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Barry Humphries' longtime friend Miriam Margolyes has weighed in on his late-life controversy in a furious appearance on the ABC. Nick Bond @bondnickbond 2 min read April 24, 2023 - 12:44PM
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Entertainer Miriam Margolyes has said her longtime friend Barry Humphries was "very hurt and saddened" after being "cancelled" by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in his final years. Humphries, best known for his characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, died peacefully on Saturday, aged 89.
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Entertainer Miriam Margolyes has said her longtime friend Barry Humphries was "very hurt and saddened" after being "cancelled" by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in his final years. Key points: Margolyes has known Humphries since she was 17 and says she is heartbroken by his passing
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ABC News (Australia) 1.82M subscribers Subscribe 13K views 1 month ago #ABCNewsAustralia #ABCNews Entertainer Miriam Margolyes has said her longtime friend Barry Humphries was "very hurt.
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British-Australian actress Miriam Margoyles has leapt to the defence of her friend of 65 years as she paid tribute to Humphries as a 'great artist' while also conceding his faults. +5 View.
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Miriam Margolyes reflects on her 65-year friendship with Barry Humphries - ABC News VIDEO: Miriam Margolyes reflects on her 65-year friendship with Barry Humphries Posted Sun 23 Apr 2023 at 2:43am Watch 1m 58s
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Speaking to ABC, the comedian's longtime friend and actress Mirian Margolyes - known for her roles in James and the Giant Peach and The Age of Innocence - has taken aim at those critics, calling.
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Barry Humphries was "very hurt and saddened" after being "cancelled" by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, says longtime friend actor Miriam Margolyes.
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April 24, 2023. Close friend of Barry Humphries, and award-winning actress, Miriam Margolyes has spoken out against organisers of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The organisation has been criticised by some for removing the comedian's name from an award, and not paying proper tribute to Barry Humphries who died at the weekend.
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On Sunday, actor and Humphries' friend Miriam Margolyes told the ABC that he had been "very hurt and saddened by what happened after the Melbourne festival" and she believed MICF had.
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Actor and TV presenter Miriam Margolyes, who says she "sharply disagreed" with Humphries' political views but loved and admired him, accused the festival of having "cancelled him rather.
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The Way Barry Humphries Was Treated Was 'A Disgrace' Miriam Margolyes
VIDEO. : Melbourne comedy festival criticised for 'cancelling' Barry Humphries. Posted Sun 23 Apr 2023 at 1:35pm. Watch. 3m 16s. Share. Entertainer Miriam Margolyes says Humphries was treated.
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Barry Humphries was best known as the character of Dame Edna Everage. Picture: Bill Rowntree/Mirrorpix/Getty Images Actress Miriam Margolyes, a friend of Humphries for more than 65 years, said the comedian had been "very hurt and saddened" by the way the Melbourne International Comedy Festival had treated him following the backlash.
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On Sunday, actor and Humphries' friend Miriam Margolyes told the ABC that he had been "very hurt and saddened by what happened after the Melbourne festival" and she believed MICF had.
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