‘Farewell, possum!’: Barry Humphries – from Dame Edna Everage to the person behind the masks
When Barry Humphries was ailing in hospital, he launched an announcement thanking followers for his or her sort needs - however added that he needed "more and more".Quipping from his infirmary mattress was typical of a person who by no means missed a punchline. "Never be afraid to laugh at yourself," as one in all his well-known quotes went. "After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century."
Comedian, satirist, creator, producer, West End star, author, painter, born entertainer: Barry Humphries did all of it. His characters included Sir Les Patterson - the lecherous "phallus-brandishing" diplomat who as soon as chased Kylie Minogue off stage on the Royal Festival Hall - and the "boring man of the suburbs" Sandy Stone.
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