Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries in hospital for 'health issues'
Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, is being treated in hospital, his family have said.
In a statement to the paper, they added: "He would also like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at St Vincent's Hospital."The Australian is known for comic creations such as Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy StoneAndrew Neil tweeted "As always he had me in stitches even though he's been undergoing various treatments for months in hospital," Neil wrote. "I am in awe of his courage. And, of course, his humour, which is irrepressible, even in adversity."Humphries' most famous creation became a hit in the UK in the 1970s and landed her own TV chat show, the Dame Edna Everage Experience, in the late 1980s.
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