Editing Norman Wisdom (section)

== Tributes and other references ==

*In 2007, a Norman Wisdom-themed bar opened at the Sefton Hotel, [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], called ''Sir Norman's''. It has stills from his many films on the walls and TV screens playing some clips of his old films. The bronze statue of Wisdom, which used to be on a bench outside [[Douglas City Hall, Isle of Man|Douglas Town Hall]], has been moved to the steps leading into the hotel bar on Harris Promenade.<ref name="Funeral" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seftonhotel.co.im/facilities/sirnormans.html |title=Sir Norman's |year=2012 |work=The Sefton |publisher=Palace Hotel |location=[[Douglas, Isle of Man]] |access-date=7 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324181853/http://www.seftonhotel.co.im/facilities/sirnormans.html |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref>
*Wisdom featured on the BBC Radio 4 series ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' in August 2000. Of the eight songs he chose, four were performed by Wisdom himself (including his favourite, 'Don't Laugh at Me 'Cos I'm a Fool'), while a fifth was a duet with [[Joyce Grenfell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00949mh|title=BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Sir Norman Wisdom|website=BBC|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
*The 2011 film ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'' features impersonator Glenn Michael Ford playing Norman Wisdom in a background scene.
*A [[Wetherspoon]] pub in [[Deal, Kent]], where Wisdom ran away from the children's home, was named ''The Sir Norman Wisdom'' in his honour when it opened in March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sign-way-new-Wetherspoon-s-Deal/story-17929623-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505063037/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sign-way-new-Wetherspoon-s-Deal/story-17929623-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Sign and name on way for new Wetherspoon's in Deal|date=22 January 2013|work=This is Kent|access-date=26 January 2013}}</ref>
*In 2015 ''[[Wisdom of a Fool]]'', a new one-man play based on the life of Norman Wisdom opened at [[The Capitol Theatre, Horsham]], in Wisdom's centenary year, on 17 September. A UK tour began at [[Guildford]]'s [[Yvonne Arnaud Theatre]] in 2016 and continues into 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisdomofafool.co.uk/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150426165448/http://www.wisdomofafool.co.uk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2015|title=Wisdom of a Fool|work=wisdomofafool.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/102437/world-premiere-of-new-norman-wisdom-play-wisdom-of-a-fool/|title=World premiere of new Norman Wisdom play 'Wisdom of a Fool' |work=London Theatre 1 for London Theatre Tickets|date=5 February 2015 }}</ref>
*Wisdom is mentioned in the song "[[The Things That Dreams Are Made Of]]" by [[the Human League]], while the gatefold sleeve of their ''[[Hysteria (The Human League album)|Hysteria]]'' album shows the group in a large room with a scene from ''[[The Early Bird]]'' on the TV.