Post 701

I missed Post 700. For 701, here's somethingcompletely different (no, not Monty Python)

I've been a fan of Edna Everage since the 1970s, when she first appeared as Auntie Edna in the Barry Mackenzie films. Barry Humphries, who breathes life into Edna, wrote the Barry Mackenzie cartoon strip for the satirical magazine Private Eye.

The Dame Edna Treatment is her latest chat show over here, and last night she had on the stars of Little Britain, David Walliams and Matt Lucas. I don't know if this programme has travelled aborad, but certainly the early episodes were very funny. Lucas recently celebrated his civil partnership with his gay partner. Walliams swam the English Channel for charity.

Next on was Debbie Harry. She sang a duet with Edna. Ouch! Actually, Blondie looked less of a mover than Edna, and I wondered if she is suffering from arthritis.

Finally there was a public health information film featuring Humphries' other awful character, Sir Les Patterson. His stooge was former French footballer David Ginola, once famous for doing shampoo ads on TV. The topic was prostate examination, and Sir Les performed a rectal on a dummy. Then he wanted Ginola to do the same, but not on his dummy - he pulled back a curtain to reveal a VERY hairy behind, which I fear was real! Ginola refused. Thank God!

I did hear, probably back in the 70s, that Humphries went round a very posh street in London, back in the days when there were rubbish bins attached to most lampposts, and seeded them with various items. Then he returned as a tramp, rummaged through the bins, pulled out a complete chicken wrapped in foil and a bottle of champagne, and sat down on the kerb to have a feast.