Famous comedian in trouble for a joke while out of character
Had he made the same joke in character as either Edna or Sir Les, it would have passed unremarked
AN agent for Barry Humphries has apologised for any offence caused by the entertainer's comments referring to the eye shape of new Australians.
Famous for his much-loved and outspoken characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, Humphries, 78, offered his take on Australian citizenship as his wife, Lizzie Spender, joined the dinky di ranks in London.
"At least my wife came to our country voluntarily and not against her wishes. She has the right-shaped eyes. A lot of new Australians are Chinese," London's Evening Standard newspaper quotes Humphries as saying after his wife's citizenship ceremony this week.
Spender, 62, Humphries' fourth wife of 22 years, is most eligible to join the antipodean clan, according to her spouse. "She's a lot more Australian than our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who is a 10-pound pom with an Adelaide accent," he continued.
A spokesman for Humphries offered an apology on Friday to anyone who took offence at the comments. "He would never want to offend anybody ... a lot of what Barry says to the press is in jest," the spokesman told AAP.
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