A sketch of boxer Muhammad Ali, drawn by the comedian Eric Morecambe in 1978, is to be auctioned. The drawing was originally ...

Comedy legend Eric Morecambe was described as 'noisy' and a 'time waster' by his teachers in school reports, but they did note his 'flair for entertainment' even at a young age. The notes are part ...

A letter written by Ernie Wise to Eric Morecambe announces, "I want us to break up the act," going on to say "I'm afraid it won't work" and "my mind's made up". The pair went on to be hugely ...

It was one of British entertainment history's most controversial and high-profile moves. The London Evening Standard broke the news: 'Morecambe and Wise quitting BBC for ITV' was the headline splashed ...

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise were a comedy team - known as Morecambe and Wise - from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The duo starred in several TV shows during their careers, including one that ...

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise faced some "intelligent questions" on Late Night Line-Up. BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 20 November 1966. 1966: Morecambe and Wise. Video, 00:07:561966: Morecambe ...

Eric Morecambe's widow was the "engine room" of the famous comedy double act Morecambe and Wise, her son has said in a loving tribute to his mother. Joan Morecambe died on Tuesday on her 97th ...

ERIC Morecambe’s widow Joan has died on her 97th birthday following a short illness. The late Morecambe and Wise legend passed away almost 40 years before his wife Joan Bartlett – … ...

This is the ultimate book for Morecambe and Wise fans, celebrating their days in the sunshine, now and forever.’ Gary previously wrote Eric Morecambe : Life's Not Hollywood It's Cricklewood in 2003; ...

The Morecambe and Wise success story happened slowly. ... drawing big primetime audiences. Success came at a heavy cost to his health. He had his first heart attack in 1968, ...