Jay Leno plays this exactly right, just like Michael Parkinson in the UK - let Dame Edna run with it. Meanwhile, Elton is a good foil for Edna and Billie Jean has the best seat in the house. What a great lineup and well done Jay.

R.I.P. Barry Humphries. A class act, you will be missed.

Reminiscing on classic Barry Humphries clips will never get old! RIP to a great entertainer.

@debmauritson5016

Жыл бұрын

That's what I've been doing too. Can't get enough of his amazing talent and clever wit. A guaranteed laugh when watching any of the Dame's videos. There will never be another 😢

@roseofsharon2156

Жыл бұрын

So true.Barry loved Australia. That love came through in the songs he would sing. I will miss him.

@skippybartalozzi

3 ай бұрын

@sharon2156 he would come into the Deli I worked at in Sydney, he was so rude to the staff he would speak down to all of us, he would try to intimidate us, never liked him since. he once after putting out my hand to get his American Express card he just dropped it on the counter and said " are you gonna ask me for ID" , no I said, ....he was rude !

#RIPDameEdna aka Barry Humphries (1934 - 2023) #RestInPeace 😢

My gynaecologist looked up this morning - a Dame Edna classic

No one can compete with her when she’s on stage. And they know it. Just fantastic.

Rest in Peace, amazing, amazing Barry Humphries - -

I don,t think there has ever been anyone who can match dame edna,s brilliance. Thank you

The “oh, hello Jay” is just cruel genius!

@jenjem5810

2 жыл бұрын

She's truly a gem. Campy, light, delightful. There is an aberration who calls herself Lady C. I thought it was a drag skit. Now I think the inspiration was from Dame Edna. Yet, C is very cunning cutting crass and cruel. Crudely carved out cash from targeting Royal targets, for decades. Somehow I feel the cloak was to use the Same Edna appeal. Resulting in a repellant creature.

Edna/Barry was the most intelligent comedian Australia has produced. I still have a gladioli he threw.❤

@johnclaeys376

10 ай бұрын

Oh how special for you possum!

👏😂 Dame Edna was the most entertaining drag artist of all time. Most may be prettier, move better, or have other great talents. But none of these “ladies” have this wit and charm! The show misses such artists! Cheers to Dame Edna!!!👍👏👏😊💐

Barry Humphries is a national treasure. Cannot even remember the number of gut busting laughs Ive had through his characters. Brilliant, desrves a Knighthood or at least, Australian of the Year.

@renejean2523

2 жыл бұрын

He hasn't been knighted yet? Outrageous.

@jackbrady9738

2 жыл бұрын

Those are just meaningless awards. He’ll be remembered in history for as long as people speak English. That is the greatest reward a comic can be bestowed

@jimquantic

Жыл бұрын

"do you remember...the fist time....you realized...you were a Canadian?

@Leo-wz4nh

Жыл бұрын

he had been cancelled by Australians

Barry Humphries is so clever and intelligent . Class act

Dame Edna Could upstage anyone, with effortlessly ease.

Billy Jean, Dame Edna and Elton all on the same show. Three massive queens of entertainment.

@craig1538

4 жыл бұрын

@raymond daubney Who mentioned Barry? I was referring to Dame Edna.

@janerohrbaugh7192

2 жыл бұрын

Do some research - "Dame Edna" is played by a man who was married. The persona is made up to entertain and he also does another who is male like a stereotype of a leering and lecherous drunk, nothing like Edna, the lady. Likewise Robin Williams inThe Birdcage - not gay but plays it very well. Several hundred yrs ago women were always played by men in the theater. The others are homosexual in real life but the comedian playing "Edna" is not. But he is knee-slapping funny!

REST IN PEACE BARRY HUMPHRIES!

A King, A Queen and A Dame. 😁

@bobjohnson1587

Жыл бұрын

Which is which!? lol

Bazz putting Elton in his place 💖🇦🇺💪

She just takes over the show, Fabulous!!

@Highinsight7

2 жыл бұрын

she IS the show!

She outshines them all

@VeganRoses-qz9iq

Жыл бұрын

Who ..you mean he

@paulbloom8847

Жыл бұрын

@@VeganRoses-qz9iq Edna of course

@VeganRoses-qz9iq

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Bloom I know but she's a he playing a she ....genius comic ..

Rest in peace 🕊️ Barry Humphrey 😢

Until Edna said Hello Jay, I totally forgot he was there 😂

It's funny that every time Dame Edna appeared as a guest on a talk show, she practically ignored the host and talked mainly to the guests. LOL

@e.m.tanner179

4 жыл бұрын

Easy to do with someone as boring as Leno.

@sarahholland1375

4 жыл бұрын

He view on appearances on chatshows or hosting them, and was "they're a monologue interrupted by the odd visitor'.

@grantsimpson733

3 жыл бұрын

She to witty for them

@andrewcollins4089

2 жыл бұрын

She does still 😂On Lorraine’s TV show she actually asked why they needed Lorraine and spoke direct to the camera for most of it😂 legend

@michaelgarcia2024

2 жыл бұрын

Jay Leno clearly did not like her funny comments about him, I have never seen Dane Edna do any famous host like she did Leno, it was obvious but no one cared. Leno deserved it not playing along, everyone, including the audience was eating up the whole crazy Edna Routine, it was hysterical. Jay you made a fool out of yourself, lol! But he did invite her back and it was a blast... This guy is not a dragqueen, nor gay, he's a balsa Australian married man, who's an actor that never left a money making character he created! 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

I love how Billy Jean King just cracks up at everything Dame Edna says. She just so happy to be entertained!

@photo161

4 жыл бұрын

Billy Jean's good-natured spontaneity is delightful...!

@beniteztheconman

3 жыл бұрын

@@photo161 her campaign for equal money for women tennis players was disgusting. Should get 20% max.

@tumadoireacht

2 жыл бұрын

@@beniteztheconman why not equal ?

@stephenmellor3572

Жыл бұрын

@@tumadoireacht Because the revenues are not equal.

This Dress would suit you Billie Jean, because it is inspired by a beautiful Flower. What a wonderful compliment

A true Australian legend of comedy.

Possibly the ONLY star who could ever get away with taking the piss out of every other celebrity sitting arm's length away, and they just let her go for it! Edna could humble even the most arrogant star on the planet! This gem has earned the respect of the entire entertainment industry. And, it has never been difficult to see why!

@cq9882

Жыл бұрын

Ditto

What always came across so clearly about Barry Humphries was his razor-sharp intellect. He would run circles around anyone and everyone in his presence - not just because he was funny but also because his brain worked so much faster than everyone else's. Just read his wiki entry, which is fascinating. Go and read it.

@exessex3522

2 жыл бұрын

OK! OK! Put a bloody link in your comment you tyrant!

Two Queens and a King.

@scrumpymanjack

4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@TheJohnnyb141

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!!

@michaelbaughman8910

4 жыл бұрын

@raymond daubney Billie Jean KING.

@dg1006

4 жыл бұрын

Well obviously besides Billie Jean KING, if a gay man can be referred to as a ‘queen’ why shouldn’t a lesbian(Billie Jean) be referred to as a king. However both terms are derogatory and ridiculous.

@petemiller9404

4 жыл бұрын

and jay

The amount of comments that naturally use the pronoun 'she' or 'her' to describe Dame Edna Everage is testament to the brilliance of the late Barry Humphries. To have have successfully created such a convincing character that is in contradiction, so outlandish, so exaggerated that it should be obvious that this is nothing but someone in costume. Yet, that is the genius of Barry Humphries that he was able to find the fine line between just outlandish and exaggerated enough that Dame Edna was conversely, very, very convincing. A brilliant man that I think most of us wanted to be around forever.

Billy J King is just loving Dame Edna on the dais!! I love when a guest forgets his/her celebrity and really enjoys the moment as she's doing!

Dame Edna is a precious jewel. brilliant , witty, mind as well as classy...no foul jokes, and all the time very classy

@shan5445

2 жыл бұрын

No foul jokes, so why did the gynecologist say she gives too much then? lol

@exessex3522

2 жыл бұрын

She can be extremely risqué or near the knuckle.

@Squashed8Ball

Жыл бұрын

It’s only as risqué as the word association of the mind of the listener allows!

@overcomerbtbojesus

4 ай бұрын

@@exessex3522that’s what makes the humor so great it’s risqué not vulgar

Barry Humphrey pure genius .

@somelikeithotmel

3 жыл бұрын

And decades of hard work.

Dame Edna towers over everyone, not only in height but wit! Every show becomes Dame Edna's show! I love Her.

Barry Humphries as Edna is amazing. Reminds me a lot of Robin Williams in how he takes over the show and the host can just sit back and watch along with the audience. Jay has no control here at all lol

@MNBluestater

Жыл бұрын

Rodney Dangerfield and Jonathan Winters used to do the same. Miss them all.

OMG Elton John seems like such a regular person here, you'd think someone so legendary would be so stuck up. Go Elton, hope he's still like this.

@chrispetritsch4959

2 жыл бұрын

You can always hope.

@rickyelvis3215

Жыл бұрын

@@chrispetritsch4959 ripper bloke !

@thunderfeet

Жыл бұрын

He was a massive fan of Dame Edna. Just enjoyed being entertained.

There is nothing like a dame...

Elton John the only one keeping up. Billy-Jean laughed along. Jay left behind.

@cynt1111

3 жыл бұрын

Elton knows to just agree and play along, makes them both so cool.

@mangusb

2 жыл бұрын

@@cynt1111 yes, perfect straight man, pardon the pun.

Billie Jean & Elton are loving this. Dame Edna was and always will be fabulous.

Dame Edna just rules the stage! Brilliant! 😄👍 Poor Jay struggling to even get a word in... 🤣 "It's nothing like what I'm going through now..." 😊 M 🦘🏏😎

Dame Edna is in a class of her own. Not only did she commandeer the show from the moment she appeared, at 6:07 she got a good jab at Chevy Chase, who acted like a real asshole when he appeared on her show. The elegance of the insult is elegant, charming and full of venom. "Of course, little Chevy cut quite a few classes...." BRAVA!

@lynnebain4536

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday to

@koitorob

2 жыл бұрын

I've just watched it and it seemed to me that Edna was a bit hostile, and he reacted. I don't think he appreciated her calling him Corn either.

Love how Elton is so in on the gag. Craig Ferguson and Graham Norton are the only two talk show hosts who can have a chance of keeping up with The Dame. Parky is a close third.

@jessiejames7492

2 жыл бұрын

Esp norton. Hes so sharp and witty. Quick too

Dame Edna gives a lesson in quick witted and brilliant humour .Jay is out of his depth like so many.

@chrisofmelbourne87

4 жыл бұрын

Agree!!!

@jeffcummings2844

4 жыл бұрын

I think I need a way to get all of her v

@jeffcummings2844

4 жыл бұрын

Ideos.

@jeffcummings2844

4 жыл бұрын

I mean her video. especially with the Elton John as a guess

@danielminutilli5372

4 жыл бұрын

Jay couldnt keep up with her and was distressed. Watch tohe tonight show with Edna and Joan Rivers, two quick witted talents.

Barry Humphreys is a juggernaut in the world of effortless comedy, just fu.cking brilliant. The way he controls each & every situation he ends up in on TV etc is just fantastic.

Australia's own Majesty of commedy .

I remember seeing her as a kid on TV and not getting it. Im 37 now and GET IT! 😂 so good . Right up there with monty python.

billiejeans reactions - priceless!!

Billie Jean King is a legend. Woman in tennis making the money they do owe her big time!

Billie Jean has been turned into a giggling little girl here! Brilliant!

Elton: "I remember Kenny better." Wink wink.lol

@PDXGregor

5 жыл бұрын

Nick 007, does it hurt being such a stupid arsepiece?

@AmandaClody

5 жыл бұрын

Oh he was gay here then.. He hid it for years

@mediolanumhibernicus3353

4 жыл бұрын

Nick 007 The reference is to Dame Edna’s son, - Kenny, nothing to do with Everett.

@Lumibear.

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a great line, followed by another great line, oh hi Jay…

I grew up in Australia watching Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna. Brilliant

Yes, my dear Possums, she's a legend or shall I better say the most legendary Australian woman!!! When I saw Dame Edna for the first in London, I was thrilled. She's so overwhelming that nobody can resist her. Whenever she appears in Great Britain all her shows are sold out weeks before her arrival. She 's probably the only comedian who's allowed to gossip about the Royals, international movie stars, politicians and other high-standing people, and she plays her role very well!

They don't know how to deal with her, brilliant.

Good host, allowing his guests to shine. Unlike some hosts where it's all about THEM.

@peacewalker3931

7 жыл бұрын

I've always liked Leno, but I can't imagine trying to outshine Dame Edna/Barry Humphries. His razor wit would cut anyone down.

@JB1994

7 жыл бұрын

Robin Williams was the only person who outshone Edna when on the same stage.

Barry humpherys is pure class , you don't get comedy stars like him anymore , xxxx

Dame Edna is like a fantastic, relentless demonic being. Her character is a shield. Amazing.

Edna , queen of camp

Elton is almost an honourary Aussie. He KNOWS everything about Edna

@MrDaiseymay

5 жыл бұрын

well he would, i bet he bought a copy of that dress.

@cexilai5942

4 жыл бұрын

He has toured and performed in Australia more than any other musician in history. And takens hundreds of millions of dollars back home to Britain..

@duffbaker9554

3 жыл бұрын

@@cexilai5942 He's the 5th most successful act ever in America-right behind Billy Joel. Top 3: Beatles, Eagles and Led Zep.

@claresherman2278

3 жыл бұрын

Dane Edna v popular in the UK- she even had her own chat show here!

@claresherman2278

3 жыл бұрын

Plus Barry Humphries lives in London.

Comedic genius at its best. I will miss Dame Edna (Barry) as she has retired. But some great memories there. Thanks for posting this.

there's not room for everyone on this... OH hello Jay!

That dress is fucking stunning...go Edna

@eddiebaby22

6 жыл бұрын

yutu34 yes it fucking is stunning!

Dame Edna always kills it... Totally television legend.. 😘

We're proud of our Dame Edna Down Under :-D

@JPMJPM

6 жыл бұрын

Casper Adams What year did she pop on the scene?

@seanlynch1185

5 жыл бұрын

@@JPMJPM 1960's

@JPMJPM

5 жыл бұрын

sean lynch Wow! How did she become popular? Was she a standup comedian?

@seanlynch1185

5 жыл бұрын

@@JPMJPM It might be a good utube journey for you to check out. There are lots of Edna clips on here. He/She dresses up as a woman, but what is funny is that she/he INSUTLS everyone. Part of the joke is that Australia was viewed by England as being a provincial, uncooth, unsophisticated wasteland of suburbia and from there came the Megastar who put the English in their place and poked fun of them. It is a very English/Australia joke.... like the south of America making fun of the big cities. But it goes further.... anyway.... have fun seeing what you can find.

@JPMJPM

5 жыл бұрын

sean lynch That’s just genius of her! I love it!

Barry Humphries... a comedy legend!

Ruthless mockery & endlessly filthy innuendo. Edna is a legend. 😁

There will never be another Dame Edna. I love her!!

Amazing talent.....puts everyone else into insignificance....superb talent.

Barry Humphries is untouchable in his characters. It's astonishing how he can drive a show. A real force of Nature. The contrasting persona of Sir Les Patterson is un-flippin'believable .

@pup1008

2 жыл бұрын

"Les."

@Joshualbm

2 жыл бұрын

@@pup1008 Oops, corrected.

@pup1008

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joshualbm 😆👍

Edna is pure class. An interviewer and talk shows dream guest.

Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries, an Australian treasure.

"... a new nozzle for his intervenous drip..." the perfect gift item from Dame Edna...

Good jab at Chevy Chase's short-lived talk show.

Love the look on Elton's face. For once he was under dressed for an evening.

Dame Edna's in a class of her own, but Elton does quite well xx

Brilliant

Dame Edna - the Leonardo da Vinci of Comedy.

Oh dear, One totally outclassed host.....Very revealing...

Jay was brilliant. Dame Edna as always first class.

Jay Leno couldn't keep up with Dame Edna if he tried.

@drServitis

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Leno never should have been a talk show host period. Having these Brits on the show made this even more clear. Leno was useless.

@williambarbour2190

5 жыл бұрын

@@drServitis n6

@williambarbour2190

5 жыл бұрын

@@drServitis none

@AmandaClody

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody could

@AmandaClody

5 жыл бұрын

I feel male interviewers were uncomfortable with him the UK interviewers knew him longer.. Got it, Joan Rivers was cool though

you could hear the bees buzzing on that dress!

As usual, Dame Edna takes over the show.

You're absolutely right! Jay Leno's like most other US chat show hosts (those I've seen anyway). He's vain, self-absorbed and HAS to be the centre of attention at all times, which is why he can't cope with Dame Edna taking over the show - as she always does. Other hosts (like Michael Parkinson, Graham Norton in the UK) allow DE the space, sit back and ENJOY! Hell, they even join in when they get a chance! They don't hang back and sulk. DE, Elton & Billie are definitely the stars here!!

@stephenireland3816

4 жыл бұрын

Joan Collins didn’t feel threatened by Edna. More emotionally secure than the two you mentioned.

@littleripper312

4 жыл бұрын

Love Graham Norton.

Barry as Dame Edna is a genius! This is a study in great comedy, never a swear word,( I love a good swear word). Brava Dame Edna!

Dame Eden owns every interview, hilarious!

She never fails to mention Norm and his prostate problem.

"I talked Hilary Clinton out of Alice bands." *dying* God, Jay Leno got SERVED here and couldn't even keep up well enough to play along.

@gertentidemand8421

7 жыл бұрын

Explain please?

@somelikeithotmel

3 жыл бұрын

Reckon he chose to let Edna have her moment, which is pretty classy.

@bornin54

3 жыл бұрын

@@somelikeithotmel Nah. Miserable failure was Jay. He couldn't keep up with the Hilary spiel and asked about the royals. Edna had to bring it back. Barry Humphries' brain must have been thinking how useless this Jay is.....

Love, love, love the way Dame Edna takes over!! LOOOOOL!! If she hasn't been on already, I've love to see Dame Edna on the Letterman show - she's the only person who'd be able to shut him up!

Hello most sire dame Edna Everage:I certainly must say that watching you with the most sir Elton john at the sir Jay Lennon's late show, was a real treat, and I would like, to take advantage from this occasion, to imply that you "never aged", and that although I can watch you via Internet, I miss your Show because you are not only a classy celebrity, you are also one of the best comedians that Australia saw succeeding with giant steps, and that the world will always have an empty space in it's heart that nobody will fulfill; I wish you well, and God bless you; nothing else, to adhere.SincerelyPedro Gómez-Carranza (Mr. Pedro Gómez the 1st.) Simple Heart from Hamilton, ON., Canada, originally from Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico

Lucky enough to have seen them both live

LOVE DAME EDNA!

@robertwilliams060

Жыл бұрын

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

I saw this when it originally aired and the show went totally off the rails when Richard Simmons made a surprise appearance. I nearly died from laughing.

@ 3.15, The Dame just nailed The Reg [Elton]. Priceless.

Genius.

Ah the good old days when this sort of comedy was appreciated by everyone, and not one bit of it was considered satanic, evil, irreligious, amoral, immoral, foreign, anti-American, anti-Islamic, homosexual or even Against Humanity.

@cece1065

9 жыл бұрын

Haha what? Dame Edna made gay, vagina, and lesbian jokes haha

@michaeltaubenhaus6032

9 жыл бұрын

Well said, but times change!!!

@RobertLocksley385

9 жыл бұрын

Most people aged under thirty don't like this sort of thing because it's either terribly non-PC or not nasty enough for their tastes. All too subtle highbrow comedy like "Frasier" has faded away because it doesn't appeal to everyone. I reckon that's how much humour has changed in the last twenty years. It appears these days that if a comedian isn't shouting something obvious in your face, they're not funny. Perhaps it's just me!

@michaeltaubenhaus6032

9 жыл бұрын

I think it has to do with what you were brought up on. In my humble opinion, there's no-one to upstage the Two Ronnies in their field!

@WarwickkkT101

9 жыл бұрын

Adam Welton Don't worry, i'm 20 and I love this shit, it's the best comedy ever, I love Frasier, believe it or not I can even remember watching it when I was younger

Jay Leno is being well generous and giving Dame Edna in full flow, full rein.

@nicbing2598

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Mate ..he knew his place !!! islamism.. women behind .....".get in behind " Ednaism men behind !! heel Jay heel !!

@KatyBauer1

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure he had a choice. LOL

@Jamie_Pritchard

4 жыл бұрын

@@KatyBauer1 None at all. She's a powerhouse!

A bit of trivia, Dame Edna is the longest running character performed on TV and film. She made her first TV appearance in 1956.

Love that BJK is bemused! Dame Edna is just the best. I absolutely love ‘her’ 🤣🤣🤣

Here is an Aussie TV secret, but keep it up your sleeve. We keep the boom mike out of the wide shots. But that is just us.

Elton was quite handsome here.

Dame Edna The fastest tongue in the West. East, North. and South.