Morecambe and Wise - in bed!

It does tend to be the big musical numbers that get shown these days. But to me the truly great aspect of their shows was the intimacy of their relationship and the scenes in their imaginary flat, including their shared bed! It always seemed perfectly natural that Eric and Ernie should be in bed together!
Here`s a pretty obscure scene from 1970.

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Comedy

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• Morecambe
• Wise
• Comedy
• Bed

[femaleanimal]

@moosey62 From the way you write, were you actually old enough to watch M&W at their prime. I don`t like Maggie either, but lots of people in showbusiness did support her in the early days.Eric and Ernie generally managed to keep out of politics.

[femaleanimal]

They certainly contributed.

[Ronniethefish]

Absolutely superb work. Funny, witty, relaxed. We sorely miss this kind of 'class' today.

[timpovikings]

The only other pair of male comedians who slept together in their sketches, were Laurel and Hardy.

It was a measure of their totally innocuous image as loved and respected icons of laughter.

[barneyboscoe]

@moosey62 i would suggest you seek councilling,as it appears you were born without a liking for laughter and humour,you poor sad cretin.

[Martinio567]

Absoloutley fantastic, Funny jokes, But it was the visual stuff i.e. facial expressions, movements and timing that made these two really great.

[brunts59]

I once shook Eric Morecombes hand hand. I had just been for a douglas and I hadn't washed my hands

[romanianlovechild]

9 people who dont like comedy and the best comedy duo ever..

[KapStuf]

Back then, two men sharing a bed was surrealism. Now, two men sharing a flat with separate bedrooms is just assumed to be sexual.

But something would have cracked the sexlessness of the scene - if Eric hadn't worn his spectacles to bed. Imagine him without them in the sketch - less absurd, less surreal, less easy to avoid thoughts of teh ghey.

[LIGHTBOLTSTUDIOS]

i know it's sad that the world now would freak out and laugh and be silly about to guys in bed, back then it wouldn't of bothered anyone :(

[whirlyfan]

this is sweet storie apprentlay eric wanted give up comdey with erin write instead but didn't want to let erin down i though it was sweet

[Shelley1413]

@moosey62 Fuck off Eric was a national treasure and the shows were pure golden comedy so just fuck off

[jonathansalt1]

@moosey62 what an idiot! the only one writing crap on here is you, you tool, why bring politics into a discussion about british comedy??? tony blair did the catherine tate show??? john prescott did gavin and stacy?? go and learn about politics and talk about it on the relevent forums, not here - dickhead