Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, were a British comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe’s death in 1984. They have been described as “the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double-act that Britain has ever produced”.
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Thomas Frederick “Tommy” Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. He was known for making an art of getting magic tricks wrong, although he was actually an accomplished magician.
Despite his purported inability to perform conjuring tricks, Cooper was a member of The Magic Circle. Famed for his [...]