Eric Morecambe
- English
- Comedian
Press clippings Page 7
Because Christmas wouldn't be Christmas and all that, a double dose of E&E. First, a trawl of their archive of home movies from the 1950s and 60s, seen for the first time by Eric's surviving relatives. Then, on BBC Four, an engaging Neil Forsyth-scripted drama starring Stephen Tompkinson as Eddie Braben, the Liverpudlian co-responsible for the massive success of the duo in the 70s but who was worked to exhaustion under pressure.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 29th December 2017How a market trader helped to make Eric & Ernie
A profile of Eddie Braben.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 17th December 2017The genius writer who brought all of us sunshine
Morecambe and Wise are our two most treasured comedians, their television career as a comedy double act will never be eclipsed.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 3rd December 2017BBC to air Morecambe & Wise's home movies
BBC Two is to broadcast Eric & Ernie's Home Movies, a documentary special involving footage from Morecambe & Wise's personal collections.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2017Comedy cars being sold at auction
Eric Morecambe's Jensen Interceptor (which he drove when he had his heart attack), Only Fools and Horses Robin Reliant three-wheeler and Jimmy Tarbuck's Volvo are to be sold at auction.
Rob Hull, This is Money, 24th October 2017Victoria Wood statue maker announced
Graham Ibbeson, whose work the late comedian is said to have admired, will sculpt lifesize bronze for her home town of Bury. He previously built the Eric Morecambe memorial.
The Guardian, 15th May 2017New Morecambe & Wise documentary series for ITV3
ITV3 will broadcast Morecambe & Wise Forever, a new two-part documentary which will include recently found photos of the famous double act.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2017Barry Cryer: 'Tommy Cooper had a sadistic streak'
Tommy Cooper had a 'sadistic streak' which made him relish making people uncomfortable, Barry Cryer has revealed.
Chortle, 22nd January 2017In 1954, the telly critic for the People wrote that the definition of a TV set was "the box they buried Morecambe and Wise in". Some 23 years later, the duo's 1977 Christmas show drew 28 million viewers - roughly half the UK. This festive cracker traces the journey of the beloved Des O'Connor-baiting pair, the specs-waggling clown and his "short, fat, hairy-legged" foil, from variety theatre to big ratings.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 23rd December 2016DVD review - Morecambe and Wise: Two of a Kind
We all remember the classic Morecambe and Wise sketches and Christmas specials that they made for the BBC, but their first TV success was arguably over on commercial television, at ATV in the 1960s. This series was Two of a Kind and it spawned some of the double act's most famous routines.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th December 2016