FROM THE SKETCH ARCHIVE
A face you won’t forget
Ernie (Morecambe & Wise)
Played by Ernie Wise
Ernie Wise’s fictionalized comic persona in the domestic sketches of the BBC Morecambe & Wise Show. Ernie shares a flat with Eric; their breakfast routine turns the kitchen into a comic dance floor.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.