70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
Morecambe and Wise Christmas Legends?
Morecambe and Wise - The Christmas Specials, 1969 - 1983
The Morecambe and Wise annual Christmas shows became a national institution, as much a part of Christmas as turkey.With the exception of 1974, there...
A Very Morecambe And Wise Christmas
Morecambe And Wise Christmas Special - 1971
It was Boxing Day 1983 that Morecambe and Wise walked off into the sunset for the last time, today we go back 49 years to 1971.If we're still laughing almost 50 ...
Morecambe And Wise Hit America
Morecambe And Wise In America, 2018
Morecambe And Wise In America was a three part documentary made by UKTV and aired on the GOLD channel in three parts between 2018 and 2019.In 1963 Morecambe and Wise wer...
Two Of A Kind
Two Of A Kind, 1961
After coming together in the 1940's, Morecambe and Wise made their 1950's television breakthrough with a show called Running Wild. Not well received, they would continue playing live whils...
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder
Morecambe And Wise, Night Train To Murder, 1984
And this is where the story ends. Night Train To Murder was the last work that Eric and Ernie worked on together before Eric's sad death in 1984.The move ba...
Eddie Braben In Profile
Eddie Braben, 1930 - 2013
Eddie Braben was an British comedy writer and performer.He will be best remembered for providing material for Morecambe and Wise. However he also wrote material for David Frost, ...
The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show
The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show 1975 - 1978
Many people regard the 1970's as the heyday of British Comedy and so it's fitting that they also regard the 1970's as Morecambe And Wise's greatest work.I...
The Morecambe And Wise Story
Were These Two Britain's Best Loved Double Act?
The famous partnership of Morecambe and Wise, began in 1941, when they were each booked separately to appear in Jack Hylton's revue, Youth Takes a Bow at the Not...
Lenny Henry Hitting The Double
Lenny Henry Hitting The Double
Comedy favourite Sir Lenny Henry is returning to his comic roots as he joins digital TV channel GOLD later this year.UKTV has announced the veteran funnyman will host a three...