Edwin Charles Braben (31 October 1930 – 21 May 2013)[1] was an English comedy writer and performer best known for providing material for Morecambe and Wise.

He was evacuated to Anglesey as a child during World War II, and was a fan of radio comedy, particularly Arthur Askey.

[2] He left school in 1945 and worked in the British American Tobacco factory before national service in the Royal Air Force, during which he was posted to the kitchen at RAF Kenley.

Bill Cotton, then in charge of Light Entertainment at the BBC, was looking for a writer following the duo's split from Dick Hills and Sid Green.

In 1980, he joined Thames Television to continue writing for the duo following their move back to ITV two years previously.