She's truly a gem. Campy, light, delightful. There is an aberration who calls herself Lady C. I thought it was a drag skit. Now I think the inspiration was from Dame Edna. Yet, C is very cunning cutting crass and cruel. Crudely carved out cash from targeting Royal targets, for decades. Somehow I feel the cloak was to use the Same Edna appeal. Resulting in a repellant creature.
Jay Leno plays this exactly right, just like Michael Parkinson in the UK - let Dame Edna run with it. Meanwhile, Elton is a good foil for Edna and Billie Jean has the best seat in the house. What a great lineup and well done Jay.
That's what I've been doing too. Can't get enough of his amazing talent and clever wit. A guaranteed laugh when watching any of the Dame's videos. There will never be another 😢
@sharon2156 he would come into the Deli I worked at in Sydney, he was so rude to the staff he would speak down to all of us, he would try to intimidate us, never liked him since. he once after putting out my hand to get his American Express card he just dropped it on the counter and said " are you gonna ask me for ID" , no I said, ....he was rude !
Barry Humphries is a national treasure. Cannot even remember the number of gut busting laughs Ive had through his characters. Brilliant, desrves a Knighthood or at least, Australian of the Year.
Those are just meaningless awards. He’ll be remembered in history for as long as people speak English. That is the greatest reward a comic can be bestowed
Do some research - "Dame Edna" is played by a man who was married. The persona is made up to entertain and he also does another who is male like a stereotype of a leering and lecherous drunk, nothing like Edna, the lady. Likewise Robin Williams inThe Birdcage - not gay but plays it very well. Several hundred yrs ago women were always played by men in the theater. The others are homosexual in real life but the comedian playing "Edna" is not. But he is knee-slapping funny!
Jay Leno clearly did not like her funny comments about him, I have never seen Dane Edna do any famous host like she did Leno, it was obvious but no one cared. Leno deserved it not playing along, everyone, including the audience was eating up the whole crazy Edna Routine, it was hysterical. Jay you made a fool out of yourself, lol! But he did invite her back and it was a blast... This guy is not a dragqueen, nor gay, he's a balsa Australian married man, who's an actor that never left a money making character he created! 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲
What always came across so clearly about Barry Humphries was his razor-sharp intellect. He would run circles around anyone and everyone in his presence - not just because he was funny but also because his brain worked so much faster than everyone else's. Just read his wiki entry, which is fascinating. Go and read it.
Well obviously besides Billie Jean KING, if a gay man can be referred to as a ‘queen’ why shouldn’t a lesbian(Billie Jean) be referred to as a king. However both terms are derogatory and ridiculous.
👏😂 Dame Edna was the most entertaining drag artist of all time. Most may be prettier, move better, or have other great talents. But none of these “ladies” have this wit and charm! The show misses such artists! Cheers to Dame Edna!!!👍👏👏😊💐
Yes, my dear Possums, she's a legend or shall I better say the most legendary Australian woman!!! When I saw Dame Edna for the first in London, I was thrilled. She's so overwhelming that nobody can resist her. Whenever she appears in Great Britain all her shows are sold out weeks before her arrival. She 's probably the only comedian who's allowed to gossip about the Royals, international movie stars, politicians and other high-standing people, and she plays her role very well!
Barry Humphries as Edna is amazing. Reminds me a lot of Robin Williams in how he takes over the show and the host can just sit back and watch along with the audience. Jay has no control here at all lol
Barry Humphreys is a juggernaut in the world of effortless comedy, just fu.cking brilliant. The way he controls each & every situation he ends up in on TV etc is just fantastic.
Love how Elton is so in on the gag. Craig Ferguson and Graham Norton are the only two talk show hosts who can have a chance of keeping up with The Dame. Parky is a close third.
@@JPMJPM It might be a good utube journey for you to check out. There are lots of Edna clips on here. He/She dresses up as a woman, but what is funny is that she/he INSUTLS everyone. Part of the joke is that Australia was viewed by England as being a provincial, uncooth, unsophisticated wasteland of suburbia and from there came the Megastar who put the English in their place and poked fun of them. It is a very English/Australia joke.... like the south of America making fun of the big cities. But it goes further.... anyway.... have fun seeing what you can find.
Dame Edna is in a class of her own. Not only did she commandeer the show from the moment she appeared, at 6:07 she got a good jab at Chevy Chase, who acted like a real asshole when he appeared on her show. The elegance of the insult is elegant, charming and full of venom. "Of course, little Chevy cut quite a few classes...." BRAVA!
Possibly the ONLY star who could ever get away with taking the piss out of every other celebrity sitting arm's length away, and they just let her go for it! Edna could humble even the most arrogant star on the planet! This gem has earned the respect of the entire entertainment industry. And, it has never been difficult to see why!
@@somelikeithotmel Nah. Miserable failure was Jay. He couldn't keep up with the Hilary spiel and asked about the royals. Edna had to bring it back. Barry Humphries' brain must have been thinking how useless this Jay is.....
Hello most sire dame Edna Everage:I certainly must say that watching you with the most sir Elton john at the sir Jay Lennon's late show, was a real treat, and I would like, to take advantage from this occasion, to imply that you "never aged", and that although I can watch you via Internet, I miss your Show because you are not only a classy celebrity, you are also one of the best comedians that Australia saw succeeding with giant steps, and that the world will always have an empty space in it's heart that nobody will fulfill; I wish you well, and God bless you; nothing else, to adhere.SincerelyPedro Gómez-Carranza (Mr. Pedro Gómez the 1st.) Simple Heart from Hamilton, ON., Canada, originally from Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico
The amount of comments that naturally use the pronoun 'she' or 'her' to describe Dame Edna Everage is testament to the brilliance of the late Barry Humphries. To have have successfully created such a convincing character that is in contradiction, so outlandish, so exaggerated that it should be obvious that this is nothing but someone in costume. Yet, that is the genius of Barry Humphries that he was able to find the fine line between just outlandish and exaggerated enough that Dame Edna was conversely, very, very convincing. A brilliant man that I think most of us wanted to be around forever.
I saw this when it originally aired and the show went totally off the rails when Richard Simmons made a surprise appearance. I nearly died from laughing.
Love, love, love the way Dame Edna takes over!! LOOOOOL!! If she hasn't been on already, I've love to see Dame Edna on the Letterman show - she's the only person who'd be able to shut him up!
You're absolutely right! Jay Leno's like most other US chat show hosts (those I've seen anyway). He's vain, self-absorbed and HAS to be the centre of attention at all times, which is why he can't cope with Dame Edna taking over the show - as she always does. Other hosts (like Michael Parkinson, Graham Norton in the UK) allow DE the space, sit back and ENJOY! Hell, they even join in when they get a chance! They don't hang back and sulk. DE, Elton & Billie are definitely the stars here!!
Dame Edna used to stick large 'Name Tags' on her British chat show guests as soon as they sat down! Film stars, Pop stars , Politicians who were brave enough, etc... so funny & massively popular here , possums ! ( I've wondered what on Earth Americans ever made of her ?! )
No one can compete with her when she’s on stage. And they know it. Just fantastic.
The “oh, hello Jay” is just cruel genius!
She's truly a gem. Campy, light, delightful. There is an aberration who calls herself
Lady C.
I thought it was a drag skit.
Now I think the inspiration was from Dame Edna.
Yet,
C is very cunning cutting crass and cruel. Crudely carved out cash from targeting Royal targets, for decades.
Somehow I feel the cloak was to use the Same Edna appeal.
Resulting in a repellant creature.
Jay Leno plays this exactly right, just like Michael Parkinson in the UK - let Dame Edna run with it. Meanwhile, Elton is a good foil for Edna and Billie Jean has the best seat in the house. What a great lineup and well done Jay.
Reminiscing on classic Barry Humphries clips will never get old! RIP to a great entertainer.
That's what I've been doing too. Can't get enough of his amazing talent and clever wit. A guaranteed laugh when watching any of the Dame's videos. There will never be another 😢
So true.Barry loved Australia.
That love came through in the songs he would sing.
I will miss him.
@sharon2156 he would come into the Deli I worked at in Sydney, he was so rude to the staff he would speak down to all of us, he would try to intimidate us, never liked him since. he once after putting out my hand to get his American Express card he just dropped it on the counter and said " are you gonna ask me for ID" , no I said, ....he was rude !
She just takes over the show, Fabulous!!
she IS the show!
Barry Humphries is so clever and intelligent . Class act
Barry Humphries is a national treasure. Cannot even remember the number of gut busting laughs Ive had through his characters. Brilliant, desrves a Knighthood or at least, Australian of the Year.
He hasn't been knighted yet? Outrageous.
Those are just meaningless awards. He’ll be remembered in history for as long as people speak English. That is the greatest reward a comic can be bestowed
"do you remember...the fist time....you realized...you were a Canadian?
he had been cancelled by Australians
R.I.P. Barry Humphries.
A class act, you will be missed.
I don,t think there has ever been anyone who can match dame edna,s brilliance. Thank you
Billy Jean, Dame Edna and Elton all on the same show. Three massive queens of entertainment.
@raymond daubney Who mentioned Barry? I was referring to Dame Edna.
Do some research - "Dame Edna" is played by a man who was married. The persona is made up to entertain and he also does another who is male like a stereotype of a leering and lecherous drunk, nothing like Edna, the lady. Likewise Robin Williams inThe Birdcage - not gay but plays it very well. Several hundred yrs ago women were always played by men in the theater. The others are homosexual in real life but the comedian playing "Edna" is not. But he is knee-slapping funny!
I love how Billy Jean King just cracks up at everything Dame Edna says. She just so happy to be entertained!
Billy Jean's good-natured spontaneity is delightful...!
@@photo161 her campaign for equal money for women tennis players was disgusting. Should get 20% max.
@@beniteztheconman why not equal ?
@@tumadoireacht Because the revenues are not equal.
It's funny that every time Dame Edna appeared as a guest on a talk show, she practically ignored the host and talked mainly to the guests. LOL
Easy to do with someone as boring as Leno.
He view on appearances on chatshows or hosting them, and was "they're a monologue interrupted by the odd visitor'.
She to witty for them
She does still 😂On Lorraine’s TV show she actually asked why they needed Lorraine and spoke direct to the camera for most of it😂 legend
Jay Leno clearly did not like her funny comments about him, I have never seen Dane Edna do any famous host like she did Leno, it was obvious but no one cared. Leno deserved it not playing along, everyone, including the audience was eating up the whole crazy Edna Routine, it was hysterical. Jay you made a fool out of yourself, lol! But he did invite her back and it was a blast... This guy is not a dragqueen, nor gay, he's a balsa Australian married man, who's an actor that never left a money making character he created! 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲
A true Australian legend of comedy.
My gynaecologist looked up this morning - a Dame Edna classic
Dame Edna is a precious jewel. brilliant , witty, mind as well as classy...no foul jokes, and all the time very classy
No foul jokes, so why did the gynecologist say she gives too much then? lol
She can be extremely risqué or near the knuckle.
It’s only as risqué as the word association of the mind of the listener allows!
@@exessex3522that’s what makes the humor so great it’s risqué not vulgar
Dame Edna towers over everyone, not only in height but wit! Every show becomes Dame Edna's show! I love Her.
Dame Edna
Could upstage anyone, with effortlessly ease.
What always came across so clearly about Barry Humphries was his razor-sharp intellect. He would run circles around anyone and everyone in his presence - not just because he was funny but also because his brain worked so much faster than everyone else's. Just read his wiki entry, which is fascinating. Go and read it.
OK! OK! Put a bloody link in your comment you tyrant!
Billy J King is just loving Dame Edna on the dais!! I love when a guest forgets his/her celebrity and really enjoys the moment as she's doing!
Until Edna said Hello Jay, I totally forgot he was there 😂
Billie Jean & Elton are loving this. Dame Edna was and always will be fabulous.
A King, A Queen and A Dame. 😁
Which is which!? lol
Two Queens and a King.
Nice.
LOL!!
@raymond daubney Billie Jean KING.
Well obviously besides Billie Jean KING, if a gay man can be referred to as a ‘queen’ why shouldn’t a lesbian(Billie Jean) be referred to as a king. However both terms are derogatory and ridiculous.
and jay
Rest in Peace, amazing, amazing Barry Humphries - -
This Dress would suit you Billie Jean, because it is inspired by a beautiful Flower. What a wonderful compliment
#RIPDameEdna aka Barry Humphries (1934 - 2023) #RestInPeace 😢
👏😂 Dame Edna was the most entertaining drag artist of all time. Most may be prettier, move better, or have other great talents. But none of these “ladies” have this wit and charm! The show misses such artists! Cheers to Dame Edna!!!👍👏👏😊💐
Amazing talent.....puts everyone else into insignificance....superb talent.
Yes, my dear Possums, she's a legend or shall I better say the most legendary Australian woman!!! When I saw Dame Edna for the first in London, I was thrilled. She's so overwhelming that nobody can resist her. Whenever she appears in Great Britain all her shows are sold out weeks before her arrival. She 's probably the only comedian who's allowed to gossip about the Royals, international movie stars, politicians and other high-standing people, and she plays her role very well!
Barry Humphrey pure genius .
And decades of hard work.
Comedic genius at its best. I will miss Dame Edna (Barry) as she has retired. But some great memories there. Thanks for posting this.
Barry Humphries as Edna is amazing. Reminds me a lot of Robin Williams in how he takes over the show and the host can just sit back and watch along with the audience. Jay has no control here at all lol
Rodney Dangerfield and Jonathan Winters used to do the same. Miss them all.
Edna/Barry was the most intelligent comedian Australia has produced. I still have a gladioli he threw.❤
Oh how special for you possum!
Dame Edna always kills it... Totally television legend.. 😘
Billie Jean King is a legend. Woman in tennis making the money they do owe her big time!
OMG Elton John seems like such a regular person here, you'd think someone so legendary would be so stuck up. Go Elton, hope he's still like this.
You can always hope.
@@chrispetritsch4959 ripper bloke !
He was a massive fan of Dame Edna. Just enjoyed being entertained.
Australia's own Majesty of commedy .
Barry Humphreys is a juggernaut in the world of effortless comedy, just fu.cking brilliant. The way he controls each & every situation he ends up in on TV etc is just fantastic.
I grew up in Australia watching Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna. Brilliant
Edna is pure class. An interviewer and talk shows dream guest.
Elton John the only one keeping up. Billy-Jean laughed along. Jay left behind.
Elton knows to just agree and play along, makes them both so cool.
@@cynt1111 yes, perfect straight man, pardon the pun.
billiejeans reactions - priceless!!
Rest in peace 🕊️ Barry Humphrey 😢
I remember seeing her as a kid on TV and not getting it. Im 37 now and GET IT! 😂 so good . Right up there with monty python.
REST IN PEACE BARRY HUMPHRIES!
Love how Elton is so in on the gag. Craig Ferguson and Graham Norton are the only two talk show hosts who can have a chance of keeping up with The Dame. Parky is a close third.
Esp norton. Hes so sharp and witty. Quick too
there's not room for everyone on this... OH hello Jay!
Dame Edna gives a lesson in quick witted and brilliant humour .Jay is out of his depth like so many.
Agree!!!
I think I need a way to get all of her v
Ideos.
I mean her video. especially with the Elton John as a guess
Jay couldnt keep up with her and was distressed. Watch tohe tonight show with Edna and Joan Rivers, two quick witted talents.
She outshines them all
Who ..you mean he
@@VeganRoses-qz9iq Edna of course
@Paul Bloom I know but she's a he playing a she ....genius comic ..
Dame Edna is like a fantastic, relentless demonic being. Her character is a shield. Amazing.
We're proud of our Dame Edna Down Under :-D
Casper Adams What year did she pop on the scene?
@@JPMJPM 1960's
sean lynch Wow! How did she become popular? Was she a standup comedian?
@@JPMJPM It might be a good utube journey for you to check out. There are lots of Edna clips on here. He/She dresses up as a woman, but what is funny is that she/he INSUTLS everyone. Part of the joke is that Australia was viewed by England as being a provincial, uncooth, unsophisticated wasteland of suburbia and from there came the Megastar who put the English in their place and poked fun of them. It is a very English/Australia joke.... like the south of America making fun of the big cities. But it goes further.... anyway.... have fun seeing what you can find.
sean lynch That’s just genius of her! I love it!
Bazz putting Elton in his place 💖🇦🇺💪
Dame Edna is in a class of her own. Not only did she commandeer the show from the moment she appeared, at 6:07 she got a good jab at Chevy Chase, who acted like a real asshole when he appeared on her show. The elegance of the insult is elegant, charming and full of venom. "Of course, little Chevy cut quite a few classes...." BRAVA!
Happy birthday to
I've just watched it and it seemed to me that Edna was a bit hostile, and he reacted. I don't think he appreciated her calling him Corn either.
There will never be another Dame Edna. I love her!!
Elton: "I remember Kenny better." Wink wink.lol
Nick 007, does it hurt being such a stupid arsepiece?
Oh he was gay here then.. He hid it for years
Nick 007 The reference is to Dame Edna’s son, - Kenny, nothing to do with Everett.
It’s a great line, followed by another great line, oh hi Jay…
Possibly the ONLY star who could ever get away with taking the piss out of every other celebrity sitting arm's length away, and they just let her go for it! Edna could humble even the most arrogant star on the planet!
This gem has earned the respect of the entire entertainment industry. And, it has never been difficult to see why!
Ditto
just took over the entire show, stunning
Elton is almost an honourary Aussie. He KNOWS everything about Edna
well he would, i bet he bought a copy of that dress.
He has toured and performed in Australia more than any other musician in history. And takens hundreds of millions of dollars back home to Britain..
@@cexilai5942 He's the 5th most successful act ever in America-right behind Billy Joel. Top 3: Beatles, Eagles and Led Zep.
Dane Edna v popular in the UK- she even had her own chat show here!
Plus Barry Humphries lives in London.
Jay Leno couldn't keep up with Dame Edna if he tried.
Jay Leno never should have been a talk show host period. Having these Brits on the show made this even more clear. Leno was useless.
@@drServitis n6
@@drServitis none
Nobody could
I feel male interviewers were uncomfortable with him the UK interviewers knew him longer.. Got it, Joan Rivers was cool though
There is nothing like a dame...
Barry Humphries... a comedy legend!
Good host, allowing his guests to shine. Unlike some hosts where it's all about THEM.
I've always liked Leno, but I can't imagine trying to outshine Dame Edna/Barry Humphries. His razor wit would cut anyone down.
Robin Williams was the only person who outshone Edna when on the same stage.
Lucky enough to have seen them both live
A comic genius.
Barry as Dame Edna is a genius! This is a study in great comedy, never a swear word,( I love a good swear word). Brava Dame Edna!
Brilliant
you could hear the bees buzzing on that dress!
"I talked Hilary Clinton out of Alice bands." *dying* God, Jay Leno got SERVED here and couldn't even keep up well enough to play along.
Explain please?
Reckon he chose to let Edna have her moment, which is pretty classy.
@@somelikeithotmel Nah. Miserable failure was Jay. He couldn't keep up with the Hilary spiel and asked about the royals. Edna had to bring it back. Barry Humphries' brain must have been thinking how useless this Jay is.....
Barry humpherys is pure class , you don't get comedy stars like him anymore , xxxx
Hello most sire dame Edna Everage:I certainly must say that watching you with the most sir Elton john at the sir Jay Lennon's late show, was a real treat, and I would like, to take advantage from this occasion, to imply that you "never aged", and that although I can watch you via Internet, I miss your Show because you are not only a classy celebrity, you are also one of the best comedians that Australia saw succeeding with giant steps, and that the world will always have an empty space in it's heart that nobody will fulfill; I wish you well, and God bless you; nothing else, to adhere.SincerelyPedro Gómez-Carranza (Mr. Pedro Gómez the 1st.) Simple Heart from Hamilton, ON., Canada, originally from Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico
Ruthless mockery & endlessly filthy innuendo. Edna is a legend. 😁
Billie Jean has been turned into a giggling little girl here! Brilliant!
The boom mic operator looks like they're having an epileptic fit
LOL!!
The amount of comments that naturally use the pronoun 'she' or 'her' to describe Dame Edna Everage is testament to the brilliance of the late Barry Humphries. To have have successfully created such a convincing character that is in contradiction, so outlandish, so exaggerated that it should be obvious that this is nothing but someone in costume. Yet, that is the genius of Barry Humphries that he was able to find the fine line between just outlandish and exaggerated enough that Dame Edna was conversely, very, very convincing. A brilliant man that I think most of us wanted to be around forever.
Dame Eden owns every interview, hilarious!
Legend. A comic genius.
Good jab at Chevy Chase's short-lived talk show.
"... a new nozzle for his intervenous drip..." the perfect gift item from Dame Edna...
Billy Jean! Cracking up! Loved it!!!
I saw this when it originally aired and the show went totally off the rails when Richard Simmons made a surprise appearance. I nearly died from laughing.
Loved it. So very funny. Poor Jay.
Dame Edna's in a class of her own, but Elton does quite well xx
THE GOAT
They don't know how to deal with her, brilliant.
As usual, Dame Edna takes over the show.
was listening to Barbara Streisand and kd lang thought id round it out and give this a watch lol
Oh dear, One totally outclassed host.....Very revealing...
Love, love, love the way Dame Edna takes over!! LOOOOOL!! If she hasn't been on already, I've love to see Dame Edna on the Letterman show - she's the only person who'd be able to shut him up!
Jay was brilliant. Dame Edna as always first class.
Here is an Aussie TV secret, but keep it up your sleeve.
We keep the boom mike out of the wide shots. But that is just us.
@ 3.15, The Dame just nailed The Reg [Elton].
Priceless.
One of my favorite episodes
The Dame Edna Everage show - even when 'she' was a guest
That dress is fucking stunning...go Edna
yutu34 yes it fucking is stunning!
Dame Edna hails from Moonie Ponds, a suburb of Melbourne, the world's most liveable city.
Not anymore, it's a nest full of evil now.
Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries, an Australian treasure.
she's fantastic!
You're absolutely right! Jay Leno's like most other US chat show hosts (those I've seen anyway). He's vain, self-absorbed and HAS to be the centre of attention at all times, which is why he can't cope with Dame Edna taking over the show - as she always does. Other hosts (like Michael Parkinson, Graham Norton in the UK) allow DE the space, sit back and ENJOY! Hell, they even join in when they get a chance! They don't hang back and sulk. DE, Elton & Billie are definitely the stars here!!
Joan Collins didn’t feel threatened by Edna. More emotionally secure than the two you mentioned.
Love Graham Norton.
Formidable. Saw Bazza and his Mrs once in Melbourne and they were up for a chat but all I could say was "living legend!!!"and run, like the wind
Dame Edna is doing the British Chat Sho thing of involving all in the conversation......even Jay
Dame Edna used to stick large 'Name Tags' on her British chat show guests as soon as they sat down! Film stars, Pop stars , Politicians who were brave enough, etc... so funny & massively popular here , possums !
( I've wondered what on Earth Americans ever made of her ?! )
British chat show thing? It's just manners.
@@rnw2739 but also a comic dig, like, you're not famous enough to not need a name tag.