Morecambe & Wise visit Eric Porter

From their fourth series with the BBC, this shows Eric & Ernie going to Eric Porter's dressing room to try to persuade him to accept a part in Ernie's latest masterpiece, a re-working of Wuthering Heights

[@johnking5174]

I love how Eric Morecambe at 4:20 spent ages trying to get Eric Porter to corpse laughing and he didn't. Eric tried every trick to get Eric Porter to at least giggle, and Eric Porter held it together. Great men, all three of them here.

[@zaygezunt]

I agree, he's wonderful and the great Morecmabe and Wise seem to flourish with him!

[@ROCKINGMAN]

The good old days of BBC comedy and the best of british. Miss those days.

[@splerth3771]

5:00 Porter was a real pro- didn't even crack a hint of a smile at Morecambe's ad-lib about something crashing backstage.

[@Sami_Jaye]

"please, take them off!" "cheeky" lol Makes me laugh every time! x x

[@JasonRadley]

The guy playing Douglas also did a camp turn as a Labour candidate in Rising Damp.

[@janmcdonald3896]

He also appeared with M&W again as a fellow writer visiting the flat.

[@BritishComedyUK69]

Comedy genius

[@eddielasowsky7777]

Professor Moriarty!

[@leslietarkin]

Thanks for the laughs😂

[@sharonjones873]

pure comedy genius.

[@johnking5174]

4:56 has to be the perfect ad lib from Eric on the show - all thanks to the shoddy sets the BBC built back then

[@markbailey1970]

Those who complain about apparent homophobia should note that Eric spends most of the scene with ‘Douglas’ and treats him as he would any other character.

[@johnking5174]

Yes, we are viewing this from 2021 perspective and not from 1970 when it was first aired. In fact in 1970 homosexuality was only made legal for two years in England. We have come a long way since then thankfully.

[@fionabryant7923]

Porter has beautiful eyes

[@johnking5174]

Eric Morecambe in private didn't care about a person's sexuality, he was always very kind and tolerant. However his persona or alter ego version written by Eddie Braben on here was someone who was a bit more crass and always trying for the laugh. We can't judge the Eric we see here to the real Eric Morecambe, there were two different personas.

[@johnking5174]

@Aryan White I am told off for being nuaughty

[@mariegallicher2847]

www.amazon.com/dp/B01LAFOE28#reader_B01LAFOE28 Eric Porter has his bio available on Amazon!

[@johnking5174]

At 3:10 - I think Eric was a little bit surprised at the audience reaction to his "look out" when Douglas arrives. He sat down and the audience went into a big applause which I think took Eric by surprise.

[@Queenstardustt]

jimmy durante is who hes supposed to be

[@drogers1287]

Did comedian Morecambe when meeting Porter's assistant thinking he was Eric Porter say "My bad"...A little ahead of his slang time.

[@dave101t]

'a-ha', common for the time

[@elizabethbower2168]

All these people wittering about political correctness make me sick… This clip is from the 1970s… It was totally acceptable to make these kind of comments… And people still make them whatever you might think… Eric Porter was a great actor… He was also gay and had to keep denying it because it was illegal

[@johnking5174]

Eric Morecambe in private didn't care about a person's sexuality, he was always very kind and tolerant. However his persona or alter ego version written by Eddie Braben on here was someone who was a bit more crass and always trying for the laugh. We can't judge the Eric we see here to the real Eric Morecambe, there were two different personas.

[@richardharris4110]

Well said

[@vintagebrew1057]

His friend and biographer wrote that he did have relationships with women but did'nt want to settle down. Its more likely that he was bi-sexual.

It's a wonder the cultural revisionists haven't had this banned.

[@steverenney]

This is certainly interesting to watch. It shows how attitudes have (hopefully) changed and what was once deemed acceptable no longer is. I'm not suggesting Eric Morecambe was in anyway intolerant or homophobic.

[@johnking5174]

Eric Morecambe in private didn't care about a person's sexuality, he was always very kind and tolerant. However his persona or alter ego version written by Eddie Braben on here was someone who was a bit more crass and always trying for the laugh. We can't judge the Eric we see here to the real Eric Morecambe, there were two different personas.

[@richardharris4110]

Yes you bloody well are!

[@thoughtcriminal5655]

No one gives a fcuk. Attitudes haven't changed, no one likes puffs

[@thoughtcriminal5655]

@@andyrob3259 Stick to little kids, like your sort prefer

[@suspendeddisbelief401]

@@thoughtcriminal5655 You are disgusting. Mentioning little children in this way says a lot about you, not anyone else.