Remembering Barry Humphries: John Cleese pays tribute to ‘a great comedian’

British comedian and actor John Cleese has paid tribute to the man responsible for “just about the best stand up” he ever saw.

Cleese joined Ross and Russel to share his memories of Barry Humphries.

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“Barry was a great comedian and there aren’t many of them,” he said.

“I think Les Patterson is one of the greatest comedy creations of all time — I laughed until it hurt!”

Image: James Morgan/Getty Images (Cleese), Jemal Countess/Getty Images (Humphries)