The Two Ronnies Courtroom Gameshow (1984)

[DrRocky356]

i think if they actually did a gameshow of this it would actually be worth watching coz this kicks ass

[pyrofella]

Funny stuff..... these guys were the best in the business.... RIP Ronnie Barker

[fansinatra]

Absolutely hilarious1  This is so ridiculous and fun!

[jakamneziak]

so what is an orunga? 

[MaskedMan66]

Cop them eyebrows on the Doctor!

[bluesborn]

Who could possibly forget that great literary triumph:"You Can't Get Nickels From A Parson's Nose" ??

[yoctocb]

Has it got something to with injured animals?

*applause*

Do you make artificial beaks for disabled budgerigars?

[bennathon]

When I think of comedy genius, this sketch is what I think of

[an1m8r]

From littlewoods! lol!

[mrmojorisin119]

haha classic

[smellyellie1990]

probably one of my favourite sketches ever!

[daleksec245]

Those two people have no snse of humour.a legend. R.I.P. Ronnie Barker.

[Mayokitty7]

IF this is 1984 I'd love to live here.

[peggymount]

Oooh! Patrick Troughton. Fab! Never seen this sketch before.

[Psy1402]

Anyone else think the Judge should have been Bruce Forsyth?

[100Meadows]

Did the Two Ronnies write their own material?

[keyblade280]

@100Meadows yes they did ronnie barker wrote most of the material under an alias known as Gerald Wiley

[RickandJamesCo]

Ahh… pass lol

[uthly1]

Got shown this today is class, as we were learning about the two different kinds of Court. Couldn't stop laughing :D

[marmiteblobofdeath]

This is BRILLIANT! love these 2 guys. RIP Ronnie Barker :(

[TheLousyCafe1960]

The Two Ronnies proved you don't have to dirty, foul-mouthed, or obscene to be funny. Truly intelligent comedy. Love those two guys. By the way, I'm an American, and I have always thought the British stand head and shoulders above Americans when it comes to comedy.

[BritishAlienCompany]

A truely brilliant sketch! Must've watched it a billion times, had no idea Patrick was the Judge. Thanks for uploading.

God bless Patrick Troughton and Ronnie Barker! :D x

[SingularSuperNinja]

Bullets is spelt wrong!

[BRileyGBR]

@SingularSuperNinja Part of the joke. Poking fun at "The Newlywed Game" I believe.

[MaskedMan66]

@BRileyGBR I'd have guessed "Match Game," myself, assuming it was known in the UK.

[Elric33239]

@MaskedMan66 Match Game was known as "Blankety Blanks" in the UK I believe.

[MaskedMan66]

@Elric33239 Makes sense. I wonder who had it first?

[Elric33239]

@MaskedMan66 It turns out that we did...back in 1962! If you look at the Wikipedia entry for Match Game, you'll find that at least 7 countries, including the UK and Australia, had their own versions of this game. The Aussies came out with "Blankety Blanks" one year before the Brits had "Blankety Blank."

[Diefzilla]

Nyaw! Patrick Troughton was absolutely awesome in this. Barely recogniseable too... a true testament to his talent. X3 Awesome, thanks for uploading this.

[KDIMBG]

absolutely fantastic

[Georgeous129]

I would love to see a real version of this sketch on broadcast tv as an ACTUAL quiz show lol

[verkaforever]

I'd never seen this sketch before and I LOVE it! Five out of five stars. The Two Ronnies were LEGENDS!

R.I.P. Ronnie Barker.

[BomazXD]

Nicely said. Shame comedy cant be the same these days

[verkaforever]

Totally agree! The Fork Handles and Mastermind sketches have to be some of the best comedy sketches ever made. This one's pretty cool too!

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

I hadn't seen it either!

[RockerTappy]

its outta sync...

[ebf1957]

I've seen the the "Here Come da Judge" routine that Sammy did which was originally done by Pigmeat Markham.  The Two Ronnies courtroom sketch was sharp and funny.

[MaskedMan66]

Why is a courtroom the best place in the world to set a comedy routine?

[unimaginative52]

Courtrooms are normally seen as boring and tedious so any joke against this background will work well, as it livens the atmosphere for example, 1:12-1:15 (after playing a gameshow) "...now you are charged with first degree murder..."

[ebf1957]

American comedy couldn't come up with something this funny.

[MaskedMan66]

You've never seen Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "Here Come da Judge" skits, then.

[Haddersz]

its problely a newer show than this so therefore its ripping of da two ronnies

[MaskedMan66]

The show those skits appeared on was "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," which premiered in 1968, three years before "The Two Ronnies" hit the screen.

[pieismynamelol]

so about the time your mum hit the screen

[MaskedMan66]

No, but it was two years after I made the scene.

[pieismynamelol]

Oh, I don't think you quite understand the meaning of my words.

[MaskedMan66]

I can take a guess at it, but the whole "your mother" thing is so antiquated I think it's best to leave it alone so it can get the rest it so desperately needs.

[egskilekki]

which is what she said

[MaskedMan66]

That comment would have made a lot more sense if it had made any sense at all.

[egskilekki]

are you a character from the importance of being ernest?

oh and the brits had cracking comedy before america was even invented. read any chaucer or shakespeare lately?

[MaskedMan66]

No, just a character.

Always found Chaucer a bit dry, frankly. As for Shakespeare, I performed in two back-to-back (and very different) productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" only last year.

That's my fave Willie the Shakes play, actually; all told, I've been in it four times and played seven characters.

[hoss1962]

Get an education haddersz...Do you even know who Sammy Davis jr is? Or are you trying to be ironic.? "Probably" you are not...

[ScareMeSexy71]

reminds me of vic and boba judgemeg in big night out made 7 yeears later

[ScareMeSexy71]

great sketch

[nov3019892008]

lol

[theestever]

One of the many examples of comic genius to grace the world of entertainment from these two - brilliant stuff.

[Gatekeeper6561]

Anybody else notice the judge spells the word 'bullets' as 'bulets'?

[julieanneruffles]

I like the two Ronnies

[freddage91]

its mentally out of sync

[DoctorWhovians]

I didnt notice that Patrick Troughton played the judge until you mentioned it! XD

His son was in Doctor Who recently

[Elric33239]

I thought the judge looked and sounded familiar! He did a lot of TV work over the years, but I had no idea that he worked with The Two Ronnies! Excellent!

[MaskedMan66]

It was a return visit for him; he was also in "The Curse of Peladon" with Jon Pertwee back in the 70's.

[tomker007]

essence!

[ItTakes2ToQuango]

"What was the conclusion of the police?"

"He was dead".

You're right - they're truly brilliant.

What's My Line?, Mastermind, Call my Bluff, Blankety Blank, Charades...the list goes on. Wonderful stuff.

[HappyNeil]

Love them Great.

[Doctorwho9334]

PATRICK TROUGHTON!!!!

[Jezzantora]

cheers! didn't spot it until i read ur comment

[Tj01Bond]

Brilliant is the word - I shall never see another pair as good as these two & thank you for sharing this with us Natalie

[aji00]

brilliant