Barry Humphries rejected Vic state funeral over ‘anger’ about comedy festival before death

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Barry Humphries rejected Vic state funeral over ‘anger’ about comedy festival before death
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Prior to his death, the late Barry Humphries said he did not want a state funeral in Victoria because he was still angry about how he was treated by the Melbourne Comedy Festival, according to Sky News Australia host Rowan Dean.

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“I can vouch for this, I would spend an hour with Barry Humphries only a few days before he died and he was still very angry about the Melbourne Comedy Festival,” Mr Dean said.

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