When a reporter phoned Des up to say that Eric had died Des burst into tears. God Bless All of them ❤

christmas has never been the same without eric & ernie

@simonhodgetts6530

3 жыл бұрын

Or Fools and Horses...

Des was always a good sport. He never took himself seriously. The world has lost a decent human being. RIP.

@lesleycunningham8094

3 жыл бұрын

I miss old time comedy unlike todays lot who try hard but know the old stuff is much better . The problem today is there is too much pc . It ruins traditional humour .

@willielarsson9651

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@Aerojet01

3 жыл бұрын

@@lesleycunningham8094 I agree. The problem nowadays people take themselves far too seriously and are easily offended. For example, a Canadian comedian Mike Ward was ordered to pay $42,000 because he insulted a child singer Jérémy Gabriel who happened to have a disability. The ruling was passed down by the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal. It's not really my taste in humour, but I thought it was a bit harsh treating someone like they're a war criminal over a misplaced joke. Ward has also been ordered to pay $5,000 in moral damages and $2,000 in punitive damages to Jérémy's mother, Sylvie Gabriel. Don't get me wrong, harnessing someone at work or in the playground through humorous insults is unacceptable, but Satire is completely different. Overall, I think we should teach people how not to be offended.

RIP Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and Des O’Connor. Also Sir David Frost. All TV Legends!! 👍

As a young lad at the time, I could not wait for the Christmas Special from these two. Thier show in general was brilliant. Why cant there be funny people like this today, solid funny family show. The two Ronnies was also amazing.

Adored him from a little girl...not to mention beloved Eric & Ernie....that was humour & TV at its best!! We will sadly never see the likes of them again....😔 God bless you & RIP....Thank you for the laughter & happy memories....❤️🙏😘

"he came to my daughter's wedding, he wasn't invited but he came" 😂😂

@frankhornby6873

3 жыл бұрын

GeeGee3374 ...absolutely brilliant!....

@TheGava4

3 жыл бұрын

The gag is weak but (as always) its Eric’s timing!!

Only real friends could muck about and take the mickey out of each other like this. RIP Eric, Ernie and Des.

@Nickmariners

3 жыл бұрын

...and Sir David Frost

@sharona1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nickmariners Of course, sorry. RIP all of them.

@johnglen2841

3 жыл бұрын

Its rubbish getting older, losing all your childhood favourites from TV and films. Such is life I suppose.

@sharona1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnglen2841 All too true John. It is sad.

Eric never stopped joking while he was in the cardiac unit. As a young student nurse I served him a cup of tea. He was getting fellow heart attack patients to read through the scripts with him, while they were all sat up in their beds and wired to monitors

@ead9726

5 ай бұрын

Oh bless him☺️, I bet their BP would all be up with the laughter. Yes, he seemed a down to earth man, bless him, and Ernie.

@Cyndithia68

4 ай бұрын

Oh wow such a memory.

@jon-francis9289

3 ай бұрын

Laughter. The best medicine there is. It must have been a riot giving him a bed bath.

@Teach.Experience.Dance-Vicky

3 ай бұрын

What a legend

Eric was my hero growing up I believe he is the funniest man to walk this earth and I still miss him to this day

@jmj1

2 жыл бұрын

My Dad was a Bevin Boy during the war and shared a room and worked with Eric down the mines.

Sadly all gone but well loved and certainly not forgotten. True entertainers.

They are all in Heaven with Tommy Cooper as well all together now, god bless them all and R.I.P .

@georgedesouza8937

3 жыл бұрын

No sh1t Sherlock!

@8-bitsteve500

3 жыл бұрын

There is no heaven (sadly), they might be gone but they'll always be remembered. RIP legends

@peejpom

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Doddy and the Diddymen...

@soeffingwhat

3 жыл бұрын

@@8-bitsteve500 Whether or nor there is, its what some people believe and its their right to do so,.

@alfching2499

3 жыл бұрын

Probably all getting pissed in The Angel.

R.I.P Des so many wonderful memories . They dont make talent like yours anymore . Great singer . Comedian and entertainer . God bless you

@jamesoneill9417

3 жыл бұрын

When I heard the sad news this morning, I had to come on here to see this sketch again. Pure comedy gold.

@misst.e.a.187

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely man, with an infectious smile.

@tarquin4592

3 жыл бұрын

Great singer?! That’s stronging it a bit! I wonder w ho’s got Buddy Holly’s guitar now...

@wayneconn1079

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarquin4592 he sold more records than you my friend .

Class acts, puts todays entertainers to shame. I remember the country stopped when they were on TV. Just glad they were around as I grew up.

I'm rolling with laughter even now the gold standard is these three gems never will we see their like again... Its been a privilege

A true entertainer than never needed to use bad language. RIP Des O'Connor.

@stevelewis2378

3 жыл бұрын

In 1970 or 1971, my mother went with a small group of friends to London to see Des at the Palladium. After the show, they went to the stage door hoping to see him and ask for his autograph. When he appeared, they politely asked for his autograph. His reply was "F Off", then he got into a waiting car and was driven off. My mother and her friends were just ordinary middle-aged women who were fans of Des. They weren't after that.

@jacquiluke331

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Australia these days but have just watched Des with Eric and Ernie.Thanks for the memories.Jacqui.

@soeffingwhat

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevelewis2378 Really?

@stevelewis2378

3 жыл бұрын

@@soeffingwhat Yes, totally true.

@oldskoolfool141

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevelewis2378 Do you expect a barman to pull you a pint on his way home from work too?

Entertainment genius' ALL. We will never see their 'like' again. Halcyon days of TV!

I was so fortunate to grow up watching all these greats on television. It really was a golden time and they were all worth the money they earned.

@kdp8133

4 жыл бұрын

Hear Hear! We'll never see the like again.

@misst.e.a.187

3 жыл бұрын

This type of telly was the gold standard for entertainment. I really miss it.

@madspaniel4271

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! - spot on.

@lesroberts3226

Жыл бұрын

❤ couldn’t agree more ❤

@fingersTitan

Жыл бұрын

Todays trosh deserve the money these got and these deserved the money todays waste of spaces get... Ant and Dec signed for over a mill each for Red or Black I think it was and don't have a 10th of the skills and humor of anyone of them 3... David was a superb host.

Lol 😂 these guys were so funny; I was so lucky to grow up watching this kind of comedy; and fair play to Des; he was Pissing himself laughing as well; what a good sport; it’s pretty obvious these guys had a lot of respect for each other and enjoyed making people laugh 😂 happier and simpler times

@markwhittaker6866

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@ead9726

8 ай бұрын

Yep so true, their Christmas specials were brilliant and boy they took the Micky out of Des on their other shows, all good clean fun.

Cracked me up at the end with the "End of Part One" caption. Never seen that before. 😂😂 Today's sad news spells the end of an amazing laughter-filled life. RIP Des O'Connor.

Such class all of them. Golden age of British TV and no one to hold a candle to them now.

R.I.P Des O'connor. What a legend you were!

@josephinebennington7247

3 жыл бұрын

Did you say leg end? (Thanks to Wogan for that one).

RIP, lovely Des O'Connor, just passed. Now he's joined the other three. Life, eh?

@jaybones8457

3 жыл бұрын

Death really, but I get your drift.

@josephinebennington7247

3 жыл бұрын

Jay Bones. And with a name like yours....you’d know...

@DieFlabbergast

3 жыл бұрын

Lived to be eighty-eight: can't complain. Well, you could complain, but nobody listens.

Eric, Ernie and now Des, all gone, Oh what a wonderful place heaven must be today

@johnking5174

3 жыл бұрын

And also David Frost - all four on screen are now in the spirit world

All of them added happiness to my life.

@eileenbell8965

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@4vep

5 ай бұрын

Exactly

42 years later and I'm still laughing out loud :-)

Apparently, Des wrote most of the words that took the piss out of him. What a wonderful human, he was.👌

@garyrasberryjr.552

2 жыл бұрын

Des was very close to Ernie and Eric. He helped them come up with the real zingers.

@michaeldick6227

2 жыл бұрын

I think there was a show where they didn’t make a joke about Des and he called to ask why not.

@garyrasberryjr.552

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldick6227 The great skit with Glenda Jackson as Cleopatra even had a zinger. When Glenda said "What is it, Desdemona?" - Eric responds "Looks more like Des O'Connor."

@philwilson4633

Жыл бұрын

Des was a great sport, but it didn't hrm his career did it

TV just isn't this wholesome anymore. I know ripped into all guests they had on their shows, Andre Previn being my personal favourite, but the long running jokes about Des where hilarious and what a great sport he was about it. RIP not only Des but all 3 of the Legends.

Wish time machines were real because I would give anything to go back to the 70s and 80s best entertainment ever from the best people ever to live thank you so much for the memorable good times xxx.

When comedy was comedy. The best of the best. Brings back great mémoires RIP

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..

"Our impression of Des O' Connor: Ladies & gentlemen, good evening, *thud*!" LOL

Stumbled on this clip by accident. Comedy genius as we know, but it takes me back to my 70’s childhood and wonderful memories of watching Christmas tv with my parents.

@blagger42

3 жыл бұрын

We were so lucky

RIP Des. You gave many happy hours.

"He came to my daughter's wedding. He wasn't invited but he came" the timing of that line is perfection.

@bobbyv879

5 жыл бұрын

MikeMJPMUNCH 😂 😂 😂 😂

@johndearden7931

4 жыл бұрын

In comedy the timing is the thing and M & W had it in spades

@cylon6

4 жыл бұрын

And Des DID go to the wedding.

@frankhornby6873

3 жыл бұрын

cylon6 ...Yeah...but he wasn't invited.....

@vincentharriman3283

7 ай бұрын

Did they let Des sing at the wedding?

RIP Des,Eric & Ernie

Pure family entertainment the likes of which we will never see again. Thank you all for the laughs. RIP Des, Eric and Ernie you all will be forever loved guys

R.I.P Des O'Connor.

You can’t have this much fun with each other, without loving each other.

RIP Des you will be missed.

The gold standard for comedy, in my humble opinion.

@Mediumal

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Brilliant stuff.

Thank the lord I grew up with this type of comedy!

@duncanmills391

17 күн бұрын

We were blessed!

Superb Superb Superb. There was very real affection and respect between Des, Eric and Ern, God bless them.

What a fantastic ending! There’s no comedy like this any more.

@zahidsarker3154

2 жыл бұрын

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@ElvarMasson

2 жыл бұрын

Zahid Sarker - Would you mind not posting the same comments on here ?

RIP Des you were a legend.

I miss good old Eric and Earn.... Happy Memories. So darned funny... R.I.P.

A really beautiful friendship, pure laughter and joy,just don't see it now

A time when you could sit down with the family and enjoy the tv without worrying something sordid or foul language was going to appear.

@misst.e.a.187

3 жыл бұрын

Especially on a Saturday evening after dinner. Lovely times.

@andrewbarker4986

3 жыл бұрын

my sentiments exactly

@jjimywoods1363

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbarker4986 ditto👍

@hilaryjohns4049

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbarker4986 There have been recently Sunday evening series that have the f word on abundance. I switched off.

Des : I do two hours by myself Eric: I've heard that and I'll tell you who told me - your wife! God, he was good!!!

@SpeccyMan

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. Eric had the gift of the gag.

@SoFkwHat80

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpeccyMan Good hearted retort from Des to " Sometimes she shows up ". You could not help but like Des O'conner.

My absolute no 1 in any walk of life... Eric was and remains a comedy genius. A Fantastic man whether making us laugh or not . An avid Luton town fan whom I met several times...Thankyou Mr Morry came

we all used to be lined up waiting for their Xmas Day special. We split our sides laughing.

@66PHILB

3 жыл бұрын

Morecambe & Wise and the Queens Speech. Christmas Day was timed around those two Events and I use the word advisedly.

In the great days of British Variety Theatre, Des went on stage at the most feared theatre in Britain - the Glasgow Empire, known as the "comedians graveyard" where the audience thought nothing of chucking a bottle at a weak act - and promptly fainted ! Eric and Ernie thought it hilarious and never let Des forget it !!

Frost, Morecambe and Wise, Des O'connor ... 4 absoluute legends

Des O'Connor meets Eric and Ernie (again): RIP Des

Comedy Gold! Takes me right back to my childhood watching my late father and grandfather in fits of laughter!

Those were the days, we thought they'd never end. All Four of them gone.

Now this is comedy. Never to be replaced. RIP all of you

Omg great ending, never laughed so much for years Rip Eric, Ernie, Des 💐💐💐

He was and is the funniest man ever! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

Miss them. And Des what a sport to play along with them.

Brilliant comedy from three of Britain’s finest entertainers. RIP Eric & Ernie.

Great trio. Nothing like them ever again.

A privilege to have grown up with these peerless entertainers. We will miss you Des just as we still miss Eric & Ernie. Thank you for all the joy you brought us & such wonderful memories. R.I.P

i love them , and eric will always remind me of my late grand dad. i still find it funnier then the stuff that passes as comedy today .

@iandickson3748

3 жыл бұрын

What comedy?

A year later,,, im here again watching this classic piece of tv. Just wish the whole special was on youtube, PLEASE.

JOY ! Saw Des and Jimmy live last year in Harrogate - really pleased I did. God bless.

As the song goes you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone .happy days

Absolutely no doubt the best comedy years for TV. Sadly missed.

I read des oconners life story, and he credited Morecambe and wise with reviving his career at one point. But he always said the jibes were never cruel. Unlike some other people who came after.

@simonhodgetts6530

3 жыл бұрын

I agree - you can see that they had a great deal of respect and fondness for each other in the interview........let’s be honest, Eric and Ernie were never cruel to anyone. True gents.

He was never smutty. he never used bad language. he showed that you can be funny and not use bad language or be rude. And Eric and Ernie had great respect for him.

@johnking5174

3 жыл бұрын

Well Eric came near the knuckle with the joke at Des about "doing 2 hours by myself". Closest you would get with a rude joke from Eric.

Class acts. RIP Des O'Connor.

Eric Morecombe Comic Genius

Absolute comic genuis.Eric was the master at timing.

@zahidsarker3154

2 жыл бұрын

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@philipdowns6723

Жыл бұрын

Incredible comedian, just a legend in showbusiness.

Legends loved um. So glad they were part of my childhood

I haven't laughed so much in ages, seeing this reminds me of the time when we had shows which entertained 🤣 pretty much everyone. RIP guys

There nearly all gone now, only one that springs to mind of any relevance and is still alive is Tarby.

lots of people knock M&W , saying they were unfunny and it only appeals to english people etc ,, utter pish , morecambe and wise were brilliant comics if they were unfunny how come they lasted as long ? good clean fun they were no swearing no cheap laughs about cocks, fannies etc like some so called comedians have to use to get a laugh , you could watch M&W with your granny or grandson and know it was clean family fun . M&W are sadly missed and can never be replaced ,

@PeterSellers22

3 жыл бұрын

Who knocks Morecombe & Wise and why?

@arthurpewtey

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeterSellers22 Good questions. I've never heard ANYONE knock them. Then again, I'm only pushing 60.....

@owaindavies9971

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurpewtey the yanks knocked them. They went over and appeared on the ed o Sullivan show and tanked big time. Afterwards, Ed approached Eric and told him that they failed because they talked too fast. Eric replied "I don't talk too fast. You yanks think too slowly." Gotta love him.

I've got a criminal record.Des O'Connors first album.

@MOGGS1942

4 жыл бұрын

Des would love that one.

@AR-ii3ly

4 жыл бұрын

That made me laugh. 😂

@JamesSmith-qy3eu

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you did time for that abhorrent crime.

David. Des Eric. Ernie stars Respect to them all

Wonderful just wonderful

RIP all 4 of these legends

Des was a pretty good comedian too! He got a bit of friendly 'revenge' on this show! Des was the 'third beatle' to Eric and Ernie's classic double act. All three so sadly missed. Love and peace.

When comedy was COMEDY. R.I.P.

You just cannot beat this humour!

Geniuses, all of them. Greatly missed.

So sad watching this knowing that none of these legends of their craft are no longer with us 😔

@BNCA70

4 жыл бұрын

Des is still alive

Absolutely Magnificent Magic From These Supreme Genius Gents. Thank You For This Great Majestic Classic Memory.

Eric ,,, OMG , what a funny man. His laugh always gets me.

each to their own .. i love them .... nothing is forced and it was all done in a way not to hurt anyone .

It's likely that we will never see the likes of these comic gods again.

@mikeoneill8665

5 жыл бұрын

How true.

@arthursmaguire8681

5 жыл бұрын

Yes top class

@pauldashwood2897

5 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely not likely .if today’s comedians did this it just wouldn’t be funny ..great times .

@markperryman1797

4 жыл бұрын

I know, they're both Dead !

@frankhornby6873

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Perryman ....bum!.bum!...tsshh!...

RIP Eric, Ernie and Des ❤

Heart warming comedy

Jeepers I don't feel very old - I'm 52 and I remember watching this lot as a child, and it was so normal at the time to watch this class of comedy every week. It is crazy to think they've all gone and this type of wholesome comedy might never be repeated

Shows just how much M+W and Des liked and respected each other. Very touching. Lovely.

God bless all three, I'm sure they wouldn't mind. All those years gone by and still sadly missed.

David Frost.....how wonderful.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

Frost, about as warm and welcoming as his own surname suggests

"he came to my daughters wedding.....he was'nt invited but he came" 😂😂😂

This is post-modern comedy before the 1980s. The way the break buffer cuts in on Des is priceless.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

They did allow him to sing once, properly in their 1975 Christmas show on BBC One. Eric and Ernie were standing in the wings of the studio watching, and Eric turned to his son Gary who was with them and said without a hint of a joke "That is the best song Des has ever sung" and he meant it. Gary said when Des sang the song "Feelings" in that Christmas show made them very emotional.

@markrobinson1360

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnking5174 That's nice to hear - I know there must have been mutual respect there as showbiz colleagues, but it's great to know that they genuinely admired his talent.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

@@markrobinson1360 It did take Gary Morecambe by surprise. He was waiting for his dad to make a joke, but Eric was serious when he said he enjoyed Des sing.

Tom Jones once told a joke on Eric and Ernie's show, he said ' what's brown, lives in a tree and can't sing?' Des O'Conker!

Just found this on here, they were just class