shull Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 One half of unfunny double act has died ( again ) aged 82. His brother Bernie expired in 1991 at the age of 58. His dog, Schnorbitz was easily the funniest of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 That pair were so bad they made Morecambe & Wise look funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie Saint Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 One half of unfunny double act has died ( again ) aged 82. His brother Bernie expired in 1991 at the age of 58. His dog, Schnorbitz was easily the funniest of the three. LOL That is easily the funniest post I have seen on here in a long time. Cheers Shull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 One half of unfunny double act has died ( again ) aged 82. His brother Bernie expired in 1991 at the age of 58. His dog, Schnorbitz was easily the funniest of the three. They got a really hard time every time they played Glasgow. The first time was at the Alhambra for the famous "Five Past Eight Show" (for our younger listeners a weekly variety show which brought lots of top names to the city). Bernie had come on stage on his own in the fur coat / straw boater outfit that he copied from Bud Flanagan. He stood centre stage cracking gags and got nothing. Stone silence, not a cheep from the audience. After a couple of minutes, Mike came on stage playing his clarinet and still nothing until a lone voice in the stalls was heard to utter "Sufferin' Christ - there's two of them!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Rabuddies, that story always makes me laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Rabuddies, that story always makes me laugh. There's a few belters from the Alhambra from back in the day, unlike the Glasgow Empire where they just booed them off and threw sweeties and apple cores and oranges at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastlandssaint Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaVrZRJfTBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Indeed a hoot. But what happened to Parrot Face. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 They got a really hard time every time they played Glasgow. The first time was at the Alhambra for the famous "Five Past Eight Show" (for our younger listeners a weekly variety show which brought lots of top names to the city). Bernie had come on stage on his own in the fur coat / straw boater outfit that he copied from Bud Flanagan. He stood centre stage cracking gags and got nothing. Stone silence, not a cheep from the audience. After a couple of minutes, Mike came on stage playing his clarinet and still nothing until a lone voice in the stalls was heard to utter "Sufferin' Christ - there's two of them!". You can see why. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNVMcLUbyU A 6 minute sketch for 3-2-1 - one of the most watched programmes on prime time TV in the 80's - and this was the shite Bernie Winters came up with. There's some acts that I remember as funny from when I was a kid that when I watch them back today I realise somewhat disappointedly that they haven't stood the test of time. Bernie Winters though always left me wondering how the f**k he got work of any kind at all. Dunno about the other one that died today - I can't remember him at all but I guess that might be because he didn't have a dog with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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