Farewell possums

Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson are retiring:

Prepare to catch the ‘gladdies’ one last time. Age has finally caught up with Dame Edna Everage – and she is retiring.

Barry Humphries, the man behind the glittery glasses, has announced that his character is setting out on her final tour.

And the Australian housewife won’t be alone in her retirement as Humphries’s other alter ego, the obnoxious Sir Les Patterson will be joining her. . .