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Friends and fellow comic writers paid tribute on Tuesday to Eddie Braben after his death at the age of 82.Friends and fellow comic writers paid tribute on Tuesday to Eddie Braben after his death at the age of 82.
His manager, Norma Farnes, who announced his death, said: "It was Billy Cotton Jr at the BBC who recognised the brilliance of Eddie's writing was the ideal marriage that would guarantee the success of Morecambe and Wise.His manager, Norma Farnes, who announced his death, said: "It was Billy Cotton Jr at the BBC who recognised the brilliance of Eddie's writing was the ideal marriage that would guarantee the success of Morecambe and Wise.
"Eddie was a very humble man, a very quiet man and a very private man. He had a lot of integrity, which is in short supply in this business."Eddie was a very humble man, a very quiet man and a very private man. He had a lot of integrity, which is in short supply in this business.
"I have to say – and he would have disagreed with this – that writing came easy to him, even on bad days, when he was writing Christmas shows for Eric and Ernie and he was under great pressure.""I have to say – and he would have disagreed with this – that writing came easy to him, even on bad days, when he was writing Christmas shows for Eric and Ernie and he was under great pressure."
Miranda Hart, who interviewed Braben for a BBC1 documentary on Eric Morecambe earlier this year, tweeted: "Feel so privileged to have met Eddie Braben. One of our greatest comedy writers who brought joy to millions. Thank you Eddie."Miranda Hart, who interviewed Braben for a BBC1 documentary on Eric Morecambe earlier this year, tweeted: "Feel so privileged to have met Eddie Braben. One of our greatest comedy writers who brought joy to millions. Thank you Eddie."
Other tributes on Twitter included Richard Osman: "Eddie Braben was my absolute TV hero. The greatest 'behind the cameras' talent of them all. A hero to anyone who ever tried to write a joke."Other tributes on Twitter included Richard Osman: "Eddie Braben was my absolute TV hero. The greatest 'behind the cameras' talent of them all. A hero to anyone who ever tried to write a joke."
Jack Dee wrote of his "great and lasting contribution" to British comedy. David Walliams said: "Thank you so much for the immense joy you brought us all Eddie Braben."Jack Dee wrote of his "great and lasting contribution" to British comedy. David Walliams said: "Thank you so much for the immense joy you brought us all Eddie Braben."
Richard Herring wrote: "RIP Eddie Braben – so much of Morecambe and Wise's success down to his advice, wit + comedic vision." And David Baddiel, with a nod to arguably Braben's most famous sketch, tweeted: "Eddie Braben: a man who, comically, played all the right notes, in the right order, all the time. RIP: and many thanks."Richard Herring wrote: "RIP Eddie Braben – so much of Morecambe and Wise's success down to his advice, wit + comedic vision." And David Baddiel, with a nod to arguably Braben's most famous sketch, tweeted: "Eddie Braben: a man who, comically, played all the right notes, in the right order, all the time. RIP: and many thanks."
Sir Bruce Forsyth, who worked with Braben on Play Your Cards Right, said: "What he did for Eric and Ernie was incredible. He was the third man of the comedy.Sir Bruce Forsyth, who worked with Braben on Play Your Cards Right, said: "What he did for Eric and Ernie was incredible. He was the third man of the comedy.
"I wish I could have been doing the kind of shows he had written. His jokes and style of writing will be sorely missed in the business.""I wish I could have been doing the kind of shows he had written. His jokes and style of writing will be sorely missed in the business."
Fellow Liverpudlian Ken Dodd, who Braben also wrote for, said: "He was a brilliant comic scriptwriter and a brilliant man. He made me laugh a great deal. He was a wonderful writer. He had a very good, down-to-earth approach to humour, and he was never satirical or vulgar."Fellow Liverpudlian Ken Dodd, who Braben also wrote for, said: "He was a brilliant comic scriptwriter and a brilliant man. He made me laugh a great deal. He was a wonderful writer. He had a very good, down-to-earth approach to humour, and he was never satirical or vulgar."
In an article for the Guardian's TV site, Simon Blackwell, writer on The Thick of It, Veep and Peep Show, said: "Eddie Braben's work for Morecambe and Wise ranks among the best and funniest of any British comic writing because in many ways it defines it. Braben's rhythms are the quintessential rhythms of British comedy – the comedy of bathos."In an article for the Guardian's TV site, Simon Blackwell, writer on The Thick of It, Veep and Peep Show, said: "Eddie Braben's work for Morecambe and Wise ranks among the best and funniest of any British comic writing because in many ways it defines it. Braben's rhythms are the quintessential rhythms of British comedy – the comedy of bathos."
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