Stanley Price, who died in 2019, in his 88th year, could simply pick up the phone and take anyone to lunch - whether it be Marilyn Monroe or Sophia Loren.
Stephen Adnitt says he remains amazed at just how successful the show became long before the new BBC remake - while its popularity prompted the performers to demand ever-skimpier outfits
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: His has been a wonderful, often charmed and fascinating life during which he's befriended everyone from Sir Mick Jagger and David Hockney.
King Charles III paid a light-hearted tribute to the late Barry Humphries at a state memorial service Friday in Australia.
Daily Mail Australia LIVE BLOG: The life of Barry Humphries is being celebrated at a state memorial service at the Sydney Opera House
It's a unique event in which the finest performers of the day come together for one night of family-friendly entertainment with top-tier royals as guests of honour.
The bright blooms, often associated with Dame Edna Everage and with The Smiths' frontman Morrissey, can be priced cheaply partly because they are fairly low maintenance to grow.
Late Australian comic legend Barry Humphries endured a tragic battle with inoperable cancer before his death last week, as new details emerge of his touching final days with friends and family.
Barry Humphries (pictured) has been farewelled in a small private funeral at the Bowral estate of his longtime friend Tim Storrier on Friday.
A leaked email written by the late Barry Humphries in 2020 reveals his private thoughts about being 'cancelled' by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Good Morning Brian paid homage to the late Australia comedian Barry Humphries as they showed a clip of him surprising the King and Queen Consort with a skit in 2013.
Kathy Lette paid a heartfelt tribute to her late friend Barry Humphries on Sunday by labelling him the most important comedian since Charlie Chaplin.
The fall out between comedy superstar Barry Humphries and his third wife, Diane Millstead, when he ran of with his future fourth wife, Lizzie Spender, was bitter and shocking.
Australia is home to the world's most deadly creatures - the great white shark, the funnel-web spider, the box jellyfish... and, until yesterday, the Edna Everage.
Born with the 'precious gift of being able to laugh at the misfortunes of others', Edna, a mix of Elizabeth Taylor and Crossroads' Noele Gordon, was a celebrity who sent up the idea of celebrity.
As tributes from around the world flowed for the beloved entertainer, a photo emerged of Humphries' appearing relaxed and barefoot as he posed with a female fan for several photos.
A spokesman for King Charles said the monarch - who was famously left in hysterics when Dame Edna infiltrated the 'royal box' during the 2013 Royal Variety Performance - was 'saddened' by the news.
The life of comedian Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna, died Saturday at the age of 89, was just as colorful off stage as on.
Rob Brydon and Rylan Clark led the celebrity tribute for Barry Humphries on Saturday following his death aged 89.
In den 90er-Jahren kam kein Comedy-Fan an ihr vorbei: Dame Edna Everage aus Australien – violette Haare, Schmetterlingsbrille, große Klappe – wurde auch von den Briten heiß geliebt. Nun ist Schauspieler und Entertainer Barry Humphries verstorben.
Tributes have been pouring in from grieving fans of Barry Humphries who died this morning aged 89, recalling the hilarious This Morning interview he gave in November 2021.
