The Dame Edna Experience was a British television comedy talk show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular episodes on ITV, plus two Christmas specials.
I belly laughed - in this era of industrial beige, political correctness gone mad and seemingly all pervasive - I miss humour Barry Humphries/Joan Rivers style. Thank you so much for uploading Thank you very much.
What a loss today. It’s not commonly known, but Joan Rivers was actually the major influence for Dame Edna going to the US, and becoming so big over there 😊
Oh, honey. You know they're sitting on a cloud up there, mocking the fashions of the Saints and swapping stories lurid details of what they both had to do to get past St. Peter.
What makes you think they are in Heaven? They both sign a pact with the Devil, like all show business celebrity. My guess is that they are having a blast down there.
RIP Joan Rivers...I can't believe it's been 9 years now...omg time goes by so fast unbelievable. Extraordinary lady, and the funniest women ever...The definition of a true real legend in every sense of the word...iconic legend like no other. [1933-2014]🎬📺❤🌟👠🎤🎤
@@Shane-Flanagan Right me too...I've always imagined what she would say about the political strife and insurrection, all the crazy events and covid pandemic...she would be modified but fighting to say what she wants because we all know that cancel Culture will come for her and she wouldn't care. It would be challenging for her but she would still say what she wants. I feel you, I always wondered aswell.
Joan Rivers is very direct in her sexual references. Actually Dame Edna steers clear of that, or at least her character does, as Edna's character is not interested in sex from the way she talks about her character's husband. She usually pretends to be a bit shocked by direct references to sex.
@@debbiegoodine5037 In the end it was not plastic surgery that took our beloved Joan Rivers, she was having trouble with her voice ( which of course she needed to work ). She went into a clinic in N.Y. city for a simple procedure I believe on her larynx. The surgeons did more of an endoscopy which was not required or approved by Joan prior too. Joan stopped breathing for too long and was declared brain dead. Her daughter Melissa lives in California and had to come quickly. There was nothing that could have brought Joan back so the life support systems were turned off and Joan died. Very sad. A LARGE insurance settlement was sought and paid by the clinics insurers.
@@stratfordbabyI've just learned a minute before, the existence of the real Zsa Zsa Gabor( the Hungarian socialite). I thought she was just a comedic character. It makes it even funnier! Lord, Dame Edna was brilliant! May her rest in peace.
I don't much like him, but he did very well. Took it all in good grace. The "work it up into a great anecdote" has to be one of the best out downs in history...and while I'm sure he was embarrassed, I think he also enjoyed it.
I do not recall whether Joan Rivers or Joan Collins was the victim when they were dressed in a magnificent black gown with black fur shoulder pads. Dame Edna leaned over, ruffled her fingers delicately through one of the fur features, and said: "Joan, did you know that the Acrylic is an Endangered Species back home in Australia?"
I do miss them so much their comedic geniuses of making people laugh was simply the best when I was young I wouldn't understand dane Edna's jokes butas you get older she made me smile even more now with her wicked sense of humour Joan rivers was the Queen of comedy love them both and still miss them so much People need to wake up and bring back the comedy
Most people don't realize this clip contains a historic piece of footage at 2:05: It's the very last time _anyone_ had to ask Joan Rivers whether she'd had any plastic surgery.
From his autobiography (title escapes me, but well worth reading), here's one of his stories (slightly paraphrased by me) from his early childhood growing up in Melbourne, a very upper-middle class and staid community. On his street lived an extremely prim and proper family in the traditional mould: stay at home mother, banking executive father doing his daily 9-5, only child little girl, about 5 or 6. Being on her own, she got bored quite easily. She was allowed to play on the front lawn, but was strongly forbidden to venture beyond those boundaries. However, one day, something exciting happened. On the vacant plot next door on the other side of the chainlink fence, some builders turned up and started to lay the foundations for a new house. Of course, the girl was fascinated: so much more interesting than her dollies and other toys. She observed intently everything the guys did going about their duties. They in turn noticed her and idly chatted with her every now and again. The mother observed all of this, and talked privately with the foreman, who invited the little one over as a 'helper'. Overjoyed!! So for the next days and weeks, instead of a pretty dress, she put on 'work clothes & wellies' and did a few safe and undemanding jobs with the labourers for a couple of hours each day; Mother instructed her not to make a nuisance of herself by asking too many questions and be as quiet as possible and to do as she was told. She was especially in her element at smoko (breaktime), pretending to be Mother and pouring the tea for all the lads, listening intently to their conversations. Eventually, after a couple of weeks the guys had a whipround, and on their payday presented her with an envelope with a few dollars inside so she wouldn't feel left out. The little girl was ecstatic, and ran home to her mummy with it and wanted to go and buy some new toys. However, her mother was careful and cautious and told her they would have to open a bank account and save it for a 'rainy day'. (Girl was confused and didn't understand as they were always sunny days in that part of Australia.) So next day they went into town to visit her father's bank. Of course, the female teller recognised them and said to the little one: "Wow, so much money! Where did you get it from?" "I've been working on building a house next door.These are my wages!!" "Gosh! You're such a big girl now. Was it hard work?" "Oh, not too bad, thank you for asking." "Did you learn a lot?" "Yes, I think one day, when I grow up, I might join that profession." "And are you going to be doing any more building soon?" "Well, we will if the fucking bricks ever turn up. And we're going to be demanding more pay from that bloody bastard big boss!!"
Two of the funniest people to ever walk the Earth! The woke are making this particular species' extinct! We must fight that...and fight hard. We can't let this die.
Well jellybaby, mens penis’s don’t have single jet nozzles they can be more variable like a garden hose gun, and that’s when you wished you hadn’t gone out in light coloured shorts.😬
Joan was one of the few guests who could match Dame Edna in quick wit, and even reduce her to helpless laughter. But the joke about the interfaith Jewish / Hare Krishna couple next door went right over my head. Did they cut it perhaps, for offensive content? Or can someone explain it to me?
Hare Krishnas are known for going to airports and handing out fliers and leaflets about their faith, and things like that. Along with their chanting and stuff. And Jewish people are known for being involved with the diamond districts in London and New York, and there's a stereotype about Jews that they're obsessed with money. So the Jewish-Hare Krishna goes to the airport and begs for jewellery. That's pretty much the joke there.
@@skzion2 Thanks for responding. I'm not sure it's clarified anything much for me though. So, there's a Jewish/Hare Krishna 'mixed marriage' couple living next door. 'She goes to the airports and begs for jewellery' . That's it. End of joke. I still don't get it! Why airports? And what does the mixed marriage/ Hare Krishna partner have to do with it? Sorry to be so dense!
@@skzion2 Oh, I see - thanks! I used to see them everywhere and remember they had a saying that they would bring the Hare Krishna chant to 'every town and village' but I didn't know doing it at airports was a particular 'thing'...! (Of course it's not funny at all now it's had to be explained... ah, well... 😀
not a question (cosmetic surgery) to ask Joan Rivers some years later when she looked like...... Not something dear, lately departed, Dame Edna ever needed I believe
What a combination, Dame Edna and Joan Rivers, it doesn't get much better than this!
Interesting how they fire gags and routines at each other, Edna is far more lethal
I clicked instantly
It's great to see a couple of class acts working it together, feeding each other, nothing forced, just beautiful natural delivery.
@@sibionic 0:10 your hbnknbvv.
Thx for sharing, love them both. Absolutely brilliant!
R.I.P to two legends of comedy.
This just brought me so much joy. Rest in Peace to these two Icons. Love to their families.
I belly laughed - in this era of industrial beige, political correctness gone mad and seemingly all pervasive - I miss humour Barry Humphries/Joan Rivers style.
Thank you so much for uploading Thank you very much.
Two of the best ; hope they’re laughing together in heaven. Rip to the greatest Dame that ever lived.
What a loss today. It’s not commonly known, but Joan Rivers was actually the major influence for Dame Edna going to the US, and becoming so big over there 😊
Awwwww
Oh, honey. You know they're sitting on a cloud up there, mocking the fashions of the Saints and swapping stories lurid details of what they both had to do to get past St. Peter.
What makes you think they are in Heaven?
They both sign a pact with the Devil, like all show business celebrity.
My guess is that they are having a blast down there.
People are sad today, but the Angels are laughing ❤❤❤❤
I came here because I'm bingeing on Edna clips. But all I could think here is "damn, Barry had great legs!!" RIP to a huge part of my childhood
Loved these two legends together. 😘😘😘😘
Rest in Peace, you all. ❤
Two comedy greats gone. But never forgotten.
Great to see Dame Edna finally match wits with someone who can keep up with her. RIP them both
Two of the best comedians ever 💔💔💔🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
RIP Joan Rivers...I can't believe it's been 9 years now...omg time goes by so fast unbelievable.
Extraordinary lady, and the funniest women ever...The definition of a true real legend in every sense of the word...iconic legend like no other.
[1933-2014]🎬📺❤🌟👠🎤🎤
I'm glad I saw her on tour months before her death.
@@dg7438 You're so very lucky🙊...what a great treasured memory to keep.
Cherish that memory.
Never understood all the cosmetic surgery she had, she was lovely.
Would love to hear what Joan would've thought of the events of the past nine years that she's missed out on
@@Shane-Flanagan Right me too...I've always imagined what she would say about the political strife and insurrection, all the crazy events and covid pandemic...she would be modified but fighting to say what she wants because we all know that cancel Culture will come for her and she wouldn't care.
It would be challenging for her but she would still say what she wants.
I feel you, I always wondered aswell.
Joan Rivers actually had Edna/ Les/ etc laughing 🤣. One of the few who has 😂...
Joan Rivers made Dame Edna speechless. Incredible.
Joan Rivers is very direct in her sexual references. Actually Dame Edna steers clear of that, or at least her character does, as Edna's character is not interested in sex from the way she talks about her character's husband. She usually pretends to be a bit shocked by direct references to sex.
Two of the best. I’m so grateful to have lived through their reigns!
I miss Joan Rivers so much 🇨🇦
RIP Barry! died today aged 89 - a real one-off xx
REST IN PEACE JOAN RIVERS AND DAME EDNA!
I’ve never seen Joan laugh so hard !
Thanks for archiving these Dame Edna jewels. RIP to our Gigastar
Joan's hair style is an engineering marvel, brilliant hairdresser!
Joan's plastic surgeon as well, brilliant!
@@paulbrunelle1444 Sadly Joan's obsessive need for cosmetic surgery took her too soon. Her hair dresser didn't kill her! ❤❤
@@debbiegoodine5037 In the end it was not plastic surgery that took our beloved Joan Rivers, she was having trouble with her voice ( which of course she needed to work ). She went into a clinic in N.Y. city for a simple procedure I believe on her larynx. The surgeons did more of an endoscopy which was not required or approved by Joan prior too. Joan stopped breathing for too long and was declared brain dead. Her daughter Melissa lives in California and had to come quickly. There was nothing that could have brought Joan back so the life support systems were turned off and Joan died. Very sad. A LARGE insurance settlement was sought and paid by the clinics insurers.
@@paulbrunelle1444 I do remember the procedure was not supposed to be done outside a hospital without anastesiest.
@@paulbrunelle1444I did not know this.
I would give anything to have a friend like Dame Edna. Joan Rivers looked beautiful here.
Her eyes glittering dress is superb👁👁👁👁👁❤
Edit: RIP Zaza Gabor🤣🤣🤣
And Zsa Zsa too!
@@stratfordbabyI've just learned a minute before, the existence of the real Zsa Zsa Gabor( the Hungarian socialite).
I thought she was just a comedic character.
It makes it even funnier!
Lord, Dame Edna was brilliant!
May her rest in peace.
Only time I saw Dame Edna matched - wow!
• Housewife
• Megastar
• Billionairess
• Socialite
• Fashion Icon
• Investigative journalist
• Social anthropologist
• Chanteuse
• Swami
• Monstre sacre
• Polymath
• Advisor to British royalty
Swami is my favourite
RIP Dame Edna !
They’re great together!
Poor Jeffrey - silly to try to match these two. Great the way they help each other to be funny - very generous. This is hilarious!
He had it worse on Clive Anderson. He was massacred!
They each did an amazing job of leaving space for the other. The verbal choreography was executed with the highest level of skill.
I don't much like him, but he did very well. Took it all in good grace. The "work it up into a great anecdote" has to be one of the best out downs in history...and while I'm sure he was embarrassed, I think he also enjoyed it.
Grrrrr....typo. *put downs not out downs.
They r both in heaven having a blast!!!
Bless! I saw the one with Edna on Joan show, but not the other way around, I love it.
Heaven...Joanie and Dame Edna!
Love and miss 😢Joan
She’s such a talent , makes me laugh from inside that real laugh
I like it when people with plastic surgery can laugh at themselves. Jimmy Carr does too.
She certainly told it how it was, but in a way that I found just womderful❤❤❤
It takes brains to be that funny, that's for sure.
This is a very good point.
They were great friends and fans of each other. Great videos, I'll subscribe!
Absolutely brilliant, so funny. Love them both so much. I am sure they are cracking everyone up there in heaven. May they RIP. 🌷✝️🌷✝️🌷
joan was a tour de force! marvellous
OOOohh how the world has changed.....Great Comedy just there. Thanks DEE.
Two legendary will be missed ❤❤❤ May 26 2023
Absolute legends
The two funniest women in history.
I hate to break this to you but Joan was a man.
@@nathrogers7 😂😂😂
@@nathrogers7 😅😅😅
A great double act!
No one will ever accuse Dame Edna of being inconspicuous...
Mud sticks.. doesn’t it Jeff? 😂😂😂comedy gold 😂
Can you please explain this?
@@SD-ip2wb Jeffery Archer had various legal issues...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer?wprov=sfla1
@@VictorianDad My goodness I didn't recognize him.
"You could work that up into quite an anecdote!"
I do not recall whether Joan Rivers or Joan Collins was the victim when they were dressed in a magnificent black gown with black fur shoulder pads. Dame Edna leaned over, ruffled her fingers delicately through one of the fur features, and said: "Joan, did you know that the Acrylic is an Endangered Species back home in Australia?"
It was Joan Collins
Rip Barry Humphries. You were a top entertainer and we will miss you very much.
I loved that Dame Edna put Jeffery Archer in his place
😂😂 the best!
1:50 The raised eyebrow. I get the feeling that Barry was not ready for that answer. ROFL. Enda let him quip how he did. Comedy gold.
Two LEGENDS gone.
RIP Mr Barry Humphries!
Oh! lol... There goes Za Za! (wiping tears..) :D
Demis so confused.
RIP Barry...
Joan Rivers was life personified.
it would be an experience to accompany dame Edna and Joan on a pub crawl
I was in love with Dame Edna 😢
I was laughing when Ms. Rivers was coming down the stairs even before they were talking as I knew I was in for a treat. Lovely comediennes. RIP
Love them both. Miss them both. Wherever they went after death is where I want to be when it's my turn. Need the laughs.
You've worked that up into quite the anecdote. Vintage Edna.
She said 'You COULD have worked that up into quite an anecdote'. More savage.
Loved edna and joan
Oh when life was fun& good ❤
Some nice barbs thrown at Archer. There was a man with no shame.
If there is a heaven, they are cracking each other up there!
I do miss them so much their comedic geniuses of making people laugh was simply the best when I was young I wouldn't understand dane Edna's jokes butas you get older she made me smile even more now with her wicked sense of humour
Joan rivers was the Queen of comedy love them both and still miss them so much
People need to wake up and bring back the comedy
2 Dangerous Females.
The only one who take on Dame Edna.
Joan Rivers.
Thank you UA-cam.
Great Wake.
5:24 is the funniest moment in human history
She did a similar routine with Larry Hagman, absolutely priceless LOL
@@wesleygalvin9983 I just saw she did it as well with (um) Barry Humphries. 😂 But I'm glad I saw Zha Zha first.
@@prince.mushroom 🤣
I had to abort her 😂😂😂😂
You people are easily amused huh ?
You could tell that even before the makeup was removed, they enjoyed each other's company.
Most people don't realize this clip contains a historic piece of footage at 2:05: It's the very last time _anyone_ had to ask Joan Rivers whether she'd had any plastic surgery.
The audience laughs come in fast, and suddenly cut out faster.
Joan Sandra Molinsky Rivers June 8, 1933 - September 4, 2014
The creepy thing was she was in the middle of a tour called " Before They Close The Lid".
From his autobiography (title escapes me, but well worth reading), here's one of his stories (slightly paraphrased by me) from his early childhood growing up in Melbourne, a very upper-middle class and staid community.
On his street lived an extremely prim and proper family in the traditional mould: stay at home mother, banking executive father doing his daily 9-5, only child little girl, about 5 or 6. Being on her own, she got bored quite easily.
She was allowed to play on the front lawn, but was strongly forbidden to venture beyond those boundaries.
However, one day, something exciting happened. On the vacant plot next door on the other side of the chainlink fence, some builders turned up and started to lay the foundations for a new house.
Of course, the girl was fascinated: so much more interesting than her dollies and other toys. She observed intently everything the guys did going about their duties. They in turn noticed her and idly chatted with her every now and again.
The mother observed all of this, and talked privately with the foreman, who invited the little one over as a 'helper'. Overjoyed!! So for the next days and weeks, instead of a pretty dress, she put on 'work clothes & wellies' and did a few safe and undemanding jobs with the labourers for a couple of hours each day; Mother instructed her not to make a nuisance of herself by asking too many questions and be as quiet as possible and to do as she was told. She was especially in her element at smoko (breaktime), pretending to be Mother and pouring the tea for all the lads, listening intently to their conversations.
Eventually, after a couple of weeks the guys had a whipround, and on their payday presented her with an envelope with a few dollars inside so she wouldn't feel left out.
The little girl was ecstatic, and ran home to her mummy with it and wanted to go and buy some new toys. However, her mother was careful and cautious and told her they would have to open a bank account and save it for a 'rainy day'. (Girl was confused and didn't understand as they were always sunny days in that part of Australia.)
So next day they went into town to visit her father's bank. Of course, the female teller recognised them and said to the little one:
"Wow, so much money! Where did you get it from?"
"I've been working on building a house next door.These are my wages!!"
"Gosh! You're such a big girl now. Was it hard work?"
"Oh, not too bad, thank you for asking."
"Did you learn a lot?"
"Yes, I think one day, when I grow up, I might join that profession."
"And are you going to be doing any more building soon?"
"Well, we will if the fucking bricks ever turn up. And we're going to be demanding more pay from that bloody bastard big boss!!"
Joan was really pretty!
They work well together.
Two Comic Giants.
Wow. Great joke from Joan at the end id never heard. The tinkle target one. Excellent. Wonder if its hers but nice female spin on it.
Really miss these Stars......
BRILLIANT
9:52 was gold. Seldom Dame Edna has an equal.
Edna. Enda is a masculine Irish name.
Two of the funniest people to ever walk the Earth! The woke are making this particular species' extinct! We must fight that...and fight hard. We can't let this die.
Brilliance
Oh the tears ,, oh the tears !!! lol
I agree with Joan at 9:40. At urinals in public toilets, there's always a puddle on the floor. I don't ger it.
Well jellybaby, mens penis’s don’t have single jet nozzles they can be more variable like a garden hose gun, and that’s when you wished you hadn’t gone out in light coloured shorts.😬
you could work that up into quite an anecdote!
2 Divas!!!🙏🏆❤️✡️🕎🇮🇱
That was the comedy back and forth equivalent of Federer Nadal
Nicely observed.
Joan was one of the few guests who could match Dame Edna in quick wit, and even reduce her to helpless laughter.
But the joke about the interfaith Jewish / Hare Krishna couple next door went right over my head. Did they cut it perhaps, for offensive content? Or can someone explain it to me?
Hare Krishnas are known for going to airports and handing out fliers and leaflets about their faith, and things like that. Along with their chanting and stuff. And Jewish people are known for being involved with the diamond districts in London and New York, and there's a stereotype about Jews that they're obsessed with money. So the Jewish-Hare Krishna goes to the airport and begs for jewellery. That's pretty much the joke there.
The idea is that Jewish women like jewelry (Jewish American Princesses, certainly).
@@skzion2 Thanks for responding. I'm not sure it's clarified anything much for me though.
So, there's a Jewish/Hare Krishna 'mixed marriage' couple living next door. 'She goes to the airports and begs for jewellery' . That's it. End of joke.
I still don't get it! Why airports? And what does the mixed marriage/ Hare Krishna partner have to do with it?
Sorry to be so dense!
@@papercup2517 Hare Krishna used to proselytize at airports (before 9/11 introduced us to Islamic terrorism).
@@skzion2 Oh, I see - thanks! I used to see them everywhere and remember they had a saying that they would bring the Hare Krishna chant to 'every town and village' but I didn't know doing it at airports was a particular 'thing'...! (Of course it's not funny at all now it's had to be explained... ah, well... 😀
the way they play off each other.
Joan Rivers wasn't bad looking back then. Who knew?
She was a beauty queen once.
Who are the two men on the guest panel?
Dame edna head an earpiece and a team feeding her lines and info.
Where's the badge Madge ?
Men dressing up as women is quite common in Britain, I myself am wearing panties now… 😊
Dame met her match
Dane Edna never completed against other women in sporting events.
Love Madge
Jeffrey Archer's face
displays such a smug self-satisfied expression that you just want to slap it.
not a question (cosmetic surgery) to ask Joan Rivers some years later when she looked like......
Not something dear, lately departed, Dame Edna ever needed I believe
Zaza in flat shoes 😂😂😂don't think so..
Is the nurse with the oxygen a prop??
Yes. 🤦♀️🙄
So much foreshadowing on Joan's part . . .
Just think. They'd be arrested in Tennessee
Vale Barry Humphries.