Eric Morecambe
- English
- Comedian
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Jonathan Ross continues his series on Eric and Ernie's attempts to break into the US market in the early 1960s. It includes members of the Morecambe family seeing some of the duo's Ed Sullivan Show appearances for the first time, while also touching on their early steps into film and colour TV.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 3rd January 2019The night that Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise made their US debut on the massively influential Ed Sullivan Show with a routine more suited to Blackpool Pier, they went down like the proverbial cup of cold sick. The second time they were on, they were hitting and wrestling one another to the floor. They had learned their lesson. Jonathan Ross presents this fascinating three-part look at how the comedians fared with Stateside audiences between 1963 and 1968.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 27th December 2018Morecambe & Wise in America review
It's a true Christmas treat, witnessing magical footage of the comedy nonpareils, seen for the first time in the UK. May our hearts bubble over with helpless laughter.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 27th December 2018Morecambe & Wise Show: The Lost Tapes, review
Lost reels of The Morecambe & Wise Show from 1968 have been freshly restored. But the material is not a patch on the pair's later Christmas specials, finds Gerard Gilbert.
Gerald Gilbert, The Independent, 26th December 2018Morecambe and Wise: The Lost Tapes, review
A reminder of comedy genius.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 26th December 2018BFI announces Morecambe & Wise and Sid James recoveries
Newly recovered episodes of Sid James sitcom Citizen James and The Morecambe & Wise Show will be screened at the BFI next month.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018BFI screens Morecambe & Wise gem and more rarities
A previously unknown 1963 Morecambe and Wise public information film, one of the earliest drink drive campaign films, is one of the rare finds being screened at the latest BFI Missing Believed Wiped Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2018Uncorked: Eric and Ernie's drink-drive ad
Drink-driving is no laughing matter, but Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise used their irreverent, infectious humour to warn against it.
A public information drink-drive Christmas advert made by the legendary comedy duo more than half a century ago has been discovered, and is being described by the British Film Institute (BFI) as "90 seconds of pure comedy genius".
Dalya Alberge, The Telegraph, 5th August 2018Eric Morecambe's life story to be turned into feature film
Olivier award-winning play Morecambe, about the life of comedian Eric Morecambe, is to be adapted into a feature film. Producers are now seeking funding for the project.
British Comedy Guide, 30th July 2018Eric Morecambe's East Fife 4 Forfar 5 finally occurs
The Scottish League Cup Group B tie between the sides went to penalties after a 1-1 draw. And the score in the shootout? East Fife 4 Forfar 5. Had he lived to see that, it would surely have raised a smile from Morecambe, who came up with the score as a jokey greeting whenever he met his friend James Alexander Gordon, the popular announcer who read the classified results on the BBC for 40 years.
BBC, 22nd July 2018