BBC Archive - #OTD 1926: Comedy great Eric Morecambe was born, in Morecambe. He is seen here with his esteemed colleague Ernie Wise, on the set of the Morecambe and Wise Show.
![Was Eric killed by a 'psychotic urge' to make us all laugh?: ERIC MORECAMBE LOST AND FOUND EDITED BY GARY MORECAMBE | Daily Mail Online Was Eric killed by a 'psychotic urge' to make us all laugh?: ERIC MORECAMBE LOST AND FOUND EDITED BY GARY MORECAMBE | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/05/article-2212923-15598F6D000005DC-854_468x467.jpg)
Was Eric killed by a 'psychotic urge' to make us all laugh?: ERIC MORECAMBE LOST AND FOUND EDITED BY GARY MORECAMBE | Daily Mail Online
![Friday's must-see TV: Miranda Hart champions her inspiration Eric Morecambe in My Her on BBC1 - Jane Simon - Mirror Online Friday's must-see TV: Miranda Hart champions her inspiration Eric Morecambe in My Her on BBC1 - Jane Simon - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1791740.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/Eric-Morecambe.jpg)
Friday's must-see TV: Miranda Hart champions her inspiration Eric Morecambe in My Her on BBC1 - Jane Simon - Mirror Online
![East Fife 4 Forfar 5! Eric Morecambe's legendary tongue-twister becomes a reality | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard East Fife 4 Forfar 5! Eric Morecambe's legendary tongue-twister becomes a reality | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/23/08/ericmorecambe2307a.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75)
East Fife 4 Forfar 5! Eric Morecambe's legendary tongue-twister becomes a reality | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Eric Morecambe: 'He could never switch off, even at home with me and mum. And it killed him': Eric Morecambe's son reveals the obsessive dark side of the 'Bring Me Sunshine' boys. Eric Morecambe: 'He could never switch off, even at home with me and mum. And it killed him': Eric Morecambe's son reveals the obsessive dark side of the 'Bring Me Sunshine' boys.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/09/article-2490995-194B776600000578-372_634x315.jpg)