Barry Humphries has been admitted to hospital with “serious health problems” after a major surgery, reports claim.
The comedian, 89, was admitted to hospital in Sydney this week following complications with a recent hip replacement surgery, Australian news outlets report.
Appearing on Sunrise on Channel Seven on Wednesday (19 April), journalist Peter Ford said that there were “serious concerns” for Humphries, who is currently surrounded by his loved ones in hospital.
“At this moment Barry is [in] a serious condition but being kept comfortable. He’s surrounded by family,” Ford said, adding that a statement would be shared with the media imminently.
The reporter said that things were looking “tough” for Humphries – best known for his drag alter-ego Dame Edna Everage – but that he had a “fantastic” team of medical professionals supporting him.
“I reckon Barry has a fighting spirit and he’s not going to give up easily,” he said.
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The comedian, 89, was admitted to hospital in Sydney this week following complications with a recent hip replacement surgery, Australian news outlets report.
Appearing on Sunrise on Channel Seven on Wednesday (19 April), journalist Peter Ford said that there were “serious concerns” for Humphries, who is currently surrounded by his loved ones in hospital.
“At this moment Barry is [in] a serious condition but being kept comfortable. He’s surrounded by family,” Ford said, adding that a statement would be shared with the media imminently.
The reporter said that things were looking “tough” for Humphries – best known for his drag alter-ego Dame Edna Everage – but that he had a “fantastic” team of medical professionals supporting him.
“I reckon Barry has a fighting spirit and he’s not going to give up easily,” he said.
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- 4/19/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Wil Anderson and The Gruen Transfer will return to ABC1 on Wednesday 3 August at 9pm.
In other big news, the team have announced new show The Gruen Planet which will look at the news of the week “through prism of spin, branding and image control,” but are otherwise keeping tight lipped.
The Gruen Transfer, which puts the ad world under the microscope, Anderson will again team with CEO of Y&R Brands Russel Howcroft and Leo Burnett’s CEO Todd Sampson.
Advertising world experts Dan Gregory, Dee Madigan, Jeremy Nicholas, Bridget Taylor, jane Caro, Rowan Dean and Carolyn Miller will be part of the rotating panel of critics.
The Gruen Transfer averaged 1.4 million viewers a week in 2010 and won the 2010 AFI for Best Light Entertainment program.
In a statement, the show says the team are ready to get stuck into everything they’ve missed this year; “crazy mining ads, big tobacco campaigns,...
In other big news, the team have announced new show The Gruen Planet which will look at the news of the week “through prism of spin, branding and image control,” but are otherwise keeping tight lipped.
The Gruen Transfer, which puts the ad world under the microscope, Anderson will again team with CEO of Y&R Brands Russel Howcroft and Leo Burnett’s CEO Todd Sampson.
Advertising world experts Dan Gregory, Dee Madigan, Jeremy Nicholas, Bridget Taylor, jane Caro, Rowan Dean and Carolyn Miller will be part of the rotating panel of critics.
The Gruen Transfer averaged 1.4 million viewers a week in 2010 and won the 2010 AFI for Best Light Entertainment program.
In a statement, the show says the team are ready to get stuck into everything they’ve missed this year; “crazy mining ads, big tobacco campaigns,...
- 7/11/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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