Ernie Wise wanted to split from Eric Morecambe before their comedy act appeared on television, a letter has revealed. Wise wrote to Morecambe in 1950, explaining that he felt it would be “better if we ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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