From quick one-liners to perfectly timed banter, these six Morecambe and Wise jokes remind us why the comedy duo remains so ...

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 ...

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. Dating from 1970, the tape of the show had been ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many, Morecambe and Wise are as big a part of Christmas as mince pies, dodgy jumpers and running out of wrapping paper at inopportune moments. Morecambe & Wise in America is a new three-part ...

Morecambe and Wise are coming back to the BBC... sort of. The corporation is set to showcase a slate of new comedy projects in Salford, including a pair of Eric and Ernie impersonators reviving the ...

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

Replay: It doesn’t matter if you don’t necessarily know the names of the act involved, the BBC’s work in restoring some lost footage of the comedy duo Morecambe & Wise is video science at its most ...

For 50 years it was the joke result which scored the most laughs. Eric Morecambe’s tongue twister, East Fife 4, Forfar 5, brought sunshine to many. And now it’s come true – after the sides drew in the ...

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 ...