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  1. Feb 28, 2019 · Back in 1971, André Previn appeared alongside Morecambe and Wise on their prime-time show. The premise was that hosts had hired Yehudi Menuhin to perform and Previn flew in to conduct. But then he discovers that Menuhin has been cancelled and the hapless Eric will play Grieg's Piano Concerto. The result is just magical.

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  2. Dec 13, 2020 · The outstanding problem, however, was finding the right special guest for the sketch. Morecambe & Wise pondered a number of possibilities, mainly on the basis of certain celebrities' known ability to play comedy, but Ammonds was convinced that they needed a 'proper' conductor, and a well-known one at that, to give the piece some weight and drama, and he had very rapidly reached the conclusion ...

  3. Dec 7, 2021 · 7 Dec: Morecambe, Wise & Mr Preview. Oscar-winning conductor André Previn was an unlikely choice of celebrity guest for the Christmas special of ‘The Morcambe and Wise Show’ recorded on 7th December, 1971 – but the 13-minute sketch they taped together remains one of Britain’s all-time favourites. The music hall-style caper – which ...

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  5. Nov 29, 2022 · as Michael Grade, Morecambe and Wise’s agent, put it, ‘but took it to a whole new dimension.’ Crucial to the sketch’s impact is Previn’s consummate­ly understate­d performanc­e as the butt of Morecambe’s jibes and ridiculous suggestion­s. ‘For another four pound we could have got Edward Heath,’ Morecambe quips at one point.

  6. This is "Morecambe and Wise - Andre Previn Sketch - 1971 (FULL)" by Alan Ogilvie on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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