The Latest Breaking News from Barry Humphries

Recalling Barry Humphries, Dame Edna and dangling modifiers

My 1989 uni assignment was an obituary for the then 55-year-old comedian.

The Canberra Times · Apr 28, 2023

Barry Humphries funeral: Dame Edna Everage star laid to rest in private gathering with only 24 hours notice

The beloved Australian comedian died on April 22 aged 89 following complications from hip replacement surgery

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2023

The Ferguson Report: Australia re-imagining its military as completely imaginary

Defence Minister Richard Marles & Marles said, 'We are trying to re-imagine an army which is more mobile and can project.'

The New Daily · Apr 28, 2023

Melbourne comedy festival says critics created ‘a complete bin fire’ after Barry Humphries’ death

Director says the renewed focus on the comedy festival taking Humphries’ name off an award in 2019 is ‘really, really inappropriate’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2023

Dame Edna 'got the last laugh' with 'genius' obituary for Barry Humphries

Comedian Barry Humphries' alter ego Dame Edna Everage 'got the last laugh' after his death in a 'genius' obituary dedicated to the late star

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Barry Humphries’ bargain book buys

Brief letters: Bibliophilia | Tories’ declaration of independence | Prepayment meters | School report language | A file on ‘Prince, Charles’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan posts Barry Humphries email in response to comedy festival tribute

Linehan was responding to a tribute posted by Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the entertainer who passed away over the weekend

Irish Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Barry Humphries: a comedy legacy that will never be matched

Many of us have known Humphries only as an established icon, yet it is worth considering that Dame Edna's earliest incarnation first appeared in 1955.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 25, 2023

Barry Humphries: Melbourne comedy festival says tribute is in works after criticism

Organisers exploring ‘a fitting tribute’ after friends say performer was hurt by decision to rename festival award after comments he made about trans people

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2023

OPINION - Hilary Mantel showed us how real talent can cut through personal hell

I went to Hilary Mantel’s memorial service at Southwark Cathedral last week. Sir Mark Rylance and Ben Miles, who both played her hero Thomas Cromwell, did readings and there were memories from her friends and family. Two things emerged: Mantel the feminist and Mantel the muse. They are the same…

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023