What a mob of hypocritical self-aggrandizing weasels.
They claim they never cancelled Barry, however the fact that they removed his name from the Barry Award in 2019 is on record, for the simple reason that some of his opinions upset a couple of people with radical views, and whats more his name will not be reinstated to the award because as they smugly stated "we have moved on"
With a bit of luck people who have considered attending future events at this tin pot festival will vote with their feet and also "move on"
Agree wholeheartedly Santa. Personally, I have never considered modern day so called Australian comedians funny. They rely heavily on four letter words and get away with it.
Being an A grade pedant who considers Barry Humphries to be a very intelligent and brilliant comic, these people pander to the woke section of society who's sole aim would appear to be to see the end of free speech and the right to have an opposite opinion to theirs. A pox on all their houses!! "Apologies to whoever said that"
I hope that nobody goes to their so called "Comedy" festival, but it's a faint hope.
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What a mob of hypocritical self-aggrandizing weasels.
They claim they never cancelled Barry, however the fact that they removed his name from the Barry Award in 2019 is on record, for the simple reason that some of his opinions upset a couple of people with radical views, and whats more his name will not be reinstated to the award because as they smugly stated "we have moved on"
With a bit of luck people who have considered attending future events at this tin pot festival will vote with their feet and also "move on"
And now this in the Australian, only digging the hole deeper.
By MATTHEW WESTWOOD
11:26AM April 25, 2023
Organisers of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival have been called out as gutless cowards after they backflipped on a tepid acknowledgment of comedy legend Barry Humphries.
Festival organisers on Monday night issued a statement saying they would plan a fitting tribute to Humphries, after declaring there would be no official tribute, and having earlier dropped his name from the Barry award.
Humphries, one of the worlds greatest comedians, died at St Vincents Hospital in Sydney on Saturday at age 89.
Barry Humphries greatest sin was lampooning the ideological conformity of his colleagues
His death coincided with the final weekend of the comedy festival, the event he helped launch in 1987. The festival noted his passing with a brief statement on its website.
Festival director Susan Provan on Monday refused to restore Humphries name to the Barry award given to the best comedy show at the festival and downplayed Humphries involvement with the festival.
-- Edited by Santa on Wednesday 26th of April 2023 03:02:41 PM
