Eric Morecambe Quotes

United Kingdom, Comedian
May 14, 1926 – May, 28, 1984.

John Eric Bartholomew, OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire.

Also known as Actor, Entertainer, Singer

Together with script writers Sid Green and Dick Hills, we worked on the comedy ideas for this series.

Eric Morecambe
- Together
- Comedy
- Green
I always take my wife morning tea in my pyjamas. But is she grateful? No, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.

Eric Morecambe
- My Wife
- Greatful
- Pyjamas

I get airsick just licking an airmail stamp.

Eric Morecambe
- Stamp
- Licking
- Airmail
We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with the brother of the late Dave Morris.

Eric Morecambe
- Up
- Time
- Brother
I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.

Eric Morecambe
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.

Eric Morecambe
- Long
- Garden
I can never think of the time I spend idling in railway stations as lost; it's a waiting liberated from the three temporal vices of regret, anticipation or boredom, the weak echo of that bliss spent between lifetimes.

Eric Morecambe
- Regret
- Bliss
- Lifetimes