Dame Edna Completely Unfiltered And Absolutely HILARIOUS In Rare Interview | Celebs Up Close

[@MM-yi9zn]

How can a magnificent rare COMEDIC GENIUS like Barry have left us? Never ever will there be another. A gift from Australia to the world. We love you Barry. RIP.

[@SleepyRedbackSpider-rv6kr]

Totally hilarious

[@harrodsfan]

Perfectly well said !!! There will never be one like him.

[@charlemos-chat-in-español]

Why is everyone talking about Barry Humphries? Sure he was a great manager but Dame Edna was the the real comedic genius!

[@maggiereising9253]

Michael Aspel darlings

[@riley9663]

I used to see him around my neighborhood.

[@deborahscott6005]

When interviewers asked a question and then kept quiet and let their guests ramble. How I wish they would do that now.

[@Claire-k5q]

Except Graham Norton. Love him.

[@juanitahardy8583]

The Brit interviewers usually had better manners than Anerican hosts.

[@lorenzobianchini4415]

Tell Fiona Bruce that!!!😅

[@carolpaterson122]

You are so right. Michael Parkinson, Terry Wogan, Steve Wright. The masters of interviewing who listened and understood it wasn’t about them. All gone sadly.

[@susanmcdonald-timms3202]

What a true point !

[@Dnn411]

We NEED Dame Edna TODAY!

[@jeanneMN]

For sure!!

[@harrodsfan]

Desperately !

[@CL-lo3xr]

Martin Short is recently doing a character named Jimminy Glick . He's sort of a male Dame Edna.

[@marshallscott7955]

They’ll never be another. Absolutely wonderful Barry Humphries, who gave laughter and happiness to millions

[@angelacuthbert8603]

He certainly did 😊 I remember watching him when I was younger with my family and everyone crying with laughter 😃 they were the best days...

[@grannym2880]

As an aussie, I love Dame Edna but truth is, I'm here to gawk at David Essex. I had such a crush on him back in the day. 😍

[@colleenrichards5662]

I’m an Aussie too & had a huge crush on him back in the day, still do…♥️

[@vivienneoneill5400]

Go girls ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mickiemairs7985]

Me too.......

[@beulah3484]

@@colleenrichards5662 And he is still gorgeous today!! ❤

[@colleenrichards5662]

@@beulah3484 💙 I know…!! He certainly got better with age, IF that’s possible….💙💙

[@evelyncarter1936]

When people could take a joke and weren't offended by everything...love Barry

[@AussieKim42]

Right?! Conservative Boomer types are so offended by everyone else’s mere existence, they really should just get over it.

[@biegebythesea6775]

oh i don't think so. people were hurt back then since we're all human. claire clearly was. it's just that people had to pretend to not be crying inside to make others happy. i prefer now.

[@maryj7950]

THOSE were THE DAYS!

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

HEY

[@therealgodessisis]

David was offended. Look at his face.

[@lynxau]

Dame Edna has left the building- Thanks for all those laughs

[@LeslieDiablerets]

With Dame Edna, I always loved how everybody bought into the act. Barry Humpries was a comedy genious.

[@MJ-hl1kk]

If people 'bought into the act', it's not their fault. What did you expect them to do? Lift HIS skirts, tear HIS tights, to check?

[@truerosie]

@@MJ-hl1kk Get over yourself, people who didn't want to be around Edna simply chose not to. You can too.

[@MJ-hl1kk]

@@truerosie Don't tell me what to do. It's my opinion and it was not addressed to you!

[@tiffytattoo2450]

@MJ-hl1kk you seem so very confused. Bless your heart.

[@MJ-hl1kk]

@@tiffytattoo2450 No, I'm not confused, unfortunately for you. I was just commenting on some people's taste in humor, which I find crass in every way. Looks like you have taken that personally. And that's good!👍

[@SLAmey-mu9hd]

One of best comics to ever grace the earth.... Barry's wit is razor sharp.... brilliant

[@harrodsfan]

Indeed. Very well said.

[@nicholasr6381]

I miss the greatest comic talent that was Dame Edna

[@verenamaharajah6082]

Clare Rayner played the stooge to Edna brilliantly! Who knew she had such a great sense of humour.

[@satch7123]

Thank you, my thoughts exactly.

[@philipebbrell2793]

She was very good on Radio 4's Any Questions as well.

[@reneethorn145]

She understood the assignment 😘 as an Agony Aunt, she must've met some characters over the years. She was great back in the day 🤩

[@martinplatt5928]

She did. Lovely woman and David was so beautiful and polite. Lovely man.

[@CJJacksonBGT]

She was WONDERFUL! What a fantastic lady! Thanks Claire x

[@ohwhatworld5851]

I absolutely love it when she completely takes over the show at the end and thanks everyone as her guests, including the host! haha!

[@MJ-hl1kk]

Yeah, you would also do that, I'm sure, seeing that you're such an admirer of GROSS.

[@lucpraslan]

​@@MJ-hl1kkWhat do you mean by that? What are you saying is gross?

[@ohwhatworld5851]

@@lucpraslan Just ignore them.

[@alimcmtcs]

💯 - this is my favourite part too!! Complete comedic takeover!! So funny!! 😂😂😂

[@Haberdashery22]

Saw a Dame Edna show in London in the 90s. Quite possibly the funniest show I've ever seen. RIP Barry Humphries and thank you for all you gave us ❤

[@harrodsfan]

Yes I used to look forward to it on Saturday evenings. He had stellar guests, like Tom Jones and Lauren Bacall for eg.

[@rebeccasanfilippo6804]

I saw the Dame in San Francisco.

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

No one stands a chance when Dame Edna's on.

[@TimelordUK]

Clare Rayner was such a good sport here bless her x

[@juliewillard1367]

Dame Edna was hilarious. Loved the interaction with Clare Rayner she was great.

[@2157ad]

Was this universe ever big enough to contain her? lovely to find interviews like this, those laughs just keep on comin!

[@dawnepimm4393]

Love Dame Edna and Clare Rayner is a brilliant sport and what a lovely talking voice she has. X

[@sonnyjuke]

Great times when people weren't offended over everything

[@ohwhatworld5851]

'David the little gypsy" hahahaha

[@youejtube7692]

Interestingly, his mother really was a 'gypsy' or 'Irish traveller'.

[@victoryoneable]

Claire Rayner was so nice for letting Dame Edna lean on her for laughs. I'm sure she knew ahead of the show that this was going to happen.

[@alisonwagstaff6896]

Dame Edna is so quick, she's slightly had a pop at them before they realise 😂. I think David Essex was confused about it all 😂

[@susansmith4784]

Hes so rude😢

[@colinpartridge6423]

Probably the funniest, and easily the most quick-witted entertainer, that I ever saw live. Barry Humphries was a comic genius.

[@Muzzy68]

Love that Clare Rayner is up,for a laugh

[@antrimlariot2386]

"Goodness knows what you get, darling."

[@pensaremyfriends6462]

Pure joy from beginning to end. THANK YOU!

[@Maugirl2]

So lovely to see David Essex there too :) such a gentleman, standing up to greet her, and not sitting down till she did :)

[@nancycronin551]

What a gift to the world Dame Edna was. Thank you forever, ol' Barry! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@harrodsfan]

So true !

[@heatherholman4834]

Absolutely 👍🙏❤️

[@aquaboy68]

was there anybody left that Edna didn't insult....😂😂😂😂😂..Brilliant

[@bridgetlovedfrankgeddes8352]

David essex one lovely.looking man x

[@rudehamster275]

He still is

[@amandajstar]

Looks quite ordinary to me. The sort that shows you real estate or sells you shoes....

[@jacquelinekalich3265]

Nothing and nobody was sacred to Dame Edna.

[@craigdaly5111]

Definitely can’t get comedy like that anymore-hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@stevers62]

Dame Edna was brilliantly funny! Thanks for sharing!

[@mogadon7]

CREAKING chairs what genius purchased them ?

[@richardw64]

I love how his ploy on every interview was to take over the show and then thank everyone for coming. He was as aussie as Vegemite. Miss your talent, mate.

[@amandajstar]

'as Vegemite' --- But much tastier!

[@kingdonward]

David Essex looking beautifully bewildered!

[@georgielancaster1356]

Overwhelmed and nervous. Fixed smile and terrified to make a noise

[@Morningstar-xz5bl]

When we were allowed to have free comedy❤

[@modfus]

Michael Aspel is a true professional. He's such a gentleman ....and has a great sense of humour. He knew that giving Humpries free rein would make great television - and so just let him loose 😆

[@carolegreen9938]

No one will ever come close to her. 💗💗💗

[@hallson2917]

Rest in Peace Barry!

[@bethwatts5527]

I loved dame Edna I always about died laughing at her you never know what she was going to say

[@lynnemapp7902]

Always loved Dame Edna. Naturally funny

[@kerryannehogg6009]

Michael Aspel was such a dashing looking man. Even now, at age 91 and living with lymphoma, he's amazing. I'm sure many talk show hosts still look up to him.

[@PeBoVision]

David Essex in 1985!!! Were we ever really that young and beautiful ?

[@Alfie198]

I think we were. What happened over the decades?

[@michaelodowd4807]

Ha indeed time takes its toll on the old visage .

[@Muswell]

David had such an angelic face.

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

Dame's outfit is GENIUS!

[@julieoxberry1989]

It was lovely to see David and Micheal remain standing, whilst waiting for the ladies to sit down.

[@lich2560]

We’ve all lost Barry now … but my God … he lives on and continues to make us HOWL ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@russellmason3586]

Absolutely hysterical! Dame Edna at her very best!!!

[@mikaelb7735]

RIP dear Dame! Thank you for all the lovely laughs you given the world and me!!!!

[@susanmcdonald-timms3202]

Couldn’t have a talent like Dame Edna today-someone would get ‘offended’ , be ‘traumatised’ need therapy, and have him banned

[@jeanneMN]

Quite right. And our loss

[@paula-pw7yd]

She’d be cancelled within one interview sadly

[@patriciacathcart9233]

Not in Australia.

[@antrimlariot2386]

There's still Jiminy Glick.

[@susanmcdonald-timms3202]

@@antrimlariot2386 now i have to go and find out who this is

[@pakjohn48]

I was in my teens when Barry Humphries rose to stardom in Australia and I was hooked. I followed his career and attended some of his Australian performances thereafter. The greatest Australian comic of that era.

[@susieo5093]

Love David Essex.

[@harrodsfan]

Love Dame Edna.

[@bristolgareth1]

Thanks for been on this dull planet the genius of Barry humphries

[@harrodsfan]

Spot on !!!

[@maggiereising9253]

Michael Aspel

[@fayhart6355]

Ooooo glorious. ❤❤❤💓💓💓We miss you dame Edna 🙏

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Wow! Dame Edna is a force of Nature! and David Essex was the best possible sport to play along!

[@biegebythesea6775]

just a note - david essex was a heartthrob in the 70s and 80s. i feel like that has been written out of history.

[@paula-pw7yd]

Not my history!😂

[@harrodsfan]

Especially in the mid 70's and with his film Stardust. I was one of the few in my class that didn't fancy him. I found him ....squirmy lol

[@neilsyres8147]

Still touring in 2022, now 76, became a father again at 67. So still in someone's history in a good way!

[@georgielancaster1356]

​@@neilsyres8147Good Grief! Where did the years go?

[@cragerzz]

"A stud or a sleeper" that line right there is evidence of absolute genius shed thought it up before the sentence was even finished! ❤

[@Alfie198]

Those were the days. I miss them so much.

[@violettabicycletta331]

Once in a century . Absolutely unforgettable !!!

[@harrodsfan]

Truth !

[@iap-ug3oy]

Gos, I really miss Dame Edna…We sure could do with her in this miserable world…Thank you Barry Humphrey’s….Thank you so very much for all the laughter……You are sadly missed….

[@Rob_J_Tipper]

Barry’s creation Dame Edna has to be the funniest ever. Her acid tongue still has me laughing today and is timeless. Watching it today still makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂

[@mariahavraham7507]

I am amazed at people who see Dame Edna and don't recognize who or what she is. So amusing. The best ever.

[@grethe1956]

Wasn’t David Essex gorgeous!?

[@jazze63]

Really funny comedians like Dame Edna and Little Britain would never be allowed in this boring political correct time.

[@Claire-k5q]

Love Little Britten. And the Fast Show. Suit you sir!!

[@Alfie198]

Yes. The soul has gone out of comedy these days.

[@gdcat777]

Man, that's a master class in comedy if there ever was one. An amazingly sculpted character Dame Edna was.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

😂 Dame Edna made a pass at Aspel and made him blush.

[@kalevala29]

The lady in the tie is certainly taking her jabs with good humor.

[@lilasfaves7846]

Claire raynor was an agony aunt! Helped people with her problems and was a great sport!

[@kalevala29]

@@lilasfaves7846 For some reason, I think I heard that name in an episode of absolutely fabulous.

[@lilasfaves7846]

@@kalevala29 yes she’s been a known agony aunt here in the uk for decades.. they would be using her for humour most probably

[@neilsyres8147]

Her husband still going strong at 96!

[@kalevala29]

@@lilasfaves7846 Like they did with Delia Smith.

[@Mamadukee1]

Loved her !!!!😁

[@mjh5437]

David Essex has always had such a beautiful face and has always seemed like a good old-fashioned English Gentleman....Still is in 2024 at the age of nearly 80 I should think in fact!

[@suzizuki]

he was hilarious!!! bless his soul.

[@amandas361]

Bravo Claire Rayner and Bravo Michael Aspel. Marvellous. 6

[@tomtalker2000]

God bless Barry. He was SO AHEAD of his time with this character. And only he could pull it off with his quick wit and charm. His timing for jokes was impeccable and he barely was caught off guard. And if he was he knew exactly how to take it on. He was a well traveled and VERY learned man as well. Their will never be another. RIP Barry.

[@takata98]

I couldn't stand Barry Humpries! "and yet" I have to say that Dame Edna was so iconic and legendary. There are so few who could have pulled off such a unique and beloved character.

[@htimsid]

And what about Sir Les Patterson?

[@rossalynsmith5253]

There was also another character of Sandy Stone

[@lobstermash]

The thing is, this isn't really a drag act because Edna is an exaggerated version of a real woman. She's one of the women Barry observed while growing up in suburban Melbourne. She isn't effeminate.

[@neave789]

so funny to be able to mock without offence and it's comedy gold

[@harrodsfan]

Dame Edna, the Legend. Highly intelligent with a super sharp sense of humour. How I miss her/him.

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

Barry blessed the world with his creation of Dame Edna! So much laughter through the years

[@manichairdo9265]

Ridiculously brilliant.😂😂😂 Thanks for the memories.❤

[@gaylachiriaco8667]

The best of drag and humor🖤

[@iwishluckybugger7623]

Gotta love Dame Edna!

[@iamintheburg9820]

Poor little David Essex...astonished, astounded, abashed and overwhelmed. Rightly so....

[@maureensurdez7841]

I laughed my self silly at this Dame Edna clip. Mr. Barry....hats off to a brilliant set.

[@stevegordon2032]

His wit and speed of thought is incredible. How he keeps the comedy flowing for so long is pure class. Just a brilliant entertainer, the like of who will never be seen again.

[@dantonallanson3905]

My Mum got pulled from the crowd , put on stage in Perth, on a chair and absolutely roasted. One of the best nights of her life. What a cracking wit

[@Nivvy54]

Miss her 😪 So glad I went to her show.

[@nickshugg7122]

And to think the Melbourne Comedy Festival organisers want to ‘cancel’ Barry because he expressed his own opinion honestly . He had so much more talent than all of them put together. Who do they think they are? Thanks for the laughs Barry!

[@AnnaStefford]

Barry will always be loved and remembered by his millions of fans around the world for many years to come and hold a special place in history as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He was wonderful and spread so much laughter and happiness to so many and still does and will be remembered with love always, long after his critics from Melb. Com Fest are dead and gone. I saw every show from 1975 until 2019 and they were alway a riot ! Hilarious! Pure genious! A rare diamond. ❤❤❤

[@jandrew0639]

A big credit to Clare for being a good sport an going along with the fun.

[@jayneyd4146]

A stud or a sleeper, us wonen have had experience of one or the other 😅 so quick with a reaponse. Love Dame Edna 😊

[@nd7177]

We can recognize David's shirt style being featured again on one of Seinfeld's episodes 😊

[@farahtahir985]

That’s what I thought!!

[@robertbaxter7071]

That was awesome 😂😂😂😂

[@NigelJones-eu7go]

Funny man 👨 bring us enjoyment to us all.Dame Edna R.I.P

[@velvetclaw2316]

God I miss the dame

[@gill9331]

Brilliant🤣🤣

[@kaylenecory2509]

I was obsessed with David Essex and then Dame Edna 🤩🥰

[@AlistairKiwi]

Goodness, Dame Edna totally took over that interview! But, what a wit.

[@maudeboggins9834]

My mother surprised my brothers & I with tickets back in 1979, we had front row seats, she was brilliant, laughed so hard I can still recall with clarity.

[@rael1999]

Off the cuff humour, he was absolutely lightening fast !

[@OliverKitkat]

Loved it when Michael blushed

[@KioscoBeachNo7]

Michael always gets an easy ride with Dame Edna on the show. He asks one question and off she goes for half hour 😆

[@susanprescott7014]

David Essex wow ❤❤

[@MrDavey2010]

So funny! Priceless comedy!

[@henriettahenson]

It's like Dame Edna. Appears to be giving them a, compliment at the same time insulting them... 😂😂😂Very clever.....

[@gazzasgold]

Genius. No other word.

[@fionamillar8779]

Miss Barry so much. Person I loved most in Australia. He was the funniest and cleverest performer. What a quick wit, and so inclusive of everyone round him especially in interview panels. What a legend!!!