Friday essay: Barry Humphries' humour is now history – that's the fate of topical, satirical comedy
- Written by Anne Pender, Professor, University of New England
Dame Edna Everage at Melbourne Town Hall in 2006 after being presented with the Key to the City. Simon Mossman/AAP
Let’s face it, Thursday evenings on ABC television are not quite the same any more. The mesmerising, idiosyncratic sketches of Clarke and Dawe are now consigned to Australian television history. Still, Sammy J has taken the spot,...