I'm watching this in 2021, this clip is from 1974. It still shines and brings laughter. Sad to think they have gone, and those dear people I watched it with too. But it still brings joy.
@susanleitch86495 жыл бұрын
What a great sport Andre was. One of my favourite Morecambe and Wise guests...and he did it twice! Unforgettable. A fine chap. Sorely missed.
@gingerladyaubern5 жыл бұрын
Am I glad to be 56 and to have watched the best comedy back in the 60's and 70's, much of which is still better than today's. This is how it should be done. So lovely to see this again :)
@davids84494 жыл бұрын
Correction ALL OF WHICH
@hc39323 жыл бұрын
Andre was not only a great conductor he also had perfect comedy timing.
@Bruce-19563 жыл бұрын
Almost 50 years later and it still funnier than anything on tv since. Eric was a comic genius.
@Fedaykin243 жыл бұрын
I never knew there was a sequel, to be fair Andre Previn has delivery better than many professional Comedians!
@johnking51744 жыл бұрын
Andre Previn was really unique for an American, as he understood British humour, he understood the comedy of Morecambe and Wise and played it just superb with them, including perfect timing of his lines. The best American guest they ever had on their shows. Eric really liked him.
@richardhintonracing5 жыл бұрын
He really entered in to the spirit of it brilliantly.
@donjohnson245 жыл бұрын
What is really striking from this - and the Grieg sketch - is how a brilliant musician displays equally amazing comic timing and acting ability. No wonder he was invited back. His expressions and reactions to Eric and Ernie's repartee were worthy of an experienced light comedy actor or stand-up comedian. He could have had yet another very successful career on the stage.
@dlamiss5 жыл бұрын
A very different sketch to the 71 classic BUT still funny and was nice to see they didnt use the "preview" line here which was probably for the best
@martinplatt59285 жыл бұрын
100% agree. Previn was a very talented man indeed.
@andrewd68303 жыл бұрын
This is a masterpiece with a great like andre previn taking part all will be sadly missed.
@philiplay18753 жыл бұрын
Thank's for the memory of this wonderful double act.I never get tired of them?
@bettyburney5255 жыл бұрын
I thought I had seen every Morecambe and Wise, but dont remember that one. That was brilliant.
@arthurpewtey5 жыл бұрын
What a delight to see a man at the top of his profession so willing to laugh at himself. I hadn't seen this before, so thank you so much for uploading it. Funniest 18 mins I've had for a while.
@MrMacca19515 жыл бұрын
three fabulous people we'll never ever see the like again
@susanleitch86495 жыл бұрын
What a great sport! He could have been a comedian himself! Brilliant timing! Miss him a lot. A true genius.
@oucutie15 жыл бұрын
Mr. Preview (uh Previn) could do it all! There will never again be another performer of that calibre. He was truly gifted. God must have loved him very much!!!
@margaretlim65354 жыл бұрын
I love watching Eric and Ernie especially at the end when they sing their little ditty...bring me sunshine...always cheers me up!
@stevethompson14215 жыл бұрын
Not many celebs/stars get a second stint on Morecambe and Wise. A true mark of distinction. We'll miss you Andre Previn.
@alexv29265 жыл бұрын
only 3 did
@dcanmore5 жыл бұрын
apparently he appeared again in a cameo with the line "look what happened to me after I worked with Morecambe and Wise" dressed as a bus conductor.
@MrDavey20104 жыл бұрын
What a great sport was Andre Previn!
@rossspenser83144 жыл бұрын
So good
@taxidude3 жыл бұрын
I thought I'd seen everything by the boys but this is new to me. Wonderful as ever. Sadly none of the three of them still with us! Part of the joy of childhood espescially at Christmas. Simon Cowel et al could never compare!
@johnnybsteelriff3 жыл бұрын
Andre gets top marks for being a good sport....great timing by everyone concerned....
@matthewballard63995 жыл бұрын
Just found this..got xmas with preview..didn't know he did another show,brilliant..wot a bunch geniuses..thanks for the memories xxx
@jash69815 жыл бұрын
thanks for making this available-loved seeing it again.
@edwardtait42855 жыл бұрын
Great,great humour. Thank you!
@franl1555 жыл бұрын
I'd never seen this before, so thank you so much for posting it
@susanleitch86495 жыл бұрын
What a great sport Mr Previn was! Great comic timing too. He is greatly missed.
@mickdeedeefoster12344 жыл бұрын
Andre Previn complete class being able to literally make fun of himself in a profession that is deadly serious. Great skit by the boys, brilliant stuff.
@paulcoyne98345 жыл бұрын
fantastic always makes me smile, brilliant just brilliant.
@johnking51745 жыл бұрын
"I'll go and get my baton, it's in Chicago" - this was the line Andre Previn delivered in the 1971 Christmas Show of Morecambe and Wise which gave Eric Morecambe the knowledge that Andre not only knew his lines, but knew how to deliver them with great comic timing. Eddie Braben their writer said, after that line was delivered by Andre, Eric started to relax.
@synthonaplinth59805 жыл бұрын
Just watched that sketch again, Eric does visibly relax after that line.
@dlamiss5 жыл бұрын
That is mentioned on just about every documentary on the history of M&W
@nack32185 жыл бұрын
Yes . What a great punchline . Delivered just as i was taking a sip of coffee . The telly got showered , and the carpet too . Hilarious !
@eega1005 жыл бұрын
Totally agree..best line in it
@dlamiss5 жыл бұрын
@@eega100 "im playing all the right notes.........but not necessarily in the right order" was THE line of that sketch but yes indeed Previns timing in the whole sketch was genius
@peterlester88303 жыл бұрын
Andre Previn was a good jazz pianist as well and enjoyed playing, he was good at everything he did and is missed.
@tinahardman98055 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before one, brilliant. Mr. Preview certainly had a sense of humour.
@mickj.1475 жыл бұрын
Kings of comedy the timing of Eric makes every sketch magic.
@Deearepee19635 жыл бұрын
When Andre Previn said in this sketch that the audience were giggling when he was conducting a performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto after his appearance on M&W he was telling the truth!
@alanwitton50393 жыл бұрын
Fantastic comedy! Pure class
@TheTmny876able4 жыл бұрын
Never seen this this before and i am a Morecambe and Wise fanatic ! i have all their shows
@pinkgoddess4 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before, thanks for posting 👏🏻
@jeffers5ok5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Only these two could do this
@bendover96635 жыл бұрын
Wow why does nobody ever mention this follow up sketch
@colincharlton93393 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant..How did Mr Previn..keep a straight face...now they are all gone..but what memories..
@densalbeach13 жыл бұрын
Incredible how Andre kept a straight face with these two top class wind up merchants! Sadly missed.
@davidparsons4525 жыл бұрын
Big Eric and Ernie fan,and I've never seen this before, thanks for posting, Mr preview was a brilliant foil to the boys
@henrybyrd54024 жыл бұрын
Andre Previn. Probably the best straight man M&W ever had!
@johnking51743 жыл бұрын
4:15 - Perfect comic timing from Andre Previn here with the simple line "you would have been better off playing Luton" - so perfect was the timing, just listen to the thunderous reaction from the studio audience.
@alexamato88834 жыл бұрын
Again brilliant by the lads.
@MrDavey20104 жыл бұрын
Eddie Braben was a comedy writing genius!
@philipjarrett34875 жыл бұрын
RIP Andre Previn 1929-2019
@dickyt13185 жыл бұрын
Andre Previn, what a good sport !
@johnking51744 жыл бұрын
This routine first aired on their first episode of Series 8 which was broadcast on Friday 27th September 1974 on BBC One.
@alanwitton59803 жыл бұрын
Fabulous stuff
@andyq7525 жыл бұрын
Eric, Ernie and Mr. Preview all gone. RIP fellas.
@markgrygielewicz80474 жыл бұрын
There's a fifty fifty chance she'll be bringing the sword with her, Mr. Andrew Preview's reaction is not just comedy gold, but comedy perfection...
@arwelp4 жыл бұрын
And as it happens he was appointed a KBE in 1996, but he couldn’t be “Sir Andre” because he wasn’t a Commonwealth citizen.
@matts27625 жыл бұрын
That's really funny, I had no idea Mr Preview came back for a second time.
@reic00025 жыл бұрын
Isn't it amazing how all guests are just so amazing on M&W? Obviously due to our duo but oh, so brilliantly funny
@naly2025 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting this. i didn't know it. wonderful sketch.
@Thursdaym25 жыл бұрын
Don't remember this. Brill still laughing. Think Andre was one of the best ever guests on the show, a natural performer.
@dlamiss5 жыл бұрын
I have never seen this before, remarkable
@joeturner15975 жыл бұрын
I remember both the first time around. Happy days.
@edwardandrews13815 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@Mark-qw4tu4 жыл бұрын
ahh back in the day when the tv licence was value for money
@frankhogan75414 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace All 3 Of Them.
@colinwilkes89575 жыл бұрын
Genius ,no one like this today ,mores the pity!
@joycedixon87463 жыл бұрын
This is so funny x
@leebeardshall28885 жыл бұрын
RIP mr preview you will be solely missed.
@MegaDeansy3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to Christmas-day next week - 4 mates coming for Christmas-dinner and I'm putting Eric & Ernie on ALL day !
@BillyPilgrim19595 жыл бұрын
He was a classical musician which gave him the discipline but his jazz training allowed him to improvise
@Oddballkane3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there an extra one where he was a bus Conductor.
@jj97495 жыл бұрын
Never realised he did a follow up. This is from September 1974.
@debraharris8795 жыл бұрын
No, me neither.
@jondawnjoshuahutson18775 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr Preview.
@jabar25875 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to watch - hadn't seen this sketch before. As always 'priceless'. Thanks for uploading.
@frankmikkel5515 жыл бұрын
The guy was great, amazing haha.
@goldheartbadge5 жыл бұрын
A world-famous concert pianist playing an ocarina solo - it could happen only on Eric & Ernie's show!
@joylunn34455 жыл бұрын
I have seen a different sketch with the 'Harpenden Hot Shots' which was Eric and Ernie and (proabably) Mrs Mills on piano and Mr Preview conducting. Unless I dreamed it, in which case I'm a bloody genius.
@hughcdavies3 жыл бұрын
The great beauty of Morecambe & Wise was their running gags that went on for years. Mrs Mills and Arthur Tolcher, Mr Preview, Peter Cushing wanting to be paid, Elephant John and Des O'Conner of cause. But the best was - "Do want a cup of tea, Ern? Tea urn." Eric's delight at slipping that phrase into a show was obvious and never criticised, as we all loved it as well.
@ellenm38035 жыл бұрын
Sheer genius RIP good clean humour 🙏
@alanwitton50395 жыл бұрын
Great comedy duo! Sadly missed
@bboorideau52534 жыл бұрын
I remember this from the first time around-Andre Prevue nailed it! Sorry,,meant to say Andrew Previous
@petergreen25525 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Mr Preview.
@PianoandKeysStudio5 жыл бұрын
Privitt.
@francis4005 жыл бұрын
I wondered where this got to , I can almost recite it by heart! not now Arthur!
@johnking51745 жыл бұрын
4:08 - Andre's delivery of this line to Eric just showed 1971 to 1974, he never lost his comic timing, and the studio audience knew it, just listen to the round of applause he got for it.
@frankhogan75415 жыл бұрын
With That Line He Acknowledged Eric was A Luton Fan.
@petergreen25525 жыл бұрын
They remembered his name that time 😂
@robertpamler53725 жыл бұрын
“Brilliant”
@simontaylor23195 жыл бұрын
Andre Preview was looking a lot like Laurence Olivier's Richard III
@boychildnew15 жыл бұрын
Great to see this - i wish there was more Morecambe and Wise on youtube. But… i think i can detect a subtle difference in this from the earlier shows: the direction, and framing of shots seems a bit different, the film quality/type seems to have changed, or possibly a slight change in the audio recording in the studio? It’s subtle enough to be noticeable and feel odd, but not enough to be glaring. Interesting…
@otterspocket28265 жыл бұрын
It would've been really disappointing if you hadn't included 'preview' in the title - thanks
@harrodsfan3 жыл бұрын
You would have been better off playing Luton !! Lol I had a good chuckle. Classic ! Top comediens.
@Firebrand555 жыл бұрын
12.52... a great example of the true, big band lilting sound so beloved of The Swing Age.....who was this band?
@1TonyJacobs5 жыл бұрын
The great Ronnie Verrell on drums!!
@keithlemon4573 жыл бұрын
Sheer Class ! They have no equals.
@passiton38015 жыл бұрын
Cant remember seeing this sketch, only remember the "playing the same notes, but not necessarily in the rite order" sketch.lol
@norahcutts69895 жыл бұрын
Like a salmon in shallow water......brilliant poor Andre
@figjam595 жыл бұрын
Seeing Mrs Mills shows just how accurate Ronnie Barker's sketch was.
@Dave68Goliath4 жыл бұрын
Real entertainment.
@davidmoyes70103 жыл бұрын
Ernie wise was brilliant.
@juliamcintyre50125 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Watch the band trying not to laugh!
@whatonearth98094 жыл бұрын
“That’s Mrs Mills!” “The Queen of the Ivories” 😂😂😂