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	Eddie Braben - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eddie Braben is a comedy writer and performer who has provided material for such figures as David Frost and Ronnie Corbett, but who is most famous for having written for Ken Dodd and Morecambe and Wise.
		Braben had seen Morecambe and Wise some years previously in music hall and thought they were terrible.
		Braben found writing for Morecambe and Wise extremely stressful, particularly with the pressure he was under to produce the high-profile Christmas Specials, each of which took months to rehearse and film.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eddie_Braben (607 words)

	Morecambe and Wise -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the later and stunningly successful part of their career, which spanned the 1970s, they were joined behind the scenes by (additional info and facts about Eddie Braben) Eddie Braben, a script writer who generated almost all their material and defined what is now thought of as typical Morecambe and Wise humour.
		Braben gave the duo characterisations - Wise was naive and egotistical, Morecambe child-like and cocky - although at other times they relied on their acting ability to appear as characters in sketches.
		Braben would comment that people judged the quality of their Christmas experience on the quality of the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/morecambe_and_wise.htm (1100 words)

	Eddie Aikau - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Eddie Aikau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Edward Ryan "Eddie" Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.
		In 1978, the Polynesian Voyaging Society was seeking volunteers to follow the ancient route of the polynesian migration between the Hawaiian and Tahitian island chains.
		Since its inception in 1984, the tournament has only been held seven times, due to a precondition that there be waves at least 20 feet high at Waimea Bay.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Eddie-Aikau.html (381 words)

	The British Theatre Guide: Interview with Eddie Braben by Al Senter
		Now they are on tour, en route to a second, eagerly-awaited stint in London, and once again they have been aided and abetted in their celebration by Eddie Braben, one of the key figures behind Eric and Ernie's glory years in the 1970s.
		Eddie confesses that he had his doubts - not simply about the prospects for the show but about the convention of the double act itself.
		Eddie argues that there was never any chance that Eric and Ernie would have gone their separate ways.
	www.britishtheatreguide.info /otherresources/interviews/EddieBraben.htm (1025 words)

	Shrewsbury Summer Season \| Eddie Braben - The Morecambe and Wise Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie Braben is the man who wrote Eric and Ernie’s most memorable TV shows.
		Eddie Braben is the magical man who wrote Eric and Ernie's most memorable TV shows.
		Eddie has recently had huge success with his biography A Book What I Wrote and this question and answer session will be peppered with wonderful anecdotes and insights into the chemistry of the triple act that kept us laughing for decades.
	www.shrewsburysummer.co.uk /events/eddie_braben.shtml (207 words)

	Article
		Eddie Braben was Morecambe and Wise's scriptwriter during their golden years at the BBC.
		The pitiful plays what Ernie Wise wrote were, of course, a hilarious feature of the immortal scripts what Eddie Braben wrote for the great comedy duo in their golden BBC decade beginning in 1969.
		Eric used to call Eddie Braben, "the Whizzer" because, as soon as a recording session was over, Braben would rush back to his native Liverpool to get on with the terrible strain of producing, solo, the next 45-minute show.
	www.branaghcompendium.com /artic-braben.html (1120 words)

	Eddie Braben (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie Braben is a comedy writer and performer who is most famous for having worked with Ken Dodd and Morecambe andWise.
		They had ended-up with on-stage personas Braben says he didn't like - Morecambe was "gormless"(a northern England phrase meaning stupid and unworldy), whilst Wise was smart and hard-edged (they were not dissimilar tocontemporaries Abbott and Costello in this sense).
		Braben found writing for Morcambe and Wise a trial, particuarly the pressure he was under to produce the Christmas Specials.To this extent he suffered nervous illnesses, including halucinations.
	www.therfcc.org /eddie-braben-339864.html (530 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| Breakfast \| Morecambe and Wise's funny man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie Braben's surreal and witty scripts transformed the duo's act, from the business in front of the curtains, to the pair's closing song.
		Eddie Braben became a full time comedy writer in the 1950s, and produced scripts for many of the comedians of the time, including Ken Dodd.
		What Eddie Braben tried to do was to inject into the scripts some of the warmth which existed between the two men off-stage.
	newswm.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/breakfast/3568676.stm (350 words)

	News: Eric and Ern's writer pens memoirs
		Eddie Braben spent more than a dozen years writing for the double act, and is widely credited as the unseen hand that propelled them to stardom.
		Now 73, Braben is to tell his story of those times in The Book What I Wrote, due out in autumn 2004.
		Braben said that his days working for Eric and Ernie were gruelling.
	www.chortle.co.uk /news/dec03/braben.html (262 words)

	Morecambe and Wise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the later and most successful part of their career, which spanned the 1970s, they were joined behind the scenes by Eddie Braben, a script writer who generated almost all their material and defined what is now thought of as typical Morecambe and Wise humour.
		A typical Morecambe and Wise show, scripted by Braben, was effectively a sketch show crossed with a sit-com, although shows could also include the duo appearing "as themselves" on a mock stage in front of a safety curtain emblazoned with an M and W logo (this was usually to open the show).
		Braben gave the duo characterisations—Wise was naive and egotistical, Morecambe child-like and cocky—although at other times they relied on their acting ability to appear as characters in sketches.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Morecambe-and-Wise.htm (1171 words)

	Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 - Eddie Braben- Writer for Morcambe and Wise
		Eddie, who was brought up in the Dingle and once had his own fruit and veg stall in St John's Market, helped light up millions of lives between 1969 and 1983, when he put thousands upon thousands of funny words into the mouths of the country's top double act.
		Eddie, who will also be tuning into BBC1 on December 26 and 27 to watch the two-part special of The Office, is currently working on a book which is due out next autumn.
		Eddie Braben's own influence, meanwhile - and that of the double act he wrote for - is still keenly felt.
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	ipedia.com: Morecambe and Wise Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the later and stunningly successful part of their career, which encompases the 1970s, they were joined behind the scenes by Eddie Braben, a script writer who generated almost all their material and defined what is now thought of as typical Morecambe and Wise humour.
		A typical Morecambe and Wise show, scripted by Braben, was effectively a sketch show crossed with a sit-com, although could also include the duo appearing "as themselves" on a mock stage in front of a safety curtain emblazened with an M and W logo (this was usually to open the show).
		A central conceit was that the duo lived together and therefore shared a flat (and even a bed, although this was entirely platonic and merely carried on a tradition of comedians sharing a bed started with Laurel and Hardy).
	www.ipedia.com /morecambe_and_wise.html (1100 words)

	Book review: The Book What I Wrote: Eric, Ernie and Me, by Eddie Braben
		It was Eddie who wrote their acclaimed BBC series, including those phenomenally successful Christmas specials that attracted ratings inconceivable today.
		Of course, Eric and Ern did disagree with each other – and with him – and Braben self-effacingly conjures up the lot of the comedy writer perfectly; expectantly awaiting the indisputable verdict on the script that had sounded so funny in his head after he had presented it to the stars for the first time.
		Braben clearly enjoys the simpler times of the past, but that never stopped his work appealing to all, even today.
	www.chortle.co.uk /books/bkfeatures/braben.php (552 words)

	Book Publicity Literary Festivals September (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie provided the material for and was closely involved with the recent West End smash The Play What I Wrote about the unforgettable duo.
		From Liverpool to London and on to Snowdonia, Eddie Braben peppers his story with wonderful anecdotes about the original straight man and the gormless one.
		Eddie will be in conversation with fellow Liverpudlian, poet and playwright Phil Bowen.
	www.bookpublicity.co.uk /Litfests09Sep.htm (274 words)

	Braben - PlayStation 3 News Coverage 24/7: David Braben Receives Legend Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie Braben: Some new jokes what I wrote Eddie Braben, Morecambe and Wise's scriptwriter during their golden years, tells Paul Taylor that he never
		David Braben spills the beans on his Xbox 360 project and the possibility of a next-gen Elite.
		When Braben claims that the Eric and Ernie television annual was Braben has been coaxed out of retirement in North Wales to promote the production.
	www.globalinfoplus.com /?q=braben (274 words)

	nice guy eddie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		To cover for that craving, Eddie is prepared to deceive his...
		Nice Guy Eddie; Years after their demise, Eddie Braben is writing new...
		Eddie Braben says: It's the closest I ever came...
	hallvideos.com /top/sites/10/1/nice_guy_eddie.html (465 words)

	Countrybookshop.co.uk - Book What I Wrote, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Having begun his career as scriptwriter for Ken Dodd, Eddie Braben discovered Eric and Ernie in the late sixties.
		With his recent theatrical success, The Play What I Wrote, Braben shows that the audience for the spirit of the incomparable Eric and Ernie is just as alive today as it was in their glory years.
		Now, the key figure behind their success, scriptwriter Braben, has written his autobiography - with the inimitable, timeless humour, warmth and affection for Eric and Ernie of that wonderful bygone era which made their classic sketches so successful.
	www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/index.phtml?whatfor=0340833742 (234 words)

	The Kenneth Branagh Compendium: The Play What I Wrote
		For Braben, the experience of working on the show (he has supplied about 20% of it, writing some new material and buffing up the old gags) has clearly been a moving one.
		While the script has been written with the help of Eddie Braben, 80, who assisted Morecambe and Wise on their phenomenally popular television show, it has been given a deliberately contemporary feel.
		The Right Size is comprised of Hamish McColl and Sean Foley, and here they collaborate with Eddie Braben (who wrote for Morecambe and Wise for years), with Kenneth Branagh (who returns to the West End as their director) - and, of course, with a guest star.
	www.branaghcompendium.com /playwot.html (10090 words)

	Encyclopedia: Eddie Braben
		He works largely in the music hall tradition, although he has appeared in several dramatic plays.
		Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom.
		Abbott and Costello is the name of an American comedy duo made up of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eddie-Braben (1098 words)

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	Hard Laughter
		The narrative thread--connecting what seem to be versions of Morecambe and Wise routines with which British televiewers may be familiar--is that McColl is itching to leave the double act so he can appear in the play what he wrote, which is called A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple.
		But McColl, Foley and Braben don't have that skill.) Or perhaps they subscribe to the theory that if you string together enough hoary gags the crowd will eventually succumb to sheer numbers.
		In Griffiths's scorching drama, Eddie Waters, who runs a Manchester night class for aspiring comics, has this to say about his subject: "It's not the jokes.
	www.hotreview.org /articles/hardlaughter_print.htm (1901 words)

	History of computer and video games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Daglow went on to team with programmer Eddie Dombrower to design Earl Weaver Baseball, published by Electronic Arts in 1987.
		With Elite in 1984, David Braben and Ian Bell ushered in the age of modern style 3d graphics in the home, bringing a convincing vector world with full 6 degree freedom of movement and thousands of visitable planetary systems into the living room.
		Initially only available for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, the success of this title caused it eventually to be ported to all popular formats, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and even the Nintendo Entertainment System, although this version only received a European release.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_video_games (7170 words)

	BBC - Comedy Guide - The Morecambe And Wise Show
		This was due - in part if not whole - to the fact that scriptwriter Eddie Braben remained contractually bound to the BBC for a while longer and could not yet make the switch.
		But by the time that Braben was able to join Morecambe and Wise on ITV, in 1980, the comedians had somehow lost the thread, and their shows were firmly on the slide.
		Not even the engagement of their former BBC producer John Ammonds and a reappearance by Glenda Jackson, reprising her rightly famous BBC appearance with the duo, could resuscitate the flagging partnership.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/m/morecambeandwise_7774475.shtml (1133 words)

	The Scotsman - S2 Wednesday - My schooldays: Eddie Braben (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Then, eyes like polished chisels over steel-rimmed specs, she asked if I was any relation to Edwin Braben, my father, or Albert Braben, my uncle.
		On the day that I was leaving Matthew Arnold, one of the teachers, said to me: "I’ll see you in a few years’ time, Braben, when you come to empty my dustbin." I said "I don’t think so, sir".
		• Eddie Braben left school aged 14, became a professional comedy writer in 1956 and wrote material for Morecambe & Wise for 14 years.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /s2.cfm?id=992962004 (491 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Eddie Braben became scriptwriter for Morecambe and Wise after writing gags for Ken Dodd for many years.
		His new publication, The Book What I Wrote, is a lighthearted look at his life, particularly focussing on his Morecambe and Wise years.
		He is a long-standing admirer of Morecambe and Wise - and of Eddie Braben.
	members.lycos.co.uk /PetersRockC/programme_2004.html (1117 words)

	icHuddersfield - Laughs time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		EDDIE Braben could be said to be the man who got Eric and Ernie in bed together.
		Braben's book is as much a biography of Britain's best-loved comedy duo as it is his own story.
		He writes as lightly as he produced comedy sketches, with laughs littering every page, and script excerpts that rekindle memories of long-gone classic shows.
	ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0330features/tm_objectid=15471704&method=full&siteid=50060&headline=laughs-time-name_page.html (182 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Best of Morecambe and Wise: A Celebration: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is a selection of some of the most humorous "Morecambe & Wise" scripts which feature people such as Vanessa Redgrave, John Mills, Cliff Richard, and the famous Antony and Cleopatra sketch with Glenda Jackson.
		Eddie Braben has also included an introduction to each sketch.
		There is very little as far as reliable biography of either Morecambe and Wise or Eddie Braben, but that's not really what this book is about.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1852278358 (375 words)

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