dame edna
Vale Emily Perry
1:24PM Jess McGuire | Actress Emily Perry, famous for brilliantly portraying Dame Edna’s sidekick Madge Allsop for yeeeaaaars, has passed away at the ripe old age of 100.
The elderly English actress who played Dame Edna Everage’s sidekick Madge Allsop has died. The Sun newspaper said Emily Perry died aged 100. No other details were available. Perry began playing the sour-faced Madge, a New Zealander from Palmerston North, when she was 80. Madge, Edna’s elderly “bridesmaid” began appearing alongside Barry Humphries’ famous housewife and “gigastar” in 1987. She never spoke and was often the butt of Edna’s witty putdowns.
We grew up with a Dame Edna-obsessed mother and have incredibly fond memories of Emily Perry playing Madge, so today the metaphorical Defamer Australia flag flies at half-mast. More » 
Not The Most Impressive Display Of Dame Edna’s Razor Sharp Wit, We’ve Gotta Say
11:54AM Jess McGuire | It seems Dame Edna emerged from her sick bed (well, Barry Humphrey’s anyway…) to soak up the theatrical Canuck brilliance of Rufus Wainwright. She had the following things to say about Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears.
The Moonee Ponds matron has advised Winehouse to “have her tattoos removed and get rid of that spooky-looking husband”.
But she wouldn’t even draw breath on Spears, saying, “I think advice is wasted on a non-entity like Britney”.
That’s it? That’s your smackdown? Disappointing. Especially from the host who (according to one of our mates who thought it was pretty much the greatest thing ever) introduced Michael Bolton to her talk show recently with a quip along the lines of “He’s someone who has had over a dozen hits… to his website.” More » 
