the reaction upset perry humphreys himself. —— barry humphries.n sydney today want to remember a man whose career spanned so many years. we are at the sydney opera house. this was a building openedin opera house. this was a building opened in 1973, 50 years ago, a very long time ago, but by that time barry humphries was well on his way to establishing his career would make so many people laugh, so very humphreys, born in melbourne, he moved to forge his career in london in the late 1950s, he died in april of this year following complications after hip surgery at the age of 89. so his family really want today not to be a sad occasion but to be a celebration and just a few metres away, people are already enjoying champagne. it is 10:30am almost here, so that will give you an idea that today is a celebration, celebrating a comedy legend. phil mercer outside the sydney opera house, ahead of perry humphreys's memorial service, house, ahead of perry humphreys's memorialservice, many thanks. —— barry humphries's. let's take a look at some other stories i