Two Aussie immortals. RIP Dame Edna and Bert.

A momentous day for Australia 🇦🇺 with the passing of the beloved and talented Barry Humphrey's...rest inpeace Dame Edna😢

Creating so much laughter without swearing. Legend.

Barry and Bert. Two Geniuses. They don't make them like that any more. Rest well funny men 🇦🇺❤

Rest in eternal heaven Bert and Barry. These 2 were the faces of Australian television back in the 90s. It’s like uncle Bert and auntie Edna

This "lady" has given me decades of entertainment pleasure. Just brilliant.

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

So incredibly sad that He didn't even get a proper send off because the government didn't want to take the focus of voice. So much laughter so much enjoyment but absolutely nothing .

The best thing about this is when she gets to Bob Hawke and he says "Good on you love!"

RIP❤❤❤❤

Priceless

Two legends

I'm grom the US and I loved from watching Dame Edna on the Johnny Carson show.

Rest in paradise, possums. We love you so.❤❤

R.I.P Dame Edna

This was a who's who of celebs from back in the day, where people just had fun, where we could laugh with each other and didn't get offended by everything.

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

& the odd politician or two.🙂

@barrymouatt3306

Жыл бұрын

Well said 😊

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

It was the Americans who come up with the political correctness thing so they could wipe out all sorts of comedy around the world so we end up on Google it's really sad

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

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

So incredibly sad the Australian government wouldn't even give him a send off because they're so far up their ass with their political correctness . So much laughter and enjoyment and he just passed away with only a couple of words which they say the family wanted but it wouldn't have been Barry that said that

He is a genius! Made everyone laugh and made a fortune doing so!

@zapkvr0101

11 ай бұрын

And lost it all during the GFC

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

Apparently the wives got most of it. he often joked that they would take his paintings and he'd have to go back to the auction and buy them back

The reactions!! Absolutely side splitting! 😂😂😂

"I was a frumpy woman then......(looks around the room) I'm pleased to see that look is coming back."

Two classic entertainers. RIP Burt

This guy has to be one of the all time funniest people ever. Dame Edna takes 2nd place to no one. And I mean NO ONE. She had the BEST punch lines and could get away with anything.

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

The same with Sir Les Patterson absolutely brilliant what they could get away with

Edna's facial expressions...And "maximum security twilight home" Priceless.

She is so brilliant and I love seeing everyone laugh so hard. As a comedian myself I know what a great feeling that is.

@grahamnancledra7036

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that the only funny thing about you is your name.

@zapkvr0101

11 ай бұрын

Im laughing at you right now

@chrisnewman7281

11 ай бұрын

@@zapkvr0101 and many of us are shaking our heads and wondering why you even bother commenting what a miserable excuse for a human being.

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

I was a professional performer for 30 years and learnt so much from watching Barry. That thing of just pulling a face and having the audience in stitches if it was done properly . We were so lucky to have this sort of entertainment before Google took over

I've just discovered the cure for my depression...Dame Edna... Oh and I'll never forget the wonderful Mr. Clive James of course... RIP : )

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

Hoping that your skies have become sunny.

@thetheraine

Жыл бұрын

@@melatomic thanks and blessings...

Dame Edna has a wonderful sense of humor. She always cheers me up.

@maggie5020

11 ай бұрын

Always will, even though not with us anymore 😢

Love her!!!

R.I.P 1934-2023

Rest in peace Dame Edna

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

So sad that the Australian government is so obsessed with political correctness that they didn't even give him a proper send off

Her Ladyship Dame Edna Everage is simply adorable-an international treasure possums, she has gifted the whole world with guffaws for over sixty years now :-)

Well as far as i am concerned, she is greater than any entertainer. i just wish that i would have known the scope of her genius years ago when i had the oppertunity to see her. a brilliant entertainer for all times!

I can't think of anyone I would love to watch more.

There is only one 🤣

LOL.......there's no one like Dame Edna!

When they pan across the audience it’s amazing how many of the people are no longer with us

@anacletwilliams8315

Жыл бұрын

Yes, darling. And in some time you won't be with us either. It's just the way it is.

@zapkvr0101

11 ай бұрын

Its not amazing. Not even close

@chrisnewman7281

11 ай бұрын

@@zapkvr0101 sawdust in the head obviously

@zapkvr0101

11 ай бұрын

@@chrisnewman7281 You know, if you use punctuation, your meaning would be a lot clearer

@chrisnewman7281

11 ай бұрын

@@zapkvr0101 check out my other comment about you doofus

So many of the people in the audience I grew up watching are no longer with us.

@johnstenton6023

Жыл бұрын

So true. TV royalty from the 60s to to 80s.

Un beatable the best

“Maximum security twilight home”......Hilarious!!

Just brilliant

Comic genius. Just a great comic and entertainer. He makes you laugh until it hurts.

Bob hawke "good on ya love". 🤣

Comedy genius!!!

Couldn't get a better straight man than Bert. it's an underrated skill.

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

Stop with the silly American crap of copying words like underrated . he was not underrated in this country they were absolutely geniuses and everybody new that

No superlative adequate enough! What to say .. about the person to whom there is virtually no compliment which has not been paid?? Australia's gift to the world.. Dame Edna Everage!

Barry is a genius

I love how Dame Edna whacked that guy in the head with her flowers when she was spinning around.

I Saw Tony Randall in the audience! Then it cut off.

RIP Australian television: 1956 - Reality TV.

@garyp4374

2 жыл бұрын

in the rush for equality a lot of stupid women got jobs who weren't qualified and they believed that if somebody didn't get a joke they would be destroyed for life so everybody had to miss out

I remember watching her show it was great luv her

@maryannsaia9094

5 жыл бұрын

My mother and I enjoyed Dame Edna's show. She always made us laugh and we liked the way she dressed.

@justforyouenjoy

5 жыл бұрын

I watched with my mom too.

Ok, I lost it the second time she hit the dude in the face while spinning 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😭😂

She's even NOT a comedian. She IS herself.

I was half-expecting her to lose her way to the stage after spinning like that only to accidentally walk back out the way she entered.

Bob Hawke got a hug.

RIP, Bert ❤️

I was born in 1989 and Dame Edna has always kind of existed in the background of my childhood. Its so nice seeing people laughing and enjoying themselves in this video but I've never really understood why the character is found to be so funny.

@jackbrady9738

2 жыл бұрын

have you ever spoken with a rich, old, snobby woman before? that's what it's paying out

@jackbrady9738

2 жыл бұрын

more specifically, it's paying out the grandiosity of 1950s Australia, who, because of their victory in WW2, spared no expense in living out their largess and their sense of (earned) superiority (since they're literally: The Greatest Generation).

@GG-ud8id

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jackbrady9738 Not really these days. Like the glasses and the outfits and the loud ridiculous voice...doesnt really resonate anymore.

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

@GG The character was born from satire (not stand-up) and evolved over time. Are you familiar with Kath & Kim, Chris Lilley, Sharon Strezleky? These are also some examples of Australian character satire. The American comic Amy Shultz has also had immense success in parodying a white, privileged young trash bag character, and is considered very funny in todays day and age.

@GG-ud8id

Жыл бұрын

@@melatomic Having been born in 1989 of course ive heard of those people... That comedy was of my generation of people. Dame Edna was dated and old by the time Kath and Kim etc came of prominence. No one my age (30s) ever talks or has talked about Barry Humphries being funny or entertaining.

A comic genius.....from a pom.

Classy and naughty 🐩🐷

Barry was so good people actual spoke to him as if he was a Dame.

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

We had a rich tradition in Australia of doing that with all these type of characters ,that's what made it so funny that everybody pretended they were real

She’s got even funnier with age.

what a simple little dresS

not sure if it's an Australian thing but it's great the way we give awards to the character not the person who created it the same with Norman he got a logie

@James-kv6kb

5 ай бұрын

You probably won't see this but I'm going to write it anyway .I was just watching a clip of Norman Gunston . I said something using Norman Gunston , this young guy said no it's Gary McDonald not Norman Gunston he had no idea the why we allowed the characters to be real

Dame Enda of Mooney Ponds Victoria for our pleasure.

Dame Edna.......... now that's a celebrity's salad I would never toss !! said a waiter that night.

God, was this 1984?!

@MsSusanmary

7 жыл бұрын

Comedy + Intelligence wins every time ----

Sadly its gone because the yanks insisted that we all be entertained by mindless Google instead of laughing at Australian comedy. To all the people that made us laugh especially Dame Edna thank you so much you will be fondly remembered

She came on to the song "Jesus Christ, Superstar"?! Well, no one ever accused Dame Edna of excessive modesty....

@EarlJohn61

7 ай бұрын

the song was *"Dame Edna, Superstar"*

Rich little in the audience

The only guy in drag I actually after awhile could almost forget it was a guy in drag lol!

Lots of deadens there.

@audibloke

3 жыл бұрын

yep, I see dead people

Is that a Lloyd Webber parody in the music of HouseWife SuperStar ?

PMSL. I do not get half the jokes. NO problem. We all need folk like Dame Edna who come from another planet entirely, in our lives. xxx.

@YortOK

7 жыл бұрын

The Mr. Hawke that Dame Edna refers to was our Prime Minister at the time (83-91). The Norn person is Dame Ednas husband.

Janet Street-Porter at 1.31 :-))))

Lolol I'm a Yank and don't get some of these references. ❤

@EarlJohn61

7 ай бұрын

Possibly because they were aimed at Australian audiences.

Marilyn at 2:59

Jeannie Little, the other great Australian femme fatale to give the Dame a run for her money.

Her grimaces and facial contorsions always remind me of Lady Gaga for some reason.

2:11 LOL "I'm afraid Norm is DEAD, Darling....To THe World. He's DEAD To The World."

@bangersmash1566

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Costello FUCK OFF!

Why do some english speakers add a R when they say Dame Edna(R) Everage?

@philipkuttner7945

2 жыл бұрын

It's strange, because they don't pronounce the r's that are actually in words. You can hear a lot of Brits pronounce "I saw it" as "I sorrit."

@pattysherwood7091

2 жыл бұрын

That is very interesting.

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

phonetic vowel pronunciation

3:45 an incisive comment many Australians lack self awareness of.

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

Please explain @James French

Loong x ago

As long as is this dame does not sing, I love her. She is incapable of singing. When she sings....for Christ sake, i feel so sick

Bert Newton out staged.

@melatomic

Жыл бұрын

Because he knew how to play the perfect straight man, & they paid Barry huge money at the time to appear.

Sorry moon face your not the best ! Go Dame!

God is coming back soon pls all repent of your sins