The party is finally over. Angela Rippon has performed the splits for the last time, and taken a final turn round the floor with Kai Widdrington. She has been glorious on this year’s Strictly Come ...

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 ...

Legendary comic writer Eddie Braben, who worked with acts such as Morecambe and Wise, Ken Dodd and Ronnie Corbett, has died aged 82. Braben's manager Norma Farnes confirmed that the writer had died ...

Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words is a television documentary introduced and narrated by Jonathan Ross. It aired on BBC One on New Year's Day 2008, featuring clips telling the story of the rise to ...

Music: --The Kinks - ""Dandy"" & ""Well-Respected Man"" --Engelbert Humperdinck - ""Release Me"" and ""Country Girl"" --Millicent Martin - ""Call Me"" Comedy ...

The 86-year-old British actress and former politician took on the role of the Egyptian queen in 1971 for an episode of The Morecambe & Wise Show. Speaking to Radio Times about working with the late ...

British comedian Barry Cryer, who wrote for sketch shows including ‘The Two Ronnies’ and ‘Morecambe and Wise,’ died on Tuesday in London, his family have confirmed. He was 86. No cause of death has ...

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 ...

Victoria Wood has joined a new drama about Morecambe and Wise. The Mirror reports that Wood will play Morecambe's mother Sadie in the BBC Two show. The programme focuses on the duo's early career as ...

Eric Morecambe's son Gary fears fame and pressures of showbiz may have led to the untimely death of his father who died aged just 58. Born John Eric Bartholomew, Morecambe formed a much-loved comedy ...