She owns every appearance, effortlessly entertaining, what a talent

Des was fabulous and Dame Edna is an ICONIC. Barry Humphries is a comedy genius.

It really is very clever. The effortless wit is something to behold. I salute you, Dame Edna.

Love the way she stares at the hosts and other guests to make them laugh and feel uncomfortable. Absolutely fantastic.

@philipkuttner7945

2 жыл бұрын

I think Des is on her wavelength--he gets her, and that brings out the best in her.

I play anything with Dame Edna to get my day started with a smile 😊

By far the greatest! I am just so glad they have so much documentation of this fabulous talent. She is an IKON!

When you can bring smiles and laughter to the world you know your someone special.

@frankhendricks5918

Жыл бұрын

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

Dame Edna! Always poised, witty, funny, never boring.

@shaneblankenship8193

6 жыл бұрын

never boring indeed! hilarious persona

@davidmurvai40

4 жыл бұрын

Ans moist. Don't forget that

@veroe.7827

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmurvai40 " the hostess with the moistest" 😂😂😂

RIP DAME EDNA always remembered 😢

There will never be another, what an artist ..... a true master of the art of comedy....

She is an example and inspiration to us all.

This is CLASSIC! Dame Edna perfect as usual, and Des laughing his head off off cam

What a lovely musical introduction. How I would love to walk onto the stage with that music.

When Des tells Dame "So she never goes parachuting". That completely caught Dame off guard and i absolutely peed my pants watching her response to that...!!! Dame is the best...!!!

@ppotter

6 жыл бұрын

I'll have to have another listen... Probably haven't watched it since I taped it ;)

@tomtalker2000

6 жыл бұрын

Oh you must i can't stop watching that part...!!! Dame was in the middle of getting another line out for the joke. But Des completely caught her off guard. And she played right into it classic Dame...;)

@wardropper

6 жыл бұрын

She is never caught off guard. She graciously laughed with Des at the incredible thought that Madge might ever go parachuting, then continued dominating the proceedings. Unlike some, she can let a person get a word in edgeways, to her credit. Neat little comment of his though.

@rodkirkbride2230

Жыл бұрын

@@tomtalker2000 Class!

Thanks so much for this, I adore Dame Edna. She takes charge of the entire show in her magical way!

@crystalheart9

4 жыл бұрын

@@CelineOracle Oh yes, why didn't I say that!

@48tilt

3 жыл бұрын

But also very inclusive

Did I just see BH taken by surprise by Des O and have a real laugh at the parachute gag? Wonderful!

These were the days when tv was fun and worth watching

@zoefoster1873

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! I hardly bother to watch anything contemporary now, it just isn't of the same quality, and it's all too PC!

@frankhendricks5918

Жыл бұрын

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

Genius, beyond compare!

one of the rare brilliant minds in show biz. not afraid to say what he means and never vulgar inspite of everything ....Recently on australian tv, he spoke out about vulgarity on tv and people in general gave him a slew of angry reponses...CANT UNDERSTAND THAT. People prefer to listen to vulagarity rather than clean , real fun

@sarahholland1375

4 жыл бұрын

He probably meant openly dirty knob jokes like Jimmy Carr does: whereas his thing is innuendo, like "I was buffing my husband's obelisk"! (Michael Parkinson interview).

@patriciashenk8287

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!! Vulgarity is Not funny. It's used by those who can't form complete thoughts with a higher level of language skills. Lazy people use vulgarity.

So sad these 2 legends are no longer with us😢

Underrated, very clever comedian.

@philmcdonald4778

4 жыл бұрын

Not underrated at all.

@qazzell

4 жыл бұрын

@@philmcdonald4778 Barry Humphries is underrated.

@philipkuttner7945

2 жыл бұрын

@@qazzell Well, Barry does his best, but he can't hold a candle to Dame Edna.

One of the greatest comedy geniuses ever. Very thankful I met him and witnessed many of his shows. A huge loss.

I love Dame Edna. She makes me laugh out loud 🤣 She's brilliant. I miss those days.

Thank you for uploading this. :)

She has it all over the show. Doesn't stop with continuous wit and humour. Too funny!!!

@frankhendricks5918

Жыл бұрын

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

What was funny about Dame Edna was that you'd laugh in anticipation of what was coming next... you knew it would involve some raunchy innuendo or something controversial.. 🤣🤣

This "woman" always makes me laugh! She and the late Robin Williams could always be naturally hilarious.

He knows how to interview her!

@brianvincent4165

3 жыл бұрын

He did Torchy, but it is almost disrespectful to have the Dame on for less than 20 minutes as it was warming up nicely but Des started to worry about the time!!!

Such wit and would have given Winston Churchill a run for his money. So very entertaining. I would have loved to seen a conversation between those two.

A consummate entertainer. One of a kind.

Lol. Who has a couch in their bathroom??!! Only this lady.... RIP in paradise 😢, Barry.

Amazing character...

The true lavender queen way ahead

Beautiful

"or his printout said it." I howled!

She will be funny in 50 years time!!!

I love that she/he also played Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo

4:00 imagine what she would have to say about Harry's wedding....! 5:45 haha for one she gets to have a proper laugh

love you

@ppotter

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;)

Brilliant man. I mean person.

@chrispetritsch4959

2 жыл бұрын

No! You were right the first time! Brilliant MAN! Are you a man who is afraid to describe another man as a man for fear of being howled down by some extreme left degenerates?! You're no man.

Sniff my fingers! LOL

Barry Humphries remained loyal to his character until the end when his interpretation of a woman at the head of a dysfunctional family merged with the reality of another, royal.

Super

What's that noise at 07:34? Dame Edna's face gave it away lol

@jackwyatt6543

5 жыл бұрын

a wet one perhaps? lol

Feline Addict, `I’m not yelling, but honestly, if you have to have a joke explained to you, it’s passed you by and it is no longer a joke, that’s all.

Qute thing.☺👍

❤😂❤

Friends of the Prostate…I’ll have to make a donation to it…..LOL

So easy to forget it's Barry Humphries, who I never found funny, Sir Les and the Dame could teach him a lot about comedy

To be fair "she" did last another 26 years after this, so she was right. Both of these entertainment legends now gone.

I let him sniff my fingers.

Barry Humphries, a born performer, out of dreary, tedious Melbourne, Shakespearean actor off Shaftesbury Ave., and subsequente automatic alcoholic, a consumate performer as I was saying...also somebody who is ad libbing most of the time and applying his masterful command of the english language...I wish ther was something negative to say about him n ow.

@chrispetritsch4959

2 жыл бұрын

I assume you've never spent a minute in Melbourne!

@janbonsema5888

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrispetritsch4959 no I didn't but it is probably one of those cities that went from victorian, to opening up to the modern world, and then some. I guess in the late eighties and early nineties or so . I lived in a city with a similar trajectory, Toronto Canada

Madge sums up NZ totally

Naughty

😂👏🤣🙏❤️💃

This is comedy

I’ve never seen Dame Edna genuinely laugh at her interviewer’s quip. Des is a great straight man but here Dame Edna chortles away at his spontaneous ‘parachute’ line. I miss this kind of interview that no one does anymore, the guests today are just foils for the host, on Des’s show he played the straight guy to set them up or a generous host asking great but not intrusive questions.

@Me-hs4jj

7 ай бұрын

Sadly it’s KZread, TikTok, Instagram etc that have caused the death of the golden era of TV & entertainment. It appears that most people would rather watch a video of a nobody with millions of followers going to KFC than anyone with any real talent.

Oops those

😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

ROTFLMAO

" I let him sniff my fingers " 😁😁😁

2:00 haha

I bet she takes the pizz out of ole Des! Crikey!

It could be cocaine

How on earth did that O'Connor character manage to hold down a TV-career for so long on so little talent? With Dame Edna he's way out of his depth.

@kinomusic9110

4 жыл бұрын

Comedians loved going on his show. He basically played the straight man and let them do their act. Unlike today's talk show hosts who want to be the centre of attention rather than the guest.

@petergray2588

3 жыл бұрын

Ironically the “all round” British entertainer types never seemed to excel at anything

@rnw2739

3 жыл бұрын

@@petergray2588 Can you name some? You seem to know all about them...

@petergray2588

3 жыл бұрын

@@rnw2739 To be blunt, if a performer wasn’t up to the standards set by Hughie Green or Tarby, or Val or good old Brucie Forsyth, I just didn’t want to know

@jeanettesteed3326

3 жыл бұрын

I do know what you mean, but he was a lovely man, and believe me, not the only English entertainer to make a great career out of little talent. Have you ever heard of Man by grav