Dame Edna Everage RIP.

FLYING BANANA · 22nd April 2023, 16:27

Barry Humphries claimed on Desert Island Discs that he would be very happy if his obituary didn’t make any reference to Dame Edna Everage, the monstrous Melbourne housewife he first created more than 65 years ago.

A faint hope. This excruciatingly egocentric personality with her bouffant purple hair, winged spectacles, huge feathers and outrageously garish frocks was not known for leaving the stage quietly and in fact returned there on numerous occasions since her “farewell performance” in 2012.

Dame Edna’s fame was such that she opened the Harrods sale, turned on the Christmas lights in Regent Street and made a cameo appearance in The Archers. To top it off, she has been on display at Madame Tussauds since the early Eighties.

Number 6 · 22nd April 2023, 19:10

Another one off personality, The likes of which will never be seen again.

stevestrat · 22nd April 2023, 19:16

I always preferred his other character, Sir Les Patterson, Australian Cultural Attaché.

Number 6 · 22nd April 2023, 19:17

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

I always preferred his other character, Sir Les Patterson, Australian Cultural Attaché.

Yes Indeed, Both characters were brilliant

trikey · 23rd April 2023, 05:28

Another of my childhood memories passed on, was a regular on the telly I the 70s and 80s and gave us a great laugh.

RIP

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