More Please: An Autobiography

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Although he eventually gained worldwide popularity, he encountered stiff resistance in the early years of his career: his first London one-man show, A Nice Night's Entertainment (1962), received scathing reviews. Humphries' character, Sandy Stone, was an elderly Australian man, either single or married with a daughter who died as a child. In 1987, he starred as Les Patterson in one of his own rare flops, Les Patterson Saves the World, directed by George T. Humphries was a prominent art collector who, as a result of his three divorces, bought many of his favourite paintings four times. Nostalgic, the book reveals much about a man who has kept his private life private, overshadowed by, among others, his most monstrous creation, Dame Edna Everage.

Miller of Man From Snowy River fame and co-written by Humphries with his third wife, Diane Millstead. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, followed in 1981 by his part as the fake-blind TV-show host Bert Schnick in Shock Treatment, the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.Humphries revived the Edna character (for what he said would be the last time) and the revue proved to be a major hit, playing eight shows a week for 14 months. In 2018, Humphries was criticised on social media for making comments considered by some to be transphobic.

He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.

Her outlandish spectacles were inspired by the glasses worn by the Melbourne eccentric, actor and dancer Stephanie Deste, as were many other aspects of Dame Edna's personality. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie starred singer Barry Crocker in the title role and featured Humphries—who co-wrote the script with Beresford—playing three different parts. He became a friend of leading members of the British comedy scene including Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller, Spike Milligan, Willie Rushton and fellow Australian expatriate comedian-actors John Bluthal and Dick Bentley.