State service for Barry Humphries to be held in Sydney

The Victorian government reached out to his family to discuss a state service but they refused the offer and instead opted for the event to be held in NSW.

Details around the funeral preparations are still be finalised and will be shared at a later date.

Humphries reportedly suffered a series of health struggles in recent months following a fall earlier this year.

He leaves behind a wife Lizzie Spender, four children and 10 grandchildren.

Humphries delighted and outraged audiences for more than half a century and was a founding patron of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, leading to it naming its annual prize for most outstanding act after him in 2000.