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Ernie Wise

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Comedian

The Resume

    (November 27, 1925-March 21, 1999)
    Born in Bramley, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Ernest Wiseman
    Half of the comedy duo of Morecambe and Wise
    Starred in the British TV series 'Two of a Kind' (1961-68) and 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' (1968-83)
    Appeared in the films 'The Intelligence Men' (1965), 'That Riviera Touch' (1966), 'The Magnificient Two' (1967) and 'Night Train to Murder' (1983)

Why he might be annoying:

    He began performing in music halls as a child with his father, jointly billed as 'Bert Carson and His Little Wonder.'
    As a teen, he was billed as England's Mickey Rooney.
    He disliked being called the 'straight man' in the duo, preferring to call himself the 'song and dance man.'
    Morecambe reportedly wanted to end the act but continued because he felt Wise could not cope without him.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the Merchant Marine during WWII.
    Morecambe and Wise's 1977 Christmas special was watched by 28 million viewers - half the population of Britain.
    Critic Kenneth Tynan praised his performances as 'unselfish, ebullient and indispensable.'
    He was a long time participant in the 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaign.
    His catchphrase 'the play what I wrote' inspired a long-running West End farce of the same name.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying