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Post by stuartB on Jan 1, 2011 23:10:45 GMT
Just watched a great piece of television. Victoria Wood put together a reconstruction of the creation of Eric Morecambe (Bartholomew) and Ernie Wise (Wiseman).
I thoroughly enjoyed the fascinating account of how they got together and rose to fame. An outstanding comedy partnership of its time which still makes people laugh today
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Post by loyalgull on Jan 2, 2011 22:50:08 GMT
bloody brilliant,ant and dec are the new morecombe and wise they reckon,there is no new team,they were one offs,make ant and dec look very unfunny.I used to work with ernie wises sister she was an occupational therapist who doubled up as ernies estate agent,very nice lady the image of ernie even had the short fat hairy legs.The classic breakfast scene to music was brilliant,ranks along side the four candles by corbett and barker as top comedy classics
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Post by petef on Jan 3, 2011 0:18:24 GMT
What a wonderful and authentic journey down memory lane that was.
Incredible performance from the guy who played Eric Morcombe he must have studied every single characteristic. Surely an award winning performance.
Though t Vic was very good also.
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Post by chelstongull on Jan 3, 2011 9:33:21 GMT
bloody brilliant,ant and dec are the new morecombe and wise they reckon,there is no new team,they were one offs,make ant and dec look very unfunny.I used to work with ernie wises sister she was an occupational therapist who doubled up as ernies estate agent,very nice lady the image of ernie even had the short fat hairy legs.The classic breakfast scene to music was brilliant,ranks along side the four candles by corbett and barker as top comedy classics Ant & Dec are to comedy (in its loosest terms) what Take That (Westlife, Boyzone etc) are to popular music.  It was a fantastic programme and as Pete mentioned the guy playing Eric was superb and had all the mannerisms. If Ant and Dec lived 'till they were........ |
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Post by tufc01 on Jan 3, 2011 10:08:42 GMT
bloody brilliant,ant and dec are the new morecombe and wise they reckon,there is no new team,they were one offs,make ant and dec look very unfunny.I used to work with ernie wises sister she was an occupational therapist who doubled up as ernies estate agent,very nice lady the image of ernie even had the short fat hairy legs.The classic breakfast scene to music was brilliant,ranks along side the four candles by corbett and barker as top comedy classics Ant & Dec are to comedy (in its loosest terms) what Take That (Westlife, Boyzone etc) are to popular music. It was a fantastic programme and as Pete mentioned the guy playing Eric was superb and had all the mannerisms. If Ant and Dec lived 'till they were........ I didn't realise you held Ant & Dec in such high esteem. If you assume, like football, that you should be judged on your results, here are a few ‘results’ (stats) for you to contemplate about your new favourite bands; Take That: 11 number 1 singles, 6 number 1 albums, Brit award for best single in 1993/1994/1996/2007/2008. Westlife: Only British act in history to have their first 7 singles to go to number 1. They have 14 number 1 singles, which is only beaten by Elvis & the Beatles. Both were great live, especially the Take That Circus concert at Wembley. 2 great days out at Wembley within a very short period of time, what more can you ask for. The stats don’t lie, 2 of the most successful bands in British music history, so to use that as a comparison to Ant & Dec you must think very highly of them. So what awards have they won............. They did win the Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for ‘favourite funny person’, so guessing they aren’t quite up there with the legends like Morecambe & Wise, Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper etc. Right off to listen to my compilation of Take That & Westlife Greatest Hits, which I doubt I will have time to finish before I need to leave for the ground.  |
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Post by aussie on Jan 3, 2011 10:10:36 GMT
The classic breakfast scene to music was brilliant,ranks along side the four candles by corbett and barker as top comedy classics There I was thinking it was `fork handles`! |
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Post by chelstongull on Jan 3, 2011 10:44:22 GMT
Ant & Dec are to comedy (in its loosest terms) what Take That (Westlife, Boyzone etc) are to popular music. It was a fantastic programme and as Pete mentioned the guy playing Eric was superb and had all the mannerisms. If Ant and Dec lived 'till they were........ I didn't realise you held Ant & Dec in such high esteem. If you assume, like football, that you should be judged on your results, here are a few ‘results’ (stats) for you to contemplate about your new favourite bands; Take That: 11 number 1 singles, 6 number 1 albums, Brit award for best single in 1993/1994/1996/2007/2008. Westlife: Only British act in history to have their first 7 singles to go to number 1. They have 14 number 1 singles, which is only beaten by Elvis & the Beatles. Both were great live, especially the Take That Circus concert at Wembley. 2 great days out at Wembley within a very short period of time, what more can you ask for. The stats don’t lie, 2 of the most successful bands in British music history, so to use that as a comparison to Ant & Dec you must think very highly of them. So what awards have they won............. They did win the Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for ‘favourite funny person’, so guessing they aren’t quite up there with the legends like Morecambe & Wise, Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper etc. Right off to listen to my compilation of Take That & Westlife Greatest Hits, which I doubt I will have time to finish before I need to leave for the ground. Nowadays you only need to sell a few hundred thousand copies of a single to get into the charts let alone get to number 1. Boyzone or was it Westlife should have been arrested to for their cover version of the Cat Steven's classic 'Father & Son'. Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for favourite funny person - yep a top award indeed. When I think of talentless gits - Ant & Dec always spring to mind. I would have to say that there is not one Westlife, Take That, Ant & Dec, Abba cd's in the Chelston household and long may it last. Right, lets go and put on some Neil Young, Frank Zappa, T.Rex, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Alice Cooper, Alex Harvey, Camel, Clash, early Bowie (Space Oddity through to Ashes) - I will Cream Tea this post.  Smell you later. |
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Post by keyberrygull on Jan 3, 2011 11:18:39 GMT
I didn't realise you held Ant & Dec in such high esteem. If you assume, like football, that you should be judged on your results, here are a few ‘results’ (stats) for you to contemplate about your new favourite bands; Take That: 11 number 1 singles, 6 number 1 albums, Brit award for best single in 1993/1994/1996/2007/2008. Westlife: Only British act in history to have their first 7 singles to go to number 1. They have 14 number 1 singles, which is only beaten by Elvis & the Beatles. Both were great live, especially the Take That Circus concert at Wembley. 2 great days out at Wembley within a very short period of time, what more can you ask for. The stats don’t lie, 2 of the most successful bands in British music history, so to use that as a comparison to Ant & Dec you must think very highly of them. So what awards have they won............. They did win the Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for ‘favourite funny person’, so guessing they aren’t quite up there with the legends like Morecambe & Wise, Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper etc. Right off to listen to my compilation of Take That & Westlife Greatest Hits, which I doubt I will have time to finish before I need to leave for the ground. Nowadays you only need to sell a few hundred thousand copies of a single to get into the charts let alone get to number 1. Boyzone or was it Westlife should have been arrested to for their cover version of the Cat Steven's classic 'Father & Son'. Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for favourite funny person - yep a top award indeed. When I think of talentless gits - Ant & Dec always spring to mind. I would have to say that there is not one Westlife, Take That, Ant & Dec, Abba cd's in the Chelston household and long may it last. Right, lets go and put on some Neil Young, Frank Zappa, T.Rex, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Alice Cooper, Alex Harvey, Camel, Clash, early Bowie (Space Oddity through to Ashes) - I will Cream Tea this post. Smell you later. Morning Victor Phil , Everything O.K  |
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Post by chelstongull on Jan 3, 2011 11:27:45 GMT
Nowadays you only need to sell a few hundred thousand copies of a single to get into the charts let alone get to number 1. Boyzone or was it Westlife should have been arrested to for their cover version of the Cat Steven's classic 'Father & Son'. Nickelodeon UK Kids choice award for favourite funny person - yep a top award indeed. When I think of talentless gits - Ant & Dec always spring to mind. I would have to say that there is not one Westlife, Take That, Ant & Dec, Abba cd's in the Chelston household and long may it last. Right, lets go and put on some Neil Young, Frank Zappa, T.Rex, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Alice Cooper, Alex Harvey, Camel, Clash, early Bowie (Space Oddity through to Ashes) - I will Cream Tea this post. Smell you later. Morning Victor Phil , Everything O.K Morning Brian - all is well thanks ;D |
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Post by Jon on Jan 3, 2011 13:21:14 GMT
If you assume, like football, that you should be judged on your results, here are a few ‘results’ (stats) for you to contemplate about your new favourite bands; Take That: 11 number 1 singles, 6 number 1 albums, Brit award for best single in 1993/1994/1996/2007/2008. Westlife: Only British act in history to have their first 7 singles to go to number 1. They have 14 number 1 singles, which is only beaten by Elvis & the Beatles. Both were great live, especially the Take That Circus concert at Wembley. 2 great days out at Wembley within a very short period of time, what more can you ask for. The stats don’t lie, 2 of the most successful bands in British music history Don't confuse commercial popularity with artistic merit. |
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Post by lambethgull on Jan 3, 2011 16:40:10 GMT
If you assume, like football, that you should be judged on your results, here are a few ‘results’ (stats) for you to contemplate about your new favourite bands; Take That: 11 number 1 singles, 6 number 1 albums, Brit award for best single in 1993/1994/1996/2007/2008. Westlife: Only British act in history to have their first 7 singles to go to number 1. They have 14 number 1 singles, which is only beaten by Elvis & the Beatles. Both were great live, especially the Take That Circus concert at Wembley. 2 great days out at Wembley within a very short period of time, what more can you ask for. The stats don’t lie, 2 of the most successful bands in British music history Don't confuse commercial popularity with artistic merit. Too right. Will people be listening to the likes of Take That in 2025? And I don't mean middle aged folk in search of nostalgia, but young bands and artists. The likes of the Beatles, Neil Young and the Clash will always inspire - as will smaller, less 'successful' artists who never fitted the corporate instant-'likeability' category filled by the Take Thats and Westlifes of this world. I can see the appeal of Morecambe and Wise, but not a patch on Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, one of the greatest comic double acts of all time imo. |
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