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That’s their business, after all: they are among television’s most consistently successful comedy script-writers.

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Morecambe & Wise Articles

Through out their long career Morecambe & Wise have been written about.
Here is a selection of articles covering 6 decades.


1954 The Lads Who've Got Nothing To Lose
Just before Running Wild was due to air, Eric and Ern talk about their hopes….
1956What A Boy!
Short promotional article from TV Mirror magazine
1961When Two Quarters Make A Whole
That adds up to Morecambe and Wise… interview from the TV Times
1962Swinging Doors On Their Minds
In the rehearsal room not more than a lion’s roar from the London zoo, “Sick and Did” are trying to open the door without actually doing so…
1962Morecambe and Wisecracking
Two nuts – nice nuts, though – in a madhouse. Only they call it a dressing room. And we call them Morecambe and Wise…
1963Fascinated with beer mats
Eric and Ern talk to the Dublin Evening Press 1963
1963Getting Wise To Morecambe
The return of the Morecambe and Wise Show next Saturday has prompted many TV Times readers to ask: “Who is Morecambe and who is Wise?”
1964The Beatles get Wise (and Morecambe)
Article from the TV Times 1964, when The Beatles appeared on the show.
1964Serious Business... This Comedy
Comedians are an odd lot. In general, they tend to be considered over-bearing. In fact, a good many of them are serious to the point of boredom…
1966Date With A Calendar
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise duly reported for lunch. With a calendar. A good article about Eric and Ern's writers Sid and Dick.


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