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 ...

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 ...

A rarely seen live performance from Morecambe and Wise is to air on Channel 5 this month. The comedy duo's 1973 performance Morecambe & Wise Live! will be screened as part of an evening of programming ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...