Patterson presents his broad-based package", from Tears Before Bedtime (Australian tour, 1985–86) and Back with a Vengeance (UK tour, 1987–88) "Les Patterson gets an Audience", from Look at Me When I'm Talking to You (Australian and UK tours, 1994–95) "Address to the nation", from Back to My Roots (and Other Suckers (Australian tour, 2003) "My Sacred Trust", from Back with a Vengeance: A New Effort (Australian tour, 2006–07) During the Australian tour of Remember You're Out! (1999), it was stated that Patterson would not appear for fear of offending Humphries' more genteel fans; the character nevertheless made an appearance (as a scripted but seemingly unexpected gate crashing) during the show's second act. In an effort to specifically satisfy fans of Les Patterson's earthy humour, Humphries performed two one-man shows entirely in Patterson's guise: one in London, entitled Les Patterson Rampant in Whitehall (June–July 1996) and another in New York, entitled Les Patterson Unzipped (Zipper Theater, 2 May 2005). The London performance was recorded and has since been released both as an audio tape and a video tape, under the title Live and Rampant: Les Patterson has a Stand-Up. Film and television On television, Patterson presented a documentary about the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, entitled Sir Les and the Great Chinese Takeaway (1997). He has appeared as a special guest on the following: Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1984) Dame Edna's Christmas Experience (1987) The Dame Edna Satellite Experience (1989) A Late Lunch with Les (1991) Les Patterson and the Great Chinese Takeaway (1997) Barry Humphries' Flashbacks (1999) Aussies: Who Gives a XXXX (2001) The Dame Edna Treatment (five episodes, 2007). Barry Humphries has been interviewed in Patterson's guise on numerous TV talk shows, including Parkinson (1982), Clive James, Clive Anderson's All Talk (1995), The Panel (2003) and Rove Live (2005). In 1987, Sir Les Patterson was the basis of an ambitious full-length feature film, Les Patterson Saves the World, which was a critical and commercial failure. Other appearances in character Personal appearances In 1983, the Cambridge Union Society held a spoof ceremony in which they purported to award Les Patterson an honorary Doctorate of Letters. This reportedly caused some anxiety amongst Cambridge dons, who were worried that the public might mistakenly believe that Cambridge University had awarded the degree to Sir Les. The Cambridge Union is not chartered as a degree awarding body. In 1986, Humphries as