Humphries, Barry 1934–

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Humphries, Barry 1934–

(Dame Edna Everage, Edna Everage, Barry McKenzie, Sir Les Patterson)

PERSONAL

Full name, John Barry Humphries; born February 17, 1934, in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; son of Eric (a construction manager) and Louisa Humphries; married Brenda Wright (a ballet dancer), 1955 (divorced 1959); married Rosalind Tong (a dancer), 1959 (divorced c. 1970); married Diane Millstead (an artist), 1979 (divorced 1989); married Lizzie Spender (an actress and playwright), June, 1990; children: (second marriage) Tessa (an actress), Emily; (third marriage) Oscar, Rupert. Education: Attended the University of Melbourne.

Addresses:

Agent—Richard Scott Simon, Ltd., 32 College Cross, London N1 1PR, England; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—PBJ Management, 7 Soho St., London, W1D 3DQ, England.

Career:

Actor, comedian, writer, producer, and lyricist. Known for his portrayal of various characters, such as Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson, and Barry McKenzie. Performer at various venues, including Carnegie Hall, New York City. Appeared in advertisements. Humphries's character of Sir Les Patterson has served in various capacities. Also a landscape painter.

Member:

Garrick Club, Athenaeum Club, United Oxford and Cambridge Club, British Gladiolus Society (honorary member).

Awards, Honors:

Honourable mention, supporting role, Australian Film Institute, supporting role, 1975, for The Great McCarthy; Douglas Wilkie medals, Anti-Football League (Australia), 1975, and as the character Sir Les Patterson, 1986; Drama Desk Award nomination, unique theatrical experience, 1978, for Housewife! Superstar!; Laurence Olivier Award, best comedy performance, Society of West End Theatre, 1979, for A Night with Dame Edna; Television Award nomination, best arts programme, British Academy of Film and Televi- sion Arts, 1979, for A Profile of Barry Humphries; Television Award nomination, best light entertainment performance, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1981, for An Audience with Dame Edna Everage; named a Member of the Order of Australia, 1982; Television Award nomination, best light entertainment performance, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1988, for The Dame Edna Experience; Golden Rose of Montreux Award (Rose d'Orde Montreux), 1991, for A Night on Mount Edna; J. R. Ackerley Prize for Biography, c. 1994, for More Please; honorary doctorate, Griffith University, 1994; Sir Peter Ustinov Award, Banff Television Festival, 1997; Bay Area Theatre Critics Outstanding Achievement Award, 1998; Lifetime Achievement Award, British Comedy awards, 1999; Special Antoinette Perry Award, live theatrical event, Drama Desk Award, outstanding solo performance, Outer Critics Circle Award, special achievement, National Broadway Theatre Award, best play, and special Theatre World Award, all 2000, for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour; League of American Theatres Award, 2001; Humphries's portrayal of Dame Edna Everage was named one of the 100 greatest television characters, Channel 4 (England), 2001; National Board of Review Award (with others), best acting by an ensemble, 2002, for Nicholas Nickleby; honorary doctorate of law, University of Melbourne, 2003; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, outstanding solo performance, Antoinette Perry Award nomination (with others), best special theatrical event, and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding solo performance, all 2005, for Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance; Australian Legends Award, Australia Post, 2006; featured on postage stamps and commemorative coins in Australia, 2006; Humphries's character of Sir Les Patterson was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters in a mock ceremony by Cambridge Union.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Edna Everage, The Late Show, BBC, 1966-67.

Various characters, Barry Humphries' "Scandals" (also known as The Barry Humphries Scandals), BBC-2, 1970.

Dame Edna Everage, The Barry Humphries Show, BBC-2, 1976-77.

Dame Edna Everage, The Dame Edna Experience, Independent Television (England), 1987 and 1989.

Alexander "Sandy" Stone, The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1991.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna's "Neighbourhood Watch," Independent Television, 1992-93.

Himself and various characters, including Dame Edna Everage, Flashbacks with Barry Humphries (also known as Barry Humphries' "Flashbacks"), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, beginning 1999.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Claire Otoms, a recurring role, Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001-2002.

Read children's stories on Channel 7 (Melbourne, Australia), beginning c. 1958. Some sources cite an appearance in a show broadcast by Independent Television, beginning 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Rupert Murdoch, Selling Hitler, Euston Films, 1991.

Sir Les Patterson, Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy, 1996.

Dame Edna Everage, The Talk Show Story, 2000.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Dame Edna Everage, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4 (England), 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Richard Deane, Doctor Fischer of Geneva (also known as The Bomb Party), BBC-2 and PBS, 1985.

John Monk, Da Kath & Kim Code (also known as Kath & Kim: Crack the Code), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Wild Life and Christmas Belles (revue), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1958.

Trip Ts and High Cs (revue), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1959.

"A Brilliant Future behind Him," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1967.

Strangers in the Night, BBC-2, 1969.

La dame aux Gladiolas, BBC-2, 1979.

Himself, A Profile of Barry Humphries, London Weekend Television, c. 1979.

Dame Edna Everage, An Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television (England), 1980.

The Last Night of the Poms, Independent Television, 1982.

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television, 1984.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna Everage—A Birthday Tribute, BBC-2, 1984.

Dame Edna Everage, An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna, Seven Network (Australia), 1986.

Dame Edna Everage, One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television, 1988.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night of Comic Relief 2, BBC, 1989.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night on Mount Edna, Independent Television, 1990.

Sir Les Patterson, A Late Lunch with Sir Les, Channel 4 (England), 1991.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna's "Hollywood," NBC, 1991, 1992, 1993.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna Kisses It Better, Independent Television, 1997.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna's "Work Experience," BBC, 1997.

Sir Les Patterson, Sir Les and the Great Chinese Takeaway, BBC-2, 1997.

Sir Les Patterson, A Royal Birthday Celebration (also known as A Royal Celebration), Independent Television, 1998.

Dame Edna Everage, ABC 2000: The Millennium, ABC, 1999.

Dame Edna Everage, Python Night, BBC, 1999.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night of a Thousand Faces, BBC, 2001.

Sir Les Patterson, Aussies: Who Gives a XXXX, Channel 4, 2001.

Dame Edna Everage, The Jubilee Girl, BBC, 2002.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Host, Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace, BBC, 2002.

Dame Edna Everage, An Audience with Dame Edna Everage, The Comedy Channel (Australia), 2003.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna Live at the Palace, BBC and TRIO, 2003.

Dame Edna Everage, The Royal Variety Performance 2003, Granada Television, 2003.

Dame Edna Everage, Frederik & Mary—Bryllupsshow I Tivoli, 2004.

Himself, Celebrate "Oliver!," BBC, 2005.

Himself, The Unseen Spike Milligan, Channel 4, 2005.

Dame Edna Everage, Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV, Independent Television, 2005.

Dame Edna Everage, It Started with Swap Shop, BBC, 2006.

Dame Edna Everage, The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live, Independent Television, 2006.

Dame Edna Everage, Michael Parkinson's "Greatest Entertainers," Independent Television, 2007.

Appeared in other specials, including specials broadcast on BBC-2 in 1976 and 1977.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Second Annual American Comedy Awards, 1988.

Presenter, The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993.

Presenter, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2001.

Dame Edna Everage, Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (also known as The 18th Annual American Cinematheque Award), American Movie Classics, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Startime, [Australia], 1962.

Meet the Press, [Australia], multiple episodes, beginning 1962.

"Christmas Special," Not Only … but Also, BBC-2, 1965.

Not Only … but Also (another episode), BBC-2, 1965.

The Entertainers, Seven Network (Australia), 1969 (multiple episodes).

Frost on Saturday, Independent Television (England), 1969.

Not Only … but Also, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1971 (multiple episodes), broadcast as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Australia, BBC.

Dame Edna Everage, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1977.

"A Summer Slide Show," Omnibus, BBC, 1977.

Dame Edna Everage, Parkinson, BBC, 1978, 2002, 2004.

Dame Edna Everage, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, BBC, 1982.

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Parkinson, BBC, 1982.

Dame Edna Everage, Aspel & Company, Independent Television, 1985, 1989.

Himself, The Story of English, BBC and PBS, 1986.

Dame Edna Everage, Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?, BBC, 1986.

Sir Les Patterson, Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?, BBC, 1986.

Dame Edna Everage, Friday Night Live, [Great Britain], 1988.

The South Bank Show, London Weekend Television, 1989.

Alexander "Sandy" Stone, "Sandy Comes Home," Single Voices, BBC, 1990.

Dame Edna Everage, "J'accuse Dame Edna Everage," Without Walls, Channel 4 (England), 1993.

Dame Edna Everage, Talkshowet, Danmarks Radio (Denmark), 1994.

Himself, "Some Interesting Facts about Peter Cook," Omnibus, BBC, 1995.

Various characters, Clive Anderson Talks Back, [Great Britain], 1995.

Dame Edna Everage, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998.

Himself, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1999.

Heroes of Comedy, Thames Television (some sources cite Channel 4), 1999.

Dame Edna Everage, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2000.

Dame Edna Everage, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2000.

Dame Edna Everage, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006.

Dame Edna Everage, "The Entertainers," Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003.

Himself, Micallef Tonight, Nine Network (Australia), 2003.

Dame Edna Everage (center square), Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2003.

Dame Edna Everage, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

Sir Les Patterson, The Panel, 10 Network, 2003.

Dame Edna Everage, "Things They Shouldn't Have Said," 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Dame Edna Everage, The View, ABC, 2004.

Sir Les Patterson, Rove Live, 10 Network, 2004.

Dame Edna Everage, Live with Regis & Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Dame Edna Everage, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

Dame Edna Everage, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Dame Edna Everage, "Another Specky Christmas," Spicks and Specks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006.

Dame Edna Everage, "The Comedians," The Best of the Royal Variety, Independent Television, 2006.

Dame Edna Everage, 9am with Kath and Kim, 10 Network, 2006.

Appeared in other programs, including Bodyshop, Channel 4.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dame Edna Everage, Edna Time, Fox, 1993.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Dane Edna's "Hollywood," NBC, 1991, 1992, 1993.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Edna Time, Fox, 1993.

Stage Appearances:

Call Me Madam! (musical), Australian production, c. 1950.

Duke of Orsino, Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), Union Repertory Theatre Company, 1955.

Mr. And Mrs. (revue), Philip Street Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1955.

Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, the Seven of Spades, Alice in Wonderland (pantomime), Philip Street Theatre, 1956.

Mrs. Norm Everage, Return Fare, Melbourne, Australia production, 1956.

Around the Loop (revue), Philip Street Theatre, 1956-57.

Alexander "Sandy" Stone, The Rock 'n' Reel Revue, 1958.

Bunyip, The Bunyip and the Satellite, Independent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1958.

Estragon, Waiting for Godot, Philip Street Theatre Revue, Sydney, Australia, 1958.

Jonas Dogg, The Demon Barber, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (some sources cite Lyric Opera), London, 1959.

Mr. Sowerberry and understudy for Fagin, Oliver! (musical), New Theatre, London, beginning 1960, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1963-64, also Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1964.

Captain Bules Martin, The Bed-Sitting Room, Comedy Theatre, London, c. 1963.

Balladeer, Maggie May (musical), Palace Theatre, Manchester, England, and Adelphi Theatre, London, both 1964.

Gregorius, Lord Sexkilling, nun, second police officer, and "Tools" Gunstone, A Kayf Up West, Theatre Royal, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and London, 1964.

Heinrich (a scientist), Merry Roosters Panto (pantomime), Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1964.

Fagin, Oliver! (musical), Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1967.

Long John Silver, Treasure Island, Mermaid Theatre, London, c. 1968.

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Carl Davis in Croydon, Croydon, England, 1983.

Dame Edna Everage, Sunday with Sondheim, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1988.

Hotel staff member and guest, Noel Coward's "Semi-monde," Royalty Theatre Company, Royalty Theatre, London, 1989.

A Royal Gala in Aid of the Prince's Trust: An Evening of Contemporary Music and Comedy Celebrating 21 Years of London Weekend Television, the Palladium, London, 1989.

Fagin, Oliver! (musical), the Palladium, 1994.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna Everage in an Evening of Innocent Austral Verse, Master Series I: A Festival of Australian Music, Artists and Poetry, Wigmore Hall, London, 1997.

Jack in Review (tribute), the Palladium, 1997.

Sondheim Tonight (gala concert), Barbican Centre, London, 1998.

Cohost, The Royal Pop Concert, Buckingham Palace, London, 2002.

Children and Art (benefit), New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Appeared in other productions, including Call Me Madam! (musical), other productions of The Rock 'n' Reel Revue, and productions at Stratford East.

Performer in Dada exhibitions at the University of Melbourne; and performer of street theatre pieces.

Stage Appearances; Solo Shows:

Just a Show, Fortune Theatre, London, 1969.

A Load of Olde Stuffe, Playbox Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1971.

Dame Edna Everage, Les Patterson, and Alexander "Sandy" Stone, Housewife! Superstar!, Apollo Theatre, London, 1976, produced at the Globe, London, and at Theatre Four, New York City, 1977.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night with Dame Edna, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1978-79, originally produced in a tour of Australian cities as Isn't It Pathetic at His Age?, 1978.

An Evening's Intercourse with Barry Humphries, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1981.

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, The Last Night of the Poms, Royal Albert Hall, London, beginning 1981, produced as A Song of Australia, Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, and Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia, 1983.

Tears before Bedtime, Australian production, 1986-87, produced as Back with a Vengeance!, the Strand, London, and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, 1987-88.

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Dame Edna's "Australian Walkabout," 1988.

Back with a Vengeance! The Second Coming, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, 1989.

Alexander "Sandy" Stone, The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1990.

Look at Me When I'm Talking to You!, c. 1993.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 1998, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000.

Various characters, Remember You're Out!, Australian production, 1999.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2004-2005.

Barry Humphries & Friends: Back with a Vengeance—A New Effort, 2006.

Performer at other venues.

Major Tours; Solo Shows:

A Nice Night's Entertainment, Australian cities, 1962.

"Excuse I," Another Nice Night's Entertainment (also known as Excuse I), Australian cities, 1965-66.

Just a Show, Australian cities, 1968.

At Least You Can Say You've Seen It, Australian cities, 1974-75.

Isn't It Pathetic at His Age?, Australian cities, 1978, later produced in London as A Night with Dame Edna, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1978.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night Out with Dame Edna, Australian cities, 1979.

An Evening's Intercourse with Barry Humphries, Australian cities, 1981.

Look at Me When I'm Talking to You!, English cities, c. 1995.

Dame Edna Everage, Edna, the Spectacle (also known as The Spectacle), English cities, 1998.

Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, c. 1998.

Dame Edna Everage, A Night with Dame Edna (also known as A Night with Dame Edna, the Show That Cares), U.S. cities, 2002-2003.

Dame Edna Everage, Back to My Roots, Australian cities, 2003.

Stage Work:

Producer, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 1998, touring production, c. 1998, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000.

Film Appearances:

Envy, Bedazzled, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.

Mr. Wainwright, The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, Paramount, 1968.

Edna Everage, The Naked Bunyip, Southern Cross Films/Screensound Australia, 1970.

Aunt Edna Everage, Hoot, and Meyer DeLamphrey, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Film Development Corporation, 1972.

Dr. Anderson, Percy's Progress (also known as It's Not the Size That Counts), Joseph Brenner Associates, 1974.

Dr. Meyer DeLamphrey, offensive Englishman, Senator Douglas Manton, and Edna Everage, Barry MacKenzie Holds His Own, Satori, 1974.

Colonel Ball-Miller, The Great McCarthy (also known as Salute to the Great McCarthy), 1975.

Rodney, Side by Side, GTO, 1975.

Edna Everage, Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (also known as Pleasure at Her Majesty's), 1977.

Reverend Strachey, The Getting of Wisdom, Atlantic Releasing, 1977.

Dame Edna Everage, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (also known as Banda de los corazones), Universal, 1978.

Arise Sir Les, 1980.

Bert Schnick, Shock Treatment (musical; also known as The Brad and Janet Show), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Almi Cinema 5/Miramax, 1981.

Dame Edna Everage, Howling III (also known as Howling III: The Marsupials and The Marsupials: The Howling III), Square Pictures, 1987.

Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage, Les Patterson Saves the World, Hoyts Distribution, 1987.

Bert, lady shopper, and manager, Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, Troma Team Video, 1994.

Clemens Metternich, Immortal Beloved, Columbia, 1994.

Voice of Kangaroo, Napoleon, Samuel Goldwyn, 1995.

Humphrey Beal, The Leading Man, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1996.

Kevin McMaxford, Spice World (also known as Five, Five Girls, It's Been a Hard 15 Minutes, Spice Girls, Spice Girls: The Movie, Spice: The Movie, Spice Up Your Life!, and Spiceworld!), Columbia, 1997.

Blind Wally, Welcome to Woop Woop (also known as The Big Red), Scala Productions/Unthank Films, 1997, Goldwyn Films, 1998.

(And as Dame Edna Everage) Mrs. Crummles and Mr. Leadville, Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002.

Voice of Bruce the shark, Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003.

Cameo appearance, Horrorween, Come3dy/Adirondack International Pictures, 2007.

Madam Needham, Moll Flanders, Adirondack International, 2007.

Film Work:

Production assistant, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Almi Cinema 5/Miramax, 1981.

Radio Appearances; Series:

The Omar Khayyam Show, BBC Home Service, 1963-64.

Radio Appearances; Specials:

The G.P.O. Show, BBC Home Service, 1964.

The Army Show, BBC Home Service, 1965.

(As Dame Edna) Dame Edna's "Aural Experience," BBC Radio 2, 1996.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

The Omar Khayyam Show, BBC Home Service, 1964.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(As Dame Edna Everage) Back with a Vengeance, Virgin Comedy Club, 1989.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Experience, Series 1, c. 1989.

The Best of What's Left of "Not Only … but Also," 1990.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Experience, Series 2, c. 1990.

(As Sir Les Patterson) LIVE & RAMPANT: Les Patterson Has a Stand Up, Music Collection International, 1998.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Back to My Roots, 2003.

Himself, "Nicholas Nickleby": The Cast on the Cast, 2003.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Christmas Experience, c. 2004.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Experience—The Complete Collection, BBC Warner, 2004.

Albums:

Wild Life in Suburbia (EP), Score, 1958.

Wild Life in Suburbia, Volume 2 (EP), Score, 1959.

(With others) Oliver! (cast recording), Decca, 1960.

Sandy Agonistes, Score, 1960.

A Nice Night's Entertainment, Parlophone, 1962.

(With others) Maggie May (cast recording), Decca, 1964.

Chunder Down Under (EP), Bulletin, 1965.

Performer of "Earl's Court Blues" and "The Old Pacific Sea," Private Eye's "Blue Record," Transatlantic, 1965.

Performer of "The Little One-Eyed Trouser Snake," Abominable Radio Gnome, Lyntone, 1967.

Barry Humphries, Parlophone, 1970.

(With others; as Edna Everage) The Naked Bunyip (soundtrack EP), Big Time Records, 1970.

Barry Humphries' Savoury Dip, Parlophone, 1971.

Barry Humphries at Carnegie Hall, Philips, 1972.

The Barry Humphries Record of Austral Verse, Philips, 1972.

A Track Winding Back, Philips, 1972.

(With others) Private Eye's "Golden Years of Sound," Lyntone, 1973.

Housewife! Superstar!, Charisma, 1976.

The Sound of Edna, Charisma, 1978.

The Last Night of the Poms, EMI, 1981.

(With others) Private Eye Presents "Golden Satricals," Springtime/Island, 1981.

(With others) The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Springtime/Island, 1981.

(As Sir Les Patterson) 12 Inches of Les—The Album, Liberation/Towerball, 1985.

(As Sir Les Patterson) The Les Patterson Long Player (soundtrack for Les Patterson Saves the World), WEA, 1987.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Party Experience (also known as Party Experience), CBS, 1988.

(As Alexander "Sandy" Stone) The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, International Services, 1990.

(With others) Paris (rock opera), WEA, 1990.

Moonee Ponds Muse, Volume 1, Raven, 1991.

Moonee Ponds Muse, Volume 2: Dada Days, Raven, 1993.

(With others; as Dame Edna Everage) Sergei Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Naxos, c. 1997.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Color Me Edna—Songs of Co-Dependency (also known as Color Me Edna), Tamarin, 2000.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Edna's "Show Songs," Tamarin, 2000.

Barry Humphries Presents, WEA/Warner Music, 2003.

Work appeared in other albums, including A Song of Australia. Selected recordings for So Rare, a multivolume collection of recordings. Provided album notes for the album Vamp till Ready—Dame Edna's Warm-Up Music, 2004.

Singles:

"I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus," Lyntone, 1964.

"Ulysses Rag"/"Love's Old Sweet Song" (performer on A side only), RCA, 1967.

"Is 'E an Aussie, Is 'E, Lizzie"/(As Edna Everage) "True British Spunk," Philips, 1972.

"Ricky Roo"/(As Alexander "Sandy" Stone) "Sandy Sings Sacred Songs: The Lord's Prayer and Zip a Dee Doo Dah," Philips, 1972.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "Every Mother Wants a Boy Like Elton"/"S&M Lady," Charisma, 1978.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "Disco Matilda"/instrumental mix, 1979.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "The Last Night of the Poms," EMI, 1981.

(As Sir Les Patterson) "G'Day"/instrumental mix, 1987.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "Theme from Neighbours"/"Spooky Christmas"/"Shout," CBS, 1988.

Audiobooks:

Barry Humphries, More Please, Penguin, 1993.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, My Gorgeous Life, Reed International, 1995, Random House Audiobooks, 1996.

Barry Humphries, Women in the Background, Reed International, 1996.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, My Gorgeous Life: The Life, the Loves, the Legend, New Millennium Audio, 2002.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna: My Gorgeous Life, Bandicoot, 2004.

None of Your Business (excerpts from My Life as Me), Bandicoot, 2004.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Series:

The Late Show, BBC, 1966-67.

Barry Humphries' "Scandals" (also known as The Barry Humphries Scandals), BBC-2, 1970.

The Barry Humphries Show, BBC-2, 1976-77.

The Dame Edna Experience, Independent Television (England), 1987 and 1989.

The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1991.

Dame Edna's "Neighbourhood Watch," Independent Television, 1992-93.

Flashbacks with Barry Humphries (also known as Barry Humphries' "Flashbacks"), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, beginning 1999.

Teleplays; Specials:

Strangers in the Night, BBC-2, 1969.

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television (England), 1980.

The Last Night of the Poms, Independent Television, 1982.

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television, 1984.

An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna, Seven Network (Australia), 1986.

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television, 1988.

A Night on Mount Edna, Independent Television, 1990.

A Late Lunch with Sir Les, Channel 4 (England), 1991.

Dame Edna's "Hollywood," NBC, 1991, 1992, 1993.

Edna Time, Fox, 1993.

Dame Edna Kisses It Better, Independent Television, 1997.

Dame Edna's "Work Experience," BBC, 1997.

Sir Les and the Great Chinese Takeaway, BBC-2, 1997.

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage, The Comedy Channel (Australia), 2003.

Dame Edna Live at the Palace, BBC and TRIO, 2003.

Author of material that has appeared in other television productions.

Teleplays; Episodic:

Not Only … but Also, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1971 (multiple episodes), broadcast as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Australia, BBC.

"Sandy Comes Home," Single Voices, BBC, 1990.

Teleplays; Pilots:

Edna Time, Fox, 1993.

Television Music; Songs; Specials:

"I'm Shy," Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage, Independent Television (England), 1984.

"Dame Edna's ‘Niceness Theme,’" Dame Edna's "Hollywood," NBC, 1991.

"Dame Edna's ‘Niceness Theme,’" Dame Edna's "Hollywood," NBC, 1992.

Writings for the Stage:

(With others) Mr. And Mrs. (revue), Philip Street Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1955.

Return Fare, Melbourne, Australia production, 1956.

(With others) Around the Loop (revue), Philip Street Theatre, 1956-57.

(With others) The Bunyip and the Satellite, Independent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1958.

(With Peter O'Shaughnessy) The Rock 'n' Reel Revue, 1958.

(With O'Shaughnessy) Mumba Jumba and the Bunyip, Adelaide Festival of the Arts, Unley Town Hall, Unley, Australia, 1964, and St. Martin's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1965.

(With others) Carl Davis in Croydon, Croydon, England, 1983.

Contributed to various productions, to The Rock 'n' Reel Revue, and wrote sketches and songs for university revues. Creator of street theatre pieces.

Writings for the Stage; Solo Shows:

Just a Show, Fortune Theatre, London, 1969.

A Load of Olde Stuffe, Playbox Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1971.

Housewife! Superstar!, Apollo Theatre, London, 1976, produced at the Globe, London, and at Theatre Four, New York City, 1977.

A Night with Dame Edna, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1978-79, originally produced in a tour of Australian cities as Isn't It Pathetic at His Age?, 1978.

An Evening's Intercourse with Barry Humphries, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1981.

The Last Night of the Poms, Royal Albert Hall, London, beginning 1981, produced as A Song of Australia, Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, and Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia, 1983.

Tears before Bedtime, Australian production, 1986-87, produced as Back with a Vengeance!, the Strand, London, and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, 1987-88.

Dame Edna's "Australian Walkabout," 1988.

Back with a Vengeance! The Second Coming, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Theatre, 1989.

The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 1990.

Look at Me When I'm Talking to You!, c. 1993.

Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 1998, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000.

Remember You're Out!, Australian production, 1999.

(And lyricist) Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2004-2005.

Barry Humphries & Friends: Back with a Vengeance—A New Effort, 2006.

Writings for the Stage; Major Tours; Solo Shows:

A Nice Night's Entertainment, Australian cities, 1962.

"Excuse I," Another Nice Night's Entertainment (also known as Excuse I), Australian cities, 1965-66.

Just a Show, Australian cities, 1968.

At Least You Can Say You've Seen It, Australian cities, 1974-75.

Isn't It Pathetic at His Age?, Australian cities, 1978, later produced in London as A Night with Dame Edna, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1978.

A Night Out with Dame Edna, Australian cities, 1979.

An Evening's Intercourse with Barry Humphries, Australian cities, 1981.

Look at Me When I'm Talking to You!, English cities, c. 1995.

Edna, the Spectacle (also known as The Spectacle), English cities, 1998.

Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, c. 1998.

A Night with Dame Edna (also known as A Night with Dame Edna, the Show That Cares), U.S. cities, 2002-2003.

Back to My Roots, Australian cities, 2003.

Screenplays:

(With Bruce Beresford) The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (based on his comic strip about Barry McKenzie), Film Development Corporation, 1972.

Barry MacKenzie Holds His Own, Satori, 1974.

Les Patterson Saves the World, Hoyts Distribution, 1987.

Writings for the Radio:

Dame Edna's "Aural Experience," BBC Radio 2, 1996.

Videos:

Back with a Vengeance, Virgin Comedy Club, 1989.

The Dame Edna Experience, Series 1, c. 1989.

(With others) The Best of What's Left of "Not Only … but Also," 1990.

The Dame Edna Experience, Series 2, c. 1990.

LIVE & RAMPANT: Les Patterson Has a Stand Up, Music Collection International, 1998.

Back to My Roots, 2003.

The Dame Edna Christmas Experience, c. 2004.

The Dame Edna Experience—The Complete Collection, BBC Warner, 2004.

Albums:

Wild Life in Suburbia (EP), Score, 1958.

Wild Life in Suburbia, Volume 2 (EP), Score, 1959.

Sandy Agonistes, Score, 1960.

A Nice Night's Entertainment, Parlophone, 1962.

Chunder Down Under (EP), Bulletin, 1965.

"Earl's Court Blues" and "The Old Pacific Sea," Private Eye's "Blue Record," Transatlantic, 1965.

"The Little One-Eyed Trouser Snake," Abominable Radio Gnome, Lyntone, 1967.

Barry Humphries, Parlophone, 1970.

Barry Humphries' Savoury Dip, Parlophone, 1971.

Barry Humphries at Carnegie Hall, Philips, 1972.

(With others) The Barry Humphries Record of Austral Verse, Philips, 1972.

A Track Winding Back, Philips, 1972.

(With others) Private Eye's "Golden Years of Sound," Lyntone, 1973.

Housewife! Superstar!, Charisma, 1976.

The Sound of Edna, Charisma, 1978.

The Last Night of the Poms, EMI, 1981.

(With others) Private Eye Presents "Golden Satricals," Springtime/Island, 1981.

(With others) The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Springtime/Island, 1981.

(As Sir Les Patterson) 12 Inches of Les—The Album, Liberation/Towerball, 1985.

(As Sir Les Patterson) The Les Patterson Long Player (soundtrack for Les Patterson Saves the World), WEA, 1987.

(As Dame Edna Everage) The Dame Edna Party Experience (also known as Party Experience), CBS, 1988.

(As Alexander "Sandy" Stone) The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, International Services, 1990.

(With others) Paris (rock opera), WEA, 1990.

Moonee Ponds Muse, Volume 1, Raven, 1991.

Moonee Ponds Muse, Volume 2: Dada Days, Raven, 1993.

(With others; as Dame Edna Everage) Sergei Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Naxos, c. 1997.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Edna's "Show Songs," Tamarin, 2000.

Barry Humphries Presents, WEA/Warner Music, 2003.

Singles:

"I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus," Lyntone, 1964.

"Ulysses Rag"/"Love's Old Sweet Song" (performer on A side only), RCA, 1967.

"Is 'E an Aussie, Is 'E, Lizzie"/(As Edna Everage) "True British Spunk," Philips, 1972.

"Ricky Roo"/(As Alexander "Sandy" Stone) "Sandy Sings Sacred Songs: The Lord's Prayer and Zip a Dee Doo Dah," Philips, 1972.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "Every Mother Wants a Boy Like Elton"/"S&M Lady," Charisma, 1978.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "Disco Matilda"/instrumental mix, 1979.

(As Dame Edna Everage) "The Last Night of the Poms," EMI, 1981.

(As Sir Les Patterson) "G'Day"/instrumental mix, 1987.

Audiobooks:

Barry Humphries, More Please, Penguin, 1993.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, My Gorgeous Life, Reed International, 1995, Random House Audiobooks, 1996.

Barry Humphries, Women in the Background, Reed International, 1996.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, My Gorgeous Life: The Life, the Loves, the Legend, New Millennium Audio, 2002.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna Everage, Dame Edna: My Gorgeous Life, Bandicoot, 2004.

None of Your Business (excerpts from My Life as Me), Bandicoot, 2004.

Collected Works from Various Media:

(With Bruce Beresford) Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (also known as Bazza Holds His Own), Sun Books, 1974.

A Nice Night's Entertainment: Sketches and Monologues, 1956-1981, Granada, 1981.

(With John Allen) The Humor of Barry Humphries, Currency Press, 1984.

Barry Humphries' "Flashbacks": The Book of the Acclaimed TV Series, HarperCollins, 1999.

Humor:

(With others) Pick of the Punch, Hutchinson, 1973.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna's "Coffee Table Book: A Guide to Gracious Living and the Finer Things in Life by One of the First Ladies of World Theatre," Harrap, 1976.

Les Patterson's "Australia," Sun Books, 1978.

(With Nic Rowley) The Sound of Edna: Dame Edna's "Family Songbook" (also known as The Sound of Edna: Edna Everage Songbook), Chappell, 1979.

(As Dame Edna Everage) Dame Edna's "Bedside Companion," Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1982.

(Editor) "Punch" Down Under, Robson, 1984.

Les Patterson: The Traveller's Tool, Guild Publishing, 1985.

Shades of Sandy Stone: The Reveries of a Returned Man (also known as Shades of Sandy Stone), Tragara Press, 1989.

The Life and Times of Sandy Stone, Macmillan, 1990.

(As Dame Edna Everage) My Gorgeous Life: An Adventure (also known as My Gorgeous Life: The Autobiography of Dame Edna Everage), Macmillan, 1989, released as My Gorgeous Life: The Life, the Loves, the Legend, Simon & Schuster, 1992, audiobook released as My Gorgeous Life, Reed International, 1995, Random House Audiobooks, 1996, audiobook released as My Gorgeous Life: The Life, the Loves, the Legend, New Millennium Audio, 2002, audiobook released as Dame Edna: My Gorgeous Life, Bandicoot, 2004.

Fiction:

Tid (novella), 1962.

Women in the Background (novel), Heinemann, 1995, audiobook released by Reed International, 1996.

Poetry:

(Editor) The Barry Humphries Book of Innocent Austral Verse (anthology), illustrated by James Fardoulys, Sun Books, 1968.

(Arranger) A Garland for Stephen Spender, Tragara Press, 1991.

Neglected Poems and Other Creatures, Angus & Robertson, 1991.

Comic Strips:

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (some sources cite title as The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie), illustrated by Nicholas Garland, appeared in the magazine Private Eye, 1964-71 and 1973-74.

The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, illustrated by Garland, Macdonald and Co., 1968.

Bazza Pulls It Off! More Adventures of Barry McKenzie (also known as Bazza Pulls It Off!), illustrated by Garland, Sun Books, 1971.

Bazza Comes into His Own: The Final Fescennine Farago of Barry McKenzie, Australia's First Working-Class Hero—With Learned and Scholarly Appendices and a New Enlarged Glossary (also known as Bazza Comes into His Own), illustrated by Garland, Sun Books, 1974.

The Complete Barry McKenzie, illustrated by Garland, Allen & Unwin, 1988.

Nonfiction:

(Editor) Bizarre (compilation), Elek/Bell Publishing Company, 1965.

Barry Humphries' "Treasury of Australian Kitsch," Macmillan, 1980.

More Please (autobiography), Viking, 1992, audiobook released by Penguin, 1993.

(With others; contributor) Barry Pearce, Margaret Olley, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996.

My Life as Me (autobiography), 2002, audiobook released as None of Your Business, Bandicoot, 2004.

Columns for Periodicals:

Wrote the column "My Monday Wash" for the Age (Melbourne); contributor of a humor column to Vanity Fair. Some sources cite Humphries as the author of other works.