Anyone here after hearing the sad news today? RIP Des.

RIP All three of them. They dont make entertainers like them anymore

These were the glory years of comedy on the BBC. I was a junior writer for the BBC and this was my favourite show to work on. Eric was an absolute comic genius.

Not quite sure how anyone can ‘dislike’ this . . proper comedy . . sleep well Des 😢

Des O Conner deserves great respect for being able to laugh at himself. RIP Eric and Ernie. Gone but not forgotten!!!

The bit where Eric holds the LP to Des face and says i like him is priceless, we all know they thought the world of each other in real life. Des seemed such a nice guy and he was so good with people on his TV shows, one of the last real old entertainers gone theres not many left now. RIP.

I went for a job interview once and they asked “do you have a criminal record “ i said yes I’ve got a Des O’ Connor LP, they didn’t get the joke

I can see my mum sitting in her chair watching these two and I can almost hear her laughing. Miss you mum ❤️🌹❤️

Can just picture Des at the gates of heaven being received by St Peter,and two voices in the far distance calling out,he can come in as long as he doesn't start singing.RIP Des and thanks for the memories

RIP Des, you brought such laughter to everyone with those two rascals. My mum met you in 1958 when you were the comedian hosting Buddy Holly and the Crickets tour in the UK. She saw you at The Ritz in Wigan. After the show she asked for your autograph along with her mates they were all around 17 years old. You gave them all the time in the world whilst everyone else waited for Buddy Holly to come out. A true gent. (She got Buddy's autograph too!)

All three are together again now, RIP Des say hello to Eric and Ernie for us all...

RIP Des, I could watch this clip a million times and it will always make me laugh.

RIP des. Don’t make em like this anymore. I’m always in stitches every time watch this. 3 legends greatly missed.

He was the butt of most people's jokes, but he went on undaunted. A great entertainer. The sketches with Morecambe and Wise show what a real trouper he was. I miss you already, Des.

Ernie: "Des O'Connor is a self made man." Eric: "I think that's very nice of him to take the blame" That part slayed me haha! 🤣🤣

Saw Des O'Connor live once and he was absolutely brilliant, his comedy was fantastic and his singing was amazing. He is of the generation of good old fashioned music hall/light entertainment that is sadly missed in our society.

Credit where it's due- O'Connor's more than holding his own here. One of my favourite guests.

Eric and Ernie, Des, Freddie Starr, Bruce Forsyth, Bobby Ball, Eddie Large....... just imagine the Laughter in Paradise.

In this day and age, isn't it great just to watch some clean, no frills, funny stuff.

He was brilliant with Eric and Ernie, great comedy. RIP Des. You will be greatly missed

Eric and Ernie. And. Des are stars. And to mr Barry. Cryer a fabulous writer for Eric and Ernie two Ronnies. And more. Rest in peace sir

After his near fatal heart attack in 1980 eric heard des had asked his audience that night to pray for eric - eric quipped "those 7 people might have made the difference" 🤣 Sadly theyre all gone now 😪 We wont see their like again.

All three are gone now. But what a legacy. Des, such a self deprecating chap, brimful of talent and charm and a really good sport to put up with those two rascals.

R.I.P. Des O'Connor, he was a truly great entertainer, from Game Show Presenter, to Singer and Chat Show Host. Farewell to a wonderful gentleman.

Many of the delightful insults directed to Des by Eric and Ernie was actually written by him, he had a great sense of humour and could certainly take it as well as dish it out. They must be causing hilarious mayhem up there can you imagine. Gone but never forgotten a lovely legacy to leave with Eric and Ernie. R.I.P Des with your dear friends. As Steve said... he's found us.

RIP des you'll be missed. 2020 sucks.

An age of innocent comedy that is sadly long gone

Sad news to hear of DES O'Connors passing away. Long now may these three funny men reign in the afterlife together. RIP DES O'connor ERNIE Wise and ERIC Morecambe. 🙏😊❤️

Never has the word "unscrupulous" raised such a big laugh!

RIP beautiful souls. All three legends 🙌

Even though he reached a grand age of 88, it's still sad news that he's yet another of our greats who's moved on to that great big laughter bash up in heaven! I should imagine that Jimmy Tarbuck would be feeling particularly sad at the news as there's not many of his old gang left now. Such great comedy back then, before the "alternative" (a.k.a. not very funny, but the sarcastic & anarchic) kind of "comedy" took over in the '80s. R.I.P., Des, thanks for all the laughter (& not just at the singing, which was really quite good. ;) ).

So sad to hear the news that Des O’Connor has sadly past away. One more of the grate’s from my childhood gone. So hope there all reunited. Thank you for the laughter. 🇬🇧 15/11/20

He’s a legend. A shining light in the world of entertainment. A talented musician and very funny man, rest in peace Des.

RIP .. Des .. He was so well loved in the U.K. He never took himself seriously, They now slag of these times when we were all supposed to be uncouth , but comedy was at a all time high like this in the 70’s , M & W was the biggest watched show ever on U.K. TV each Christmas, even with a population some 20 million less then 👏🏻 , it’s still as never been beaten , it didn’t have to have endless profanity to be funny. Strangely it all seemed to change after the 70’s ,more or less ended , Not The Nine O’clock News , Young Ones although I loved , did bring with it that alternative edge , that would eventually evolve into what we have presently so probably my generation fault . Comedy as never been the same thou apart from a few Alan Partridge, The Office & Friends are the only ones I can think I’ve ever wanted to watch since , Fawlty Towers was the greatest ever comedy sitcom followed by Porridge & Rising Damp. Strangely after all that , when Des had is own interview type show , a favourite guest of his on his show was Lee Evans who swore like a trooper & was probably with Peter Kay the funnest stand ups we have ever had , both like chalk & cheese tho , Peter Kay’s old school no profanity ! I’m rambling here .... 🙄😂 I forgot to add the classic 70’s show the comedians I loved too ... Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning’s haha now he was funny as fook , sssshhhh but keep it quiet it’s not very PC these days to say that, that why alternative came along with all the swearing & that , cos of all those old “supposed” dinosaurs !!! 🤭🧐🧐🤔🤔🧐🤫🙄😂

Time is moving on and we are loosing all the Greats. Soon they will all be gone. REST IN PEACE Des 🙏🏻

"Unscrupulous!" I knew what was coming but it was still marvellous when it arrived. 😊

I can imagine Eric and Ernie at the Holy Gates saying "Your late Dimples" RIP

Classic. Moving when they both walk off, arms around each other. RIP Des.

What a great and funny routine, with Des being there equal in this sketch. My uncle Ray met them when he was on the bill with them during a Summer Season during the fifties, long before they were famous and remained lifelong friends. It took them all many, many years before they had their first successful TV series, "Two of a kind" and Ray for his childrens' TV series "Titch and Quackers". Ray and Eric bought him a pound note tea towel for one of his birthday's. Eric said " Just you watch. He'll spend that". Those were the days when you had to be very talented and very experienced to stand a chance of making it to the top. They all toured around the UK for many years honing their act. When they had Eddie Braben write for them they reached their peak. They were the greatest and funniest double act ever.

You can see they all great fun doing this, and you can see the respect between the 3. Watching this Christmas 2022 from Mexico.

As Bruce Forsyth said about the Grieg sketch; you can watch this every day and it always makes you laugh.

The best ever, no one to this day can match them for the joy and laughter they gave us. Christmas was never Christmas without Morecambe and Wise. Still miss them so much. Thank you for this.

After Eric had his second heart attack in 1979 and went into hospital for serious heart surgery, Des was on stage with his one man show and asked the audience to "if you are religious, say a prayer for Eric". When Eric found out Des had said this he said, and I paraphrase "that was very nice for Des to do that, and those 6 or 7 people made all the difference".

This still cracks me up every time.

They were just the best double act ever. Never missed any of their shows. R.I.P. You're now making them laugh in Heaven ❣

I saw his tribute show last night 4 weeks after his passing...what a genius and what a gentleman...he was my parents fave entertainer, and I loved his shows too...this sketch with Morcambe and Wise is so hilarious and has golden memories attached to it. Rest in peace dear Des, we shall all miss you.

RIP Des . Back together again with Eric and Ernie. RIP x

This is to me the greatest british comedy show of all time with Des.

No smut...no swearing ................& its still funny in 2019!

Just heard about des, so sad, had to watch this it's probably my favourite comedy sketch of all time, bet the 3 of them are having a great laugh up there, god bless all 3 of them

More comedy in 9mins than Christmas day 2023 will offer in 12hrs!! 70's and 80's Christmas's were something special. Miss the good old days 😪

Sleep sweetly, Des. May you and Eric and Ernie forever laugh and joke together! Love & Bless you all. xxx

Love the fact that des o'connor wrote most of the gags in the sketch

Back when people could laugh at themselves and eachother....

The best trio in history. The love between them is so obvious!

Three legends and all having a laugh for our entertainment. All sadly missed - good clean humour!!

We've lost a national treasure. This never fails to make me smile, thank you for entertaining us.

This would be mid 1970s and I would be around 13 or 14 when this was on. As a child you laugh but you don't appreciate how much skill and talent is in this comedy. The timing is perfect and the delivery is fantastic; like a great acting performance you forget this is a script delivery down to the last comma and full stop. I have been a performer on the stage at theatre level, and I appreciate the stress that one goes through when performing. There is so much to remember and get right. This is top-level comedy genius which is in another class from the dross we get in the 21st century. Life had so much more depth back then. Truly Marvellous.

A wonderful comedy routine by 3 good friends. Boy do we miss this era of comedy today.

Hello BBC this is called talent ........

I just watched that from beginning to end and its the first time I have actually been entertained in years, no bad language, not political rubbish, just good humour. Really makes me feel old and sad, watching them as a kid with the family was something to look forward to.......Quality..........not todays quantity

Love the Xmas specials they were so good nothing comes close these days

Comedy like this needs to be cherished and remembered for it's nostalgia.They were great friends though❤❤

We miss you Des. Friends for 46 years or more. God bless you. Brenda x

Every single modern comedian (or aspiring comedian) should watch this and marvel at the dialogue, the timing, the body movement, the pauses etc etc. An object lesson in what comedy is. Simply delightful.

Pure Class, tv today is just not the same. Thanks Des for being such a good sport. I miss these feel good shows from the 70's. Today's tv leaves a lot to be desired.

When Eric's statue was vandalised a few years ago, the standing joke was that Des did it.

Oh boy, I am so glad I was around when these shows were made. I truly feel sorry for anyone who was born past this era as it was the zenith of high quality variety, after this the eighties came with acerbic so called alternative humour and insults. The whole family could watch this and I remember how the streets were deserted when these Christmas shows were broadcast and how for weeks after at work or in school people would talk about them and laugh. Happy days!

Des O’Connor album sales doubled after been on there shows. Fact. Brilliant

Rest in peace Eric and Ernie you are true comedians

Saw him once in a summer show many moons ago, mid 1970s, always a laugh and never took himself seriously, RIP Des.

They were so naughty. I'm sure that they will be at it again when Des arrives in heaven. RIP guys.

RIP Des ,properly laughed at this sketch.

The line if you want me to be a goner get me an LP by Des O'Connor was written by him. You can see the genuine love and affection that they had for each other. Three great entertainers we've never seen anybody as good since. Sadly missed .

When TV was entertainment.

Good old Des. Always up for a bit of fun at his own expense. Thanks for the laughs.

They're all together now. RIP Des

Laughed so much that there were tears running down my face. We will never see the likes of them again. Unfortunately.

Such a shame that Des has passed away. The art of comedy such as this clip has sadly been lost

'Are they for keeps or just for lenses?' .... classic comedy, smart, quick, witty, no need for smut or foul language ... RIP all three, have some fun again!

Greatest double act just brilliant they just crack me up

Hard to take that all this is gone, never thought that what as a kid made me cry with laughter, now just makes me cry

Always takes me back years ago..watching Morecombe and Wise with my Dad..so funny 🤣🤣

Hope their all together having a good laugh RIP x

Legends....pure and simple.

Eric and Ernie is in for a disappointment because Des will be singing in heaven

3 legends, all together again. RIP Des

"What's the matter?" "I like him!"

rest in peace Des, you made a lot of great tv that not once preached anything to the people other than trying to make them happy

Rip des, hope you three having a laugh up in heaven ✌🏻

Bless, TV never going to be like this again. What are future generations going to laugh at?

God bless you Des you kept me entertained over the years ..RIP.

Des always said he could never have bought the publicity like he got from morecombe and wise

Best Christmas tv back then..rip lads..

Rip to a true national treasure and legend and real gentleman. And fantastic singer. And hugely talented entertainer i bet Morecambe and wise will say quick hide they let Des o’Connor up here. Remember ringing up the BBC to complain he was not mentioned on one of the Morecambe and wise Christmas show he absolutely loved the publicity he got from them as they where best of friends and you could just not buy that kind of publicity. my sincere thoughts to his family. Remember the look on his face when Stan Boradman told his Fokker joke live on his talk show

What a tremendous sport, he took some stick off Eric and Little Ern. Remember a Christmas special where Eric and Ernie wound up in front of a firing squad, the camera panned around, to show Des holding the gun. Tremendous entertainers of the old school

Something about Eric made you feel like he was a member of your family, Still does.

Hard to find quality like these great three. R.I.P. all of them.

RIP Des O Conner 😢 To quote Eric Morecambe.. I like him 👍🏼

In those days it was worth staying in to watch TV & see these masters of comedy on top form. These days I'd rather go out.