The Latest Breaking News from Dame Edna Everage

Pair of Barry Humphries’ Dame Edna Everage glasses auctioned for £37,800

His personal collection totalled £4,627,224 at auction, according to Christie’s auction house.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

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.

Top News · Dec 15, 2023

Mrs Brown’s Boys to include ‘goodbye’ to Dame Edna Everage and Paul O’Grady in new series

Mrs Brown’s Boys is returning to BBC One and the new series will pay tribute to Barry Humphries and Paul O’Grady – AKA Dame Edna and Lily Savage

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

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.

The New Daily · Apr 24, 2023

Barry Humphries was hurt after being 'cancelled' by Melbourne comedy festival, Miriam Margolyes says

Entertainer Miriam Margolyes says her longtime friend Barry Humphries was left hurt and saddened when his name was stripped from a key Melbourne International Comedy Festival award in 2019.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

'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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023

‘Treasured Australian icon’: Barry Humphries remembered as a ‘comic genius’ and ‘legend’

Tributes have flowed across Australia, with both politicians and entertainers sharing messages praising the late comedian

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

'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.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2023