Nice bit of rare footage thanks for sharing Ernie had another setback a month later with the death of his partner Eric Morecambe. Two sad loses of great British comedians in the space of 5 weeks.
I watch Live from her majesty's on tv with my family when this happen, ITV Broke into an ad break as tv producer knew there was something up, RIP Tommy.
Six weeks later Ernie Wise would be devastated by the death of Eric Morecambe who died in similar circumstances at a theatre in Cheltenham but not live on television.
He was just a very funny guy,so sad he collapsed on stage and passed away in hospital,I remember watching the royal variety performance Rip Tommy miss your comedy terribly.
Love Tommy Cooper! Very sad that he was only 63 when he died!! The great consolation is that he died doing what he loved!!!
I remember when I was 6 years old when this happened 😢. RIP Tommy Cooper, Leonard Parkin and Ernie Wise. Eric died a few weeks later in this year
He died doing the thing he loved most with laughter in his ears,
Nice bit of rare footage thanks for sharing Ernie had another setback a month later with the death of his partner Eric Morecambe. Two sad loses of great British comedians in the space of 5 weeks.
Unfortunately this footage ended up with getty images, so now we all have to watch the centered text logo of this awful company.
I watch Live from her majesty's on tv with my family when this happen, ITV Broke into an ad break as tv producer knew there was something up, RIP Tommy.
Six weeks later Ernie Wise would be devastated by the death of Eric Morecambe who died in similar circumstances at a theatre in Cheltenham but not live on television.
He was just a very funny guy,so sad he collapsed on stage and passed away in hospital,I remember watching the royal variety performance Rip Tommy miss your comedy terribly.
Was this the BBC news?
ITV News at One
Hr was getting Stale , So i Do Not Miss him ...
Your mother's console is getting stale.
He had issues with alcohol and bad health! It affected his later performances!!