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Barry Humphries, comedian and actor behind Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, dies aged 89 — as it happened

Australian actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who created iconic characters such as Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89. Look back as people paid tribute to him.

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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

Woman & Home

Barry Humphries: Outrageous comedian and creator of Dame Edna

As Australia’s best-known comic performer, Humphries was renowned for his caricatures and politically risque humour

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Global tributes for comedy genius Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries, who died on Saturday aged 89, was a supreme entertainer and man of a million masks, headed by housewife "gigastar" Dame Edna Everage.

AAP

Barry Humphries remembered as ‘comic genius’ following death aged 89

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

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries death – latest: Matt Lucas and Jimmy Carr lead tributes to ‘lovely’ Dame Edna star

Comedian’s death was announced Saturday 22 April with performing world mourning his loss

The Independent UK

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries lived a life as colourful as his many characters

The enduringly popular Australian has died at the age of 89

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Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89, a spokesman for the hospital where he was being treated has confirmed.

The National (Scotland)

Remembering Barry Humphries, the man who enriched the culture, reimagined the one man show and upended the cultural cringe

Barry Humphries began his career as a Dadaist. His street performances around Melbourne in the early 1950s foreshadowed performance art in Australia. He was the most daring student prankster Melbourne University had ever known.

The Conversation

Barry Humphries: Rob Brydon and Ricky Gervais lead heartwarming tributes to ‘comedy genius’

Rob Brydon wrote that he was with Humphries in Australia ‘only three days ago’

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries' final days as pal Rob Brydon tells how comic made him laugh to the end

Comedian Rob Brydon, friend of Barry Humphries, said he was with the Australian entertainer before he died in Sydney at the St Vincent's hospital following complications from a hip replacement surgery

Daily Mirror

Inside Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries' colourful love life and four wives

Late Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries was married not once but four times before his death aged 89 following surgery complications

Daily Mirror

‘Dame Edna’ creator Barry Humphries dies at 89

Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage who blossomed from an Australian suburban housewife into a self-described “gigastar”, died on Saturday. He was 89.

Bangkok Post

In Pictures: The many faces of Barry Humphries

Humphries became a staple of the British comedy circuit after moving from Australia to London in 1959.

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‘Don’t judge Australia by the Australians’: Memorable quotes from Barry Humphries and his alter egos

The Australian comic has died at the age of 89 after years of performing on both stage and television

Chronicle Live

When Dame Edna Everage stopped Newcastle city centre traffic during a visit in 1995

How the colourful Aussie superstar Dame Edna Everage caused mayhem in Newcastle back in 1995

The Guardian - UK

Barry Humphries obituary

Entertainer whose outrageous caricatures Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson took the one-man show to new heights

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries' This Morning skit and King Charles prank remembered in funniest moments

Dame Edna Everage fans are sharing Barry Humphries' funniest moments on social media after the Australian star has sadly died aged 89

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Dame Edna Everage star and comedian Barry Humphries dies aged 89

Legendary entertainer and comedian Barry Humphries passed away on Saturday evening in Sydney, it was confirmed a spokesman for St Vincent's Hospital. He was known for his iconic character Dame Edna Everage.

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries was more than just Dame Edna - here are his other alter egos

Across a seven-decade career, the entertainer delighted audiences with characters including gentlemen, regular ‘blokes’ and boorish politicians

Daily Mirror

Last pictures of Barry Humphries shows cheeky smile before Dame Edna Everage star's death

Family of the Dame Edna Everage star confirmed he had passed away at the St Vincent's hospital in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

Barry Humphries: Ricky Gervais and Anthony Albanese join tributes for ‘one of a kind’ star – as it happened

Australian comedian and actor, best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89

Chronicle Live

Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89 in hospital

The Australian comedian, who invented Dame Edna in the 1950s, had been admitted to hospital following complications from hip replacement surgery

Manchester Evening News

Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries, 89, has died

The star had been readmitted to hospital following hip surgery last month

AAP

Tributes flow for 'brightest star' Barry Humphries

Tributes are flowing for entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, after his death in a Sydney hospital aged 89.

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