Eric Morecambe
- English
- Comedian
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BBC 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 2016Morecambe and Wise statue unveiled in Blackpool
A statue of legendary comedy duo Morecambe & Wise has been unveiled at a ceremony in Blackpool.
ITV News, 14th October 2016Morecambe & Wise statue for Blackpool
A statue of Morecambe & Wise is to be erected in Blackpool, the "spiritual home" of the duo, this October.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2016New exhibit shows archive pictures of BBC comedians
Compton Verney exhibition charts 60 years of comedy, from Hancock's Half Hour to Miranda Hart.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 26th June 2016