You were wonderful both of you. Eric Morecombe always reminded me of my. Late father. Bless them all up together in heaven now and my mum with them with all her brother's and sisters. And my grandparents. So i enjoy watching your shows again. Rest in peace all of you. 😊😊🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

"There must be lots of haunts in London where I can hide ...That's what I'll call myself -- Mr Where I can."😅😅😅

The Saxophone player deserves a medal for not cracking up 😂😂😂😂

At 13:53 this is the moment Eric and Ernie moved away from their usual treatment of guest stars. Eric and Ernie just fade into the background and have no impact here. Leonard was given pride of place. Eric's son Gary said this was done, as this was the only way Leonard would appear on their show, and Leonard was a close friend of Eric, so no mocking of Leonard at all. This was the first and only time this was ever done with a guest.

Scotch and wry as well😂😂😂😂

Eric morecambe was an absolute genius.ernie was nothing without eric not funny at all.eric could have easily have had is own show without ernie but ernie wouldn't have made it without eric.

The great old days of entertainment and not an illegal in sight.

Eric Morecombe always reminded me of my late father who passed away in 1973. I have been Morecombe and stood by the statue of him by the sea front. I had my photo taken holding his hand. There.. earnie was lovely to. I would have loved to have met them in a show, and got their autographs.?!! To treasure.. all now both passed away after years of making us all laugh so much. God rest their souls. Both with my dad and my mum now...miss my family so much..I had no brothers or sisters..an only child like my dad. Mum had 7 brothers and sisters. But they have all now passed away. Probably all having a laugh and a party together..in Heaven.?!! 😢😂🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤

I'm absolutely sure there's one very tiny clip missing from this. At some point after the Jungle Book scene, Eric walked across the stage in the Baloo costume making it wobble even more than in the main scene which at the time had me falling about with laughter!

Christmas wasn't Christmas without Eric and Ernie. How I miss those days. I was hoping this was the one with Glenda Jackson as Cleopatra. 'All men are fools and what makes them so is having beauty like what I have got.' Think that was 1976.

Pet shop bit is always the funniest ❤

THIS is what comedy is all about!! Brilliant humour!

Wise was funny. But Morecambe was and is still next level. His one liners, his comebacks were fantastic

These are not funny anymore. Passed humour

Des oonor had a beautiful voive❤

Two absolute cultural giants one of whom has short fat hairy legs

when they went downhill.... always the best was t he BBC series

Adrian Edmondson , Always had of Eric Morecambe character in his act 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

There were several reasons why their Thames tv series wasn't as good as the BBC shows. However two key factors were that until released from his BBC contract their best writer Eddie Braden couldn't work on the series and Eric's second major heart attack. This latter event meant that the dance routines had to be toned down and he could no longer take part in their closing song and dance routine hence Eric seen walking across the back of the stage in later shows.

This play is a an idea originally in Hancock’s HH. Jack’s Return Home . Very funny though nonetheless. Who is the actress?

Brilliant

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.

that Jungle Book scene still cracks me up

Ant and Dec version 0.01 (the very basic programme)

Nearly 50 years on and I"m still roaring with Laughter !!--thanks fellows,--

Sorry but the scripts are a solutely stupid. 😅😅😅😅

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 ❤

A warm smile comes over 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.

The last routine was just a massive filler. You can see the weakness of the Thames episodes here.

ant and dec could take a few lessons but i dont think it would help.

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

Another idiotic thing the bbc did. Letting them go

Just great !

Jack Benny did a sketch similar to this!

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. :-)

imagine being lucky enough to have been in the audience

Just when I thought it couldn't get better, Judi Dench appeared. God bless Eric and Ernie for the joy and laughter they gave us.

Absolutely Brilliant this is what comedy is not the boring politically correct shite now just goes to show the old ones are the best

Sheer brilliance 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Entertainment and no swearing!

Thankyou, I really enjoyed that Vid BBC = Bring Back Comedy, So true. Classic.

Magical. Thank you.

perfect time. supreme, . Thank you.

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.

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

God this comment section is straight out of Viz , you sad txxts .

You have to watch Morecambe and Wise on Christmas day. It's like the law.😂