When people told him not to take Edna's act first to Sydney, London, and now to New York, he defied the establishment yet again.
Now it is the United States' turn to listen to the housewife megastar and her endless scrutiny of interior decorating and other mind-numbing interests that drive crowds wild.
After trying to expand to the U.S. the first time, he realized that it would be harder than in other countries, especially when a New York Times critic aggressively criticized Dame Edna, triggering the cancellation of the play for a few days.
"It is incredible how much power one guy can have over another's life. I felt like I was going to have to
wait for him to die for me to be able to come back to New York," Humphries said.
But he admitted that audiences nowadays are harder to shock because swearing and sexual allusions are widespread.