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Barry Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie

Despite a legacy tainted by PC-baiting provocation, many will remember Humphries with affection as the carnivalesque Dame Edna and foul-mouthed Sir Les Patterson

The Guardian - UK

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies aged 89

Tributes to the much-loved comedian have already begun pouring in

Wales Online

Australian stage and screen icon Barry Humphries has died aged 89

The Melbourne-born comic who found international acclaim is best known for his alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, but also appeared in more than 20 films and authored numerous books and plays.

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Barry Humphries, 'greatest ever Australian', bows out

Entertainer Barry Humphries, who brought to life Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died at the age of 89 in a Sydney hospital surrounded by family.

AAP

Barry Humphries, 89, dies after Dame Edna Everage star suffered hip op complications

Australian comedian Barry Humphries has died age 89 after being admitted into hospital in a serious condition over complications from hip replacement surgery

Daily Mirror

Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital

Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery

The Independent UK

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries in 'stable' condition as hospital issues health update

The Australian comedy entertainer was readmitted to St Vincent’s Hospital after falling ill following hip surgery and is 'in the best hands'.

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Hospital gives health update on Barry Humphries, 89

The entertainer was readmitted after falling ill following surgery

Wales Online

Barry Humphries health update as medics caring for Dame Edna star slam rumours

The hospital in Sydney has dismissed claims that Barry Humphries had gone into an “unresponsive state” and had been given morphine by doctors

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries 'unresponsive' reports denied

Reports claiming comedy legend Barry Humphries is in an unresponsive state in hospital are untrue, his publicist says.

AAP

Barry Humphries ‘unresponsive’ reports denied

Reports claiming comedy legend Barry Humphries is in an unresponsive state in hospital are untrue, his publicist says

The New Daily

Barry Humphries' health 'worsened in the last week' ahead of hospital dash

Comedian Barry Humphries, 89, was recently rushed to the hospital due to complications from his hip replacement surgery

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries' estranged daughter 'patches up feud' and flies to ill father's bedside

Comedian Barry Humphries' estranged daughter, Emily, who he has not spoken to for over 20 years has rushed to be by his bedside in Australia as he remains in hospital

Daily Mirror

Inside Barry Humphries' health battles as family rush to Dame Edna star's hospital bedside

Barry Humphries, who is known as his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, is currently in hospital being treated for complications following a hip replacement surgery

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Book of the week: Let sleeping Sams lie

Sam Neill's memoir – a slow, vague but extremely observant Kiwi icon. By Steve Braunias

Evening Standard

Barry Humphries’ family updates fans on his health after Dame Edna star left in ‘serious condition’

The comic, 89, is said to be in a ‘serious condition’ with family at his bedside

Daily Record

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries' family issue update on 89-year-old as they rush to bedside

Barry's family have now released a statement, which was read out on Australia's 10 News First.

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries' family break silence after Dame Edna star in 'serious condition'

Comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his Dame Edna Everage alter ego, was taken into hospital after complications following a hip replacement surgery

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Evening Standard

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries in a ‘serious condition’ in hospital after complications from hip surgery

Friends of the comedian, 89, have said he has ‘serious health problems’ but ‘his sense of humour never leaves him’

The Independent UK

Barry Humphries rushed back to hospital in ‘serious condition’ two months after major surgery

Australian press said comedian was ‘surrounded by family’

Daily Record

Dame Edna star Barry Humphries, 89, rushed to hospital as family wait at bedside

Australian comedian Barry Humphries is in a 'serious condition but being kept comfortable' and is currently being 'surrounded by family', it has been announced

Wales Online

Family gathers as Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries rushed to hospital

He is said to be in a serious condition

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries, 89, rushed to hospital as family gather round Dame Edna star's bedside

Australian comedian Barry Humphries is in a 'serious condition but being kept comfortable' and is currently being 'surrounded by family', it has been announced

The New Daily

Watch: Humphries in hospital, Welfare payments, Fishermen rescued

Watch: There are fears this afternoon for beloved Australian entertainer Barry Humphries who is being treated in hospital for hip surgery complications.

The New Daily

Comedian Barry Humphries in hospital in ‘absolute agony’

Barry Humphries has been hospitalised in Sydney following complications from hip surgery, according to reports.

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