History Funny / MorecambeAndWise

** Dressed as flapper girls for "Hey Big Spender" (Christmas Special 1975)

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with [[strike:Andrew Preview]] André Previn, a veritable Hurricane of Crowning Moments of Funny. Previn comes on the show as a guest, all excited that he's going to be conducting the Mendelssohn ''Violin Concerto'' with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist. It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's ''Piano Concerto in A minor'' with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.

-->'''Ernie Wise''': Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Grieg's Piano Concerto, by Grieg]], performed by Mr Eric Morecambe, and conducted by Mr Andre Previn.

-->'''Ernie Wise''': Grieg! By -- with him and him.

--> '''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed[[note]][[DontExplaingTheJoke Old ice-cream vans in the UK were repurposed ambulances]][[/note]].

--> '''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed.

* Pretty much every single on their song and/or dance routines:

* ''(Eric is at the window as we hear an ambulance hurtle past outside, siren blaring)''[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke In the UK at the time most ice cream vans were converted ambulances rather than purpose built vehicles, often with the siren kept intact and used for advertising]].[[/note]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75jW263CTw Eric and Ernie make breakfast]]. While dancing. To the tune of "The Stripper".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GqaQkhuYw The "Singing in the Rain" routine]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch]] with [[strike:Andrew Preview]] André Previn, a Hurricane of Crowning Moments of Funny. Previn comes on the show as a guest, all excited that he's going to be conducting the Mendelssohn ''Violin Concerto'' with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist. It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's ''Piano Concerto in A minor'' with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.

** The "Singing in the Rain" routine.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HgFLJLY-2o The Wishing Well Song]]

** Eric and Ernie make breakfast. While dancing. To the tune of "The Stripper".

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHNrRk3lQM The Anthony and Cleopatra sketch]] with Glenda Jackson.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHNrRk3lQM The Anthony and Cleopatra sketch]] (co-starring Glenda Jackson).

* The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch with [[strike:Andrew Preview]] André Previn, a Hurricane of Crowning Moments of Funny. Previn comes on the show as a guest, all excited that he's going to be conducting the Mendelssohn ''Violin Concerto'' with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist. It turns out that he'll be conducting Grieg's ''Piano Concerto in A minor'' with Eric as soloist. He is not pleased.

-->'''Ernie Wise''': Grieg! With him and him.

* ''(Eric is at the window as we hear an ambulance hurtle past outside, siren blaring)[[hottip:+:[[DontExplainTheJoke In the UK at the time most ice cream vans were converted ambulances rather than purpose built vehicles, often with the siren kept intact and used for advertising]].]]''

---> '''Cleo:''' All men are fools and what makes them so is having beauty like what I have got!

-->'''Previn''': Well...all right. I'll got get my baton.

-->'''Previn''': It's in Chicago. ''[starts to leave]''

* The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch with [[strike:Andrew Preview]] Andre Previn, a Hurricane of Crowning Moments of Funny.

* The Grieg Piano Concerto sketch with [[strike:Andrew Preview]] Andre Previn.

** Morecambe and Previn were rightly praised for their performances but this is also one of Wise's Crowning Moments, especially the way his announcement gets more and more rushed with each iteration, starting out pompously as:
-->'''Ernie Wise''': Ladies and gentlemen, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Grieg's Piano Concerto by Grieg]], performed by Mr Eric Morecambe, and conducted by Mr Andre Previn.

--> '''Eric:''' He'll not sell much ice-cream going at that speed!

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GR9Q1UOaZk Eric vs.]] TheBeatles.

---> '''Cleo:''' All men are fools and what makes them so is having beauty like what I have got!

* Pretty much every single on their dance routines:

* Eric and Ernie make breakfast. While dancing. To the tune of "The Stripper".
* The "Singing in the Rain" routine.

* The Anthony and Cleopatra sketch (co-starring Glenda Jackson).

* Eric Morecambe. Just Eric Morecambe. Probably the funniest man who ever existed and ever will exist. His timing, expressions and jokes were always absolutely perfect.

* ''(Eric is at the window as we hear a police car hurtle past outside, siren blaring)''