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‘My first drag turn? As Karen Carpenter in hotpants!’ La Voix on swinger cruises, Strictly – and blazing into musicals

From Drag Race to Eurovision to Strictly, La Voix is going stratospheric. And Chris Dennis, the man behind the crimson coiffure, is thrilled. He talks about his cruise ship highs, doing panto with Cilla – and starring in Annie

The Guardian - UK

Lewis Treston: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The playwright’s list is an appreciation of time-honoured divas: Cher, Elaine May and Shelley Duvall

The Guardian - AU

The A to K of vitamins: what you need and where to get it

The late, great comedian Barry Humphries (of Dame Edna fame) once spoke whimsically about the health benefits of kale. Just one fistful, he joked, contained enough essential vitamins, minerals and trace elements to keep you in a sedentary position in the bathroom for two whole days. Apparently, it wasn’t tasty…

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Scratchy Lions win has simplified the Test selection equation for Andy Farrell

The time has come for the head coach to cease experimenting and get down to business as the Lions need to go all out or go home

The Guardian - UK

Dame Edna Everage spectacles among items in Barry Humphries auction

Christie’s will auction Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection in London on February 13 next year.

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries remembered by Melvyn Bragg

The broadcaster recalls a true original who immersed himself in the roles of Dame Edna and Sir Les, and was a complicated mixture of vaudeville character and private intellectual

The Guardian - UK

King Charles III Lightly Roasts Late Comedian Barry Humphries

King Charles III humorously remembers late comedian Barry Humphries, expressing his discomfort at Dame Edna Everage's royal prank. Tributes flow in.

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King Charles leads tributes to Barry Humphries at state service at Sydney Opera House

Charles said he has been ‘deeply saddened’ by the entertainer's death

Evening Standard

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries to get STATE funeral after intimate family ceremony

The plans for Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries' funeral have been announced following a small family ceremony after the comedian's death last month aged 89

Daily Mirror

Drag performer Dolly Diamond determined to sparkle and keep tradition alive, despite threats

RuPaul isn't a new phenomenon — drag as entertainment has been around for a long time. Performers and supporters say it has a proud history and those who want to see it repressed are fighting a losing battle.

ABC News

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

Barry Humphries obituary: cerebral satirist who created Dame Edna Everage

During an appearance on Desert Island Discs in 2009, Barry Humphries declared that he would be happy if his obituaries made no mention of Dame Edna Everage, the monstrous Melbourne housewife he had created half-a-century earlier. Some hope, said The Times. True, Dame Edna wasn’t his only alter ego: there was also…

The Week

‘Where did I come from?’: Inside one of Barry Humphries’ final TV appearances

In one of his final television appearances, the late Barry Humphries discovers where he came from in SBS genealogy series

The New Daily

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

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Newcastle Herald

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.

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Archer recalls Barry Humphries’ iconic Charles and Camilla joke: ‘A great professional’

The late comedian had the royal couple in stitches during the 2013 Royal Variety Performance

The Independent UK

Dame Edna pays tribute to ‘would-be comedian’ Barry Humphries in self-penned obituary

Australian comedian wrote an obituary for himself before his death on Saturday (22 April)

The New Daily

Revealed: Barry Humphries’ final phone chat with King

An ailing Barry Humphries was delighted to receive a call from the King, just days before he died, it has emerged.

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Barry Humphries, legend of stage and screen, blazed a trail in the entertainment industry

With the passing of Barry Humphries, the entertainment industry loses a man who blazed a trail for others, defined a genre and changed the face of comedy.

Daily Mirror

King Charles called Dame Edna star Barry Humphries just hours before his death

Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries reportedly received a phone call from his friend King Charles just hours before he died at the age of 89

Asharq Al-Awsat

'One of a Kind': Australians Pay Tribute to 'Icon' Barry Humphries

Australians have paid tribute to Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, as both a "one-of-a-kind" entertainer and a charming and intelligent man. The Sydney Morning Herald said Humphries died on Saturday at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, where he had been treated for various…

The Guardian - UK

Goodnight possum! Tributes to Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries

World mourns ‘unique wit’ of Australian star and inventor of vivid stage personas, who has died aged 89

Reuters

'One of a kind': Australians pay tribute to 'icon' Barry Humphries

Australians have paid tribute to Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, as both a "one-of-a-kind" entertainer and a charming and intelligent man.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oh no, Possums! Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies at 89

His death in a Sydney hospital, where he spent several days with complications following hip surgery, was confirmed by his family.

Woman & Home

Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) dies: a look back at how the camp superstar charmed the royals and pushed boundaries

The iconic drag superstar was known to crack up the likes of Queen Consort Camilla and King Charles

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