I'm hoping Eric and Ernie would've been proud of my editing.
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I think Des was very underrated as an entertainer. He was definitely a very talented and professional guy, also very self deprecating and humble.
@Stratboy9994 ай бұрын
I'm so proud to have been a dancer in the kick line with Angela Rippon. Christmas Special 1977! Loved them.
@margaretlizlieberman59594 ай бұрын
Amazing! Which one were you?
@davidellis20214 ай бұрын
This is when you had to have talent to be called a celebrity.
@freddiem88012 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@martm2162 жыл бұрын
And you had to be recognised from the back
@npc3po3012 жыл бұрын
They along with a few others at the time were the last of the Variety acts who worked night after night to craft their acts. It will never be the same again. Today’s acts just have to go on reality TV and then fame is there, no hard work or real sacrifice. Perhaps on or two genuinely talented people are around but no where near the number there were back then. Hype is all now, you can be crap but if you get the hype you get the air time leaving real talent to be not appreciated simply because they can’t market themselves as well. I gave up owning a TV back in 1999, frankly, apart from a very few exceptions it is a decision I have not regretted. I can just come here and watch the old stuff which is just as fresh now as it was fifty years ago!
@ianmedium Жыл бұрын
100%
@kevinwilliams1421 Жыл бұрын
Look at a celebrity today and you ask 'who?'
@flywheel8541 Жыл бұрын
48 years old and it still makes you laugh out loud. Lots of adlibs and cracking up
@hoofie20022 жыл бұрын
Saw the intelligence film a few days ago, on tv there where very good, so many well known actors that you remember straight away , Francis Mathews, William Franklin, terance Alexandra from Bergerac ..this clip with des and others in the programme ,was so funny
@redd6056 ай бұрын
I was about to say the same. I literally spat my drink across my computer screen laughing at one point. Just finished mopping it up!
@dallasreid77554 ай бұрын
Just brilliant could watch these 2 all day long better than the crap today
@paulgardner54412 жыл бұрын
The stairs scene is still a work of genius..🤣🤣🤣🤣
@NPA10015 ай бұрын
Truely magnificent entertainers! No one begrudged paying their licence fee in those days, God bless you guys 💖
@timjones13682 жыл бұрын
tv was good back then
@lsmith9249 Жыл бұрын
Back then we didn't have hundreds of channels full of crap. We had two broadcasters in competition, BBC and independent ....in COLOUR! :)
@flywheel8541 Жыл бұрын
I have a criminal record.Des O'Connor's first album.🤣🤣🤣
@astonmartin4360 Жыл бұрын
My favourite story about Des O'Connor and Eric Morecambe (who were really good friends in real life) was after Eric had his heart attack. Des came to visit him in hospital and told him that he'd been doing a show and had asked the audience to pray for him. Without missing a beat Eric replied that "Those five or six people surely made all the difference". I'm told Des O'Connor was deeply flattered to be roasted by Eric and Ernie and in fact wrote a few of the jokes himself!
@samuelholmes36962 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@marcusp905 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely story, thanks for sharing.
@TheUrbanmeister Жыл бұрын
The story about the hospital visit was told on a special Christmas show (basically David Frost and guests) in which Des was one of the guests. And yes, Des wrote many of the jokes used by Morecambe and Wise himself.
@vincentharriman32836 ай бұрын
I am so fortunate to have been born at a time when entertainers actually entertained. Three of my favourites here and they still make me laugh. No need to go into a celebrity jungle or twat about struggling to be funny or miming to a song they couldn’t sing live, just three incredibly funny talented men and a complete absence of four letter words in their sketch. RIP lads God must be loving having you with him in entertainers heaven 👍
@donb35572 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more👍👍
@martinosborne28422 жыл бұрын
What the fuck is wrong with four letter words?
@MrDorbel2 жыл бұрын
@@MrDorbel There's always one ! and this time it appears to be you. The point is real entertainers don't need to swear to get a laugh. Get it?
@Trev3592 жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 Undoubtedly true as far as it goes. However the reverse isn't true. Using "swear" words doesn't mean that the humour isn't funny, only that it doesn't appeal to you. Of course there were no swear words on the telly then, but that's what you get with censorship. Be honest now, was there really a time that you believed Des O'Connor was "incredibly talented"? Oh, I see that you believe in God and heaven, so I guess anything is possible!
@MrDorbel2 жыл бұрын
I was born in the 80s, and while as I've grown up I've come to reckon the stuff of the 80s and 90s wasn't too bad, I love most of all the entertainment of the 50s, 60s and 70s, and even going back further into the 40s and 30s. They were good regular people doing a good regular job. They were unassuming and didn't want to eat their hearts out in your face, or either shock or depress you with profanity or politics. Real, simple, joyful entertainment.
@dan4lau2 жыл бұрын
These three along with many other entertainers after WW2 performed in variety shows in many places with maybe a handful of people in the audiences. Just like the working men's clubs this was hard work with lots of noise off stage and no warm up comedians to exercise the chuckle muscles of the audience. It's a joy to see Eric, Ernie and Des together just as they were back in the early days of their careers. Thank you to all those who still make us laugh and entertain us.
@richardphillips62813 ай бұрын
Please, please take me back in time.
@julieanita95872 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant comedy. The boys and their good friend having fun. They don't make legends that this anymore. The fact that Des himself wrote some of the insult jokes, makes this routine a classic. Deeply missed gentlemen. Never forgotten.
@robertmcqueen289 Жыл бұрын
It’s the subtle mannerisms of Eric Morecambe that make this so excellent. You can tell he had a background in dance, he understands the difference little movements make. Magnificent television, made by two best friends. This double act will never ever be topped.
@JamesS805 Жыл бұрын
Times when we were lucky to have so much talent and performers having fun with each other. What do we have now, very little, all the greats are no longer with us, but heaven must be a fun place with Eric,Ernie, Bob, Freddie and many more gone but never forgotten.
@user-hh8tf4tb9q5 ай бұрын
freddie.. mercury wont be there. he played south africa under apartheid
@user-te1hi9rx7bАй бұрын
The older I am getting, the more I appreciate this type of comedy. I was watching on yt The Comedians from the 70... Brilliant
@daviebevan2 жыл бұрын
Eric Morecambe was a genius, just his look would send you laughing, when he beat Steve Davis at snooker has me howling with laughter, it's priceless😀
@jodavies89522 жыл бұрын
That one has me laughing out loud.
@markwhittaker6866 Жыл бұрын
What brilliant timing these guys had.. absolutely fantastic ! wish today's shows were as good.. loved them.. all were great entertainers.. such enjoyable tv 👌
@paulgoddard8133Ай бұрын
Both of them are legends if thay were still alive then we would have some decent TV on now
@classicgamer44512 жыл бұрын
These two helped my childhood be filled with laughter. Along with Tommy Cooper they had the ability to make me laugh without even saying a word. Unfortunately we will never see the like again, their comedy was so innocent with no need for obscenities or crudity (I mean who would get away with two men lying awake in the same bed and make it so innocent).
@wightangel2 жыл бұрын
Laurel and Hardy
@photodom20002 жыл бұрын
@King Royal But only if you were old enough to understand it. Nothing explicit or in your face.
@photodom20002 жыл бұрын
@King Royal So, you don't like M&W then?
@photodom20002 жыл бұрын
@King Royal Well I suppose some people did get a sense of humour bypass when they were young. Thatcher the Snatcher didn't come to power until 1979, almost at the end of M&W's peak years. And who cares about Eric's politics? They never transferred into the sketches. Anyway, if you hate them so much, why are you on this site.
@photodom20002 жыл бұрын
@King Royal Can you point me to the credible sources for that please.
@photodom20002 жыл бұрын
Morecambe and wise or Ant and Dec? No contest!!!!! Eric Morecambe was a comic genius and little Ern the perfect straight man,legends👍👍
@paulshorney34652 жыл бұрын
Never forget the unseen genius of Eddie Braben, their writer, who wrote all of their BBC shows apart from the 1972 and 1976 Christmas shows and their first series on BBC.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
I remember Ant and Dec was asked if they are the new Morecambe and Wise during one interview. They both flatteringly laughed it off. And Ant simply replied. "FOR ONE THING THEY ARE A LOT MORE FUNNIER THAN US!" and the interview went on.
@SanFran512 жыл бұрын
Who are Any and Dec?
@Hanamy77772 ай бұрын
Brilliant, what do we have now I’m a “celebrity” how standards have dropped
@Ben-lx6zy2 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@martm2162 жыл бұрын
I couldn't have put it better myself.
@williamkanegateshead2 жыл бұрын
Correction. "I'm a Z list celebrity that barely anyone knows"
@GarethColquhoun Жыл бұрын
There was plenty of rubbish around then as well.
@graemestarkey7524 Жыл бұрын
That is a ridiculous comment. Times have changed because, things do change. There is good comedy now. Standards have not dropped, it’s just change
@thejfg7741 Жыл бұрын
Des did sing a song in full. Eric and Ernie really enjoyed it. According to Eric's son Morecambe, both Eric and Ernie were standing in the wings watching Des sing, and both men lost all the jokes, and both were emotional, with Eric saying that Des performance was beautiful. The real Eric and Ernie seen in those back stage moments.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. The timing is just wonderful.
@1061andy2 жыл бұрын
their Christmas shows were the highlight of Christmas T.V back in the day. First show you checked the T.V schedules for as it was a family event, even now Jan 1st 2022 better than the current rubbish that is on tv. Top celebs like Des took it as an honour to be ridiculed by these two. Such a privilege to be invited on a Christmas special. You can see the pure respect they had for the guests. Des, Bassey, Previn, the list is endless & the sketches. the stripper, nothing like a dame, singing in the rain. Never bettered, the two Ronnie's came close but only close. M&W respect guys.
@garethdowns20512 жыл бұрын
We used to buy the TV Times and the Radio Times during Christmas so we wouldn't miss the best couple of weeks of Telly of the year. The only time we bought the two magazines in the year.
@kcuhc84 Жыл бұрын
And Peter Cushing continually coming back for his money!
@SuperFerdie1965 Жыл бұрын
This 1975 special was the only new episode produced by Eric and Ernie in 1975, after the chose not to produce a 1974 Christmas Show and no new series at all in 1975, so a lot of people were keen to see them back on Christmas night in 1975 and they did not disappoint.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
Pure gold. Still hilarious, thank goodness for KZhead and archives
@carolpaterson122 Жыл бұрын
Absolute big shout to des for letting them rip him to pieces and then let him have his own way anyway, was gutted last year when des died, rip to all 3 hope they're having fun somewhere else now
@corbe1970ify2 жыл бұрын
As you know, the 3 of them were good friends. In one show M&W didn't do any Des jokes, Des jokingly wrote to them asking them if they had gone off him.
@madabbafan Жыл бұрын
@@madabbafan yes I have heard that on a documentary programme, also heard Eric's wife say he used to play des O'connors records too lol
@corbe1970ify Жыл бұрын
@@madabbafan I believe Des helped Eric and Ernie with some jokes
@garyrasberryjr.5524 ай бұрын
Sad these ENTERTAINERS couldn't go on forever. Because these very funny men were 100% REAL ENTERTAINERS! God rest and keep them. Class acts in the finest meaning of the word.
@67lionsoflisbon372 жыл бұрын
"A nose like Concorde coming out of the hangar for the first time!" Superb. Des was such a good sport.
@davidmansell5986 Жыл бұрын
You have to love how much of a good sport Des was.
@melbeeswax60874 ай бұрын
When Eric Morecambe was in hospital after a heart attack Des rang him in hospital. When Des asked Eric if there was anything he could do for him he said "yes, retire".
@richardupton3323 Жыл бұрын
I still laugh as much now as I did when I was a child, Sadly modern British comedy is none existent.
@scottsmith14132 жыл бұрын
He's nicer than I thought he was. Great line. Des,taking all those insults for years is pure class. Most in that industry wouldn't do it. Des,was great to keep doing this. Eric and Ernie were two great friends and comics. Great show.
@michaeljohnfoster2316 Жыл бұрын
Pure Gold.
@Richard-ck7sr2 жыл бұрын
Those of us of a certain age who grew up with all of these comic legends who are mostly no longer with us were extremely privileged. They were great days of entertainment. Today we have shows like mock the week, the mash report, and the last leg and so called comics like Frankie Boyle, Nish Kumar, Jo brand, and Adam Hills who are about as funny as a dose of the clap.
@scottb46972 жыл бұрын
1 benny hill 2 Morecombe and Wise 3 the 2 ronnies 4 Dick Emery 5 Dave Allen Today Sean Lock RIP Milton Jones Shows 1 The fast show 2 Smith and Jones 3 Not the 9 o'clock news I do like would I lie to you But nowadays nothing I don't own a TV anymore just not worth switching on
@imbatman28682 жыл бұрын
... 4-lettered words.
@capcompass92982 жыл бұрын
Well, at least Mock The Week's been cancelled
@andyclayton9204 Жыл бұрын
We had nothing but wasn't our world better
@mesparky9 Жыл бұрын
I think your displaying your politics here
@hhithailand1421 Жыл бұрын
There's so so much going on in that first sketch, every movement honed to look natural, look when Eric first says hello to Des, how Ern keeps doubled over for that split second longer so he's out of the way of the interraction, your focus is being guided at all times, effortless pros
@npc3po301 Жыл бұрын
The ad libbing just shows how professional and gifted they were.
@richards63322 жыл бұрын
Des o'connor RIP 1932- 2020
@brianmarshall47532 жыл бұрын
The beauty of all the "insults", was that they were all tongue-in-cheek, and we as the audience were all in on it. I understand that Eric did have some records of Des O'Connor, and maybe Ernie did aswell. But in reality, they were all good friends. Sadly, all three are now a memory, but will be preserved on film, tape & record for future generations to enjoy.
@blackpoolbarmpot Жыл бұрын
"I like him." Perfection.
@michaelocyoung Жыл бұрын
10:23 - A very cleverly constructed set here. The BBC builders were good, as it was placed at the perfect eye level for the camera. This was of course a pre-recorded segment, before the audience came into the studio, and the audience watched it on the studio monitors. As the way the set was constructed, the audience would see the giveaway cut out section for Des to disappear down into.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
The highlight of Christmas was watching Morcombe and Wise with your parents. I was 18 that Christmas home on my first leave.
@chrissheppard50683 күн бұрын
All three are in heaven now
@odettewiddicombe45832 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! This is proper comedy! It's funny
@alanwitton50392 жыл бұрын
God im so glad to see what real comedy was like unlike the crap nowadays
@surreyanglia2682 жыл бұрын
Those were the days
@Sjmby95 Жыл бұрын
I just bet that when Des o Conner passed, Eric and Ernie tried their best not to let him through the pearly gates.May they all R.I.P.
@colinwilliams553 Жыл бұрын
Wish my dad was still hear to watch this, brilliant!
@petersutton2182 Жыл бұрын
Pure class..Eric brilliant
@mmcc80222 жыл бұрын
THAT WAS THE BEST SINGING PERFORMANCE IVE SEEN FROM DES AT FAST SPEED
@christopherwaring82852 жыл бұрын
I heard that Des wrote a fair few of those insults himself. Whilst he wasn't my cup of tea as a kid, fair play to an utter professional that could take the piss out of himself in front of the entire country.
@richardsawyer54282 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this incredible period of British comedy. So many more real stars back then. Modern tv is shite. Freeview sometimes, but KZhead mostly.
@IanHutchings_KTF Жыл бұрын
Eric fainting is a reference to when all 3 were on the music hall circuit. Glasgow was a notoriously rough audience and Des fainted on stage whenever he played there.
@mancyank564 Жыл бұрын
Not a swear word in sight
@andrewhudson89662 жыл бұрын
They would never have dared. This aired in 1975 on BBC One Christmas Day - never ever ever going to happen!
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
@@johnking5174 the implication is that they didn’t need to use bad language to be funny,we’re as modern day comedians don’t seem to be able to raise a laugh without swearing.
@andrewhudson89662 жыл бұрын
Swear words today are because writers have lost the art of pure comedy
@flywheel8541 Жыл бұрын
@@johnking5174yes.beeb were to busy keeping the rape and corruption covered up
@user-te1hi9rx7bАй бұрын
It's so obvious during this sketch how very fond Eric and Ernie were of each other. Not bad after 30 years together.
@allangilchrist59382 жыл бұрын
I saw this at the time and found admiration in life, though to date.
@marknestbox Жыл бұрын
Pure laugher, guaranteed 🤣🤣😂😂👍 The late Erik Morecambe & late Ernie Wise.
@GaryProffitt-pt2go11 күн бұрын
Truly magnificent my childhood absolutely loved Morecambe and wise , des o Connor rip
@rachelsirett880921 күн бұрын
Only glad to say, i was alive to appreciate these brilliant artists.
@andrewbriggs6083 Жыл бұрын
Pure gold
@dereksheils35362 жыл бұрын
They were great comedians,and today there saying “Ant and Dec”are much better.This was class and we all remember the best.
@johnalcorn80798 ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting Des and his lovely girls in the Hotel Coral Playa in Ibiza many many years ago. He is a true gentleman and his daughters were also lovely, as I'm about the same age it was great to play crazy golf with them and my sister.
@MickCampin-jp9kb10 ай бұрын
The face smacking must have been ad libbed? Priceless
@johnkennethwiseman54602 жыл бұрын
No, carefully rehearsed although sometimes I think Eric did slap harder than intended.
@vincentharriman32836 ай бұрын
Superb stuff 👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂
@johnhenshaw76552 жыл бұрын
I think Eric morcambe must of been the funniest man to ever be on stage. You only have to look at him and he’s hilarious
@Livinglife5956 ай бұрын
After the shit we just witnessed over Christmas this is brilliant
@robertwilliams92342 жыл бұрын
It was brilliant before Xmas, too.
@capcompass92982 жыл бұрын
Morcame and wise christmas show is what made christmas magic and special
@kimcolligan79482 жыл бұрын
Back in the days when we had talent entertaining us without the need to swear.
@macca85627 ай бұрын
Amazing. No words can describe this.
@afroscifizianzcomix7836 Жыл бұрын
The days when variety was th main stay of British TV. with Morecambe & Wise being the biggest back in the 1970's when they could pull TV audiences of over 12 million. Their on going gag with Des O'Connor was always hilarious. Today's comedians can't even approach them as family entertainment because their acts are always peppered with blue jokes. And as of those jacket lapels in this footage they're something else.
@barryrudge15762 жыл бұрын
12 million? More like 15 to 16 million, with over 20 million watching their Christmas shows.
@johnking51742 жыл бұрын
I love this episode!! 💓💓
@whatduck943 Жыл бұрын
Just brilliant!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰
@1960jammy Жыл бұрын
I loved Ernie’s little nod to Tommy Cooper…..”not like that-like that”💄
@iancurtis1152 Жыл бұрын
Timeless magical just the best
@russelljenkins5620 Жыл бұрын
i have so much love for Eric and Ernie, I feel they are part of my family, my childhood Christmas' were made by their shows. I know its nostalgic and romantic, but I genuinely love them both for the laughter and joy they gifted. And thanks also to legendary writer Eddie Braben, he was the man indeed. x
@sharonjones8734 ай бұрын
Loved this show growing up...Eric was a genius....
@davidrea9898 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant think it must be a certain age thing 😊
@badger3001002 жыл бұрын
Well I've liked Morcambe and Wise since I was... oh not absolutely sure, 14/15 at least. And I was born in 84. I had tapes of their radio show that I used to listen to in the car or various other places.
@dan4lau2 жыл бұрын
Eric and Ernie are THE BEST EVER
@stephenbailey6709 Жыл бұрын
My parents always watched these 2 so funny
@angleschannel93732 жыл бұрын
Brilliant ! and Des was so professiona.l they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. My grandad sued to do ernie Wises` gardening in peterborough , so there !! brian
@brianw92422 жыл бұрын
Ah, 'Lord Ern of Peterborough'. 'I probably got it for those plays what I wrote.'
@esmeephillips5888 Жыл бұрын
I used to watched morecambe and wise show on TV when I'm a little kid in the seventies
@brianmarshall47532 ай бұрын
I did like Des too. 1975! A great year in my life.
@TheLifeEvents5 ай бұрын
They were 💯brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤❤🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies were my favourite comedians👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤗❤️👍
@ninarizzo73123 ай бұрын
2nd only to the Andre Preview sketch !-They had a wonderful relationship with Des and he was actually quite a good singer despite your dubbing!!
@stevenmitchell15044 ай бұрын
perfection
@smithpm812 жыл бұрын
They are missed
@miriamariel61854 ай бұрын
Love them 😍
@Mel-hl1bb Жыл бұрын
Imagine constructing and lighting that huge set for a sketch that lasts barely thirty seconds.
@richardbrown1189 Жыл бұрын
An artist who took the mickey taking on the chin, owned it and made it work to his advantage. Today they'd be claiming to victims of bullying. Craig (another key change) David for example.
@graememckay99722 жыл бұрын
And the BBC are still using 50 year old shows as 'up to date' entertainment. Mainly due to there being few, if any, so-called comedians around today who are actually funny.
@williambarnes38682 жыл бұрын
Puts so much shame on today's so called BGT, X FACTOR, yep nearly 40 years since Eric passed and 24 years for Ernie but both absolute Gems, and Des O'connor 😂loveliest ever ❤
@Tanya739928 ай бұрын
that was good, i havent seen the 2nd part from 9.20 onwards, funny.
@richardupton33232 жыл бұрын
What a great sport
@tonybennett60852 жыл бұрын
Quality brilliant 👌👍
@jasonstopps85175 ай бұрын
What a great clip
@philipmanning7352 Жыл бұрын
genius !!
@MegaTerryWogan Жыл бұрын
I loved the part where ya skipped past des o conman singing!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 you were truly channeling the boys there!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
@rimmersgirl812 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@markwhittaker6866 Жыл бұрын
Buying records in Boots, god that takes me back!
@iainclark5964 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely bisto 💯
@RFED2O2 жыл бұрын
When I need a good laugh I can always turn to Morecambe and Wise
I think Des was very underrated as an entertainer. He was definitely a very talented and professional guy, also very self deprecating and humble.
I'm so proud to have been a dancer in the kick line with Angela Rippon. Christmas Special 1977! Loved them.
Amazing! Which one were you?
This is when you had to have talent to be called a celebrity.
Well said.
And you had to be recognised from the back
They along with a few others at the time were the last of the Variety acts who worked night after night to craft their acts. It will never be the same again. Today’s acts just have to go on reality TV and then fame is there, no hard work or real sacrifice. Perhaps on or two genuinely talented people are around but no where near the number there were back then. Hype is all now, you can be crap but if you get the hype you get the air time leaving real talent to be not appreciated simply because they can’t market themselves as well. I gave up owning a TV back in 1999, frankly, apart from a very few exceptions it is a decision I have not regretted. I can just come here and watch the old stuff which is just as fresh now as it was fifty years ago!
100%
Look at a celebrity today and you ask 'who?'
48 years old and it still makes you laugh out loud. Lots of adlibs and cracking up
Saw the intelligence film a few days ago, on tv there where very good, so many well known actors that you remember straight away , Francis Mathews, William Franklin, terance Alexandra from Bergerac ..this clip with des and others in the programme ,was so funny
I was about to say the same. I literally spat my drink across my computer screen laughing at one point. Just finished mopping it up!
Just brilliant could watch these 2 all day long better than the crap today
The stairs scene is still a work of genius..🤣🤣🤣🤣
Truely magnificent entertainers! No one begrudged paying their licence fee in those days, God bless you guys 💖
tv was good back then
Back then we didn't have hundreds of channels full of crap. We had two broadcasters in competition, BBC and independent ....in COLOUR! :)
I have a criminal record.Des O'Connor's first album.🤣🤣🤣
My favourite story about Des O'Connor and Eric Morecambe (who were really good friends in real life) was after Eric had his heart attack. Des came to visit him in hospital and told him that he'd been doing a show and had asked the audience to pray for him. Without missing a beat Eric replied that "Those five or six people surely made all the difference". I'm told Des O'Connor was deeply flattered to be roasted by Eric and Ernie and in fact wrote a few of the jokes himself!
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What a lovely story, thanks for sharing.
The story about the hospital visit was told on a special Christmas show (basically David Frost and guests) in which Des was one of the guests. And yes, Des wrote many of the jokes used by Morecambe and Wise himself.
I am so fortunate to have been born at a time when entertainers actually entertained. Three of my favourites here and they still make me laugh. No need to go into a celebrity jungle or twat about struggling to be funny or miming to a song they couldn’t sing live, just three incredibly funny talented men and a complete absence of four letter words in their sketch. RIP lads God must be loving having you with him in entertainers heaven 👍
Couldn't agree more👍👍
What the fuck is wrong with four letter words?
@@MrDorbel There's always one ! and this time it appears to be you. The point is real entertainers don't need to swear to get a laugh. Get it?
@@Trev359 Undoubtedly true as far as it goes. However the reverse isn't true. Using "swear" words doesn't mean that the humour isn't funny, only that it doesn't appeal to you. Of course there were no swear words on the telly then, but that's what you get with censorship. Be honest now, was there really a time that you believed Des O'Connor was "incredibly talented"? Oh, I see that you believe in God and heaven, so I guess anything is possible!
I was born in the 80s, and while as I've grown up I've come to reckon the stuff of the 80s and 90s wasn't too bad, I love most of all the entertainment of the 50s, 60s and 70s, and even going back further into the 40s and 30s. They were good regular people doing a good regular job. They were unassuming and didn't want to eat their hearts out in your face, or either shock or depress you with profanity or politics. Real, simple, joyful entertainment.
These three along with many other entertainers after WW2 performed in variety shows in many places with maybe a handful of people in the audiences. Just like the working men's clubs this was hard work with lots of noise off stage and no warm up comedians to exercise the chuckle muscles of the audience. It's a joy to see Eric, Ernie and Des together just as they were back in the early days of their careers. Thank you to all those who still make us laugh and entertain us.
Please, please take me back in time.
Absolutely brilliant comedy. The boys and their good friend having fun. They don't make legends that this anymore. The fact that Des himself wrote some of the insult jokes, makes this routine a classic. Deeply missed gentlemen. Never forgotten.
It’s the subtle mannerisms of Eric Morecambe that make this so excellent. You can tell he had a background in dance, he understands the difference little movements make. Magnificent television, made by two best friends. This double act will never ever be topped.
Times when we were lucky to have so much talent and performers having fun with each other. What do we have now, very little, all the greats are no longer with us, but heaven must be a fun place with Eric,Ernie, Bob, Freddie and many more gone but never forgotten.
freddie.. mercury wont be there. he played south africa under apartheid
The older I am getting, the more I appreciate this type of comedy. I was watching on yt The Comedians from the 70... Brilliant
Eric Morecambe was a genius, just his look would send you laughing, when he beat Steve Davis at snooker has me howling with laughter, it's priceless😀
That one has me laughing out loud.
What brilliant timing these guys had.. absolutely fantastic ! wish today's shows were as good.. loved them.. all were great entertainers.. such enjoyable tv 👌
Both of them are legends if thay were still alive then we would have some decent TV on now
These two helped my childhood be filled with laughter. Along with Tommy Cooper they had the ability to make me laugh without even saying a word. Unfortunately we will never see the like again, their comedy was so innocent with no need for obscenities or crudity (I mean who would get away with two men lying awake in the same bed and make it so innocent).
Laurel and Hardy
@King Royal But only if you were old enough to understand it. Nothing explicit or in your face.
@King Royal So, you don't like M&W then?
@King Royal Well I suppose some people did get a sense of humour bypass when they were young. Thatcher the Snatcher didn't come to power until 1979, almost at the end of M&W's peak years. And who cares about Eric's politics? They never transferred into the sketches. Anyway, if you hate them so much, why are you on this site.
@King Royal Can you point me to the credible sources for that please.
Morecambe and wise or Ant and Dec? No contest!!!!! Eric Morecambe was a comic genius and little Ern the perfect straight man,legends👍👍
Never forget the unseen genius of Eddie Braben, their writer, who wrote all of their BBC shows apart from the 1972 and 1976 Christmas shows and their first series on BBC.
I remember Ant and Dec was asked if they are the new Morecambe and Wise during one interview. They both flatteringly laughed it off. And Ant simply replied. "FOR ONE THING THEY ARE A LOT MORE FUNNIER THAN US!" and the interview went on.
Who are Any and Dec?
Brilliant, what do we have now I’m a “celebrity” how standards have dropped
Yep.
I couldn't have put it better myself.
Correction. "I'm a Z list celebrity that barely anyone knows"
There was plenty of rubbish around then as well.
That is a ridiculous comment. Times have changed because, things do change. There is good comedy now. Standards have not dropped, it’s just change
Des did sing a song in full. Eric and Ernie really enjoyed it. According to Eric's son Morecambe, both Eric and Ernie were standing in the wings watching Des sing, and both men lost all the jokes, and both were emotional, with Eric saying that Des performance was beautiful. The real Eric and Ernie seen in those back stage moments.
Brilliant. The timing is just wonderful.
their Christmas shows were the highlight of Christmas T.V back in the day. First show you checked the T.V schedules for as it was a family event, even now Jan 1st 2022 better than the current rubbish that is on tv. Top celebs like Des took it as an honour to be ridiculed by these two. Such a privilege to be invited on a Christmas special. You can see the pure respect they had for the guests. Des, Bassey, Previn, the list is endless & the sketches. the stripper, nothing like a dame, singing in the rain. Never bettered, the two Ronnie's came close but only close. M&W respect guys.
We used to buy the TV Times and the Radio Times during Christmas so we wouldn't miss the best couple of weeks of Telly of the year. The only time we bought the two magazines in the year.
And Peter Cushing continually coming back for his money!
This 1975 special was the only new episode produced by Eric and Ernie in 1975, after the chose not to produce a 1974 Christmas Show and no new series at all in 1975, so a lot of people were keen to see them back on Christmas night in 1975 and they did not disappoint.
Pure gold. Still hilarious, thank goodness for KZhead and archives
Absolute big shout to des for letting them rip him to pieces and then let him have his own way anyway, was gutted last year when des died, rip to all 3 hope they're having fun somewhere else now
As you know, the 3 of them were good friends. In one show M&W didn't do any Des jokes, Des jokingly wrote to them asking them if they had gone off him.
@@madabbafan yes I have heard that on a documentary programme, also heard Eric's wife say he used to play des O'connors records too lol
@@madabbafan I believe Des helped Eric and Ernie with some jokes
Sad these ENTERTAINERS couldn't go on forever. Because these very funny men were 100% REAL ENTERTAINERS! God rest and keep them. Class acts in the finest meaning of the word.
"A nose like Concorde coming out of the hangar for the first time!" Superb. Des was such a good sport.
You have to love how much of a good sport Des was.
When Eric Morecambe was in hospital after a heart attack Des rang him in hospital. When Des asked Eric if there was anything he could do for him he said "yes, retire".
I still laugh as much now as I did when I was a child, Sadly modern British comedy is none existent.
He's nicer than I thought he was. Great line. Des,taking all those insults for years is pure class. Most in that industry wouldn't do it. Des,was great to keep doing this. Eric and Ernie were two great friends and comics. Great show.
Pure Gold.
Those of us of a certain age who grew up with all of these comic legends who are mostly no longer with us were extremely privileged. They were great days of entertainment. Today we have shows like mock the week, the mash report, and the last leg and so called comics like Frankie Boyle, Nish Kumar, Jo brand, and Adam Hills who are about as funny as a dose of the clap.
1 benny hill 2 Morecombe and Wise 3 the 2 ronnies 4 Dick Emery 5 Dave Allen Today Sean Lock RIP Milton Jones Shows 1 The fast show 2 Smith and Jones 3 Not the 9 o'clock news I do like would I lie to you But nowadays nothing I don't own a TV anymore just not worth switching on
... 4-lettered words.
Well, at least Mock The Week's been cancelled
We had nothing but wasn't our world better
I think your displaying your politics here
There's so so much going on in that first sketch, every movement honed to look natural, look when Eric first says hello to Des, how Ern keeps doubled over for that split second longer so he's out of the way of the interraction, your focus is being guided at all times, effortless pros
The ad libbing just shows how professional and gifted they were.
Des o'connor RIP 1932- 2020
The beauty of all the "insults", was that they were all tongue-in-cheek, and we as the audience were all in on it. I understand that Eric did have some records of Des O'Connor, and maybe Ernie did aswell. But in reality, they were all good friends. Sadly, all three are now a memory, but will be preserved on film, tape & record for future generations to enjoy.
"I like him." Perfection.
10:23 - A very cleverly constructed set here. The BBC builders were good, as it was placed at the perfect eye level for the camera. This was of course a pre-recorded segment, before the audience came into the studio, and the audience watched it on the studio monitors. As the way the set was constructed, the audience would see the giveaway cut out section for Des to disappear down into.
The highlight of Christmas was watching Morcombe and Wise with your parents. I was 18 that Christmas home on my first leave.
All three are in heaven now
Hilarious! This is proper comedy! It's funny
God im so glad to see what real comedy was like unlike the crap nowadays
Those were the days
I just bet that when Des o Conner passed, Eric and Ernie tried their best not to let him through the pearly gates.May they all R.I.P.
Wish my dad was still hear to watch this, brilliant!
Pure class..Eric brilliant
THAT WAS THE BEST SINGING PERFORMANCE IVE SEEN FROM DES AT FAST SPEED
I heard that Des wrote a fair few of those insults himself. Whilst he wasn't my cup of tea as a kid, fair play to an utter professional that could take the piss out of himself in front of the entire country.
I grew up with this incredible period of British comedy. So many more real stars back then. Modern tv is shite. Freeview sometimes, but KZhead mostly.
Eric fainting is a reference to when all 3 were on the music hall circuit. Glasgow was a notoriously rough audience and Des fainted on stage whenever he played there.
Not a swear word in sight
They would never have dared. This aired in 1975 on BBC One Christmas Day - never ever ever going to happen!
@@johnking5174 the implication is that they didn’t need to use bad language to be funny,we’re as modern day comedians don’t seem to be able to raise a laugh without swearing.
Swear words today are because writers have lost the art of pure comedy
@@johnking5174yes.beeb were to busy keeping the rape and corruption covered up
It's so obvious during this sketch how very fond Eric and Ernie were of each other. Not bad after 30 years together.
I saw this at the time and found admiration in life, though to date.
Pure laugher, guaranteed 🤣🤣😂😂👍 The late Erik Morecambe & late Ernie Wise.
Truly magnificent my childhood absolutely loved Morecambe and wise , des o Connor rip
Only glad to say, i was alive to appreciate these brilliant artists.
Pure gold
They were great comedians,and today there saying “Ant and Dec”are much better.This was class and we all remember the best.
I had the pleasure of meeting Des and his lovely girls in the Hotel Coral Playa in Ibiza many many years ago. He is a true gentleman and his daughters were also lovely, as I'm about the same age it was great to play crazy golf with them and my sister.
The face smacking must have been ad libbed? Priceless
No, carefully rehearsed although sometimes I think Eric did slap harder than intended.
Superb stuff 👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂
I think Eric morcambe must of been the funniest man to ever be on stage. You only have to look at him and he’s hilarious
After the shit we just witnessed over Christmas this is brilliant
It was brilliant before Xmas, too.
Morcame and wise christmas show is what made christmas magic and special
Back in the days when we had talent entertaining us without the need to swear.
Amazing. No words can describe this.
The days when variety was th main stay of British TV. with Morecambe & Wise being the biggest back in the 1970's when they could pull TV audiences of over 12 million. Their on going gag with Des O'Connor was always hilarious. Today's comedians can't even approach them as family entertainment because their acts are always peppered with blue jokes. And as of those jacket lapels in this footage they're something else.
12 million? More like 15 to 16 million, with over 20 million watching their Christmas shows.
I love this episode!! 💓💓
Just brilliant!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰
I loved Ernie’s little nod to Tommy Cooper…..”not like that-like that”💄
Timeless magical just the best
i have so much love for Eric and Ernie, I feel they are part of my family, my childhood Christmas' were made by their shows. I know its nostalgic and romantic, but I genuinely love them both for the laughter and joy they gifted. And thanks also to legendary writer Eddie Braben, he was the man indeed. x
Loved this show growing up...Eric was a genius....
Absolutely brilliant think it must be a certain age thing 😊
Well I've liked Morcambe and Wise since I was... oh not absolutely sure, 14/15 at least. And I was born in 84. I had tapes of their radio show that I used to listen to in the car or various other places.
Eric and Ernie are THE BEST EVER
My parents always watched these 2 so funny
Brilliant ! and Des was so professiona.l they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. My grandad sued to do ernie Wises` gardening in peterborough , so there !! brian
Ah, 'Lord Ern of Peterborough'. 'I probably got it for those plays what I wrote.'
I used to watched morecambe and wise show on TV when I'm a little kid in the seventies
I did like Des too. 1975! A great year in my life.
They were 💯brilliant ❤❤❤❤❤❤🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies were my favourite comedians👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤗❤️👍
2nd only to the Andre Preview sketch !-They had a wonderful relationship with Des and he was actually quite a good singer despite your dubbing!!
perfection
They are missed
Love them 😍
Imagine constructing and lighting that huge set for a sketch that lasts barely thirty seconds.
An artist who took the mickey taking on the chin, owned it and made it work to his advantage. Today they'd be claiming to victims of bullying. Craig (another key change) David for example.
And the BBC are still using 50 year old shows as 'up to date' entertainment. Mainly due to there being few, if any, so-called comedians around today who are actually funny.
Puts so much shame on today's so called BGT, X FACTOR, yep nearly 40 years since Eric passed and 24 years for Ernie but both absolute Gems, and Des O'connor 😂loveliest ever ❤
that was good, i havent seen the 2nd part from 9.20 onwards, funny.
What a great sport
Quality brilliant 👌👍
What a great clip
genius !!
I loved the part where ya skipped past des o conman singing!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 you were truly channeling the boys there!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
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Buying records in Boots, god that takes me back!
Absolutely bisto 💯
When I need a good laugh I can always turn to Morecambe and Wise