Organisers exploring ‘a fitting tribute’ after friends say performer was hurt by decision to rename festival award after comments he made about trans people
, the Barry award, after 19 years, with organisers saying at the time his comments were “not helpful”.
“I mean he’s one of the great comic geniuses … how can you take his name off an award like that? How offensive, how insulting,” he told ABC RadioSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Provan said Humphries’ views on transgender people “did not reflect the values of our community” and that the award was “renamed to reinforce the equality and diversity that our festival community has always championed”.
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