Barry Humphries was an Australian icon. The range of characters he portrayed spoke of the breadth of and depth of his social observation, his quick wit and his clever ability to represent the Australian character. RIP.
For 89 years, Barry Humphries entertained us through a galaxy of personas, from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone.
But the brightest star in that galaxy was always Barry.
A great wit, satirist, writer and an absolute one-of-kind, he was both gifted and a gift.
May he rest in peace.