laughs. Simply the best!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Loved his Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in Private Eye back in the early 70s. We learnt some wonderful vocab- A technicolour yawn ( throwing up), point percy at the porcelain, etc. His Dane Edna persona was so funny, his timing and the hilarious put downs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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