Dame Edna Everage interview (Des O’Connor, 1997)

[@Slavenmierech]

She owns every appearance, effortlessly entertaining, what a talent

[@joshuarosen6242]

It really is very clever. The effortless wit is something to behold. I salute you, Dame Edna.

[@markbass9402]

By far the greatest! I am just so glad they have so much documentation of this fabulous talent. She is an IKON!

[@donaldewert2402]

I play anything with Dame Edna to get my day started with a smile 😊

[@geeky_gunner]

Love the way she stares at the hosts and other guests to make them laugh and feel uncomfortable. Absolutely fantastic.

[@philipkuttner7945]

I think Des is on her wavelength--he gets her, and that brings out the best in her.

[@WWAWHTR]

Did I just see BH taken by surprise by Des O and have a real laugh at the parachute gag? Wonderful!

[@lisad476]

When you can bring smiles and laughter to the world you know your someone special.

[@frankhendricks5918]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

[@kerryevans5892]

RIP DAME EDNA always remembered 😢

[@crystalheart9]

Thanks so much for this, I adore Dame Edna. She takes charge of the entire show in her magical way!

[@crystalheart9]

@@CelineOracle Oh yes, why didn't I say that!

[@48tilt]

But also very inclusive

[@yalejomo]

Dame Edna! Always poised, witty, funny, never boring.

[@shaneblankenship8193]

never boring indeed! hilarious persona

[@davidmurvai40]

Ans moist. Don't forget that

[@veroe.7827]

@@davidmurvai40 " the hostess with the moistest" 😂😂😂

[@gregwindsor8170]

There will never be another, what an artist ..... a true master of the art of comedy....

[@jeanettesteed3326]

What a lovely musical introduction. How I would love to walk onto the stage with that music.

[@Deepbluecat]

This is CLASSIC! Dame Edna perfect as usual, and Des laughing his head off off cam

[@martm216]

She is an example and inspiration to us all.

[@jgsoundstream]

So sad these 2 legends are no longer with us😢

[@tomtalker2000]

When Des tells Dame "So she never goes parachuting". That completely caught Dame off guard and i absolutely peed my pants watching her response to that...!!! Dame is the best...!!!

[@ppotter]

I'll have to have another listen... Probably haven't watched it since I taped it ;)

[@tomtalker2000]

Oh you must i can't stop watching that part...!!! Dame was in the middle of getting another line out for the joke. But Des completely caught her off guard. And she played right into it classic Dame...;)

[@wardropper]

She is never caught off guard. She graciously laughed with Des at the incredible thought that Madge might ever go parachuting, then continued dominating the proceedings. Unlike some, she can let a person get a word in edgeways, to her credit. Neat little comment of his though.

[@rodkirkbride2230]

@@tomtalker2000 Class!

[@jessiejames7492]

one of the rare brilliant minds in show biz. not afraid to say what he means and never vulgar inspite of everything ....Recently on australian tv, he spoke out about vulgarity on tv and people in general gave him a slew of angry reponses...CANT UNDERSTAND THAT. People prefer to listen to vulagarity rather than clean , real fun

[@sarahholland1375]

He probably meant openly dirty knob jokes like Jimmy Carr does: whereas his thing is innuendo, like "I was buffing my husband's obelisk"! (Michael Parkinson interview).

[@patriciashenk8287]

I agree!! Vulgarity is Not funny. It's used by those who can't form complete thoughts with a higher level of language skills. Lazy people use vulgarity.

[@debrawhitney6587]

These were the days when tv was fun and worth watching

[@zoefoster1873]

Couldn't agree more! I hardly bother to watch anything contemporary now, it just isn't of the same quality, and it's all too PC!

[@frankhendricks5918]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

[@bethanjay]

Genius, beyond compare!

[@rheailiarome2287]

I love Dame Edna. She makes me laugh out loud 🤣 She's brilliant. I miss those days.

[@gracebennion2000]

She has it all over the show. Doesn't stop with continuous wit and humour. Too funny!!!

[@frankhendricks5918]

Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.

[@qazzell]

Underrated, very clever comedian.

[@philmcdonald4778]

Not underrated at all.

[@qazzell]

@@philmcdonald4778 Barry Humphries is underrated.

[@philipkuttner7945]

@@qazzell Well, Barry does his best, but he can't hold a candle to Dame Edna.

[@jerryrobinson5163]

Such wit and would have given Winston Churchill a run for his money. So very entertaining. I would have loved to seen a conversation between those two.

[@grantc61]

One of the greatest comedy geniuses ever. Very thankful I met him and witnessed many of his shows. A huge loss.

[@margeshilling7983]

This "woman" always makes me laugh! She and the late Robin Williams could always be naturally hilarious.

[@josephd.2725]

What was funny about Dame Edna was that you'd laugh in anticipation of what was coming next... you knew it would involve some raunchy innuendo or something controversial.. 🤣🤣

[@richardgornalle4536]

A consummate entertainer. One of a kind.

[@BubblewrapMe]

Thank you for uploading this. :)

[@tonihoger590]

Lol. Who has a couch in their bathroom??!! Only this lady.... RIP in paradise 😢, Barry.

[@torchyswinson7264]

He knows how to interview her!

[@brianvincent4165]

He did Torchy, but it is almost disrespectful to have the Dame on for less than 20 minutes as it was warming up nicely but Des started to worry about the time!!!

[@theafricanphilosopherqueen3032]

Beautiful

[@lydiamooney9947]

The true lavender queen way ahead

[@jaimenegron1871]

Amazing character...

[@franzgrabe1]

She will be funny in 50 years time!!!

[@jemsweaters690]

I love that she/he also played Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo

[@philipkuttner7945]

"or his printout said it." I howled!

[@alelooooooya]

4:00 imagine what she would have to say about Harry's wedding....! 5:45 haha for one she gets to have a proper laugh

[@gratacap1]

Barry Humphries remained loyal to his character until the end when his interpretation of a woman at the head of a dysfunctional family merged with the reality of another, royal.

[@barrymiller99]

Brilliant man. I mean person.

[@chrispetritsch4959]

No! You were right the first time! Brilliant MAN! Are you a man who is afraid to describe another man as a man for fear of being howled down by some extreme left degenerates?! You're no man.

[@chriscanale9535]

love you

[@ppotter]

Thanks ;)

[@jeanettesteed3326]

Feline Addict, `I’m not yelling, but honestly, if you have to have a joke explained to you, it’s passed you by and it is no longer a joke, that’s all.

[@Jamesmlvc]

What's that noise at 07:34? Dame Edna's face gave it away lol

[@jackwyatt6543]

a wet one perhaps? lol

[@xyz8655]

Sniff my fingers! LOL

[@josephd.2725]

To be fair "she" did last another 26 years after this, so she was right. Both of these entertainment legends now gone.

[@cyrilchapman5114]

So easy to forget it's Barry Humphries, who I never found funny, Sir Les and the Dame could teach him a lot about comedy

[@divox9pqr]

Friends of the Prostate…I’ll have to make a donation to it…..LOL

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I’ve never seen Dame Edna genuinely laugh at her interviewer’s quip. Des is a great straight man but here Dame Edna chortles away at his spontaneous ‘parachute’ line. I miss this kind of interview that no one does anymore, the guests today are just foils for the host, on Des’s show he played the straight guy to set them up or a generous host asking great but not intrusive questions.

[@Me-hs4jj]

Sadly it’s KZbin, TikTok, Instagram etc that have caused the death of the golden era of TV & entertainment. It appears that most people would rather watch a video of a nobody with millions of followers going to KFC than anyone with any real talent.

[@dafinker3443]

Super

[@janbonsema5888]

Barry Humphries, a born performer, out of dreary, tedious Melbourne, Shakespearean actor off Shaftesbury Ave., and subsequente automatic alcoholic, a consumate performer as I was saying...also somebody who is ad libbing most of the time and applying his masterful command of the english language...I wish ther was something negative to say about him n ow.

[@chrispetritsch4959]

I assume you've never spent a minute in Melbourne!

[@janbonsema5888]

@@chrispetritsch4959 no I didn't but it is probably one of those cities that went from victorian, to opening up to the modern world, and then some. I guess in the late eighties and early nineties or so . I lived in a city with a similar trajectory, Toronto Canada

[@ramshaar2597]

Qute thing.☺👍

[@JoanneDawes-pg9uf]

❤😂❤

[@MJ-qb5ph]

Madge sums up NZ totally

[@JudyComer-Calder]

I don’t get the parachute bit?

[@janespond922]

Dame Edna said Madge is so full of piercing holes that she whistles as the wind blows through her. Des upped the idea by imagining how the wind would blow through her if she parachuted. Hope you laughed!😅

[@marshalphillips5956]

I let him sniff my fingers.

[@keely7430]

This is comedy

[@glenbowden7334]

😂👏🤣🙏❤️💃

[@arconeagain]

Naughty

[@krisscanlon4051]

I bet she takes the pizz out of ole Des! Crikey!

[@stevencarter4338]

" I let him sniff my fingers " 😁😁😁

[@coloringwithd]

ROTFLMAO

[@susanbode239]

😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Kimmy-pw8tm]

It could be cocaine

[@debrawhitney6587]

Oops those

[@alelooooooya]

2:00 haha

[@1258-Eckhart]

How on earth did that O'Connor character manage to hold down a TV-career for so long on so little talent? With Dame Edna he's way out of his depth.

[@kinomusic9110]

Comedians loved going on his show. He basically played the straight man and let them do their act. Unlike today's talk show hosts who want to be the centre of attention rather than the guest.

[@petergray2588]

Ironically the “all round” British entertainer types never seemed to excel at anything

[@rnw2739]

@@petergray2588 Can you name some? You seem to know all about them...

[@petergray2588]

@@rnw2739 To be blunt, if a performer wasn’t up to the standards set by Hughie Green or Tarby, or Val or good old Brucie Forsyth, I just didn’t want to know

[@jeanettesteed3326]

I do know what you mean, but he was a lovely man, and believe me, not the only English entertainer to make a great career out of little talent. Have you ever heard of Man by grav