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Dame Edna made a successful transition from stage to TV. The talk show format provided an outlet for Humphries' ability to ad-lib in character, and it enabled Edna to reach a wider range audience. As other Australian actors have begun to make a wider impression internationally, Edna did not hesitate to reveal that it was her mentorship which helped "kiddies" like "little Nicole Kidman" to achieve their early success. [84] Sir Les Patterson [ edit ] In 2003, Humphries voiced the shark Bruce in the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, using an exaggerated baritone Australian accent. [36] Barry Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 . Retrieved 24 April 2023. After a brief romance he married Brenda, a dancer, and they set up home in a tiny flat in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. In his last performance of 1955, a revue entitled Return Fare, Humphries revived the character he had created as a diversion on the bus. The newly christened Edna, who regaled the Melbourne audience with descriptions of the modern suburban amenities of her Moonee Ponds villa, went down a storm. a b c "Barry Humphries, Comedian who played Dame Edna Everage, Dies at 89". Variety. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 . Retrieved 23 April 2023.

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Wildlife in Suburbia: Barry Humphries". recollection.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 . Retrieved 23 April 2023. Meet the judges!". BBC. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008 . Retrieved 23 April 2023. A Fistful of Fosters". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023 . Retrieved 24 April 2023. a b "Barry Humphries dead: Dame Edna star passes away aged 89". Evening Standard. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023 . Retrieved 22 April 2023. Disguising myself as different characters and I had a whole box of dressing up clothes ... Red Indian, sailor suit, Chinese costume and I was very spoiled in that way ... I also found that entertaining people gave me a great feeling of release, making people laugh was a very good way of befriending them. People couldn't hit you if they were laughing. [3]

Oldie of the Year for "his wonderful split personality which has entertained us for so many years" [136] Barry Humphries: 'Through the thin end of an asparagus roll', National Press Club - 1978". Speakola. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023 . Retrieved 24 April 2023. For his delivery of Dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, his biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time ... [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin". [54] Television roles [ edit ]a b Barrow, Andrew (15 August 2004). "Barry Humphries: Dame for a laugh". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 26 March 2010.