Barry Humphries - Doctor Of The University Occasional Speech (1994)
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- Digital copy of Doctor Of The University Occasional (Acceptance) Speech delivered by Barry Humphries - author, artist and the actor behind Dame Edna Everage. This speech forms part of the Griffith Archive (Griffith University) Collection.
A legend amongst men - such a refined, well spoke, intelligent, cultural man - The world has truly lost a wonderful human 😔😔😔
Great post
@@paulfitzpatrick6536Never met Mr Humphries but feel I lost a good friend when the news broke he passed away - He will be sorely missed
Now, sadly, that brilliant mind has left us...
However, he leaves behind a treasure trove of recorded brilliance for us and future listeners, who will soon become ardent fans.
RIP Barry... you will be missed.
I miss Dame Edna already , I will keep watchingCZcams 😢❤❤❤
As a fella who worked hard for my master degree and who has little time for honorary degrees.... I will take exception for this amazing fella. An Aussie legend. RIP Barry, you were clever, wise and hilariously funny and much loved
One word.....Genius ⭐️ I met Barry last year & how incredibly grateful I was & am ⭐️
Rip Barry & thankyou Doctor for all the Joy ❤ Very best wishes & love Faith ⭐️🍾
Most wonderful man and actor. And the most brilliant Dame Edna.🙏💥🙏
What a gift to the world this brillant and fearless soul was.
I had the pleasure of taking this gentleman from his hotel in Sydney to an engagement at Rushcutter's Bay he was always colourful in his dress to say the least - Thoroughly polite through out the journey - He was one of many Australian personalities I got to briefly meet while driving the taxi's in Sydney
He is and will always remain one of our greatest living treasures
He deserved the honour. He is very clever and perceptive, and has made a lot of people laugh. Well done Barry.
His speech was very moving. He meant every word. 🧡🌿
Wait for the wonderful monologue that Barry performs in the second half of this video. It is poetry unforgiven, and a true delight. This wonderful rendition of Barry Humphries' life gives us a history of not only his life, but of all the comedy institutions that he created. He is a true genius of acting, satire, pathos and comedy. We are blessed by his works. He is now gone, but never forgotten. Thank you Barry.
Oh my .. what a poem! He has a brilliant mind.
So disappointed Dame Edna has never moderated the U.S. Presidential Debates. She'd be perfect!
As classy as you get! The Melbourne bloke is going places! Made me laugh as usual! ❤ from Liverpool!
I could listen to barry humphries anytime.
Brilliant man 😢
Such wit! Love him/her!
He is scathing and a lot of it went right over the heads of the presenters, and most of the audience. His hat doffing is hilarious. I lived in Australia from the end of '63 to the end of '68 and he nailed it.
5 years?……..an expert.
I read a book of his in the 80s. It was a wonderful read.
Beautiful gown by son Kenny
that has "KENNY" written all over it!
I haven’t heard much of Kenny since he had his little shop in Hong Kong before it was resumed by China. What is happened to him?
I'm pretty sure Kenny is the sone of one of the actors he manages, Dame Edna Everage.
It takes a rare talent and a way too overlong speech to make Brilliant unique Barry Humphries seem boring
Absolutely brilliant
I absolutely adore how he puts Melbourne in its place. No one else has done that in the whole nation in the way Barry did right until the end. That was 1994 but even in 2023 he put the Melbourne state government back in its place by refusing their disingenuous state Funeral offer. His family - on his orders - refused it. He was always so right about Melbournian self-righteousness and completely inane self-image. They don’t call it Melboring for nothing!
The old steak and kidney envy …are ya with me.?
@@anthonyleddin8055 not envious at all!! Humphries was from Melbrourne and his estimation speaks louder than your own projections onto me. I’ve never lived in Melboring, nor would I want to, so this isn’t about ME- but-BORING-ol-you my little Melboringer!
Australia’s greatest comedian!!
The best in the world 🌎
one of the best in Britain too (and the best of the british agree!)
😮hub for yyou is a good yyyy for y and y
He is awesome, so good
Great poem about growing up to have an amazing life!
What a talent.
Brilliant
The world needs Entertainers & Barry is 4 of the best, Edna is a global superstar and while posh people are disgusted by Sir Les Edna is having lunch at Buckingham palace making The Queen wet herself she lifts people who play along and destroys people who don’t 😂
We love her in circles of London.
That was brilliant
15:13 -
'Obsessed with lifestyle, football, food and money,
We could forget...Australia is funny.'
Barry is spitting image of his mother.
Adorable little Mite! He is!!
Dear Barry is all i can say except for Hooray!
A diamond.
Gosh . How nervous he seemed!
It’s the same old, employed comedy needed by any University, this speak’ is for the graduates and parents. Actor’ness. Wake up folks. It is the way, given to famous people, but some are deserved.....
Quite a brilliant speech contrasting starkly with the lame introduction..lay-dah, lay-dah.
Oh yes, crediting Lionel Bart's "Maggie Way" and Spike Milligan's "Red Sitting Room". He was reading it out from notes too. Maybe someone sabotaged them.
For those of tender years, they were actually "Maggie May" and "The Bedsitting Room" respectively.
Also, wow. Friends with the great Spike Milligan.
that grovelling little bastard . . .
Interesting that Australian politics was already turning authoritarian in 1994. Covid was just an opportunity - never let a good crisis go to waste.
eloquent man..
Doesn't bloody well start until eight minutes in!
No mention of Sir Les Patterson
Yes, there was mention of Sir Les' weapon!
Listen again!
Bazza starts 8 minutes in
At 14m59s
The twelve inches of Les?……..ears painted on?
Love the man - terrible poem
The poem was wonderful
😃
Ridiculous giving these honourary titles
Only the very faintest OZ accent.
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He likes to draw attention to himself.
Given he's been on TV, in film, and on stage, doing comedy in front of audiences for 60+ years - yeah, he's been drawing attention to himself - that's what performers do, has no one told you ? - performers like people watching them perform, yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but there you are...
@@redstrat1234 I think that was the joke - it was the sort of thing his parents would say.
shame about the intro guy....garbage read...
A sneering crank.
Why come on here to talk about yourself?
@@tiggero6690 He saw Australia as it was and, as far as I know, still is. Stiflingly conformist.
i am sure a little of Spike Milligan's brilliance rubbed off on many of todays brilliant comedians ,Spike taught us that a little insanity is wonderful
There is always something a little too perverse about Bazza, but he managed to develop a talent from truth rarely so well held.
Wtf ???
Once upon a time.. it was another country!
What's your problem? Are you one of the dull ones that he was talking about?
Marvelous man the message never changes laughter love are the things to cherish not power and control that make people geluse. To care to love to honor to mend to bring joy and sumtimes offend these are the important things in life. NOT war NOT violence NOT sexual abuse.