Friday, 5 May 2023

Dame Edna in the royal box


The inimitable Barry Humphries. Greatly missed.


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19 comments:

  1. River5 May 2023 at 05:34

    There will never be another like him. Comedians these days are not allowed to get away with the things he said and did and most of their routines are not much more than swear words, not at all funny.

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 06:37

      I'm pleased to hear that you liked him. I know he wasn't loved by all Aussies; many thought he was disrespectful. However, over here he was simply thought-of as a very funny guy.

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    2. River6 May 2023 at 06:44

      He had three personas and I REALLY disliked the Sir Les Patterson one.

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  2. Pipistrello5 May 2023 at 06:55

    Such a funny man! I only saw Dame Edna once live and followed the sage advice to not book tickets in the stalls unless one wished to be singled out for a bit of, shall we say, "audience participation".

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 08:43

      A journalist friend of mine (Jock Veitch, see SDH obit) knew him very well, and always said what an all round good-egg he was.

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    2. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 08:45

      SMH even.

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  3. Andi's English Attic5 May 2023 at 08:13

    I did wonder if there would be a separate obituary for Dame Edna when Barry died. Sadly, the obits people don't have that kind of humour. This is a wonderful moment.

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 08:46

      I think I did see one in The Sunday Times.

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  4. Yorkshire Pudding5 May 2023 at 09:30

    Ha-ha! And Charles and Camilla were good sports too.

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 09:45

      They're a very pleasant couple, we're lucky to have them as K and Q.

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  5. John Going Gently5 May 2023 at 10:35

    I grew up with her
    A part of my life I guess

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  6. Poppy Q5 May 2023 at 11:39

    I saw Dame Edna in Sydney on Australia Day decades ago. It was a great evening full of laughter.

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 13:03

      I can imagine. He was a great entertainer.

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  7. Debby5 May 2023 at 14:40

    That is hilarious. It seemed as if Charles and Camilla were taken unawares.

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    1. Cro Magnon5 May 2023 at 17:01

      I'm sure they were, and absolutely loved it.

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  8. Susan5 May 2023 at 15:08

    An extraordinary comedian. The clip made me laugh.

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  9. Coppa's girl6 May 2023 at 09:05

    What a great comedian he was.
    For a moment Camilla looked extremely nervous - she probably wondered what "participation" she and Charles were going to take part in!
    I'm sure I remember the first time he appeared on BBC radio - Edna butted in on the Terry Wogan show, and everyone wondered who "she" was!

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