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Des O'Connor confessed he wrote Morecambe Wise's famous jibes about his singing

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15.11.2020 - 15:53

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Des O’Connor spent years being teased mercilessly about his singing by comedy duo Morecambe & Wise but he later admitted he was in on the jokes and actually wrote many of them himself.

The telly presenter, who died on Saturday aged 88, was also a keen vocalist and released 36 albums over the course of his career.

He was famously ribbed over his singing skills by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, who regularly included jokes about his performances on The Morecambe and Wise Show.

Their jibes included "Des has just done a one-man show. Let’s hope two turn up next time" among others. Another started with Ernie declaring: "I’ve got some great news," and Eric would reply: "What?

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