"The Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean & Staines Reservoir" "We found half a giraffe in south africa one half of a giraffe in finland & this bicycle wheel in Staines Reservior" nothings changed in Staines then ;) lol
Watched it a thousand times. Never gets old. Every single line made me crack up. He was the master of comedy and always will be. Shame some people dont understand british humour.
Hand of man had never set foot, atlantic ocean pacific ocean and staines reservoir. So hilariously silly and so hilariously ronnie barker
That is it. It was thrown in, to make it funny
jbeer82 8 months ago
"The Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean & Staines Reservoir" "We found half a giraffe in south africa one half of a giraffe in finland & this bicycle wheel in Staines Reservior" nothings changed in Staines then ;) lol
ThePonko92 10 months ago
I love this sketch. Is he "doing" someone.?
opera888able 1 year ago
I think him finding his dressing room key in his pocket was an honest mistake.
MrGBH 1 year ago 3
Staines Reservior - this sketch cracks me up very time I watch it!!!
okotokspaul 1 year ago 2
Does anyone know where I can get a transcript of this piece I want to use it for an autocue exercise
volcanojanet 1 year ago
Truly clever and intelligent comedy.
100Meadows 1 year ago
a legend.
cfwbdude 1 year ago
Is it the wondrous signs of archaeology, or should I be back on the tablets?
detonator82 1 year ago 3
Watched it a thousand times. Never gets old. Every single line made me crack up. He was the master of comedy and always will be. Shame some people dont understand british humour.
Hand of man had never set foot, atlantic ocean pacific ocean and staines reservoir. So hilariously silly and so hilariously ronnie barker
RickandJamesCo 1 year ago 3
What did he say for Dr Spooner's pronounciation of 'King Popacatapetal's jockstrap'?
Inkyminkyzizwoz 1 year ago
@Inkyminkyzizwoz 'King Jockacatapetal's popstrap' xD
Tordek42 1 year ago
wish he was my lecturer i wud learn fuck all but it wud be a laff RIP Ronnie Barker
welchi93 1 year ago
The post porcupine map, We went up River nqua, nqing around nqong.
And here we found this, No we didn't, that is my dressing room key.
jbeer82 1 year ago 2
Where the hand of man never set foot
jbeer82 1 year ago 4
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jbeer82 1 year ago
My fave line:
"There occured an event that was to make us all redraw the maps of the region. It was a giant porcupine that ate all the previous maps."
MaskedMan66 2 years ago 17
"We found half a giraffe in South Africa, half a giraffe in Finland and this bicycle wheel in Staines Reservoir."
LOL! What does the bicycle wheel have to do with it?
Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 years ago 3
lmao! that's the thing you see. Ronnie Barker always took the piss out of fact things which aren't explained clearly
ThePoison27 1 year ago
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jbeer82 8 months ago
What a prickly pair!!! lol
punktufty1 2 years ago
"Archaeology CAN be fun."
quizmaster85 2 years ago
at 2.13 did he say "professor beard of GIDEA PARK university"?
I live there! we've got a college, but not a university
DANWOODHOUSE1 2 years ago
yes he did
dvdsmlprstylr 2 years ago
Yes ge did :)
Ultramarine998 2 years ago
THE FUNNIEST SKETCH I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!
especially 'up the river Nquan, Nquing, Nquong'
almost wet myself
soldierside365 2 years ago 4
Never seen Ronnie corpse (laugh) in any of his sketches so that was funny to see lol Thanks for the upload =p
nuttyangel 2 years ago
Perhaps he hadn't meant to take the key out of his pocket?
justinmebane 2 years ago
No, I think that was totally unscripted. All the funnier if it was!
MaskedMan66 2 years ago
Brilliant sketch. Ronnie looked like he was gonna laugh at 2:06.
oversky4 2 years ago
hilarious!! :D
ashlea2012 2 years ago
"Except for the 16th, who was a poofter!"
You wouldn't get away with that these days! (Mind you, they said a lot of things you wouldn't get away with these days!)
Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 years ago 20
That said, it's shocking what they do get away with nowadays.....
MaskedMan66 2 years ago