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Eric and Ern
Magazine Articles
1950's
1956 What A Boy
A short promotional photo storey from TV Mirror June 1956.
1960's
1961 When Two Quarters Make A Whole
The trick is to stop them talking about cricket. Then anyone can interview Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. It’s a trick all right. About as easy as producing an elephant from a top hat.
1962 Swinging 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...
1962 Morecambe and Wisecracking
Two nuts – nice nuts, though – in a madhouse. Only they call it a dressing room. And we call them Morecambe and Wise...
1963 Getting 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?”
1964 Serious 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...
1966 Date 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.
1967 What’s it like being married to a comedy man?
An interview with the wives of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise from Photoplay March 1967
1967 Titbits - January 1967
Company will report at 06:30 hours in battle order. All ranks will parade with automatic weapons in a state of readiness, boots in a state of good repair and steel helmets at a jaunty angle. A small article to promote the new film.
1970's
1971 Morecambe & Wise Interview
Interview with Morecambe & Wise before a show at the Gaumont, Southampton, October 1971 from the Southampton Evening Echo
1971 I’m a song and dance man – not a comic
Ernie Wise - Slough Evening Mail.
I’m really a song and dance man. I’m not an out-and-out comic. Singing and dancing is what I like to do, and it’s the one thing I don’t do a lot of.
1975 Computing Magazine
I bet you think I know nothing about computers. I do, because I’ve got one. He is shortish, tubby, has short fat hairy legs and his name is Ernie Wise.
1976 Only Here for a Laugh - Eric’s Titbits
What am I doing here, anyway? My mother warned me not to talk to strangers.
1978 What D'you Think Of The Show So Far..?
Interview with pictures taken from the SUN Soccer Annual 1978.
1980's
1980 Eric and Ernie's Public Secret
What is it that makes Morecambe and Wise Kings of Comedy? Why do leading stars allow themselves to be subjected to the treatment Eric and Ern dish out? Scriptwriter Eddie Braben gives his reasons..
1990's
1999 Special Edition Video Cards
In some editions of the BBC compilation video, Comedy Greats, there were a set of black and white postcards. For those interested, you can see them in the article. More of a mini-gallery really, but had to put them somewhere!
2000+
2007 Piccadilly Palace
Picadilly Palace was the name of the US version of last ATV series of Morecambe & Wise. It was broadcast as the summer version of Hollywood Palace, an American variety show popular at the time.