Comedian Barry Humphries entertained audiences for a whopping 70 years.
The late 89-year-old star - who died on Saturday evening Sydney time - found fame with his character, Dame Edna Everage - the lilac-haired offensive yet incredibly likeable alter ego he coined in the 1950s.
Too 'nervous' to appear as himself, Barry invented the persona to get over his stage fright. "She's the celebrity and I'm the puppet master," he told the Mirror in 2016. "I was too nervous to appear as myself.
