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Morecambe and Wise started as a song-and-dance comedic team, with Morecambe playing the more bumbling comic role and Wise the affable straight man, but over time (and with new writers) the nature of the act changed.
Aug 20, 2021 · Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise on the beach at Blackpool in 1953. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise learned their showbiz skills the hard way and in his fascinating new book author Louis Barfe...
Sep 2, 2019 · The Morecambe and Wise Show first ran on BBC Two on 2 September 1968. It marked the return of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise to the BBC after thirteen years away, during which time they had...
History of the BBC. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise at Television Centre, 1968. The iconic duo created evergreen comedy routines, and their Christmas shows became a national institution.
Within three years the double act was formed but only lasted for a year before it was dissolved and they went separate ways. It was only by chance that in 1947, Morecambe found himself the feed to the resident comic in Sanger's Circus, who happened to be Wise.
Oct 18, 2023 · At the start of 1979, Eric Morecambe had his second heart attack whilst at home with his family in Harpenden. Eric's health had long been a concern, but now, given a potential life expectancy of just months, he had no choice but to undergo a seven-hour triple bypass operation that spring.
Morecambe and Wise did their first BBC TV show in 1953, and they were offered a series of their own. It was called Running Wild. Although it wasn’t a success, the TV exposure made them much bigger names, and for the next few years, although fame eluded them, they worked steadily in variety, summer shows and pantomime.
