Michael Parkinson looks back at his 1972 interview with comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, who he describes as 'the funniest double act we ever produced. The interview, which Parkinson cites as ...

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise during a rehearsal for The Morecambe & Wise Show in 1981 - Peter Bolton/TV Times via Getty Images While no-one expects the Spanish Inquisition, we always anticipated our ...

Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words is a television documentary introduced and narrated by Jonathan Ross. It aired on BBC One on New Year's Day 2008, featuring clips telling the story of the rise to ...

Morecambe and Wise were “bored stiff” by the “very unprofessional” comedy of Monty Python, a newly discovered interview reveals. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise spoke to a student station in Norwich in ...

Ernie Wise wanted to split from Eric Morecambe before their comedy act appeared on television, a letter has revealed. Wise wrote to Morecambe in 1950, explaining that he felt it would be “better if we ...

The party is finally over. Angela Rippon has performed the splits for the last time, and taken a final turn round the floor with Kai Widdrington. She has been glorious on this year’s Strictly Come ...

Rain lashes down outside the Stockport Plaza. Inside, two comedy legends who brought millions sunshine set eyes on each other for the first time. Spotlights swirl around the theatre, doubling for the ...

Victoria Wood has joined a new drama about Morecambe and Wise. The Mirror reports that Wood will play Morecambe's mother Sadie in the BBC Two show. The programme focuses on the duo's early career as ...