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The Leonid Brezhnev Appreciation Society

Barry Humphries and the death of humour

6 May 2023

9:00 AM

6 May 2023

9:00 AM

The death of Barry Humphries is a watershed moment for Australian comedy. On one side is Humphries’ comic genius, on the other, a laughter-free zone, a sort of wasteland of political correctness devoid of humour and humanity. Comedy in the West has degenerated into a woke club – the Melbourne International Comedy Festival should be renamed the ‘Leonid Brezhnev Appreciation Society’.

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