Eric
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Press clippings Page 28
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 2009Hodgman 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 2009Larking 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 2009Star 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 2009American 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.