Dame Edna Everage-an embarrassment

[scooter]

Gday all

Feel the need to express how much this character p15ses me off.

Gets rolled out (read - paid for appearance ) at many events in Oz, the AFL Grand Final, something else recently; it just makes me spew how much the media fawns all over this embarrassment to our country.

Barry Humphries slags off Australia regularly, spouts on how culturally backward this country is, blah blah - I can cop someone's opinion but it then narks me when he has no problem getting paid for appearance here and he is made a huge fuss of.

The whole charcter is massively dated, the "joke" is unfunny and well & truly laboured, and should have been dead and buried years ago. Barry Humphries is quite witty and I don't mind Sir Les, but still don't want to see him paid for appearance here.


Ah, that's better Therapy over, pay the lady on the way out


Cheers.................Sean

[Gumby]

It's just a mtter of personal taste.

I love her/him. Reminds me so much of my dear departed Nan.

[Bleedin Thumb]

Hi scooter,
I find it the other way around. Can't stand Sir Les Patterson but find the sarcastic wit of Dame Edna very funny. I don't think "she" is making fun of Australia I think she's making fun of everthing especially the blue-rinse set

[silentC]

I agree, can't stand the silly old twit/twat in any of his forms.

[Gumby]

OK, so who is a good Aussie comedian then?

I'd be going for Martin and Molloy as the best of the past 10-20 years. The D-Gen, Late Show etc were all classics.

I laugh at rodney Rude too.

There have been some absolute shockes though.

[silentC]

good Aussie comedian

That's an oxymoron, Gumby. They all pale into significance compared to the likes of Billy Connelly, Ben Elton.

Actually, I really like the D-Gen and the Late Show stuff. Big fan of Russell Coight. Hate Magda thingo. Why they ever got her for those Jetstar commercials, I will never understand.

Nah, we have some good stuff here, but none of the individual efforts really stand out for me.

[Bleedin Thumb]

I recon the guys on Chaser do a great job, i always get a laugh.
The character I hate is Mr Bean grrrrrr.

[Gumby]

That's an oxymoron, Gumby. They all pale into significance compared to the likes of Billy Connelly, Ben Elton.

Actually, I really like the D-Gen and the Late Show stuff. Big fan of Russell Coight. Hate Magda thingo. Why they ever got her for those Jetstar commercials, I will never understand.

Nah, we have some good stuff here, but none of the individual efforts really stand out for me.

True, it's a shallow pool that one.

Connolly would be my favorite too. I've seen himn live a few times and nearly had a coronary I was laughing so much. I wasn't a fun of Humphries actually, until i saw him live and that changed my mind. I think he come over better on stage.

The Python guys, particularly palin are the best but I'm trying to think of Aussies. I believe you are right whn you say it's an oxymoron. But why don't we produce good comics like the Brits do?

[silentC]

I reckon it's because we aren't anywhere near as silly as the Brits and so they have so much more material to work with and poke fun at!

Also explains the success of people like Jerry Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy. I used to love Seinfeld the show but actually can't stand his character!

If you look through a list of Australian comedians, like this one, Barry Humpheries is the only one who really stands out as having had widespread mainstream success anywhere near the level of someone like Billy Connolly.

I don't know why. We're such a funny lot, there should be heaps of 'em...

[Gumby]

That list has Rod Quantock on it.

He has to be one of the unfunniest people around.

I forgot the best of all time in that earlier post - Groucho.

[Stuart]

Scared Weird Little Guys - classic comedians. (Ok, they use music to get their lines across, but it doesn't make them any less comic!)

[bennylaird]

Hoges in his day.
Aunty Jack
Mother and son
Norman Gunston

And the best would have to be Johny Howard....... What do you mean? He not joking?:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Cliff Rogers]

...Dame Edna Everage-an embarrassment ...

Lots of Aussies thought Steve Irwin was embarrassing too.

[silentC]

Yes of course, I forgot Paul Hogan. Not at all funny (not since the 70's anyway) but well known by the yanks, so I suppose he qualifies as a famous Aussie comedian.

But mostly we are talking about TV shows here and they have writers and often the words are put into the actors' mouths. I suppose the same is true for a lot of stand up comics too. I'm just trying to think of a stand alone comedian who you would put up as the best in Australia. Someone who is recognised in their own right, rather than being remembered as whatsisname from The Late Show etc.

I just don't think we have anyone who compares to the likes of Billy, Ben Elton, Eddie Murphy (love him or hate him - I hate him), Richard Pryor, Steve Martin etc. etc.

[bennylaird]

Roy Renee (Henry van der Sluys) or Boy Roy

But better known as?????????????