"The King stood on the burning deck, the men all shouted Monarchs!" Has me in stitches every time. God I wish they were around now, RIP to 2 of the funniest guys who ever lived.
I've only just noticed that Robin's costume involves about a dozen green biros. It's touches like that which really make the difference to the majesty of the Ernest Wise play.
That lovely woman who starred in so many of the plays wat Ernie wrote was brilliant. I bet the sketches never went totally as planned with all the fun and ad-libbing, but she always did her bit well.
The ad-lib near the start of the scene with Eric just after King Richard enters arose because Eric was standing on Anne's dress and she was unable to move.
@JustAnotherNinja1 They're the best ever comedians! I was lucky enough to grow up with their shows, but I'm happy that young people can see them on DVD and enjoy them too :-).
+cogidubnus1953 He got on well with Eric and Ernie. Eric loved him, he thought he was the perfect actor to come on their show and have fun and not care about ego.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Again, I grew up watching Morecambe And Wise IMHO, They are singularly the funniest comedy duel in history! ★★★★★ Katalyzt
I love every minute of this sketch. Pure CLASS! The bit where they do the hokey cokey kills me! The achingly dishy Francis Matthews looks great in his King Richard costume - however, he's dressed as King Richard II and not King Richard I The Lionheart... I wonder if that was a deliberate mistake?
It's a play on the Limerick 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'...one verse is 'The boy stood on the burning deck His heart was all a quiver He gave a cough His leg fell off And floated down the river'
"The King stood on the burning deck, the men all shouted monarchs" - now the joke is, Eric and Ernie thing he is going to say something rude which rhymes with monarchs and stop him mid flow. That is the joke.
simeon136 . The doggerel that you quote , is amusing; but is not a limerick. A limerick is written with the first two lines , in iambic pentameter, as in : There was a young lady , from Leeds. Who swallowed a packet of seeds. And soon all her a@se , Was covered in grass: And her **** was covered on weeds.
The original poem is ‘ Casabianca’ by Felicia Dorothea Hemans. It’s based on a true story. The naughtier versions include, “ The boy stood on the burning deck, The flames - they drove him crackers. They burnt his shoes and singed his coat and played hell with his maracas”.
"The King stood on the burning deck, the men all shouted Monarchs!" Has me in stitches every time. God I wish they were around now, RIP to 2 of the funniest guys who ever lived.
Oh how we all miss them and their inoffensive style of risqué humour!
Always love it when Eric's attention is diverted by the camera! Lovely smile!
+Martin Randall You do know it is a rehearsed bit and not ad libbed. Very funny though.
John King Im not stupid I know its rehearsed!
Where in my comment did I call you stupid?
John King My bad! Apolgese
Yes lovely man
I've only just noticed that Robin's costume involves about a dozen green biros. It's touches like that which really make the difference to the majesty of the Ernest Wise play.
Brilliant ! Thank you for uploading. One of their best and great to see Francis Matthews there as well. Great actor and the voice of Captain Scarlet.
That lovely woman who starred in so many of the plays wat Ernie wrote was brilliant. I bet the sketches never went totally as planned with all the fun and ad-libbing, but she always did her bit well.
I believe she was Anne Hamilton, how she kept a straight face I will never know!
Anne was fabulous. She even appeared in one sketch in their old black & white show on ITV Two of a Kind. It was The Man from Uncle
The ad-lib near the start of the scene with Eric just after King Richard enters arose because Eric was standing on Anne's dress and she was unable to move.
Eric always made me laugh. The period costume with 70s chunky glasses was so incongruous but really funny. Very clever 👏 👌.
"How did you know we were here?"
"Well, surely Little Earl is one of Robin's men!"
"Was whose?"
LMAO
@JustAnotherNinja1 They're the best ever comedians! I was lucky enough to grow up with their shows, but I'm happy that young people can see them on DVD and enjoy them too :-).
Francis Matthews bless him...what an understated star...
+cogidubnus1953 He got on well with Eric and Ernie. Eric loved him, he thought he was the perfect actor to come on their show and have fun and not care about ego.
Don’t no he did a lot of stuff like captain scarlet for example
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Again, I grew up watching Morecambe And Wise IMHO, They are singularly the funniest comedy duel in history! ★★★★★
Katalyzt
same goes here.
good thing there're the dvds! :D
Erik Morecambe had such a joyful laugh reminds me of John Lennon’s laugh
Maid Marian: Oh how I wish Robin was here..
Robin/Eric: Heheheheeeey!!
Evening all. *blows horn*
I love every minute of this sketch. Pure CLASS! The bit where they do the hokey cokey kills me!
The achingly dishy Francis Matthews looks great in his King Richard costume - however, he's dressed as King Richard II and not King Richard I The Lionheart... I wonder if that was a deliberate mistake?
Poor old Frances those tights must have crushed his coronets!
Ha ha, Love it!
RIP Francis Matthews
I would loved to have made Marion!
With a daffy down dilly 😂 Holsey67 🇬🇧
Hey ho, six months gone and no sign of Robin. (Off stage) we'll get letters about that
morecambe had a least 3 heart attacks. i think i see why. and i don't think it was just cigarettes and drink.
tomitstube sorry can explain what u mean
@@megbgreenvelvet2750 nose candy, bad for the heart, well documented by the grave markers.
tomitstube He was also a Bevin Boy, which apparently didn’t do his health any good.
@Janette Webster Conscripted coal miners during WW2.
. In MN
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could someone explain what the king stood on the burning deck means, I don't understand the joke
It's a play on the Limerick 'The Boy stood on the Burning Deck'...one verse is 'The boy stood on the burning deck
His heart was all a quiver
He gave a cough
His leg fell off
And floated down the river'
"The King stood on the burning deck, the men all shouted monarchs" - now the joke is, Eric and Ernie thing he is going to say something rude which rhymes with monarchs and stop him mid flow. That is the joke.
simeon136 .
The doggerel that you quote , is amusing; but is not a limerick.
A limerick is written with the first two lines , in iambic pentameter, as in :
There was a young lady , from Leeds.
Who swallowed a packet of seeds.
And soon all her a@se ,
Was covered in grass:
And her **** was covered on weeds.
The original poem is ‘ Casabianca’ by Felicia Dorothea Hemans. It’s based on a true story. The naughtier versions include, “ The boy stood on the burning deck, The flames - they drove him crackers. They burnt his shoes and singed his coat and played hell with his maracas”.
The boy stood on the burning deck,
His feet were full of blisters.
The flames came up and burnt his pants,
So now he wears his sister's
Oh how we all miss them and their inoffensive style of risqué humour!