![]() ![]() Barry Humphries deserves, and his fans expect, far better recognition of both his amazing talent and his significant contribution to the development of the MICF. The festival is based in his home city of Melbourne, a city he parodied but loved, and where he helped to establish our thriving comedy community. It is such a mean-spirited decision and will be seen as such by his many fans around the world. I am appalled that there are no plans yet for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to pay official tribute to the late great Barry Humphries, one of its formative figures (“ Festival ‘did not snub’ Humphries”, 25/4). Barry Humphries: Failing to honour our greats is mean-spirited ![]() See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. To submit a letter to The Age, email Please include your home address and telephone number. ![]()
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