A never-before-seen collection of treasures belonging to comedy legend Eric Morecambe, including telegrams from the late Prince Philip and letters from Margaret Thatcher and fellow comics Ronnie ...

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 ...

The show, called Eric and Ern, heads to the Curve to celebrate a double centenary – Ernie Wise would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year, with Eric Morecambe’s to follow in May.

"Having an Eric Morecambe celebration will show Morecambe at its best and bring sunshine to all." Listen to the best of BBC ...

John Eric Bartholomew OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vic Reeves and Reece Shearsmith will star in the BBC Morecambe & Wise drama Eric & Ernie, which will air over the festive period. Penned by Desperate Romantics writer Peter Bowkers, the programme will ...

Eric Morecambe died (aged 58) in 1984 and Ernie Wise (aged 73) in 1999, but their wonderful Morecambe and Wise double act lives on in endless television repeats and the occasional tribute show, such ...

Councillors have backed a motion calling on Lancaster City Council to do as much as possible to support preparation and ...

The widow of the comedian Eric Morecambe has died after a short illness. Joan Bartholomew, who lived with the entertainer in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, died "peacefully" on her 97th birthday, her ...