Fact: Comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his comedy alter-ego Dame Edna Everage, has been named Australian of the Year in the U.K. Humphries received the honour at a ceremony in London.
Fact: American singer and pianist Michael Feinstein is teaming up with Australian drag queen Dame Edna Everage for an unlikely new Broadway show. The odd couple is planning a night of laughs and songs and hope to dazzle New York theatre producers with their routine when they begin shopping it around next week (begs27Jul09), reports the New York Post.
Quote: "I like HUGH. I know him so well. When you know someone very well, you don't see their beauty, you see their lovely personality. I'm not deeply physically attracted to him." Dame Edna Everage tells Eonline.com she's not smitten with People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman.
Quote: "I think she should have her tattoos removed and get rid of that spooky-looking husband." Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries has plenty of advice for troubled singer AMY WINEHOUSE.