DAMN!! WHAT A LOSS! Brilliant, talented, HYSTERICAL character that Barry created. Was fortunate to see Dame Edna perform live in Chicago years back. I laughed so hard my lungs and ribs were sore. This man needed to live forever! 😢
It's truly heartbreaking to know now that Sir Les will never be elected the first President of the Republic of Australia. His mug on the $100 bill will have to suffice.
I saw him in Auckland years ago. And, was included in a bit of his humor. Implying I was a woman of loose morals based on my mini skirt I expect. We laughed and waved gladys.
Go Edna! The World Loves You! Your spontaneous, penetrating, rapid wit reigns supreme around the planet--you entertained many of us for a full lifetime, we love you so very much. Mrs. Norman Everage (nee Miss Edna May Beasley), morphed into our beloved Dame Edna Everage and what a ride it was :-) Also, RIP Dr. Sir Les Patterson--you ripped our sides apart with your talent using the best medicine ever--laughter :-)
Whip smart, off-the-cuff spontaneous humour,. No preparation, just her own sharp intelligence and natural witty talent that dominates any room and can hold the audience enthralled. Some people you wish would live for ever, because they are so unique they just cannot be replaced.
I love how she pivots from her daughter "disappearing", to scolding the audience for laughing at it, to immediately shilling the story in her new book lol
@@Rogerthatx10ame Edna wasn’t a drag queen! She would’ve been horrified to hear herself being referred to in that completely mundane and vulgar that way! Completely mortified!!!! I never thought of her as “a drag” at all! She is in the tradition of pantomime moreso, than drag. She was a clown. A court jester. A Fabulous, mean and yet sweet fool. There is a soupçon of course of female impersonation in there of course, but somehow it transcends even that because Barry so fully embodies her that it’s this fusion that is pure surrealist art form. Was Les Patterson male drag then? Not really. Humphries’ grotesques were the art of pantomime and caricature through clowning. There was simply no one else even remotely close to his artistry. None of the camp artistes like Danny La Rue, Liberace or any of them even came close. To be able to sustain that character for all those decades and never once phase out of character for a second or give the game away is why it’s so genius. Barry’s sheer stamina was Olympian and athletic.
What a fabulous talent Barry was , no vulgar , no bad language, no shouting, just plain old hilarity.. Also loved Kate Thornton as a host , what ever became of her , neva see her on Tv now , Shame …
Dame Edna is the only person that would come onto a show to promote a book and (1) claim it was written by someone else, who has no talent (2) say its rubbish (3) tell everyone her lawyers are pulping it.
I IMAGINE DAME EDNA COMING DOWN THE STEPS ON ROLL SKATES INSTEAD OF A ROLLS ROYCE.. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOWEIF DAME EDNA PRAYS FOR SOMEONE' AND WHAT SHE PRAYS ABOUT. AND MAY GOD HELP EVERYONE AND HEAL ALL AMEN SHALOM ALELUYA
Edna should biogenically freeze her fight so she can re-attach them in her next life because no one else will be able to walk in her shoes. Ever again.
One of the few presenters I have even seen taking it to Edna and keeping her on track....of course Edna 'won' in the end by pointing out the sauce stain!
DAMN!! WHAT A LOSS! Brilliant, talented, HYSTERICAL character that Barry created. Was fortunate to see Dame Edna perform live in Chicago years back. I laughed so hard my lungs and ribs were sore. This man needed to live forever! 😢
"...seminal and pivotal - are these words too long for this show?"
Best burn ever.
Edna was one in a million, iconic, she will be greatly missed Xx
What a HUGE loss. RIP Barry. With the way the world is now, we will feel the loss even more profoundly.
RIP. Les, Dame Edna, Barry Humphries. Born: 17 February 1934, Kew, Australia
Died: 22 April 2023 at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital. 😥🕊
It's truly heartbreaking to know now that Sir Les will never be elected the first President of the Republic of Australia. His mug on the $100 bill will have to suffice.
i adore dame edna, i love the way that she totally takes over every interview and will not let it end lol x
Dame edna was smart funny a legend RIP sadly missed
I saw him in Auckland years ago.
And, was included in a bit of his humor.
Implying I was a woman of loose morals based on my mini skirt I expect.
We laughed and waved gladys.
Go Edna! The World Loves You! Your spontaneous, penetrating, rapid wit reigns supreme around the planet--you entertained many of us for a full lifetime, we love you so very much. Mrs. Norman Everage (nee Miss Edna May Beasley), morphed into our beloved Dame Edna Everage and what a ride it was :-) Also, RIP Dr. Sir Les Patterson--you ripped our sides apart with your talent using the best medicine ever--laughter :-)
"you wasted a lot of this show not having me on the stage" legend
he NEVER broke character !
What a talent 👏
Thats a professional there not some cheap Drag queen
She was a drag queen you ignoramus! Picking and choosing your outrage like some backwards c**t!
Goodbye Possums 🙏🙏🌹🇦🇺🥂
This Aussie icon will surely be missed.
Whip smart, off-the-cuff spontaneous humour,. No preparation, just her own sharp intelligence and natural witty talent that dominates any room and can hold the audience enthralled. Some people you wish would live for ever, because they are so unique they just cannot be replaced.
Well said. I just found her!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barry still had it in 2010.
Extraordinary act.
Every one of these is a treat.
"I only have restaurant German." Brilliant
Can you please tell what it means?
Ive got a signed copy of the book. I was at the literary luncheon in Melbourne
Nobody can handle Dame Edna. Loved her taking the mick about the phone in question.
The one & only & there will only ever be 1
Barry dame edna Humphries ❤❤❤❤❤
Gonna Miss you Dame Barry. RIP.
I love how she pivots from her daughter "disappearing", to scolding the audience for laughing at it, to immediately shilling the story in her new book lol
I love love love Dame Edna... totally a class act.
From Singapore.
So, so clever! How can you not adore Dame Edna? I've worshiped her since first glimpse. THIS IS DRAG AT ITS FINEST.
Drag queens are artists. Their body is their canvas. So many genres. Comedy/camp queens are my very favorite!
Dame Edna is a drag artist? She is a housewife from Australia, god bless her, possum.
@@Rogerthatx10ame Edna wasn’t a drag queen! She would’ve been horrified to hear herself being referred to in that completely mundane and vulgar that way! Completely mortified!!!! I never thought of her as “a drag” at all! She is in the tradition of pantomime moreso, than drag. She was a clown. A court jester. A
Fabulous, mean and yet sweet fool. There is a soupçon of course of female impersonation in there of course, but somehow it transcends even that because Barry so fully embodies her that it’s this fusion that is pure surrealist art form. Was Les Patterson male drag then? Not really. Humphries’ grotesques were the art of pantomime and caricature through clowning. There was simply no one else even remotely close to his artistry. None of the camp artistes like Danny La Rue, Liberace or any of them even came close. To be able to sustain that character for all those decades and never once phase out of character for a second or give the game away is why it’s so genius. Barry’s sheer stamina was Olympian and athletic.
@@lapislazuli7876 reply to Wendy not me.
Long Live Dame Edna Everage!!
Ah hes dead
Of all the things you could have written, you chose to write that. Well done, you fool.
Edna! Just genious!
And she can spell too.
Those times couldn t never come back
What a fabulous talent Barry was , no vulgar , no bad language, no shouting, just plain old hilarity.. Also loved Kate Thornton as a host , what ever became of her , neva see her on Tv now , Shame …
Kills me every time 😂😂
Dame Edna is the only person that would come onto a show to promote a book and (1) claim it was written by someone else, who has no talent (2) say its rubbish (3) tell everyone her lawyers are pulping it.
Amazing
Vale Barry Humphries.
A great Aussie.
Kate Thornton was brilliant in this
I IMAGINE DAME EDNA COMING DOWN THE STEPS ON ROLL SKATES INSTEAD OF A ROLLS ROYCE.. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOWEIF DAME EDNA PRAYS FOR SOMEONE' AND WHAT SHE PRAYS ABOUT. AND MAY GOD HELP EVERYONE AND HEAL ALL AMEN SHALOM ALELUYA
Edna should biogenically freeze her fight so she can re-attach them in her next life because no one else will be able to walk in her shoes. Ever again.
He/She was the greatest of all time. 🤣🥲❤
“I have exploratories” 😅😅😅
Hilarious
Who is that main presenter? - She's bliddy gorgeous!... Ans witty/funny too! My kinda gal!
Non of those things escaped my notice either. Very cute and witty.
One of the few presenters I have even seen taking it to Edna and keeping her on track....of course Edna 'won' in the end by pointing out the sauce stain!
😂😂
Jos and Toady are the 😀
:-)
I suspect Barry was completely nuts. So good. We will miss you mate.
Fuckin brilliant