Robin Williams on Dame Edna's Hollywood

By request, the final part of Dame Edna's Hollywood, broadcasted on 9 May 1992 in the US, with guest Robin Williams, and also with Rue McClanahan, Ringo Starr, and others. It was broadcasted again by Dutch VARA television on 30 May 1992 (English spoken, Dutch subtitles; see also Rue McClanahan on Dame Edna's Hollywood).

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• dame
• edna
• robin
• williams
• rue
• mcclanahan
• ringo
• starr

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With WIlliams you get the sense of a gasket just needing to explode. Whereas Barry is tempered, considered, highly intelligent. He is in tune with the audience, the guests, etc. Robin is only in tune with his own need to let off and get off. But that's American for you.

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R.I.P. Rue McClanahan

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@FyerBritches Yes, indeed. Barry is on the more sophisticated and intelligent end of the Australian Spectrum. :)

[FyerBritches]

@endofscene Funny you should say that, as an American, I couldn't agree with you more. Robin Williams is going to shove his brand of humor right up your nose, whether you want it or not and doesn't know when to quit. Barry Humphries is pure genius! Although, it's no secret he's a bit embarrassed by his own. As his "Les Patterson" character says, "There's a superstition that Australians don't have any culture; but I say we have culture coming out of our a**holes!" Too funny!!!

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what's with the dutch subtitles?

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@endofscene I'm an American and I find Dame Edna's particular brand of humor much more appealing.

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@skrinkle2000 "That's American for you" is a generalisation, as I said. It the typical generalisation of the obnoxious egocentric arrogance that Americans are often criticised for. Being told that you live in the greatest country on Earth will tend to do that to you. Also, American humour tends to be loud and crass and obvious. It tends to lack subtlety and sophistication. But I can criticise my own culture as well, and I can list many positive things about America too.

[skrinkle2000]

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Well, I stated in my reply that I am "sensitive" and that I feel an" irrational urge" so I am aware of the higher ground.I am open to other cultures and opinions, not bile.If what you state is sincere, then why 'that's American for you'.Loud people in any country are just the most heard,not majority. What exactly makes an 'american'? Those of the WORLD's insanely wealthy who immigrate to add to the US's 1%?Pop icons,tourists and dirty politicians?They are everywhere.

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@skrinkle2000 I am not offended if people judge or criticise Australia or Australians, even if just in generalisations, because I'm not that identified with my nationality. I'm just a person who happened to be born in Australia. I find most patriotism to be just another form of tribalism, and that is parochial and primitive, in my reckoning. Besides, if someone criticises me then they are either wrong, in which case I don't care, or they are right, in which case I can learn.

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@skrinkle2000 I understand. There is a lot of hatred on youtube because it is largely without consequence and there is a lot of hatred in the world.

I don't hate Americans or America. There are many Americans that I love and there are many things about America that I love. Every country has it's pros and cons. Unfortunately the USA has some very bad cons, though, but that is another issue.

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@endofscene *haha* Okay.

Yes, I am a little sensitive to the generalisations on YouTube.

There is so much hatred spewed, sometimes I feel the irrational urge to educate people on the intelligence and variance of the supposedly typical american :/

Thanks for the clarification.

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@skrinkle2000 I was ignoring Rue McClanahan quite intentionally. Was the audience American? Besides, audiences these days will laugh at anything.

Damn Edna dominates every show she is on. It is part of her character, which is a monster. She is rude to everyone. That is part of her act: she roasts people. If she is rude to celebrity and royalty then us commoners stand no chance!

I agree with your last comment. I was of course generalising in what I said.