Carrie Bickmore's stretch marks became a topic of conversation as Dame Edna Everage played comedic havoc on The Project, targeting co-host Waleed Aly.
Aly, who has lately assumed the role of The Project's political conscience, became Dame Edna's main fall guy during the comedian's television appearance - and he wasn't comfortable with the attention. It was classic Dame Edna, who has roasted everyone from Charlton Heston to the Queen during a long career in the public eye.

"I'm going very well, little Wally," Edna said after being introduced on the show. "And I have to tell the viewers, that he really does look like this. He does! It's not a trick of the lights."

Aly looked confused: "I'm just trying to figure out what response you are looking for here."
Dame Edna, the queen of the purple rinse, is the alter ego of Barry Humphries who was appearing on Ten's magazine-format current affairs program to promote his association with a well-known pyjamas retailer. Dame Edna's comedic forte is acerbic cut-downs of tall poppies.

Humphries recently angered the transgender community when he was quoted as saying people who undergo gender reassignment surgery are merely "mutilated men", and Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as the Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, was a "publicity-seeking ratbag".
Saying it was important to make bedtime fun, Dame Edna had a go at the non-smoking, non-drinking Aly. "I don't know if you believe in that, Waleed."
"All kinds of fun," Aly responded as Bickmore elbowed him and told him to stop. "Fun you wouldn't believe."

"Do you?" deadpanned Dame Edna. "Imagine if you had company in bed."
Asking Bickmore about the birth of her daughter, Evie, a year ago, Edna asked, "Did you have stretch marks as a result?" Dame Edna suggested a remedy of wombat spleen jelly. "I have some with me in a very private area. I will show you the miracle effect."
Asked about Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, Dame Edna said: "Isn't it wonderful? Waleed doesn't think so. I bet you're an old pinko, are you?" Aly insisted: "I like the Queen, I've got nothing against her."
Dame Edna ruled out entering politics before giving the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull her endorsement, kind of.
"There are so many dreadful people involved in that. I don't think we have the politicians we deserve, I'm afraid I don't, though I would disagree with Waleed. I think Mr Turnbull is a very strong and impressive Prime Minister. I don't like him very much personally but I think he is a good chap, good fellow for the job."

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/dame-edna-skewers-waleed-aly-talks-up-malcolm-turnbull-on-the-project-20160429-gohrwc.html

So middle eastern Muslims can't have the piss taken out of them? Isn't that racist?

Edna ftw :lol:

-PB

I've never seen such a post about Edna before. The bolded part implies there is some underlying ideology from Humphries and quickflick has leapt to the defence of "poor Waleed" and not the countless secular/Judeo-Christian celebrities he has skewered.

Combined with quickflick's penchant for supporting our Islamic friends, it's not such a long bow to draw.

I've never seen such a post about Edna before. The bolded part implies there is some underlying ideology from Humphries and quickflick has leapt to the defence of "poor Waleed" and not the countless secular/Judeo-Christian celebrities he has skewered.

Combined with quickflick's penchant for supporting our Islamic friends, it's not such a long bow to draw.

QuickFlicks a looney fella....on one hand he thinks the West has demonised the world by accusing them of being redneck and trying to bring the world back to the dreaded 19th century...all whilst forgetting extremists want to bring us back to the 8th century...:lol:

Yeah I can see how all that went over my head, wtf are you even on about. He's a dude that dresses as a chick and rips on people.

I can see how Waleed would be uncomfortable being challenged in a public forum, it's not like anyone else highlights his numerous flaws, let alone stops with their superfluous praise.

Extremists, as opposed to just Muslims.

=d> I'm glad to see somebody is learning.

What did you expect from after a night out at 5am? :lol:

You're still reading too much into it I think, I'm fairly certain Waleed wasn't sitting there thinking "now am I the intended target of the humour or not?" He was clearly uncomfortable with Humphries' character, and Edna did what she does best and leapt on his uncomfortability.

What do you mean by Edna's "agenda?" You have pretty well summed up a bunch of unrelated comedians and their character's, and tried to apply some grandoise element of caricature to Edna to defend Waleed's autistic reactions to being confronted, when most celebrities in his shoes take it for the joke it is and laugh it off. Waleed could not handle being made fun of, it's as simple as that.

Clearly you're not the one who's learning....I mentioned 8th century for a reason.
Do your research.:roll:

What did you expect from after a night out at 5am? lol

You're still reading too much into it I think, I'm fairly certain Waleed wasn't sitting there thinking "now am I the intended target of the humour or not?" He was clearly uncomfortable with Humphries' character, and Edna did what she does best and leapt on his uncomfortability.

What do you mean by Edna's "agenda?"

You have pretty well summed up a bunch of unrelated comedians and their character's

and tried to apply some grandoise element of caricature to Edna to defend Waleed's autistic reactions to being confronted

when most celebrities in his shoes take it for the joke it is and laugh it off. Waleed could not handle being made fun of, it's as simple as that.

I find a lot of her humour cringe worthy tbh. It is so basic and has such a low level of wit or variation. You can tell Humphries is from a different era of comedy. There is no build up and nothing by awkward punchlines. She is famous for being an annoying cross-dresser and nothing more

I agree with pretty much everything you say. Humphries is known for his conservative views, but my main point is Waleed felt himself to be above contradiction. It's got nothing to do with Edna's performance style or character, she has lambasted the Queen and every other celebrity under the sun. Waleed, nor anybody can consider themselves out of target....

For Waleed to take it personally highlights his social justice tendency to think he is off limits because of his own ideology/character.

I'd say your every day Aussie is great at banter, everyone has their flaws and they are exchanged in society regularly.

I was applauding you for realising that it's not normal Muslims who wish to bring us back to the 8th Century, it's just the extremists.

I agree with pretty much everything you say. Humphries is known for his conservative views, but my main point is Waleed felt himself to be above contradiction. It's got nothing to do with Edna's performance style or character, she has lambasted the Queen and every other celebrity under the sun. Waleed, nor anybody can consider themselves out of target.

I'd say your every day Aussie is great at banter, everyone has their flaws and they are exchanged in society regularly. For Waleed to take it personally highlights his social justice tendency to think he is off limits because of his own ideology/character.

Why the hate for waleed? Charlie pickering was the same but people didnt have the same vitriol towards him.

For the reasons that Captain Haddock was, ironically, correct.

Innate racism. Dress it up however they may wish.

And innate bigotry, I might add.

I've stayed out of this thread because I think you're overanalyzing the segment a bit and I'm really not a fan of Dame Edna at any stretch. However, you did get the usual suspects to spill their usual rubbish and whipped them into a bit of a frenzy so kudos. =d>

I'm also glad you said bigotry because you know "muslim is not a race" etc.

See my last post, you ignorant fool.

I think strong correlations exist between bigotry and racism. Bigotry is often informed by racism.

Not all bigots are racist. I think Christopher Hitchens was somewhat bigoted (but at least his bigotry was, usually, well-explained and well-justified and was in opposition to religion in general). But Hitchens was no racist.

Others, who tend not to be quite so bright, are often both racist and bigoted.