Remembering Barry Humphries: He reimagined the one-man show and upended cultural cringe

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Remembering Barry Humphries: He reimagined the one-man show and upended cultural cringe

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Humphries as Dame Edna Everage during a Sydney performance in 2012 [Image: CR Eva Rinaldi on Wikimedia Commons CC by 2.0]

Anne Pender looks at the career of Australian comedic performer, the late Barry Humphries, and the unique and much-loved personas he created for his work

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