The family of Melbourne-born comedy legend Barry Humphries is in discussions with the Victorian government about the possibility of a state funeral. 7NEWS
“But at the end of the day, he was a boy from Kew with big dreams. And he achieved them,” he posted on Twitter.
Humphries delighted and outraged audiences for more than half a century and was a founding patron of the festival, leading to it naming its annual prize for most outstanding act after him in 2000.
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