Crowded House and Dame Edna (!) on The Joan Rivers Show - 2nd Appearance, 1987 

Crowded House singing to Dame Edna, gotta admit this show was overflowing with raw unmatched talent

RIP! Barry Humphries and Paul Hester 😔😢

Crowded House and Dame Edna together? Awesome!

Wow, crowded house! A band that should have been more famous. So much talent

Just stumbled across this today. Absolutely brilliant, brought a smile to my face

Dame Edna on top form as ever, and Joan (knowing her well) knows exactly how to riff and bounce off her. - a brilliant rapport!

A great 22 minutes spent!! A lot of talent on that stage.

God knows how one stumbled across this, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 simply outstanding, love throw your arms around me ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Such wonderful old innocent times.

What a treasure this is!! Thank you so much!! The highlight for me was the harmony of voices singing 'throw your arms around me' - excellence.

I love Edna's face when Crowded House sing to her! Dame Edna's a barrel of laughs and Crowded House are one of those few bands/artists that have a place in my heart. I always feel nostalgic when I hear their music, they're sort of magic/timeless and I'm stoked that they're kiwis and aussies

What a proud decade for Australians that was

Down Under's two greatest exports!

1987 was a good year for music

LOVE, LOVE The Dame,,,, Edna Everage. Those guys are super talented... Awesome sound. (Rest in well deserved Peace, Miss Rivers.)

This is a classic interview. Great band, Dame Edna...man, what more could you ask for?!

So good to hear Joan Rivers laugh again :)

Loved Crowded House and Dame Edna- and loved the impromptu singing of the Hunters and Collectors anthem “Throw your arms around me” - divine. Vale Dame Edna and Paul Hester ❤

RIP Legend Dame Edna❤ Paul Hester

I really loved this. Crowded House were such a talented group. Neil Finn has been putting out such incredible songs and albums since. This is a wonderful capture of them in their beginning as a group. Loved it!

The two best comedians I’ve seen live were Barry Humphries and Dave Allen Crowded House live at Bumpershoot in Seattle in ‘91 among my favourite live gigs. So I’m happy here.

Dame Edna gave Lady GAGA her start! omg... look at her clothes! Love Dame Edna

As an Aussie of a certain age (61), this brought back great memories of live shows from long ago. Crowded House had us dancing, Dame Edna had us laughing. And all made Aussies proud. Though a few from Crowded House were Kiwis, we adopted them as our own, but Paul and Dame Edna were from my hometown of Melbourne, Edna (but not Barry) from the suburb of Moonee Ponds where as a kid I was dragged through shops by Mum and Dad and where, for a few years in my 40s, I worked at Murdoch’s Foxtel. Barry Humphries, Paul Hester and my parents (and Joan) were all still alive then, now all gone. I don’t know what my folks thought of the Crowdies but they loved Dame Edna. We went to many of Humphries’ live shows. More memories, tears of laughter replaced by tears of sorrow. Well, still some laughs. Thanks for uploading this it was very nice of you, as it was of acerbic Edna not to ask Joan why her band played the British “Land of Hope and Glory” as she entered. “Advance Australia Fair” (or even “Down Under”) would’ve been more appropriate! RIP Barry, Hessie. Joan and Avril & Arthur (my mum and dad)❤

So good !!! Great hair , its def in style today , lots it !

loved the Hunters and Collectors cover at the end!

Rest In Peace Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna

And - new artists, get this - it's really LIVE.

Three brilliant Melbourne icons.........Dame Edna, Crowded House & Hunters and Collectors. Grouse!

well done crowdie fans will love this

She's hilarious and the dress is something else!

RIP Dame Edna!

Miss you Joan💖💖💖Love💖💖💖

Oh, how we miss Joan!

I saw the last live show CH did before they left Australia to tour with Bruce Hornsby and the range. It was the Najee fashion awards at the Sidney Myer music bowl in Melbourne. Nicks mum was in the audience. Neil sang Throw your legs around me. Nicks brother Mark was the lead singer in Hunters and collectors. He wrote the song Throw your arms around me. That was in 87

Another awesome oldie of Dame Edna!

Brilliant!

and the boys were GREAT!

That harmony was incredible. Best rendition of throw your arms around me I have heard. And a Seymour wasn't the lead. Something so strong was great too, used their hit to warm up. Very impressive.

Australian humour takes no prisoners 🙂

I was only 7 yrs of age wow but remember it like yesterday ❤ wow how Dame edna missed hugging Neil #sillybilly

One of my favorite LPs

Oh, and Paul Hester--I love you, man. I freaking love you Hessie.

Four guys...a total symphony.

Goodbye Possums 🙏🇦🇺🥂 A wonderful video, thank you 🥰🇦🇺🥂 Great Cockatoos , they wake me up 5am, who needs an alarm clock?!!!!!!

Hands up who else had a crush on Neil Finn since 1980?

Whoever styled their hair did a great job.

Thanks for sharing this jem! Wow to be back in those days...great times 👍👍

Beautiful song & harmonies 😍🥰in the song Crowded House sang to Dame Edna

Is this the definition of what television at its best can be? A host who knows when to sit back and let her ‘talent’ display just that. Especially love that we get to see Crowded House setting up before each song. Bring back LIVE tv!

Wow, how cool was that. Brilliant !!

Never heard Nick whistling. So clean.

I was never sure who played the keyboards on their songs, but now I know and feel pretty dumb not "twigging" that it was none other than Eddie Raynor the brilliant Split Enz keyboardist. Just makes me love the band even more, Eddie was a bit of a genius and his playing here is great.

How outstanding was the second song!! And the boys cracking up at how far Edna's quips go over the local's heads. And the inappropriate (for Aussie sensibilities) ad at the end of the first set for Sinus tablets instead of congratulating the great firsts!!and the word "Cocaine" being mentioned as a cure for blocked sinuses!

Poor Joan stumbled her way thought it.. hard with such talent in the room...

Wow - first time I heard C.H. doing harmony like that without the band - fantastic

Most of the jokes went right over their heads. 😂😂😂

Goodness. I'm not even done with the video yet, and I'm having instrument envy. Nick's red Spector. Neil's goldtop. *sigh* Lovely find.

RIP, Barry!

Loved Crowded House and the days of uncomplicated comedy.

Great television

Ah Joan and dame Edna rip

Another chartbuster...😂 The shade

Before Bjork wrapped herself in a swan.

That was sexy when the boys sang to Dame Edna

Awwwww, Neil didn't get a hug 😟

Amazing to see Rivers nervous.

OMG it's so Funny to hear the Gags the Yanks don't get....Hilarious

The cockatoo on the right is alive. It blinks.

3 comedians and dame Edna.

great !!!

Oh Neil didn't get a hug from Dame Edna...............that's coz he's a kiwi and the two were aussies...........lol

This wonderful show gives the impression that it was held together with safety pins and duct tape 🌻

Wait, weren't they on the show another time when it was Joan's birthday? I seem to remember them singing a birthday song for her - like this, in the interview chairs with a guitar. And I also recall Joan being genuinely moved by it...

Eddie Rayner helping out on keys again! :)

Poor Neil missed out on his hug with Dame Edna ☹

I like the 'eating cake diet'.....LOL

She talked about her long time gynocologist, she said he goes way back.

Don’t dream it’s over possums!

Dame Edna was somewhat attractive when she was younger.

How cool

That cockatoo dress!

Who could wear a dead fowl better ?? Or two of'em ??

Subtle piano additions great sound.

I've never heard of Crowded House. Are they still around. Dame Edna is in a class all her own

wow - they were a great band - hope Neil does well with fleetwoodmac

Eddie's a monster!!!

Hunters and collectors the last song, right? Joan was a good looking woman too.

In so many videos, so many concerts, there is Eddie Rayner. I swear I saw him up the back in at least 90% of Crowded House appearances I went to back in the day, and virtually every recording of concerts, appearances, etc. Was he virtually part of the band while...not being part of the band?

Love how they had to do obvious church extra bits fir the american market

Never heard this different version.they often changed arrangements.

Loveeeeeeeee! How she didn't hug the last guy LOL!

Singing a Hunters and Collectors song lol

Eddie Rayner...the invisible one.

haha love it

Wait... SomethinG? SomethinG so strong? Neil. What were you on about?!!!!!!

Going places ? We went from Australia to America.

great kiwi band

The intoductory music - Land of Hope and Glory is representative of the British and not Australians

Rip barry Humphrey's

Cocaine joke fell flat 😁