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Loved ones of the comedian have chosen to eschew the public farewell which will be held on Friday, December 15, at 11am following his death in April aged 89.
Professor Ross Fitzgerald, who was friends with Barry for 60 years, said the Weekend Today star was the 'wrong choice' to MC the farewell.
'Like a number of Barry's friends, I was amazed and aghast that Channel Nine personality Richard was chosen to be the MC at this important event,' he told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
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'It is important for me to stress, Richard Wilkins seems to be a nice bloke, but like a number of Barry's friends, he seems to us and to me and to [Barry's daughter] Emily to be an inappropriate choice,' the Professor said.
He added that the veteran television presenter had 'no gravitas and little, if any, sense of humour'.
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Brutal week for Wilko after it was revealed his recent fall from grace had forced him to rely on charity sausage sizzles to survive...
Poor bloke running the show just can't quite bring himself to tell Wilko there's no freebies...there he is diligently cutting the crusts off and getting ready to load up his repurposed makeup case...heartbreaking stuff...
Barry Humphries' family, friends slam Richard Wilkins as MC choice
Richard Wilkins will MC at Barry Humphries' state memorial at the Sydney Opera House, but it seems the late star's friends and family aren't happy about it.
Loved ones of the comedian have chosen to eschew the public farewell which will be held on Friday, December 15, at 11am following his death in April aged 89.
Professor Ross Fitzgerald, who was friends with Barry for 60 years, said the Weekend Today star was the 'wrong choice' to MC the farewell.
'Like a number of Barry's friends, I was amazed and aghast that Channel Nine personality Richard was chosen to be the MC at this important event,' he told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
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'It is important for me to stress, Richard Wilkins seems to be a nice bloke, but like a number of Barry's friends, he seems to us and to me and to [Barry's daughter] Emily to be an inappropriate choice,' the Professor said.
He added that the veteran television presenter had 'no gravitas and little, if any, sense of humour'.
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Brutal week for Wilko after it was revealed his recent fall from grace had forced him to rely on charity sausage sizzles to survive...
Poor bloke running the show just can't quite bring himself to tell Wilko there's no freebies...there he is diligently cutting the crusts off and getting ready to load up his repurposed makeup case...heartbreaking stuff...
