Comedian and Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies aged 89

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

CANBERRA, Australia -- Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89.

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89. His death in the Sydney hospital, where he spent several days with complications following hip surgery, was confirmed by his family. "He was completely himself until the very end, never losing his …

Oh no, Possums! Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies at 89

Australian TV presenter Barry Humphries performs on stage as Dame Edna at the London Palladium on Nov. 13, 2013. The Tony Award-winning comedian died on Saturday at the age of 89.Joel Ryan/Invision/AP CANBERRA, Australia — Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven dec…

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89

His death in the Sydney hospital, where he spent several days with complications following hip surgery, was confirmed by his family.

Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage creator dies

He was best known as the creator of the gladioli clutching Dame Edna Everage, and vulgar cultural attache Sir Les Patterson – the comic legend Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89. Among the many tributes, Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese described him as the brightest star in the galaxy, and an absolute one of a kind.

‘Dame Edna Everage’ comedian Barry Humphries dies

Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose "Dame Edna Everage" alter ego left audiences in stitches, died aged 89 in a Sydney hospital on Saturday.