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Rob Brydon Probes Barry Humphries review – in defence of offence

London Palladium
This chatshow canter through the career and comedy loves of Humphries proved he is an unrepentant controversialist

The television chatshow spread to theatre as a way of getting stars on stage without the burden of rehearsal or line-learning. John Cleese and Joan Collins are among those who have tried this form of sit-down comedy, now followed by Barry Humphries, who talked to Rob Brydon for two hours on Sunday night at the London Palladium.

The giving of top billing to Brydon suggested an attempt to draw the younger Welshman’s audience to the Australian elder. On visual evidence, most of those present had been following Humphries since Dame Edna Everage, his greatest character, was a plain Melbourne Mrs.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VwRgGA
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