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Barry Humphries funeral: Dame Edna Everage star laid to rest in private gathering with only 24 hours notice

The beloved Australian comedian died on April 22 aged 89 following complications from hip replacement surgery

Evening Standard

The Ferguson Report: Australia re-imagining its military as completely imaginary

Defence Minister Richard Marles & Marles said, 'We are trying to re-imagine an army which is more mobile and can project.'

The New Daily

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…

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How Sky News Australia turned watchdog’s rebuke over climate denial into an ‘exclusive’ story

Regulator finds commentator Rowan Dean broke accuracy and fairness rules, but Sky puts its own spin on things. Plus: is SBS moving to western Sydney?

The Guardian - AU

‘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

Acclaimed Australian artist John Olsen farewelled at funeral in Sydney

Loved ones gathered at a funeral service for acclaimed Australian artist John Olsen hear his friend, the late comedian Barry Humphries, was due to give his eulogy.

ABC News

Melbourne comedy festival says critics created ‘a complete bin fire’ after Barry Humphries’ death

Director says the renewed focus on the comedy festival taking Humphries’ name off an award in 2019 is ‘really, really inappropriate’

The Guardian - AU

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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

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries’ bargain book buys

Brief letters: Bibliophilia | Tories’ declaration of independence | Prepayment meters | School report language | A file on ‘Prince, Charles’

The Guardian - UK

Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan posts Barry Humphries email in response to comedy festival tribute

Linehan was responding to a tribute posted by Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the entertainer who passed away over the weekend

Irish Mirror

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.

Newcastle Herald

Barry Humphries: Melbourne comedy festival says tribute is in works after criticism

Organisers exploring ‘a fitting tribute’ after friends say performer was hurt by decision to rename festival award after comments he made about trans people

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Hilary Mantel showed us how real talent can cut through personal hell

I went to Hilary Mantel’s memorial service at Southwark Cathedral last week. Sir Mark Rylance and Ben Miles, who both played her hero Thomas Cromwell, did readings and there were memories from her friends and family. Two things emerged: Mantel the feminist and Mantel the muse. They are the same…

Evening Standard

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

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival considering how to pay tribute to Barry Humphries

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival director says it is considering an appropriate tribute for Barry Humphries as the event's director hits back at claims it "cancelled" the late comic.

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 Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: footballer dies after on-field collision; Australia to manufacture missiles; and lessons from a threesome

A 20-year-old man was flown to Royal Adelaide hospital on Saturday after an on-field collision, but he later died of his injuries

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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The Guardian - AU

Opposition says review ‘a cannibalisation’ – as it happened

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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.

AAP

Comedy festival mulls Humphries tribute amid backlash

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival says it is looking to pay tribute to Barry Humphries, but stands by the decision to change an award named after him.

Newsroom.co.nz

A fitting tribute

CK Stead remembers Barry Humphries

The New Daily

Barry Humphries’ family ponders state funeral for comedy legend

The family of Barry Humphries could be offered a state funeral in Victoria, as tributes continue to trickle in for the entertainer.

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

ABC News

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.

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