50 chuckletastic years of Morecambe and Wise

BED FELLOWS: Eric was initially wary of the bed-sharing sketches but relented after it was pointed out that the comic tradition dated back to Laurel and Hardy KEYBOARD WIZARD: The man they called ‘Elephant John’ once performed to Eric and Ernie as cleaning ladies clearing up the set after he ‘missed’ the show GLAMOROUS SIDEKICK: […]

Morecambe & Wise: Genius writer who brought all of us sunshine

REX/BBC Eric, Ernie & Me on BBC Four focuses on Morecambe & Wise’s remarkable writer Eddie Braben One statistic tells the story: their Christmas special for the BBC in 1977 attracted 28 million viewers. Only royal weddings can top that now.  By 1977, they were Christmas, with the most common question as each festive season […]