British Comedy Guide

Eric

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Press clippings Page 27

Eric and Ernie, still bringing us sunshine

Long-lost recordings of Morecambe and Wise, found in a garage by Ernie's widow, shed new light on the comedy duo's early years.

Roya Nikkhah, The Telegraph, 2nd May 2010

Gig preview: Eric's Tales From the Sea

By telling stories from his 17 years in a Royal Navy submarine, Eric is not your average comedy act. And Eric's Tales From the Sea is not your average show, being a wonderfully moving and funny hour that depicts life beneath the waves.

London Is Funny, 6th April 2010

QI for America petition receives its 10,000th signature

A petition setup to try and get QI broadcast in America has received its 10,000th signature.

British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2010

Liverpool flashmob in memory of Eric Morecambe

Eric Morecambe fans showed their love for the comedian - by forming a flashmob in his honour.

Vicki Kellaway, Liverpool Echo, 8th March 2010

Jonathan Ross bids for stardom on American TV

Sources close to Ross say he is planning to become a roving presenter, working for a range of British broadcasters, and also harboured ambitions to work in the United States.

Patrick Foster, The Times, 8th January 2010

How Eric Morecambe saved Ernie from an unwise break-up

They were one of the nation's most enduring comedy double-acts, their sketches tickling audiences for more than four decades and catapulting them from music halls to some of the highest audiences ever recorded on British television. But the emergence of a long-lost letter reveals that Morecambe and Wise almost broke up long before their TV debut.

Aidan Jones, The Guardian, 12th October 2009

Hodgman anger over BBC America and QI

Full article title: "Hodgman activates rage gland against BBC America for not picking up QI". American comedian John Hodgman has expressed his anger at BBC America for not broadcasting QI.

Danny Gallagher, TV Squad, 8th August 2009

Larking with Eric

A look at the impact the Ken Loach film Looking for Eric is set to have on Mancunian comedians Justin Moorhouse and Smug Roberts.

Si Hawkins, British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2009

Star of British TV satire set to conquer America

Armando Iannucci, creator of the BBC's acclaimed The Thick of It, heads a record number of British entries at the Sundance film festival with a new political comedy featuring the star of The Sopranos.

Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 11th January 2009

American review of The IT Crowd

American newspaper The LA Times talks about the import of The IT Crowd... A workplace sitcom with a raucous, surreal edge, may be the best comedy on the domestic fall schedule.

Robert Lloyd, LA Times, 30th September 2008

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