For those of us who missed these wonderful shows or were just born in the wrong country, the internet has allowed us to watch them for the first time. Thank you very much! -A Yank who loves British Comedy.
😂😂 i was just waiting for Eric to walk past in the background, with his flat cap, scarf, trench coat and bag 😅 I looked forward to Eric and Ernie every week, as a kid. They always made us laugh.
Eric Morecambe was my all time favourite. Although, his very best was brought out with his partner, Ernie Wise. It was a magical partnership, that left us all in stitches of laughter.
I always laugh when I watch the Elton John special, "No one will work with us, they all tumbled us!, other than Elephant John"... "How much does he want? fifty quid and 2 Luton Players".
Years ago, I worked for a designer called Lesley Sandra. I might be mistaken, but I think the beautiful dress Dame Judy was wearing, was one of ours. Can’t be sure obviously, but it certainly looks like it. That was an added bonus. Thank you ❤
2023 Xmas TV was the worse so far. Why are we still being forced to buy a license by the useless BBC who only show crappy game shows all the time, boring depressing soaps and so-called dramas that are unwatchable due to poor lighting and sound.
Without these two there would be none of the other great pair of stand-ups like Vic and Bob Mortimer Ant n Deck.. rick mail and adrian edmondson a many many more the world has a lot to thank for for these two comic geniuses
These ITV shows were a bit of of rerun of their more successful BBC ones, but now they've gained a patina of age that makes them so much more enjoyable. The main advantage was that it seemed to allow them to work with guests they hadn't been able to previously, such as Leonard Rossiter. :-)
Sadly the 1978 special was the year the comedy legends faced their comedic Nadir, where they were reduced to using obvious piped and or orchestrated laughter for much of the show, rather than the natural reactions of the audience they had rightly previously relied upon. It is what sadly amounted to a hackneyed rehashed of mediocre sketches. As a great fan of the two, their 1978 Special was a great disappointment not just to me but many other fans and heralded the demise of the Morecambe and Wise Specials.
@@georgealderson4424 Not many people under age age of 30 know who they are, in fact a lot more young people know and enjoy the Two Ronnies than Eric and Ernie. I remember some young people saying Eric and Ernie were tedious, and I have to agree with them, especially Eric, who could become a tedious bore, when he was trying to get laughs.
@@johnking5174 Yes it is interesting how tastes change, not only from generation to generation but how our personal tastes change. What might hsve amused me as an adult seems totally banal only a few years later.
Their legendary Christmas shows that they did for the BBC were always going to be near-impossible to surpass & unfortunately this was underlined when Eric & Ernie moved to Thames in 1978. Another problem was that their final 3 Christmas shows in 1981, 1982 & 1983 couldn't be broadcast on Christmas Day as that said date fell on a weekend &, as Thames was a London weekday service, it wasn't allowed to broadcast it's output during LWT's service on weekends in the capital. The only way Thames coud've got round the 1981 Christmas special on Christmas Day that year (which fell on a Friday) was if they'd screened it at 6 pm just before handing over to LWT at 7 pm. It also would've been the last time Thames would've been allowed to do this as the Thames/LWT Friday switchover was brought forward to 5.15 pm a week later on New Year's Day 1982
Every Christmas we had to move our tv into our front room ( it took 2 of us !!) and it was on for nearly 2 weeks everyday as tv was epic at Christmas time, Morecambe and Wise, the two ronnies, some mothers do 'ave 'em etc, even as a 6 year old in 78 everyone in the house was glued to it. Back when tv was great and original, unlike tv today 🤦♂️
Maurice Chevalier (excellent impersonation by Morecambe) and Hermione Gingold (not so good by Wise) in “Gigi” the movie in which Chevalier sings “Thank Heaven For Little Girls” and which introduced the world to Leslie Caron
