I come from a school that Barry Humphries (the man behind the drag of Dame Edna) went to and he sponsored a prize for Contribution to the Arts, which I won in 2001. I am so happy that I played some part in this history. Dame Edna is an icon and so is Barry. The fact that a straight man who created a drag character who went international is in the age that it happened is just staggering. RIP Barry.
Yes this is true. He was a straight man who played female ...Dame Edna. When you see the brilliant devastation he inflicted on "normality" you get an idea of how encompassing his intellect really was.
My dad was at school when Barry was. Apparently to piss off the jocks he used to go behind the goal posts and play his violin. Agree 200%, RIP Barry, we will never see his like again. He was a trend setter for lots of people who came after him. A pity the socially intolerant cancelled him a couple of years before he died. No class.
@@evanevans1843 By socially intolerant, do you mean people and organisations who stood up for trans people when Barry publicly said that gender-affirmation surgery was “self-mutilation” and being transgender is “a fashion”? Weird how you don't see the glaring irony of your comment.
I always get a sense that when Dame does these shows, people are mortified about what she is going to do or say. A master comedian our Dame. I could tell that there was a time crunch, Dame gave Conan a short list of "casual topics", but ran out of time near the end seeming rushed and uncomfortable, yet Dame was just getting started. Our Dame is now making everyone laugh their asses off in the next world. Thanking you for blessing us with your grace.
Barely a second ago this psychic message appeared in the ether. Some light needs to be shed on this mysterious missive. Perhaps a viewer from the Commonwealth could Have a Riesling and play the Ump; Why all this talk about Michael Parkinson, possums? Many of these people, these so called stars that Michael had on his show were non-entities. Some were real stars. They were friends of mine whom I had helped in the past and who needed an appearance on a show. So I mentioned them to Michael, working behind the scenes, putting shows together for him using my connections, taking time out of my busy schedule. I like to help people. It's just the kind of person I am. Every time I was on the show I got exciting reviews, being a megastar. The audience loved me and Michael did too. He was lucky enough to be my guest several times over the years. He told me I was his favourite, my female urges and juices coming out in great gusts. I shared my experiences, always in the strictest confidence. Sadly, all things must end. Thank you for having me in your homes viewers! Dame E. Everage (The Megastar that won't go away!)".
Michael Parkinson was the best interviewer full stop, for that very reason: he knew he wasn't the star of the show, people didn't tune in to hear what he had to say. Someone needed to tell this tool Conan that.
What is so totally priceless about Barry Humphries is that he created two totally opposite characters, Dame Edna and Sir less Pattison, neither of whom could stand the other or him, their supposed Manager. How he juggled all that and kept audiences in stiches for decades made him one of the great icons of comedy.
There'll never be another Dame Edna! It was the right person at just the right time. Nobody was able to get one over on her! The whole mind worked in funny 🤣 🥰
In my lifetime/ memory…there’s never been a more commanding stage presence than Dame Edna. She was totally in charge whenever she was in front of an audience. No one could compete with or upstage her. A great talent.
@@highdownmartinHe’s acting like an attention seeking, spoilt brat. Any interviewer worth their salt knows that you sit there and let the Dame run with it. It’s easy money, plus the audience loves her.
So glad I got to see Dame Edna in person in NYC. The weird thing about seeing her the night I saw her was that she called out one of the actors of Kids in the Hall (Scott Foley) onto the stage with her. Great night of comedy.
To see have seen her live is an incredible experience one never forgets. She fed off the audience, and seem almost psychically able to play to the crowd at hand. I never laughed so much in my life. Anyone else sense Conan was uncomfortable???
She had her show here in the UK the dame edna experience. She wouldn’t let Mel gibson in even though he begged, then went to the shops to buy oranges so he could juggle them and she still wouldn’t let him in. Charlton heston walking downstairs and she pulled a trapdoor on him.
Extremely talented and intelligent entertainer Conan was silly here not letting himself be quiet and letting edna transport the audience to a high Plateau of hilarity, barry Humphreys gave the politest hint to shut up ive ever heard, you preempted me😂
He just didn`t get her at all did he? Dame Edna is an act that needed to be set free and unleashed to get the best out of her . This guy didn`t want to hand over his show in case his ego was bruised and he missed a great opportunity . Barry was a comedic genuis and is sorely missed
Because he was too busy interrupting her and trying to get his own gags in. Shockingly bad interviewer as the majority of US interviewers seem to be. They make the show all about them instead of the guests. Wrong.
@@brittanycunningham787 The actor, yes, the character, no. So, honestly I wasn't sure which gender to use as reference, due to that complication. hmm, how about they're both hilarious, the man putting on the character, and the woman who is the character.
@@brittanycunningham787 We know that- he's just in character is all... Barry was brilliant as Dame Edna... Ironically Barry was not a fan of the current woke gender dismorphia...
@@gwtwmom2 I know it was a severe generalization - but I remember the days when ordinary Americans were very conservative (30-40 years ago) - a man in a dress was assumed to be gay or just 'weird' Things have changed a lot I know.
Barely a second ago this psychic message appeared in the ether. Some light needs to be shed on this mysterious missive. Perhaps a viewer from the Commonwealth could Have a Riesling and play the Ump; Why all this talk about Michael Parkinson, possums? Many of these people, these so called stars that Michael had on his show were non-entities. Some were real stars. They were friends of mine whom I had helped in the past and who needed an appearance on a show. So I mentioned them to Michael, working behind the scenes, putting shows together for him using my connections, taking time out of my busy schedule. I like to help people. It's just the kind of person I am. Every time I was on the show I got exciting reviews, being a megastar. The audience loved me and Michael did too. He was lucky enough to be my guest several times over the years. He told me I was his favourite, my female urges and juices coming out in great gusts. I shared my experiences, always in the strictest confidence. Sadly, all things must end. Thank you for having me in your homes viewers! Dame E. Everage (The Megastar that won't go away!)".
Perfect interview. I am Aussie and Conan played the foil perfectly. I don’t quite understand the criticism of Conan in the comments. The whole point of Barry’s humour was that you could be anyone at all around him and he had an angle. You could try to shut Barry down, play along, try to keep up, it really didn’t matter at all; Barry had an agenda to launch from wherever you are into whatever he already found funny. You just had to be there, turn up, and he was “on”.
I rather fear that the Americans do not have the same sense of humour as others, or is it just the highest post there are very few people as funny as Dame Edna. ❤
Brilliant as always but I don’t think the interviewer understood all he had to do was sit back and let the Dame hold court and entertain us .He was too worried at what she might say .A shame because he didn’t let Dame Edna shine
Two legends of comedy. This was marvelous. Although I don't think Conan knew what to do with Dame Edna. For an equally awkward interview, look up the Tonight Show clip where Johnny Carson was interviewing rising star Tiny Tim in the 1960s. Comic genius!
I agree with an earlier comment about Michael Parkinson just sitting back and laughing. Americans just do not get the character as you can hear from the audience's feeble laughs. And American hosts feel obliged to compete.
People rail at people in drag doing shows, but Dame Edna was a staple in Aussie houses for decades and even the most conservative ppl thought nothing of it
The only reason that the Brit's 'got' Edna so quickly is simply that there are a huge number of Australians there. So they were used to the dry, edgy comic tone of funny Australians and the kind of character that was the target of the humor. They knew this character because at a stretch she could be English or Irish. It was scathing satire. American audiences took a while to get the joke late because they just hadn't seen a great deal of Edna, or Australians in general - but when it clicked, they totally got the jokes. Resist at your peril. He was so off the charts hilarious that he made some people nervous, and that included some Australian guests. Watch Edna with Germaine Greer. She had zero sense of humor, and Edna went in for the kill. I met him once and he was the most charming man. Edna was always referred to as a a real person not a character. He could never get away with it now sadly. He was quite brilliant.
To be fair to Conan, his skill was in interviewing celebrities who are usually quite boring and unfunny. He made those interviews compelling. He just doesnt realise that with Dame Edna, a whole other approach is needed...ie ask the pre ordained questions and otherwise shutup!
Actually Conan is quite a good and naturally funny talk show host, but here he does seem disconnected, I think because he couldn't handle such an Australian superstar, he is pretty good with American celebrities.
He was just a bit nervous that's all. Edna made people nervous! He realized quickly that he would come of best if he let Edna go, and when he did it was a very funny chat.
Edna dealt with this subject before. She had Gina Lollobrigida on her show who said that her father was a retired gynecologist: Edna: Is he completely retired, or does he like to keep his hand in? Noticing Gina's shocked expression: Edna: My gynecologist is an old friend of the family - he goes back a long way.
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I come from a school that Barry Humphries (the man behind the drag of Dame Edna) went to and he sponsored a prize for Contribution to the Arts, which I won in 2001. I am so happy that I played some part in this history. Dame Edna is an icon and so is Barry. The fact that a straight man who created a drag character who went international is in the age that it happened is just staggering. RIP Barry.
Yes this is true. He was a straight man who played female ...Dame Edna. When you see the brilliant devastation he inflicted on "normality" you get an idea of how encompassing his intellect really was.
He’s straight?! That just makes his character that much funnier 😂 love it.
My dad was at school when Barry was. Apparently to piss off the jocks he used to go behind the goal posts and play his violin. Agree 200%, RIP Barry, we will never see his like again. He was a trend setter for lots of people who came after him. A pity the socially intolerant cancelled him a couple of years before he died. No class.
@@DaisyPusheroh yes! That is how he has his unique insight into women. He was much married. I miss him.
@@evanevans1843 By socially intolerant, do you mean people and organisations who stood up for trans people when Barry publicly said that gender-affirmation surgery was “self-mutilation” and being transgender is “a fashion”? Weird how you don't see the glaring irony of your comment.
"His hand shakes occasionally, and that's not necessarily a disadvantage". The Dame of single entendre.
His hand shakes a little bit. 😂
I think you omitted the most important word in the anecdote ‘and LADIES, that’s not necessarily a disadvantage’. But otherwise totally agreed.
Julio's father really was a gynecologist
🤣👍
Beautiful 😂
“I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.”
😂😂😂
Schadenfreude in German
Hahaha !
Rest in Peace Barry, you will never be replaced, I laugh and shriek when I listen to you.
Barry Humphries was one of a kind!!! He is loved and missed.
I saw her live in 1979 my mother surprised my siblings as I with front row seats. We all howled with laughter from start to finish.
I always get a sense that when Dame does these shows, people are mortified about what she is going to do or say. A master comedian our Dame. I could tell that there was a time crunch, Dame gave Conan a short list of "casual topics", but ran out of time near the end seeming rushed and uncomfortable, yet Dame was just getting started.
Our Dame is now making everyone laugh their asses off in the next world. Thanking you for blessing us with your grace.
What's even funnier than Dame Edna's dialogue is the slightly awkward, panicky expression of the host.
The sharpest tool in the box!! We will never see the like again. He was a genius. 💕💕💕💕
Never? What a limited span of time awareness. LOL
The struggle for control begins instantly! Edna dominates every interview she's in, totally hilariously and the wiser host just lets her do it.
exactly!
Not Conan! He doesn't even recognise the jokes.
@@ChrisChanningChannelyes, she always focuses on guests, soz him, when drag didn’t have the vitriol it has these days
The host is a selfcentered jerk.
I was going to say - I love Conan, but this was one where he really missed it. HE THINKS ... that this is a conversation.
Michael Parkinson is the best Dame interviewer he would just introduce her then sit back and laugh
You are so right.
Barely a second ago this psychic message appeared in the ether. Some light needs to be shed on this mysterious missive. Perhaps a viewer from the Commonwealth could Have a Riesling and play the Ump;
Why all this talk about Michael Parkinson, possums? Many of these people, these so called stars that Michael had on his show were non-entities. Some were real stars. They were friends of mine whom I had helped in the past and who needed an appearance on a show. So I mentioned them to Michael, working behind the scenes, putting shows together for him using my connections, taking time out of my busy schedule. I like to help people. It's just the kind of person I am. Every time I was on the show I got exciting reviews, being a megastar. The audience loved me and Michael did too. He was lucky enough to be my guest several times over the years. He told me I was his favourite, my female urges and juices coming out in great gusts. I shared my experiences, always in the strictest confidence. Sadly, all things must end. Thank you for having me in your homes viewers! Dame E. Everage (The Megastar that won't go away!)".
True. But Conan didn't do so badly
Michael Parkinson was the best interviewer full stop, for that very reason: he knew he wasn't the star of the show, people didn't tune in to hear what he had to say. Someone needed to tell this tool Conan that.
"He's delving into your gift basket." Brilliant.
He can swim my channel any time he likes.
What is so totally priceless about Barry Humphries is that he created two totally opposite characters, Dame Edna and Sir less Pattison, neither of whom could stand the other or him, their supposed Manager. How he juggled all that and kept audiences in stiches for decades made him one of the great icons of comedy.
Barry Humphries originally had lots of characters but paired them down to just two (after Sandy Stone’s unfortunate demise).
What happened to Sandy?
@@jezza669 Died the death.
I think he was just as funny as Barry Humphries.
@@jezza669 He fell off his perch. He came back as a ghost a couple of times, then faded away.
Rest in peace Mr Barry Humpries! This will be our first Christmas without you here in Australia...❤❤❤
The world is a sadder place without him. He is loved and deeply missed.
Very sadly missed here in the UK too! RIP Barry/Edna/Sir Les.
Ultimate comedy genius. No one comes close. RIP
❤😂🎉 Rest in Paradise.
She is with Madge now
There'll never be another Dame Edna! It was the right person at just the right time. Nobody was able to get one over on her! The whole mind worked in funny 🤣 🥰
"You preempted what I was about to say in such a lovely way."
Edna tried to give a hint early in the interview, but clueless Conan failed to get it.
In my lifetime/ memory…there’s never been a more commanding stage presence than Dame Edna. She was totally in charge whenever she was in front of an audience. No one could compete with or upstage her. A great talent.
What wonderfully funny man, Barry Humphries. The planet lost a lot when he passed.
"purple bikini line' -- priceless
“Looking as Elizabeth Taylor would wish to look” Love U Dame Edna🇺🇸
I feel that Edna's humour wasn't allowed to fully land in this interview
Conan spoiling every other line by interrupting, repeating, and just spoiling the flow. Dame E is so much better than he lets her be.
Conan didn’t have the finesse to work with Dame Edna. He had one gear and one gear only.
@@highdownmartinHe’s acting like an attention seeking, spoilt brat. Any interviewer worth their salt knows that you sit there and let the Dame run with it. It’s easy money, plus the audience loves her.
exactly @@highdownmartin
He was jealous
❤❤ I always adored the Dame. RIP Barry Humphries. You made this world a bit better because you were in it. Thank you. ❤❤
Saw Dame Edna's show on Broadway. My face hurt afterward from laughing for two hours.
I saw her on stage in Sydney. An unforgettable experience.
"I think of a talk show as a monologue interrupted by total strangers."
He doesn't quite get Edna. But he caught on quickly. Don't even think about trying to compete. He was hilarious. Brilliant man.
No he competes all the way through and is no way near as brilliant as Barry Humphries.
Shut up no one said he was
'shut up'? @@mickryles759
My thoughts exactly. Walking all over that host. Americans just can't cope 😂
He needs to shut up!
A constant struggle to put Conan back in his box.
Had the joy of seeing Dame Edna twice on stage. Oh, what fun!
I saw the show once. Loved it!
I took my wife to see him in Auckland NZ best show I've ever been to so well read, so active, just bloody brilliant.
One of the funniest shows I ever saw!
So glad I got to see Dame Edna in person in NYC. The weird thing about seeing her the night I saw her was that she called out one of the actors of Kids in the Hall (Scott Foley) onto the stage with her. Great night of comedy.
Conan acting like speedbumps on the comedy road.
To see have seen her live is an incredible experience one never forgets. She fed off the audience, and seem almost psychically able to play to the crowd at hand. I never laughed so much in my life. Anyone else sense Conan was uncomfortable???
To think, this wonderful entertainment would piss off some people. A giant character! Love Dame Edna
She had her show here in the UK the dame edna experience. She wouldn’t let Mel gibson in even though he begged, then went to the shops to buy oranges so he could juggle them and she still wouldn’t let him in. Charlton heston walking downstairs and she pulled a trapdoor on him.
those shows were also broadcast in Australia and NZ bloody fantastic.
Extremely talented and intelligent entertainer Conan was silly here not letting himself be quiet and letting edna transport the audience to a high Plateau of hilarity, barry Humphreys gave the politest hint to shut up ive ever heard, you preempted me😂
I miss her so much!
RIP Dame Edna
I miss this lavender beauty of love so much. She always made me laugh.😊
Miss you Dame Edna, you are an Australian legend ❤
Best guest ever!
He just didn`t get her at all did he? Dame Edna is an act that needed to be set free and unleashed to get the best out of her . This guy didn`t want to hand over his show in case his ego was bruised and he missed a great opportunity .
Barry was a comedic genuis and is sorely missed
you're spot on - the host is so annoying and not a patch on her.
Michael Parkinson knew how to host Dame Edna, and at the end, SHE announced HIM as HER special guest. :)@@sibionic
Yes I saw that - she thanked him and the rest of his guests!
@@ScottKnitter
GOD - she was wasted on Americans … like why isn’t he roaring in laughter 😂😂
Because American comedy is about cheap , thoughtless, laughs
Because he was too busy interrupting her and trying to get his own gags in. Shockingly bad interviewer as the majority of US interviewers seem to be. They make the show all about them instead of the guests. Wrong.
Dame Edna had a knack of being able to talk about the most mundane things with great dignity and respect .......
... and in a very smutty way simultaneously.
The most curious part is that your inner spirit is constantly laughing, even when the Dame is not saying anything outwardly funny. 😂😂😂😂😂
This is really good hi-def for 2005. The colors and clarity really pop.
She's freaking hilarious!
It's a man
@@brittanycunningham787 The actor, yes, the character, no. So, honestly I wasn't sure which gender to use as reference, due to that complication. hmm, how about they're both hilarious, the man putting on the character, and the woman who is the character.
@@brittanycunningham787
We know that- he's just in character is all... Barry was brilliant as Dame Edna... Ironically Barry was not a fan of the current woke gender dismorphia...
@@C-Here at the end he was cancelled in Australia because of his views, very sad indeed.
@@konaguzzi1
Only cancelled by a very few, most still loved him, and paid to see him... 🤷
I miss her, and of course him 😢😢
The Americans never quite got Dame Edna. It amuses me how even Conan appears to be slightly apprehensive with Edna.
yep,,,,seppo's haven't a clue!!!
The heck we didn’t! I loved Dame Edna. Absolutely hilarious!!!
@@gwtwmom2 I know it was a severe generalization - but I remember the days when ordinary Americans were very conservative (30-40 years ago) - a man in a dress was assumed to be gay or just 'weird' Things have changed a lot I know.
When Edna comes on just let her go and listen. Watch Michael Parkinson and learn
Barely a second ago this psychic message appeared in the ether. Some light needs to be shed on this mysterious missive. Perhaps a viewer from the Commonwealth could Have a Riesling and play the Ump;
Why all this talk about Michael Parkinson, possums? Many of these people, these so called stars that Michael had on his show were non-entities. Some were real stars. They were friends of mine whom I had helped in the past and who needed an appearance on a show. So I mentioned them to Michael, working behind the scenes, putting shows together for him using my connections, taking time out of my busy schedule. I like to help people. It's just the kind of person I am. Every time I was on the show I got exciting reviews, being a megastar. The audience loved me and Michael did too. He was lucky enough to be my guest several times over the years. He told me I was his favourite, my female urges and juices coming out in great gusts. I shared my experiences, always in the strictest confidence. Sadly, all things must end. Thank you for having me in your homes viewers! Dame E. Everage (The Megastar that won't go away!)".
Great aussie humour 😂😂 miss barry
Conan was very good but seriously can no talk show host ever let the guest finish a few sentences without interrupting??
Dame Edna never looked better.
Not necessarily a compliment.
The billionairess, megastar and adviser to the British royalty keeps on impressing! A fountain of caring and sharing!
Gigastar!
Perfect interview. I am Aussie and Conan played the foil perfectly. I don’t quite understand the criticism of Conan in the comments. The whole point of Barry’s humour was that you could be anyone at all around him and he had an angle. You could try to shut Barry down, play along, try to keep up, it really didn’t matter at all; Barry had an agenda to launch from wherever you are into whatever he already found funny. You just had to be there, turn up, and he was “on”.
He kept cutting her off, butting in, total ego.
perfect interview my arse!! Have a look at Parky, and understand the way to get your ratings up when the Dame is your guest.
Conan wouldn't let Barry "launch!" Terrible interview.
I always loved when Dame Edna spoke straight into the camera. I will miss her.
What a legend!
What a woman! Incomparable!
I remember his voice from the Olivia audiobooks!
It is so funny to see that the American talk show hosts do not really understand how to deal with Dame Edna......:-))
I rather fear that the Americans do not have the same sense of humour as others, or is it just the highest post there are very few people as funny as Dame Edna. ❤
Brilliant as always but I don’t think the interviewer understood all he had to do was sit back and let the Dame hold court and entertain us .He was too worried at what she might say .A shame because he didn’t let Dame Edna shine
I loved her she always made me laugh I saw her in the Royal Albert Hall Uk the show was fantastic
I love this character!😂
RIP Dame Edna … very much missed ❤
Two legends of comedy. This was marvelous. Although I don't think Conan knew what to do with Dame Edna. For an equally awkward interview, look up the Tonight Show clip where Johnny Carson was interviewing rising star Tiny Tim in the 1960s. Comic genius!
Barry Humphries' high school principal said his job was like teaching Humphries and teaching all the other boys -- he was by far the brightest.
After watching this video, i realized that not everyone can be a host to dame edna....
Why does he bother having guests? Conan seems to be all about … Conan!🥱
Stampede of wheelchairs
Conan, bring back Triumph!!! I miss him.
She's amazing!!!!
I agree with an earlier comment about Michael Parkinson just sitting back and laughing.
Americans just do not get the character as you can hear from the audience's feeble laughs. And American hosts feel obliged to compete.
A true Genius of comedy. And an unmatchable Fashionista. A real trendsetter.
When I saw this was uploaded only 3 mos ago, I thought the great Lady had resurrected! Then I saw the original air date. RIP.
People rail at people in drag doing shows, but Dame Edna was a staple in Aussie houses for decades and even the most conservative ppl thought nothing of it
Barry Humphries who played the character was broadly conservative in his politics.
She heard the Gyno shaking joke from Robin Williams and she adapted it very well. 😊
Shes been telling that joke since William's was a child, no adaption needed
Stampede of wheelchairs, hilarious.
How to mess up an interview with Dame Edna. Jay Leno did the same.
4:19...
Whoosh ≥Classic Dame edna.
RIP Barry Humphries (1934-2023)
He was always better with a British audience. Americans never quite got his dry sarcastic humor.
Good old Parky. He introduced her and let her run.
Dame was aussie...not british. Complete world opposite sides.
@@limabravo0001 What part of my comment says he was British?
@limabravo0001 yes but british/Irish humour and Australian humour is quite similar in many ways
The only reason that the Brit's 'got' Edna so quickly is simply that there are a huge number of Australians there. So they were used to the dry, edgy comic tone of funny Australians and the kind of character that was the target of the humor. They knew this character because at a stretch she could be English or Irish. It was scathing satire. American audiences took a while to get the joke late because they just hadn't seen a great deal of Edna, or Australians in general - but when it clicked, they totally got the jokes. Resist at your peril. He was so off the charts hilarious that he made some people nervous, and that included some Australian guests. Watch Edna with Germaine Greer. She had zero sense of humor, and Edna went in for the kill. I met him once and he was the most charming man. Edna was always referred to as a a real person not a character. He could never get away with it now sadly. He was quite brilliant.
Edna is 5 stars; only better if Conan could be a better player. He’s clearly overwhelmed .
The reaction would be much with a British audience.
To be fair to Conan, his skill was in interviewing celebrities who are usually quite boring and unfunny. He made those interviews compelling.
He just doesnt realise that with Dame Edna, a whole other approach is needed...ie ask the pre ordained questions and otherwise shutup!
I think Dame Edna prepared Conan for Norm Macdonald.
It’s a really nice series 😂
Miss you Baz! National Treasure now belongs to the ages.
Every show became Dame Edna's show...LOL.....
He was fcking amassing
Extremely good quality picture quality
What a shame that Conan man doesn't have the good taste to shut up. Dame Edna steals the show no matter how much you try to appear in control.
Lol
Ad expected, Conan interjects to undermine every joke and anecdote, while the audience misses most ironies unless clearly spelled out
''As Elizabeth Taylor would WISH to look'' LOL.
Boy that was tense
The one and only, Dame Edna!
How in the hell did this guy get his own show . You can feel the disconnect with him and Edna
He doesn't know how to deal with a megastar! He needs to shut up. Dame Edna needs no interruptions😊
Actually Conan is quite a good and naturally funny talk show host, but here he does seem disconnected, I think because he couldn't handle such an Australian superstar, he is pretty good with American celebrities.
Conan was not good with the Dame - he dismissed her . I wanted to hear more from her. Boo Conan.
@@VenusEvan_1885 nah he bores she life outa me .
He was just a bit nervous that's all. Edna made people nervous! He realized quickly that he would come of best if he let Edna go, and when he did it was a very funny chat.
"I was a lot happier before I knew Dame Edna was a man...a *LOT* happier!" - Moe Szyzlak
That’s Barry Humphries
Conan seems to think he's the star here.
He was in 2005. No one in America knew of Dame Edna then.
Yeah…he’s obviously uncomfortable… Dame Edna was ,magic.
@@3506Dodge Dame Edna was known in the US since the 80s
@@kevinwilson3609 No she wasn't. In the pre-internet world popular culture was controlled by broadcasters. I first hear of Edna in 2002.
@@3506Dodge Dame Edna had a show on American television in the late 80s.
Edna dealt with this subject before. She had Gina Lollobrigida on her show who said that her father was a retired gynecologist: Edna: Is he completely retired, or does he like to keep his hand in? Noticing Gina's shocked expression: Edna: My gynecologist is an old friend of the family - he goes back a long way.
❤she reminds me of Mrs. DOUBTFIRE
Dame E leaves em speechless.
Conan doesn't know when to shut up an let the Dame shine.
He picked it up quickly though, to his credit.