The Dame has died: Global tributes for satirist Barry Humphries

Dame Edna Everage in 2007. Source: AAP / TRACEY NEARMY/AAPIMAGE

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Fans all over the world are mourning the loss of larrikin entertainer Barry Humphries. Many are celebrating the laughter invoked from Humphries' bold and outrageous comic personas, particularly the beloved Dame Edna Everage.

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The Dame has died: Global tributes for satirist Barry Humphries

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