Entertainer Miriam Margolyes has said her longtime friend Barry Humphries was "very hurt and saddened" after being "cancelled" by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in his final years.
Humphries, best known for his characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, died peacefully on Saturday, aged 89.
He has been remembered as a comedic genius who was a trailblazer in the entertainment industry, both in his home country of Australia and abroad.