Something for the Weekend: Morecambe and Wise (and Jones)
Morecambe and Wise need no introduction for British readers but I’d hazard a guess that few, if any, Americans have ever heard of them. Because an exceedingly good steak and delicious bottle of Malbec at Buenos Aires last night has left me a little impaired, I’ll leave Wikipedia (and YouTube) to do all the work:
Morecambe and Wise were a famous British comic double act comprising Eric Morecambe OBE and Ernie Wise OBE. The act lasted four decades until Morecambe’s death in 1984. They are widely considered to be the most successful double act in Britain for generations. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The Morecambe and Wise Show was placed 14th. In September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 2 in a poll of TV’s Greatest Stars.
Morecambe and Wise making breakfast (YouTube)
More Morcombe and Wise clips (YouTube)
Morecambe and Wise (Wikipedia)
