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.

Their TV series The Morecambe and Wise Show was effectively a sketch show crossed with a sitcom.

A central conceit was that the duo lived together as close, long-term friends who shared not merely a flat but also a bed.