Eric Morecambe
- English
- Comedian
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DVD release for recovered Morecambe & Wise episodes
The BBC is to release a new DVD comprising recently recovered and restored episodes of The Morecambe & Wise Show, alongside a host of extra archive material.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2022Morecambe and Wise: The ITV Years
A look at Morecambe & Wise's TV shows, focusing on their ITV programmes for ATV and Thames, as new DVD box sets are released.
Aaron Brown, Network, 3rd December 2021Thom Tuck cast in The Play What I Wrote
Thom Tuck is to celebrate the spirit of Morecambe and Wise in a revival of The Play What I Wrote.
Chortle, 26th October 2021Remaining Morecambe & Wise shows to be released on DVD
The final unreleased episodes of The Morecambe & Wise Show are to be issued on DVD in time for Christmas, almost 40 years since they were made.
British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2021The Eric Morecambe Centre opens in Harpenden
The community of St Albans and Harpenden had a fun and entertainment-filled weekend as the Eric Morecambe Centre was officially opened.
St Albans Council, 19th October 2021Harpenden culture centre named after Eric Morecambe
The son of one of the UK's best-known comedians says it is "a privilege and an honour" to have a new culture centre named after his father.
BBC, 16th October 2021Morecambe and Wise 'bored stiff' by Monty Python
In a newly discovered 1973 interview with a student TV station in Norwich, Eric Morecambe said the ensemble delivered "university comedy... and I'm afraid that a lot of it is very unprofessional". Ernie Wise revealed he did "like Monty Python", but felt their shows often contained "five or six minutes of utter boredom". Monty Python member Sir Michael Palin said he was "a little hurt", but "intrigued" having seen the footage.
Zoe Applegate & Paul Hayes, BBC, 27th August 2021Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes review
It was a shame the dusted off show was in black and white but, hey, you can't have everything. The format wasn't fully formed - it still followed a variety show template with guests doing turns rather than appearing in sketches. But there was no doubting the genius of Eric and Ernie when they were in full flow.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2021Lost Morecambe and Wise Show a 'huge discovery'
The son of comedian Eric Morecambe has said how "fantastic" it was to find a missing episode of the Morecambe and Wise Show in the family home's attic.
BBC, 28th July 2021Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes review
Still better than most TV comedy today.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 28th July 2021