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Ernie Wise features

Ernie Wise Features

Comedy Chronicles: Who you gonna call? When Ernie Wise launched the mobile phone

Sunday 29th December 2024

An article looking at comedians helping to launch new technology, particularly sitcom star Reg Varney making the initial withdrawal from the world's first voucher-based cash-dispensing machine and Ernie Wise making the first mobile phone call.

Two Of A Kind. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television TV

Morecambe & Wise: Two Of A Kind

Tuesday 26th December 2023

We look back at early Morecambe & Wise show Two Of A Kind. This was the series in which the duo found their feet and allowed them to grow and develop on screen.

Gary Morecambe. Credit: Steve Collins Shop

Gary Morecambe's Forever in the Sunshine

Thursday 7th December 2023

With his latest - and apparently final - book about his father's career, Forever In The Sunshine: The Story Of Morecambe And Wise As Only Family Can Tell It, now published, we talk to author Gary Morecambe.

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Thames Television TV

Morecambe and Wise at Thames

Wednesday 18th October 2023

Marking 45 years since their first post-BBC television show aired, we reassess the work of legendary comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with ITV broadcaster Thames Television.

Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: ITN Features

Comedy Chronicles: Random acts of kindness - Comedians being good to each other

Sunday 18th December 2022

Negative stories always make the biggest press headlines; so much so that positive tales, such as acts of unfaltering kindness, are often left completely untold.

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BBC History TV

Unseen Morecambe & Wise pictures

Saturday 1st September 2018

To celebrate 50 years of The Morecambe & Wise Show, the BBC has released a stunning collection of previously unseen images of the comedy duo.

Ernie Wise Features

You can't see the join - A tribute to Ernie Wise

Friday 21st March 2014

Comedy enthusiast Georgy Jamieson pays tribute to one half of Britain's favourite comedy duo, the legend Ernie Wise, on the 15th anniversary of his death.

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