SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) – Australians have paid tribute to Barry Humphries, the comic greatest identified for his character Dame Edna Everage, as each a “one-of-a-kind” entertainer and a captivating and clever man.
The Sydney Morning Herald stated Humphries died on Saturday at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, the place he had been handled for varied well being points. Humphries was 89.
Humphries, born and raised in Melbourne, rose to fame in Britain within the Seventies taking part in a bunch of Australian caricatures together with Dame Edna, repulsive drunk diplomat Les Patterson and Sandy Stone, a decrepit rambling senior.
St Vincent’s Hospital chaplain Martin Maunsell stated he met Humphries when the comic was being handled for a fall, describing him as “charming” and “clever”.
“He was one among a sort,” Maunsell stated. “I don’t assume we’ll ever see somebody like him ever once more in Australia.”
Within the beachside suburb of Coogee, Sydney resident Dani Kersh stated Humphries was like a “full ray of sunshine”.
“He offered a great dose of comedy and humour and leisure throughout Australia. What a legend,” Kersh stated.
One other Sydneysider, Lucy Bloom, stated it felt just like the character of Dame Edna would by no means come to an finish.
“Dame Edna is a personality you anticipate to dwell endlessly, so I used to be actually, actually shocked to see that we might don’t have any extra Dame Edna,” Bloom stated “I met her in 2015 in San Francisco and can always remember.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the native tributes following Humphries’ dying, calling him a “nice wit, satirist, author and an absolute one-of-kind”.
“Barry Humphries entertained us by means of a galaxy of personas, from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone. However the brightest star in that galaxy was at all times Barry,” Albanese wrote on Twitter.
Reporting by Jill Gralow, writing by Sam McKeith; Enhancing by Kim Coghill
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