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Greatest Comedy Talk Show EVER!
This is hardly "Early Edna", since these shows were made in 1987, and Barry Humphries has been playing Edna Everage since 1955. Rather, this is Edna in her prime. These shows are classics, and I was delighted to replace my many-generations-down VHS dubs of the original LWT broadcasts (Some with the original commercials still intact) with these gorgeous, pristine DVD copies. Edna's wit ages well. Some of the guests are dead now (Beautiful Nureyev, Arthur Marshall, odious Mary Whitehouse), some are unknown in America (Dennis Lichfield, Arthur Marshall, odious Mary Whitehouse), some are easy targets (odious Charleton Heston, Zsa Zsa) and some are beloved (Sean Connery, Larry Hagman, Sir John Mills) but all are irrelevant, merely settings to show off Edna's wit. There are many highlights, but the two biggest to me are both on the last program, Edna's delightful duet with Sir John Mills and her unforgettable pas de deux with Nureyev. He's the one out-of-breath after dancing with her. The extras are worth the price of the set by themselves. Edna subjects Barry Humphries to some of her patented tough love, and be sure to ignore Edna's warning and press the Madge Button. You'll finally hear Emily Perry's voice as she does a completely charming song and dance, with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as her accompianist's page-turner! Be sure to listen to all of Edna's spiel's on the menus, and, if you routinely skip the text bios on discs, don't skip the ones in Edna's "Guestbook". They're written by Edna, and they're as hilarious as everything else. This is top flight entertainment from the funniest man in the world. And don't fret. The other season of The Dame Edna Experience, as well as her Christmas specials, will be out in October. Now, when will we get "The Complete Dame Edna's Hollywood"?

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This "early Edna" has come a long way...
I've been waiting for this release for two months! Taken from 1987, you can surely tell this talented "lady" was bound for glory! You can also state that she has gotten better with age.

The first DVD (a touch over three hours), which has the introduction and four episodes of "The Dame Edna Experience" is very funny. The guests she has were big in their own time: Jane Seymour, Nana Moskouri, Larry Hagman, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charlton Heston and a few folks that I didn't know, since I'm from the States. None the less, I found myself laughing and pausing/rewinding to watch again. The antics are well planned and there's a bit of a shock value that can't be duplicated. This is what makes it uniquely refreshing, BUT, this is not the Dame Edna of the late 90s and early 2000s. She has come a long way in polishing her wit and delivery...hence the four star rating.

The second DVD (a touch over 80 minutes), houses the specials, her song "Niceness" and interviews. I LOVED the second DVD, eventhough it was shorter. It gives you a better sense of who Edna (Barry Humpries) is and what she's about.

I remember seeing Dame Edna for the first time on Ally McBeal. I've been a fan ever since. Go Dame, Go!! I can't wait for Series Two!!

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Dame Edna Is Much Too Funny
I have to preface this by saying the obvious....eveyone has a different sense of humor. I love what I like to think of as brainy humor...slapstick isn't my thing. Love Woody Allen, hate Jerry Lewis. That said, The tounge-in-cheek humor of Dame Edna consistantly makes me laugh. It's just too funny. Friends of mine don't get it, but that seems to be normal with comedy. Everyone finds different things funny.

I'm so excited to see this collection out on DVD....it really is long overdue. You have to see Edna carve up her guests with the most bizzare and hillarious interviews....and watch the guests struggling to figure out if its all for real. And of course, there's Madge! The whole thing is totally nuts, and the best TV show I've ever watched. If you've never seen Dame Edna, you must give this a shot & see what you think. You might just get hooked on Dame Edna Everidge!