Quotes by Barry Humphries

About Barry Humphries:


John Barry Humphries is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. Humphries is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin".

Author Bio


  • NameBarry Humphries
  • DescriptionAustralian comedian and actor
  • BornFebruary 17, 1934
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Officer Of The Order Of Australia; Centenary Medal