This sensitive interview sums it up: Barry was man of great wit, of compassion and impeccable timing right down to his closing remark here „ I‘m afraid we‘ve run out of time“ - Rest in Peace
I met Barry after his show last April! I was lucky to meet him then & incredibly lucky now. Rip Dame & and thank you for making my late Dad laugh in Bristol ⭐️❤⭐️🎉
I have an old copy of Honey Bear I got for my Mum as it was her favorite as well. Also, Barry has a zeal for life that is very inspiring. Listening to him talk is very uplifting! He is very young at heart!!!
Such a talented man !! I love his comedy and his characters that are so iconic and ageless !! Edna is stunningly beautiful!! I never tire if Barry . Luv Ya ❤️💙💜💚💛🧡💙💐
Barry Humphries you have captured the hearts of all the people & I can't see anyone not loving the comedy & love for your craft that you have graced us with all these many years. GOD bless. RIP. You will forever live in our hearts. You are so missed. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My Father was a genius. I know you are a genius. Thank you for all the happiness you have given to so many people. You have enriched my life. Thank you.
He is pure genious, this brilliant man. Unfortunatly not very well known in Norway, where I belong, but after I "found" him and his splendid characters in here, I've become a HUGE fan. Let's get as much material as possible available!! Please!!
This is one of the best interviews I've seen with Barry (and I think I have seen this a few times before), but it really encapsulates him perfectly: The ego, the wit, the rebelliousness, but also the curiosity, interest in, and care for, all people.
So funny Barry talking about Sunday afternoon drives with his parents as we in South Africa (in the 50’s and 60’s) did that as well! For the exact same reason! We all dreamt of a better life one day..
Take notice all actors what Barry said it's about cheering people up. And that's what he did for many years. Gone but always remembered in our heart's. Loved by all especially in Melbourne.
I have enjoyed Dame Edna for about 50 years. I remember watching with my mother when I was still in high school, I'm now in my early 70s. I spent a few months in Mexico in early 2019. I was so thrilled to see an advert for Dame Edna, but my sister insisted it must just be an impersonator, so we missed it. Probably the real thing! What a lost opportunity. I'll never forgive my sister.
It's a shame everyone focuses on the Edna character, and not so much Barry's other works. He was very passionate as a theatre actor, but it seems it would be Edna that saw him fame. I'm grateful for the gifts he gave us, great amd small, but we all know Edna was from another stratosphere. Scathing, polite, back-handed compliments, and saying all the things polite society wouldn't dare - it was marvelous
"People need cheering up!" This is the heart and mentality of a pure comic actor, and this is also what's missing from comedy today. Today comics care more about "seeming smart" than they do about being funny and making people laugh. In the end they come across as neither smart nor funny.
He really was brilliant, but I'm afraid we've run out of time. Such a classic final comment on the pretentious psychotherapist fools who pretend to understand the human mind, while being incapable and uninterested in doing so. Fortunately, here we had a congenial master of the mind and, unfortunately, it now has a new and similarly final meaning.
