The reality that " Morecambe & Wise " Christmas Specials are still hitting the top viewing figures over 40yrs since the last one was made just reinforces how loved these two were & still are. I dare say as the years go by we will see less & less of these two on TV, but at least we were blessed enough to have enjoyed such innocent clever humour. Which is a rarity in the 21st century.

I’m 68 and grew up watching Morecambe and Wise. They were brilliant and a standard and yardstick for today’s UK comedians…. They were in a different league.

So pleased you like Eric and Ernie. Their comedy was epic, no bad language, just funny well scripted humour. They were comedy geniuses God bless em.

The absurdity of this was hilarious. Great comedy.

You need to find the sketch they did with Shirley Bassey, when she’s singing, and them as prop men causing havoc behind her!

As you said, The silliness of this” lol. I love British comedy, we get and got so much British here in Australia. 😂

Probably the best comedic duo Britain has produced. They were (are) an institution. Stiff competition from the Two Ronnies but Morecambe and Wise tipped it with their length of time served.

Famous people would love to be invited onto the Morecambe and Wise show, Peter Cushing trying to get his appearance fee throughout one of the series was superb, the celebrities didn't mind getting the piss taken out of them either and as Des O'connor showed sometimes they got their own back.

We had these guys AND we had the Two Ronnies!! And so many others, back in the day.

Harmless, warm humour. It's what we all love.

I live in Northern Ireland,turn 50 years old tomorrow and this is the first time I've seen this sketch. When Eric complained about being mocked for wearing glasses I thought "That's RICH coming from a man who's trying to rob a bank" which made the joke funny. This is the first video of yours that I've viewed since you shaved off your beard. You look VERY different when you are clean shaven( in a nice way) but I still would recognise your jolly infectious belly laugh anywhere.💰🏦🔫

Great reaction EB😂. Great comedy duo, top class viewing on TV back in the day. Just see the comments posted so far, they had some of the greatest actors & actresses on their shows.

The breakfast sketch is another classic, it is well worth a watch.

Ernie Wise was a comedian off stage too! Ernie was on my patch when I was a serving Police Officer, on Christmas day he would purposely set of his burglar alarm which we were obliged to attend, on arrival he would wish us merry Christmas and offer us some refreshments. Happy days!

The idea of going 'off-piste' with the notes through the 'window' was so typical of these two and the wonderful way they'd do it would leave everyone wondering as to whether it was 'ad-libbing' or scripted.

The duck turpin, highway man, play is awesome!👍👍👍

I recommend the Morecambe and Wise “Morny Stannit” sketch (it’s not on YT, but is on Twitter)

They were the masters of classic comedy/sketch/variety shows, if they did a classic piece, they would improve on it like only they could, and when they created their own sketches, the sky was the limit. They had created their own style within a popular genre of comedy, and by doing it better than any of their peers, they ensured their fame for the ages. If there had been an Oscar for classic theater comedy, then Morecambe and Wise would be the all-time leaders in Oscar wins, as they would have won it every year during their career.

There are so many Americans doing what you do nowadays Mr EB that's it's impossible to keep up lol. But you're definitely number 1. Keep at it bud ✌️

Happy memories...With limited TV channels and sets themselves, usually at one per household, back then as a kid i was at the mercy of whatever my parents wanted to watch. Thank god they liked Morecambe and Wise...

I remember seeing this very funny M & W comedy sketch back in the 1970's but it is so much funnier now that an American is explaining every little detail that I was too stupid to notice 50 years ago, thank you, you have literally changed my life .

Hi, Not sure if anyone else has told you but Morecambe & Wise were part of what us known as the Golden Era of British TV during the 60s & 70s. They were so famous & influential that major stars from TV, Movies & Classical Music(Andre Previn) would love being involved as it helped their career too. All stars who appeared rehearsed massively to get these sketches right & the whole UK would come to a halt when families came together to watch their Christmas Specials which were the highlight of TV in the evening of Christmas Day. Both the BBC & ITV here in the UK had a massive stable of comedians & double acts, all beloved but M & W were comedy royalty. Great to see you enjoying British comedy & you are right when you ask, Why we can't make this kind of comedy now? I do think that we in Britain have always had a little more freedom to be a touch more risky with our comedy which may be why you love it so much.

They had a very good scriptwriter in Eddie Braben. They were also very good at pulling the scripts off too.

There was an American who covered his face in lemon juice to make himself invisible when he robbed a bank. Didn't work. Now that would be a comedy sketch

Morecambe and Wise were an institution. TV companies fought each other to get them on contract.

My family actually saw these two perform live in Blackpool, Lancashire in the 1960's. There was a whole variety show, with singers, dancers etc. The main memory was when they pretended to be on a hospital trolley, travelling along a roller coaster which was projected onto a large screen behind them. After the show , we travelled through the Illuminations (check those out! ) One of my best childhood memories.

They used to have a Christmas special every year that superstars would clamour to get on just to be berated and generally made to look stupid. The Dame Shirley Bassey one springs to mind as does the South Pacific episode.

my fave eric and ernie stuff is still the flat sketches

He tried to rob the bank, but the bank robbed him lmao Great comedy duo very smart but simple whilst also being misleading

Like hearing you laugh makes laugh too great show

Great sketch. Loving the no Beard

I’m gutted I never got to see them in real time, but when I worked in Morecambe they have a statue of Eric on the sea front and I had to have my picture taken with him.

this maybe from 1978 but forty four years later its still a classic

So the Eclectic Beardy has had a shave? Does anyone else feel a little lied to? 😉

Woody Allen did something similar in Take the Money and Run. He had a gun made of soap which ended up as a fistful of foam and there was a lengthy debate with bank staff as to whether his note said ''I have a gun'' or ''I have a gub'' because his writing was so unclear.

My you look Great without beard and you are bringing back great memories as I watched this as a child and I'm 73 now

If you can find it the Shirley Bassey sketch is a must

omg, "WHOOSH" lol

I don't remember this one. I do remember Dancing In The Rain. Still funny after all these years.

This reminds me of when I worked as a driver for a vehicle hire company, and when I was at the branch in the next town the manager told me about the time this guy walked up to the hire desk and demanded money. The manager just said "No, fuck off!" and the guy did! The funny thing was that the the company never dealt in cash so there was none anyway!

Ernie Wise was born in Bramley Leeds. His real name was Wiseman. My Dad worked with his Sister in the clothing trade. There is a statue of him on Queen Street in Morley Leeds where I live.Ps you look better without all that fur on on your face. Iain Leeds Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

Awesome I live in Morecambe got statue of Eric Morecambe on prom 👏 respect 👍 pal ✌ he's one funny gut R.I.P ❤🤘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

I met Morcambe and Wise in 1968 very funny guys.

The plays which I wrote are comic history big star's couldn't wait to do them

That Andre Previn sketch is comedy Gold.

All these wonderful old programmes that could be shown by the BBC and what do we get - Dad's bloody Army ad infinitum.

What happened? You're naked. 😂

The ladies in the queue behind know what is going on but are just getting impatient to get it over with so that they can be served next.

Brits stand patiently in queues all the time 😁

Always fantastic!

Great family entertainment

Have you ever done a review of 'in sickness and in health'? Or 'steptoe and son'? You may have heard of the American versions of these shows, called 'All in the family' and 'sanford and son'. These were originally British shows, then American producers bought the rights, and produced there own versions. Archie Bunker is based on a British Character called Alf Garnet. Them shows are classic.

The incongruity of the situation = LMFAO even though I've seen it many times over the years. I recommend Morecambe and Wise - Boom Oo Yata-Ta-Ta from 1962 (they re-worked this sketch for BBC with Elton John) however the original is far superior imho. Thanks for another enjoyable comic relief break!.

I always wondered when you would reacted to this one lol

youve shaved the beard off you look so different and a lot younger brilliant mate

So many funny clips from these two. One of the funniest was the stripper. As for their guest Andre Previn was hysterical as was Shirley Bassey.

Nice one Eclectic chin great as always

Check out Benny Hill - Ask Dr Ruth, at very end he does a quick Morcambe and Wise tribute as both of him walk away.

There is a similar scene in Woody Allen's "Take The Money And Run".

A good civilised clean shave

They were so funny in their day and remain funny today - just like the 2 Ronnies - later followed by the great Hale and Pace - glad they still find you funny bone!

3:00 The expression on Ernie's face! 😄

Don’t over think it just enjoy it,

Morecambe and Wise made three feature FILMS in the 1960's. They are buddy comedies similar to Abbott and Costello or the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby films. Nobody has reacted to those. You could be the first lol They did pretty well at the box office and they are genuinely funny :) "The Intelligence Men is a 1965 comedy film starring the British comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. In the US, it was retitled Spylarks. It is subtitled "M.I.5 plus 2 equals 0". The film was successful enough to enable Morecambe and Wise to make two further films, That Riviera Touch and The Magnificent Two. "

they were masters of comic timing, try watching without pausing ( not a criticism, you need to, I understand )

I was confused without the beard.

Electric potato? 😆

Omg is that really you ...you look so different with out the beard ..but the laugh is the same great video interaction

Eric made laugh out of the time he had his first heart attach too. He was driving an expensive car at the time a £7000 Jensen late night / early morning when he had to stop and ask for help. The only guy that was about was had only ever driven a tank in the Territorial Army, but agreed to drive him to a hospital. The Jensen lurched down the road like a kangaroo buy they eventually arrived at a hospital but it was closed. The only person in the hospital directed them to another hospital. If I can find the clip on youtube I will post it.

Plus, you NEVER see a gun!!

I was a bit confused at first when I saw the thumbnail - thought you'd got someone else in to cover for you for a while! But darn, you are rocking your new look - makes you look a lot younger, actually. And I'm always up for a Morecambe and Wise reaction. 😊

😁 Heehee, I think you Appreciate M&W as much as I always have 🤗 btw, loving the clean-shaven look 👍☺️

You have to remember they were innocent times and in the UK. We aren't all carrying guns

this type of comedy is a lost art, no swearing or nothing

Thanks

what the hey!? whos this guy?! ha ha... you look totally different man

Are you going to be called Disappeared beard now

I didn't recognise u without the beard lol yeah i was brought up on all these british comedians benny hill was great too .

My goodness you look 10 years younger without your beard.

Sorry… who’s this? Clean cut American guy! Looks good!

I didnt realise it was you until I heard your voice

No beard looking good buddy

brought up with Morcombe and Wise.Have you watched their sketch, Jungle book.🤣🤣🤣

Have a look at M&W with Shirley Bassey its fabulous.

You really need to dig out the 'I have a gub,apt natural' clip from Woody Allen's movie Take the Money and Run.

You should react to The Two Ronnie's Swedish Made Simple it is funny and The Man Who Repeats Things also funny

I thought that I recognised that voice and I was quite surprised when I read the channel name. I kept thinking you reminded me of someone.😁👍

Such a pity there was only one short clip of the Scottish TV Comedy, 'Still Game'. There have been a few Americans who have Reacted to every Episode of all Nine Series plus extras. The great thing about Still Game is after a short time you know or knew People that were like the Characters in the Programme.

Loved morecambe & wise & on another note I miss yr beard

Ok.. Going to have to say it!!! Were is the beard?

Who's the new guy sitting in your seat. 🙂💪❤️

Niks other half here, how does it feel to loose the beard ?, I can imagine it's great, like wearing shorts on a glorious day. I'm not allowed to shave mine, Nick says that i look like a child catcher without it!, lol. I'm not !. Love your reactions. Chris

Rather less likely for a bank robber in the UK to actually have a gun and much safer to treat it like a bluff than in places like the US.

Ernie is a Better Bank Clerk than Eric a Bank Robber. I presume this is from the ITV series that M and W did in the 1970s

Andrew previn sketch reaction

Have you listened to Eric's story about being taken to hospital? Its quite famous and makes light of a bad situation! Part 1 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNNpmcxokrqZj4k.html Part 2 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLx3m5miqZmpnY0.html

Too many interruptions!!! It's a comedy sketch and needs to be seen in one run through!

Wish they'd do these sketch shows today.... Unfortunately they'll be to try hard I think

I assume you have seen The Music Box, by Laurel & Hardy ?

Where the he'll is your beard gone? You look so different. I didn't recognise you!