💷🏦BANK ROBBER: Morecambe and Wise | Americans React😂🔫

[@langdale55]

The premise of the notes going back and forward is based on bank robbers passing notes so as not draw attention/security to the robbery. The humour is in them continuing to communicate using the medium throughout their altercation.

[@janmcdonald3896]

Absolutely correct!

[@daveofyorkshire301]

A perfect example of the difference between American and British humour.

[@MarkLikesCoffee860]

I`m British and I don't find Morecambe and Wise funny at all. I guess you have to be around in the 70s to understand it.

[@rkisf90]

@@MarkLikesCoffee860 born 88 and I find it funny. Comedy is subjective.

[@benh1216]

@@rkisf90 Bit late but I was born 2003 and I find it hilarious along with the two Ronnie's, open all hours and porridge to name a few. As you say though comedy is indeed subjective!

[@kashd4668]

@@MarkLikesCoffee860 So, why are you watching this?

[@ajs41]

As an English person I find this hilarious. Writing the notes is the comedic element of the sketch, the fact they're not talking. That's the whole point of it. If they'd stopped writing the notes, there wouldn't have been any point to the sketch anymore.

[@abbiecorcoran6006]

you did miss the point of it ngl, the note passing is an actual thing robbers used to use to not draw attention to what’s going on, so there was a point to it. and The glass plays on the fact that it’s always like that in post offices and stuff when trying to talk to the person working there, you always have to squeeze everything through the gap and sometimes forget there’s glass there, its common things like that , that people can relate to making it more even more funny , because if they was just talking to each other face to face with no act in between it would be boring

[@GlennWW]

Stop over thinking it... LoL.... Its just the absurdity and stupidity of it end of..... LoL (and its Robin of Loxley)

[@langdale55]

Have you ever reacted to The Morecambe and Wise signature tune, Bring Me Sunshine. You can’t play this in the UK without putting a smile on everyone’s face. Great memories of them singing and dancing off to this at the end of every show.

[@Isleofskye]

LES DAWSON was one of our funniest ever comedians and was so accomplished on the Piano that he could deliberately play it "terribly" brilliantly...

[@carlhartwell7978]

Just to say, Nottingham isn't _Up North,_ it's in the East Midlands. But like anywhere North of the M25...Londoners might often call it Northern.

[@Isleofskye]

Watford is North let alone Nottingham :)

[@carlhartwell7978]

@@Isleofskye lol, coming from a name like that the irony is palpable :-)

[@Isleofskye]

Hang On, My Son we don;t want any palpable ironies around these parts.... The supreme irony is that I am not Scottish, never been to The Isle Of Skye, and am not overly keen on the natives who tend to be somewhat restless..:) However, I AM an Englishman from South East London/North Kent who loves "The Skye Boat Song"....hence the nomenclature..haha

[@carlhartwell7978]

@@Isleofskye Well, I hardly feel owned for thinking you might be from there, you should expect that. :-) And that is a beautiful song, no doubt. I realise you're probably being flippant, but... ...clearly Nottingham is not _Up North._ It is to London, fine...but the neither England nor the UK revolves around London my friend, hate to break it to you. On the map, Nottingham is right in the middle of England...and even in the south if you consider it from a UK perspective. Also, I did like your comment out of friendliness, but I think I'll take that back :-)

[@Isleofskye]

Flippant and facetious, Moi, Carl ? As if.....:) " neither England nor the UK revolves around London my friend, hate to break it to you "......Well, you could have least have broken the news to me a bit more gently Carl You have given me much to pause and reflect on........

[@liverush24]

I love the bit where Daffy continually swings into the tree stumps. Over & over.

[@jonsmith20766]

You may have found it funnier if you hadn't decided to have a spelling bee in the middle of it?!

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

It did tend to annihilate the humour.

[@kashd4668]

Yep! What's the point if you're gonna start doing your thing in the middle! Useless reactors!🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@Muckylittleme]

Monty Python cheese sketch is pure class, one day you will come to understand that. 😎

[@Forestfalcon1]

Gene Kelly loved their version of Singing in the Rain..

[@bartconnolly6104]

Morcamb and wise to cheesy for you huh?

[@booshter9714]

Wow! Look at you two popping up on ITV today. Got to say, I can't believe being a traditional wife is considered "alternative" now, and I say that as a liberal. I'm looking forward to watching the show tonight.

[@brianbell2550]

They were never the same after leaving the BBC. X.

[@goldylocks3904]

I remember those turbans. Worn by old ladies in the late 60s, early 70s. They are writing notes because sometimes that's how robbers used to make a threat without broadcasting it to the rest of the room back in the day. I have to say, I've seen much funnier Morecambe and Wise. Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest, sheriff of Nottingham in the Midlands, not the North. Then again, virtually everywhere is North where you live!

[@ajs41]

I live about 100 yards south of the Trent, so officially this is the south of England.

[@athosuk]

I dont know if you have already watched this, but can you watch Les Dawson play piano? I think you'll like it

[@donkeybollocks389]

Did you not notice there was no glass? And they actually started passing the notes straight across and not under the window, classic Morecome & Wise. Even their Ad-Libs were rehearsed, consummate professionals.

[@jonathancox8450]

Lol nostalgia bring me sunshine

[@johnlewis734]

Why don't you ask how to spell annihilate at the end of the sketch rather then spelling it and talking over what we I trying to watch and listen to which you put on for us to watch 🤔

[@ThePostmodernFamily]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@charlieshandie]

You missed the best bit! Yoikes, and awayyyy!

[@MarkEGreen-rf4on]

I can't remember if you've ever reacted to any Kenny Everett comedy sketches. If not you should take a look....his Reg Prescott DIY sketches are excellent for characterisation and slapstick comedy, and please look at his many other characters. He was a comic genius who was always at odds with the establishment, and he started his career as a disc jockey on pirate radio in the 1960s.

[@richardbritain7435]

I think that famously, at least in movies, bank robbery pass an initial note in order to limit attention to the robbery. The comedy is in a reply also on a note. The absurdity continues with the notes going back and forth. It's not that funny now really, but I at least appreciate and understand it. I've never seen the sketch before and I'm not a big Morcambe and Wise fan. I would expect my children not to get it though.

[@peterforden5917]

Robin of sherwood forest is a combination of two real men Hereward the Wake and Guy Fulk-de Warrene of the 11 th and 12th centuries-

[@liverush24]

Cheese always blocks things up.

[@liverush24]

@Harry McNamara Was it that bad?

[@liverush24]

@Harry McNamara I'll take it.

[@suk6323]

The secret of comedy is...

[@kelabz111]

Have a look a short block by Harry Enfield so funny it’s about a short bloke with attitude you will love it

[@billdemudd6697]

An irish bank robber takes english elocution lessons in prep for a caper Bank clerk asks him,are you irish? How did you know,he asks? You've sawn the wrong end of the shotgun off,mate Lol

[@Jopesi04]

I liked M &W at the time they became loved but they are rather dated now and our attention span is so short these days. I love the “Likely Lads” or “What ever happened to the Likely Lads “ because it reminded me of my youth. You may like to review it, it was a sitcom. It think you can find clips on youtube

[@Seagull6819]

Terry Colliers world view for a start - it is on KZbin. Having said that, it would send the PC/Woke/Snowflake brigade apoplectic! Still, never mind eh!

[@davidbowen4848]

Just watched Lilian on loose women lol fame at last girl 👍🇬🇧

[@johnnyonenote376]

Robin Hood - Sherwood Forest.

[@anthonyrowland1170]

Robin Hood said with the emphasis on "Hood' (as if it's a surname) in England, rather than stressing 'Robin' as Americans normally do!

[@carlhartwell7978]

@@anthonyrowland1170 Yeah, now you mention it, they do do that...lol, But only with that specific name...strange.

[@bartconnolly6104]

SHERWOOD forest!

[@mattgowans5121]

Ahh classic

[@craigk621]

Just saw Ms Dooley , seems like yr on the box tonight, but I can't get With the "W."..sad it's not on terrestrial or Freeview channels. Sure you two hold your own.... SD strikes me as a bit of an arch feminist, so probably interesting to watch the dynamic.

[@richardbartley3227]

Watch MORECAMBE & WISE - THE JUNGLE BOOK.- I WANNA BE LIKE YOU - DISNEY SPOOF

[@dannydorko7075]

let' be honest, it was a weak skit. I love the one they did with the beatles, I don't think you've done that one yet.

[@liverush24]

Sherwood Forest.

[@ukwildmaninvestigator7353]

Sherwood forest Nottingham

[@kathyharze4308]

So corney still funny 😷👍✌

[@brianquinn6014]

Lillian is beautiful

[@kevinhorne1537]

You have no idea of British comedy have you.

[@ThePostmodernFamily]

Excuse me sir, but this is a McDonalds

[@AngelA-qi1br]

When was this supposed to get funny ?