American Reacts to Morecambe and Wise Mastermind

Great to see Magnus Magnusson (the actual presenter of Mastermind) taking part in this sketch too

cough “Arsenal!” was a running gag on the show. :-)

Comedic geniuses. When Eric Morecambe died suddenly in 1984, way before his time, it caused a shockwave amongst the public. We lost a great duo, Ernie lost his career partner and the laughing stopped. It ended the era of super-smart, cleverly thought out comedy sketches (The Two Ronnies is another example) and comedy just mainly turned into one-liner gags & innuendo. It's great to watch them back and I often wonder if Eric had lived another 20 years what would have been :)

Imagine how it was in 1970's for us Brits having The Morecambe and Wise Show and also The Two Ronnies programmes on in the same week. 1hr each and they had Christmas specials too which always got the highest viewing figures then.

Eric Morecambe was so quick with responding with a funny quip. Nobody could ever equal

Magnus Magnusson was the actual presenter of Mastermind, celebrities knew they had made it when they were asked to appear on Morecombe and Wise

Eric Morecombe. Absolute legend!

I had the great pleasure in meeting Ernie Wise when I was a serving Police Officer, Ernie lived on my patch, on Christmas Day he would purposely set off his burglar alarm, we were obliged to attend his premises whereupon he would wish us Merry Christmas and offer us a small “alcohol free tipple”😀😀

Their breakfast sketch is hilarious and their ending song is pure gold Every word of it.

I love your laugh, your laugh is life sir😭😭🤣🤣🤣🙌

The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise made two very different takes on mastermind and it shows the differences between them. The Two Ronnies were comic actors and Morecambe and Wise were two comedians. Each pair was at the top of their game.

I remember seeing Eric and Ernie on a talk show. The interviewer was talking to Ernie. There was Eric, pipe in mouth, cheeky smile on his face, staring at the floor; and the quips he was coming out with! One after another, like a mind in overdrive. He had everyone in stitches. Brilliant man. Always troubled by the thought that he wasn't good enough or he could do better. His wife said each year the days before the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show was aired where a nightmare at home. Eric couldn't relax, worrying that the show wouldn't be good enough. They'd sit down to watch it and Eric would be like a cat on a hot tin roof. He'd keep asking 'Is that funny?' 'Will people laugh?' He only relaxed when he heard or read the reviews. He lived on his nerves and that's what killed him. Ernie was the opposite. He'd record the sketches and then go to the golf course or do something else. His attitude was 'What's done is done. We've given it our best. Can't change it. No point worrying about it.'

I love these two I can remember watching this with my mum and dad When I Was Little fantastic👌😂😂❤

Another institution! Brilliantly written and performed and still funny after all these years

Superb again. Magnus Magnusson was a very renown guy, a brilliant academic, journalist, presenter etc. He was great to take part in this. Very funny.

Eric can't help but be funny, a true natural 👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

02:26 Hence the recurring concept of "Plays What I Wrote". 03:55 That gag came from a stand-up routine they did where Eric was meant to be Mr Memory.

They were great especially with the scripts of Edie Braeburn who was considered the third member of the team, as he created their sketches at this time😁🤣 and took their comedy into a new direction.... Glad you enjoy these .. We enjoy watching them with you.. Keep trucking bro....:yougotthis:😁😂🙂

I remember watching this, i was 11 years old and it just took me back to a time when on a Saturday night, me and my brothers and sisters would roll around the floor laughing at Morecambe and Wise. Now we all have grandchildren in a very different world. As i sip a glass of Brandy this night, it made me smile..

Ahhh, Morcambe and Wise😄🥰 …Kept us in stitches for many blessed years and STILL entertaining folks 🤗 glad you are enjoying them too 👍✨