The Morecambe & Wise Show

TV Series
1968–1977

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The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity ... Read allThe Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebrity guests (of a bygone age), like André Prévin.

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8.1/10

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Won 6 BAFTA Awards
- 10 wins & 4 nominations total

Episodes70

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Trivia
A lot of people in The Morecambe and Wise Show were given nicknames-Andre Previn was Andre Preview or Privet, Vanessa Redgrave was Vanilla Redgrave, Des O'Connor was Desperate O'Connor.

Quotes
Eric Morecambe: [as Cyrano de Bergerac] What would it take for you to kiss me?
Penelope Keith: [as the Queen of France] Chloroform.

Connections
Edited into The Best of Morecambe & Wise (2001)

Soundtracks
Two of a Kind
(uncredited)
Written by Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer
[first series theme tune]

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10/10

Comedy Perfection

Morecambe And Wise were THE British comedy double act of all time. Their influence on British comedy remains as strong, and their performances will forever be imprinted on the minds of generations of British TV viewers. With their iconic seventies shows that the "A" list celebrities of the time were queuing up to get on (Glenda Jackson, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and who can forget Angela Rippon), they achieved what comedians these days seem to shy away from - they produced classic, family friendly shows that were actually funny, inventive and entertaining.

They were the absolute (and without a shadow of a doubt) best comedians of all time.