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It was not just Barry Humphries who died on Saturday. It was that towering skewerer of pomposity and humbug, and gate-crasher of Royal boxes, Dame Edna Everage. It was Australia’s roving cultural attaché and Australian Minister for the Yartz, Sir Les Patterson. It was pathetic Melbourne suburban pensioner, Sandy Stone. It was colonial hellraiser Barry McKenzie. It was a host

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving...

Austalian entertainer Barry Humphries, known for playing Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89.

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89.

Austalian entertainer Barry Humphries, known for playing Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89.

Austalian entertainer Barry Humphries, known for playing Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89.

Dame Esther Rantzen and Sir Michael Parkinson were among those paying tribute to the late comedian.

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

Austalian entertainer Barry Humphries, known for playing Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89.

Austalian entertainer Barry Humphries, known for playing Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89.