Genius comedy, one of my all time favourite Two Ronnies sketches. Brilliant word play, very clever stuff. It doesn't need to have bad language to be good, but some comedy benefits from it. But like anything in life its a subjective thin just because you don't find it funny, doesn't mean it isn't funny. Personally I love this clip :o)
Does anyone know what the original quotation about Margaret Thatcher was - "Her heart may be in the right place but her..." - and who said it? Just curious.
The reason we do not see this quality nowadays imo is because everything in this brilliant sketch is as with a lot of comedy from years ago, it is taking the mickey out of things.
Nowadays OH NO This is not allowed, some one will be offended by something. We cannot risk that happening !
Obviously it could never happen, but just imagine if these two were still about now and created a sketch to do with the current Politically Correct minefield of nowadays what it would be like.
@dw69ful Uh, I guess you've never seen 2DTV, The Thick Of It or anything else by Armando Iannucci, Doubletake, Misfits, Mock the Week, or Monkey Dust then.
Basically, you are talking bollocks - there's nothing in this sketch which would make it unacceptable now.
@plevyman Armando Iannucci is (in my opinion) a pompous little man trying to punch above his weight. In The Loop didn't make me laugh once. Overrated toss.
If it was writen today, the answer to the question what is the difference between a donky and an ass, the previous question would be name the current prime minster and deptuary prime minster?
@pib712thesecond due to the nature of his subject his character struggled when Barker asked him the question within a question "what sort of artist" he had to give the answer to "who is dean martin". hope this helps :)
how on earth would you start, you need a question that would be funny with the answer of the question previous, and that answer must be funny with the next question, mind boggoling genius
@ billybop56 I think he was asking why the punchline to the question "What sort of a person lived in Bedlam?" was "A parachute"
I know Bedlam was a mental hospital but I didn't get the parachute bit either.
Perhaps David Renwick couldn't tie those two particular questions in, so just put in a nonsensical answer.
David wrote two of my favourite Two Ronnies sketches(This and Crossed Lines) and was responsible for one of my favourite sitcoms, One Foot in the Grave. Top man!
@usernameemanresu Explanation: Bedlam = madhouse. A parachute spirals around and around, slowing down someone jumping with a parachute, as a madman may spiral out of control.
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Absolute genius! Still funny today! Brilliantly crafted with all the double meanings and whether you're British or not, you get the jokes! (Mrs T, British Leyland, trade union leaders etc) Forget today's comics, this was when Britain LAUGHED! Classic!!!
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I don't get it... why is this funny? Is this 'british' humor? Sorry, I am just really confused. I don't think british humor is funny so not sure if that is why
@Chaytup You are probably right man. More than likely. I mean, we are always things we don't realize or see ourselves as anyway... so that could very well be true.
can u find the sketch where Ronnie Barker is a priest, I think and does a sermon all in rhyming slang.
I remember it's about finding a 'small brown Richard The Third' on the pavement , and how lucky he was not to step on it and some other stuff and ended:
Brilliantly performed but the genius is David Renwick for writing this masterpiece. And of course he continued the greatness with his scripts for One Foot in the Grave. Remarkable talent.
@Misterpratty Really? Will look him up. These days he`d be an executive producer with a house in Rio but back then I suppose writers were in the background.
Has to be one of the all time classics this! I still don't know how they managed to keep straight faces! This is comedy at it's finest, sadly lacking among today's so called comedians.
i've seen this sketch so many times and still i laugh. in 20 years time i will still laugh just as much because it is comedy at it's absolute best. not many modern day comedies that i could say that about!!!
I used to watch the Two Ronnies when i was younger with my grandad, i can't remember laughing as much as i did then. I keep Ronnie B's book of scripts close at hand at all times. This and F-U-N-E-X are probably my favourites, and now you know, help yourself to a mint.
By chance, I saw this sketch while in a museum. I cried with laughter, tears rolled down my face. I found it so funny. So so clever.Thank you 2 ronnies for giving us that.
Every line ROnnie Corbett spoke was a punchline, if it was not for the canned laughter they could have carrie don with breakneck speed not even giving the audience chance to stop laughing between punchlines. The delviery is sublime and can teach modern comedy a lesson or two.
would have loved to have been there when the ronnies wrote this sketch, just to see what did'nt make it into it, cos that must have taken quite some time to come together. heres to everyone who have ripped them off since....u all know who you are...lol.
5 dislikes?? WTF get a life you humorless cretins! this is REAL comedy at its best. pure brilliance and impeccable timing. no amount of repeats has me reaching for the remote! Ronnie Barker RIP. what a genius
@ChocChipCookie1 I'm not sure about the Dean Martin one, but British Leyland was a car company that had a chequered history; hence it was a long running farce!
@ChocChipCookie1 Ronnie Barker says "what kind of artist?" and Ronnie Corbett says "pass". "That's near enough" refers to the pronunciation - ie, "pass" sounds a bit like "piss", so Dean Martin is a "piss artist", which is a term for a drunk.
Absolutely brilliant comedy genius! Wish they made comedy shows like this now, I am 25 and much prefer to watch old 70's/80's comedy shows than the rubbish that is on telly these days.
Absolutely brilliant comedy genius! Wish they made comedy shows like this now, I am 25 and much prefer to watch old 70's/80's comedy shows than the rubbish that is on telly these days.
@ains085 The reason TV sucks now is because of annoying TV shows like T4. The jokes and humour has all become sarcasm which is the lowest form of wit.
@ains085 Yes you're absolutely right , I'm 54 & am lucky enough to have been around when comedy like this was in abundance . I remember watching one comedy show after another , Morecombe & Wise , Rising Damp , Steptoe , Fawlty Towers , Porridge etc etc , the list is endless . Classic programmes that will live forever . I dont watch TV now , it's all complete & utter c**p !! Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could turn the clock back ?
You have got mixed up. David Renwick was awarded the Writers Guild Ronnie Barker Award at the British Comedy Awards 2008. But he was not Ronnie Barker.
I do a gang show and this is one of the sets because we're doing alot of the two ronnies
daxmahto 14 hours ago
very clever...very funny....brilliant!
runestave 2 days ago
one of the most celeverly written sketches i've ever seen! I LOVE IT!
sirpetervii 3 days ago
"What kind of artist?" (pause) "a er..pass!" "That's near enough". i.e. piss artist -;) Cleverly put together and probably written by Barker.
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andygooner96 1 week ago
Genius comedy, one of my all time favourite Two Ronnies sketches. Brilliant word play, very clever stuff. It doesn't need to have bad language to be good, but some comedy benefits from it. But like anything in life its a subjective thin just because you don't find it funny, doesn't mean it isn't funny. Personally I love this clip :o)
kwak750turbo 3 weeks ago
Fair Comment...
But in the replies to my comments you have made the point yourselves.
This humour/comedy then was on prime time television,when every one could watch it.
No foul offensive language etc,
The shows you mention are I believe on late at night sprinkled with bad language and offensive innuendoes I accept.all acceptable .
However as mainstream comedy as with your use of the word b*****ks to me not acceptable.
dw69ful 3 weeks ago
So you admit that you know nothing about TV comedy today and yet you see fit to criticise it?
marnanel 1 month ago
I left on here an honest opinion of how I saw this sketch in the context of Comedy today.
That is all it was, my opinion.
Someone called Plevyman replies to my commemt.
I accept most of all he/she says, that is how they see it.
I have never seen or heard of 2DTV and the mentioned programmes.and accept I am probably out of touch.
However I find extremely insulting and offensive the tone of and the us e of one particular word in the reply, that being b*******ks.
Totally uncalled for !!
dw69ful 1 month ago
@dw69ful To quote your own words, "some one will be offended by something. We cannot risk that happening !"
plevyman 3 weeks ago
Fantastically brilliant!
Good old Ronnie Barker (wrote sketches under a pseudonym Gerald Wylie)
Sadly no longer with us
D1CKYM1NT 1 month ago
Does anyone know what the original quotation about Margaret Thatcher was - "Her heart may be in the right place but her..." - and who said it? Just curious.
moondiamondcat 1 month ago
The reason we do not see this quality nowadays imo is because everything in this brilliant sketch is as with a lot of comedy from years ago, it is taking the mickey out of things.
Nowadays OH NO This is not allowed, some one will be offended by something. We cannot risk that happening !
Obviously it could never happen, but just imagine if these two were still about now and created a sketch to do with the current Politically Correct minefield of nowadays what it would be like.
dw69ful 1 month ago
@dw69ful Uh, I guess you've never seen 2DTV, The Thick Of It or anything else by Armando Iannucci, Doubletake, Misfits, Mock the Week, or Monkey Dust then.
Basically, you are talking bollocks - there's nothing in this sketch which would make it unacceptable now.
plevyman 1 month ago
@plevyman Armando Iannucci is (in my opinion) a pompous little man trying to punch above his weight. In The Loop didn't make me laugh once. Overrated toss.
ZenBarracuda 3 weeks ago
Whoever wrote this sketch must be a genius. Very Funny and Very Clever
Martinio567 1 month ago
not only very funny but very clever!! why we can't get this quali ty on tv now i'll never know!
gregfate 1 month ago
11 dislikes? How can anyone dislike this?
llynfach 1 month ago
@llynfach They're one video behind
ewaf88 1 month ago
@ewaf88 Like your words, ewa88. Very crisp.
llynfach 1 month ago
Genius.
Doctor7865 2 months ago
this will forever be one of my favourite comedy sketches.
kapooshkapow 2 months ago 15
If it was writen today, the answer to the question what is the difference between a donky and an ass, the previous question would be name the current prime minster and deptuary prime minster?
markshaw59 2 months ago
too good
McBeagleHound 2 months ago
Brandon Thomas wrote what famous long-running English farce? - British Leyland
Complete the quotation on Mrs Thatcher: "Her heart may be in the right place but her..."? - Charlie's Aunt
MosquitoBull 3 months ago 2
What do people kneel on at church? - The Rt Revd Robert Runcie
What do tarantulas prey on? - Hassocks
What would a ripcord open? - Large flies
What sort of person lived in Bedlam - A parachute
What is a jockstrap? - A nutcase
Why would a decorator use methylene chlorides? - A form of athletic support
What did Henri Toulouse-Lautrec do? - Paint strippers
Who is Dean Martin? - A sort of artist - What sort of artist? - Pass
What make is the standard London bus? - Singer
MosquitoBull 3 months ago 12
What is palaeontology? - Yes, absolutely correct
Which document lists members of the peerage? - The study of old fossils
Who are Len Murray and Sir Geoffrey Howe? - Burke's
What is the difference between a donkey and an ass? - One's a trade union leader, the other's a member of the Cabinet
Complete "To be or not to be..."? - They're both the same
What is Bernard Manning famous for? - That is the question
Who is the present Archbishop of Canterbury? - A fat man who tells blue jokes
MosquitoBull 3 months ago
did r corbett forget his line at 2:06 or did i miss something?
pib712thesecond 3 months ago
@pib712thesecond due to the nature of his subject his character struggled when Barker asked him the question within a question "what sort of artist" he had to give the answer to "who is dean martin". hope this helps :)
av8james 2 months ago
"What's the difference between a donkey and an ass?"
lydocia 3 months ago
Ummm....PASS
Close enough, lets carry on
lol
TheDoplarEffect 3 months ago
'What is a jock-strap?'
'A nut-case'
I wet myself at that one
mpw180 3 months ago 2
Priceless comedy
ncrompton70 4 months ago
how on earth would you start, you need a question that would be funny with the answer of the question previous, and that answer must be funny with the next question, mind boggoling genius
Matty09Magic 5 months ago
@Veggieman87 the question before last was "What would you use a rip-cord to pull open" lol
billybop65 5 months ago
@ billybop56 I think he was asking why the punchline to the question "What sort of a person lived in Bedlam?" was "A parachute"
I know Bedlam was a mental hospital but I didn't get the parachute bit either.
Perhaps David Renwick couldn't tie those two particular questions in, so just put in a nonsensical answer.
David wrote two of my favourite Two Ronnies sketches(This and Crossed Lines) and was responsible for one of my favourite sitcoms, One Foot in the Grave. Top man!
usernameemanresu 4 months ago
@usernameemanresu Explanation: Bedlam = madhouse. A parachute spirals around and around, slowing down someone jumping with a parachute, as a madman may spiral out of control.
UltimatePawnch 4 months ago
The one punchline I don't get is the "parachute" line. Can someone explain that one, please?
Veggieman87 5 months ago
@Veggieman87 From the timing, I think it's just pure set-up for the next joke. Personally, I think it works on a purely non-sequitur basis.
zionravescene 3 months ago
A sketch that has its genesis in the BBC Radio 4 series The Burkiss Way written by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall.
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MrChandiraG 5 months ago in playlist Liked
this could be a close second to four candles, or better!
Matty09Magic 6 months ago
"Her heart may be in the right place but her..." "Charlie's Aunt."
How did Ronnie C keep a straight face all through this??
moondiamondcat 6 months ago
Ronnie barker and ronnie corbett the original piss takers.
SuperMadman48 6 months ago
If you have a exam DON'T bother watching this I laughed so hard I couldn't breath
joshbest10 6 months ago
Magnusson: Correct. What is the difference between a donkey and an ass?
Smithers: One's a trade union leader and the other's a member of the cabinet.
gmcclelland1992 7 months ago
Absolute genius! Still funny today! Brilliantly crafted with all the double meanings and whether you're British or not, you get the jokes! (Mrs T, British Leyland, trade union leaders etc) Forget today's comics, this was when Britain LAUGHED! Classic!!!
Littleswamp1 7 months ago 2
this is a very close call with not the nine o'clock news' darts sketch for best sketch ever!!!
jalfrezes 7 months ago
Best comedy sketch ever wrote, thank you the two ronnies!
ozjonesboy 7 months ago
It doesn't get much better than this.
DrRinse 8 months ago
So, so clever. Unbelievable.
LizaLips1 8 months ago
A study in comedic timing and brilliance in writing.
hestheman929 8 months ago
Funny
madasashad 8 months ago
this is what every comedian should look to for good timing
thesoup07 8 months ago
this or the morcombe and wise version?
MrTimmyjones 8 months ago
Brilliant, can't beat the two Ronnies
Sup3rStud 9 months ago
This is so so funny. And really clever too. Old comedy is the best :)
ImBeautifullyTragicx 9 months ago
lol wow
kikyo4inuyasha 9 months ago
I hate these laughs.......
4everwerkself 9 months ago 2
Laugh track is too qiuet.
kaakoo 9 months ago
oh...my.....god...FUCK THE LAUGH TRACK!!! I had to stop watching it was so loud and obnoxious
djmk227 9 months ago 2
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I don't get it... why is this funny? Is this 'british' humor? Sorry, I am just really confused. I don't think british humor is funny so not sure if that is why
DainMiller 9 months ago
@DainMiller He is giving answers to the previous questions.
cheeezy 9 months ago
@DainMiller Maybe you're just thick.
Chaytup 9 months ago
@Chaytup You are probably right man. More than likely. I mean, we are always things we don't realize or see ourselves as anyway... so that could very well be true.
DainMiller 9 months ago
@DainMiller <3
Chaytup 9 months ago
@Chaytup shutup faggot.
ITakeYourFood 9 months ago
@ITakeYourFood ikr
cjasper95 9 months ago
@DainMiller Well, you Americans aren't really well known for understanding humour are you..
TheToddy30 4 months ago
2:06 - ad lib!
lakshmimittal 9 months ago
What is a jockstrap?
"a nutcase"
ranj3pur3 9 months ago
Best comedic sketch EVER
oBritisho 9 months ago
@carntspell. Check out One Foot In The Grave, David Renwick's magnum opus. Best sitcom since Fawlty Towers.
Misterpratty 9 months ago
can u find the sketch where Ronnie Barker is a priest, I think and does a sermon all in rhyming slang.
I remember it's about finding a 'small brown Richard The Third' on the pavement , and how lucky he was not to step on it and some other stuff and ended:
"And the Richard The Third...
...flew back to its nest.."
littleniyah 9 months ago
@littleniyah Ronnie's sermon in rhyming slang is Season 5, episode 1. I was watching it the other day.
Goodiesfanful 9 months ago
@Goodiesfanful No shit! Can u upload? I cant find it here in HMV Hong Kong, only a greatest hits.
littleniyah 9 months ago
@littleniyah Sorry, I can't upload, but season five is available through Amazon.
Goodiesfanful 9 months ago
Brilliantly performed but the genius is David Renwick for writing this masterpiece. And of course he continued the greatness with his scripts for One Foot in the Grave. Remarkable talent.
Misterpratty 10 months ago
@Misterpratty Really? Will look him up. These days he`d be an executive producer with a house in Rio but back then I suppose writers were in the background.
carntspell 10 months ago
Has to be one of the all time classics this! I still don't know how they managed to keep straight faces! This is comedy at it's finest, sadly lacking among today's so called comedians.
a1b2c3d4e5f699 10 months ago
LOL
4at4ish 10 months ago
unbelievably funny,
Ganja420General 10 months ago
What timing...classic
rouens 10 months ago 2
This is an absolutely brilliant sketch, just so clever :) Comedy genius imo.
I did a version of this sketch in a performance once!
grimTales1 11 months ago
Pure brilliance!
stuartserafin 11 months ago
Genius. Simple as.
richievegas01 11 months ago
i've seen this sketch so many times and still i laugh. in 20 years time i will still laugh just as much because it is comedy at it's absolute best. not many modern day comedies that i could say that about!!!
leonmarley33 11 months ago
four candles might be more well known but this is the funniest sketch
theweddingsinger1970 11 months ago
I used to watch the Two Ronnies when i was younger with my grandad, i can't remember laughing as much as i did then. I keep Ronnie B's book of scripts close at hand at all times. This and F-U-N-E-X are probably my favourites, and now you know, help yourself to a mint.
pablodistefano 11 months ago
7 dislikes, they've no sense of humour.
SuperMadman48 11 months ago
@SuperMadman48 Seven Americans? Only joking. Seriously, there's so many great gagsa in this sketch is't impossible to pick a favourite.
stoprainingonme 10 months ago
Comedy genius - it's easy to forget just how good the Two Ronnies were!
insearchothetruth 11 months ago
this just sooo works its like chalk and cheese and
i am absolutley correct and yes definatley jockeys
are nutcases if i get 50 thumbs up i will hit the roof
50 down and i will kill everybody!!!
eddyelody4 11 months ago
Very clever and very very funny!!!!!!!!!!!
dalekboy1 1 year ago
there both the same lol
solreavir 1 year ago
What is a jockster?
A nut case.
Big12189 1 year ago
@Big12189 jock strap..
rockingrugger 1 year ago 2
brilliant,,,great comedy by two geniusis,,
robharding1957 1 year ago
Quick question: what is a Berk, since Murray and Howe are supposed to be one?
EricAKATheBelgianGuy 1 year ago
@EricAKATheBelgianGuy `Berk`-mild,slang term for an `fool`.
MrValiant61 1 year ago
@MrValiant61 Maybe not that mild. It comes from cockney rhyming slang: Berkley Hunt = c...
oscarshapely 1 year ago
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@oscarshapely actually it means burkes as in the burkes peerage guide
crusierweightchamp 11 months ago
@MrValiant61 actually it means burkes as in the burkes peerage guide
crusierweightchamp 11 months ago
@crusierweightchamp Yes i know. I was replying to another person`s question , as to what the word `berk` meant in relation to Howe and Murrey.
MrValiant61 11 months ago
"What is Bernard Manning famous for?"
"That is the question."
EricAKATheBelgianGuy 1 year ago
How can anybody dislike this?
BrokenBaculum 1 year ago 4
This just cracks me up everytime, how they both keep a straight face is different class in itself!!
Nickthegreek123 1 year ago 2
"What is a jogstrap? A nutcase!" LOL=)
money1133ful 1 year ago
@pinkriffic, I'm an American,and I thought it was Funny
money1133ful 1 year ago
Um, pass.
Close enough.
Those "Americans" have nothing on us in terms of comedy; we're well ahead. ;D
pinkriffic 1 year ago
Other countries have their specialties,but the brits are THE masters of comedy.
Mystep 1 year ago 9
@Mystep im not british and i agree pyton and sullivan and many others amazing stuff from the brits
jecoharman 4 months ago
So, until then, it's good night from me...and good night from him.
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 year ago
Turn on captions it will make things even funnyer!!!!!!!
superspy6 1 year ago
Sheer brilliance, it's absolutely amazing how intellectual their humor is.
OregonStudent 1 year ago
another class 2 ronnies sketch
bingowingz70 1 year ago
This is my single favorite comedy sketch of all time.
The sheer brilliance in its writing and the way they delivered it, god bless Ronnie Barker.
The two ronnies are the height of comedy, and this sketch is the height of the two ronnies ... well not corbet obviously, hes only 2ft 1 :D
Angus513 1 year ago 43
By chance, I saw this sketch while in a museum. I cried with laughter, tears rolled down my face. I found it so funny. So so clever.Thank you 2 ronnies for giving us that.
samuelglanwille 1 year ago
Clearly there are 5 idiots out there ... Wow. As brilliant as it is funny! Absolutely fantastic! "Nutcase!" LMFAO!!!
JDChristian2007 1 year ago
Every line ROnnie Corbett spoke was a punchline, if it was not for the canned laughter they could have carrie don with breakneck speed not even giving the audience chance to stop laughing between punchlines. The delviery is sublime and can teach modern comedy a lesson or two.
jakamneziak 1 year ago 2
would have loved to have been there when the ronnies wrote this sketch, just to see what did'nt make it into it, cos that must have taken quite some time to come together. heres to everyone who have ripped them off since....u all know who you are...lol.
sinister066 1 year ago
what is wrong with the five morons who voted "dislike"?
krinpaus 1 year ago 4
@krinpaus Probably members of the peerage who didn't like being called old fossils.
GeordieBiff007 1 year ago 3
Good old skl comedy <3
Insanitypkz 1 year ago
Best comedy double act ever!!!
goth1agw1omw 1 year ago 2
I adore this sketch! =D
DivineRequiem 1 year ago 2
charlie smithers
Gggmanlives 1 year ago
5 dislikes?? WTF get a life you humorless cretins! this is REAL comedy at its best. pure brilliance and impeccable timing. no amount of repeats has me reaching for the remote! Ronnie Barker RIP. what a genius
eagled96 1 year ago 5
was'nt it David Renwick who wrote this sketch?
lickstickly 1 year ago
"A nutcase." How often do you see one punchline get TWO laughs?
cgdale 1 year ago 53
I mean ... this is amazingly brilliant !!!
goonerdotcom 1 year ago 3
how he kept a straight face through that I will never know!
samnigoblin 1 year ago 4
has to be the most genius 3 minutes of comedy ever written.
lordzhuge 1 year ago 5
The way he says his name never fails to make me laugh for some reason!
darkshines99 1 year ago 3
"whats the difference between a donkey and an ass?"
"one's a trade union leader, the other is a member of the cabinet"
how true, shows not much has changed since their day lol
thedarknesscallingme 1 year ago 2
Still hilarious...i burst out laughing ever so often...
mustrapefoley 1 year ago
18 points in one round! Tremendous score!
essexbred1986 1 year ago
this is so cleverly done hahahaha
LucyJ71 1 year ago
5 people dont like this??? what is wrong with their sense of humour!
pommytom1000 1 year ago
I love this :) I'm sorry I know it's dumb, but could someone explain some of the jokes I don;t get?
For instance: Britsh Leyland, The dean martin thing.
ChocChipCookie1 1 year ago
@ChocChipCookie1 I'm not sure about the Dean Martin one, but British Leyland was a car company that had a chequered history; hence it was a long running farce!
dimzi101 1 year ago
@ChocChipCookie1 Ronnie Barker says "what kind of artist?" and Ronnie Corbett says "pass". "That's near enough" refers to the pronunciation - ie, "pass" sounds a bit like "piss", so Dean Martin is a "piss artist", which is a term for a drunk.
Apologies if that's too much explanation! :-)
rubsley 1 year ago 4
How Ronnie C kept a straight face.......
Stangelycoloured 1 year ago 2
This scetch is quite possibly the most clever thing to ever come out of british comedy
Piehead99 1 year ago 5
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Absolutely brilliant comedy genius! Wish they made comedy shows like this now, I am 25 and much prefer to watch old 70's/80's comedy shows than the rubbish that is on telly these days.
ains085 1 year ago
Absolutely brilliant comedy genius! Wish they made comedy shows like this now, I am 25 and much prefer to watch old 70's/80's comedy shows than the rubbish that is on telly these days.
ains085 1 year ago 129
@ains085 The reason TV sucks now is because of annoying TV shows like T4. The jokes and humour has all become sarcasm which is the lowest form of wit.
zixerqwert 1 year ago 2
@ains085 i totaly agree (i am 25 too!) but i also like mitchel and webb
1022KeV 1 year ago
@ains085 i'm 26 and I absolutely agree.
kiedis1984 1 year ago
@ains085 i'm 14 and i agree. I was introduced to comedy like this when i was 7 or 8. I don't find modern comedy at all funny.
The Two Ronnies are some of my favourite comedians along side, Morecambe and Wise and Ken Dodd
FearlessRLC96 1 year ago
@ains085 i'm 28 and couldnt agree with you more and porridge is still my favourite sitcom
therealblackpope 11 months ago
@ains085 17 and feel exactly the same.
SaV1per2 11 months ago
@ains085 Yes you're absolutely right , I'm 54 & am lucky enough to have been around when comedy like this was in abundance . I remember watching one comedy show after another , Morecombe & Wise , Rising Damp , Steptoe , Fawlty Towers , Porridge etc etc , the list is endless . Classic programmes that will live forever . I dont watch TV now , it's all complete & utter c**p !! Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could turn the clock back ?
naja46 10 months ago
I'm fascinated by how Ronnie C gets a laugh simply out of saying his character's rather bland name - the acid test of any comedy performer.
kisbie 1 year ago
5 people missed the like button
mrsjones89 1 year ago
ronnie barker was a genius
MsFanmail 1 year ago
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if you love this check out the bbc trailer for the one ronnie xmas show x
Mumsieish 1 year ago
lmao this is awesome.
MonthuRa 1 year ago
charlies aunt!!! :D makes me so happy. not so much my mate charlie though
dogmatix15 1 year ago
Classic comedy. Cant wait for the one ronnie on xmas day!
wickedwickedwicked42 1 year ago 37
@wickedwickedwicked42 What time?
TheSoundzUK 1 year ago
Well I do say this is rather funny.
VixyDaPixyxXx 1 year ago
Masters at work.....
Tomoj15 1 year ago
Still great after all these years
PeteAmachree 1 year ago
its unfortunate that he cant get a job because he wont swear
TenaciousD89er 1 year ago
Fucking love the two ronnies! Corbet is a legend!
Lousypenguin 1 year ago
this is absolutly amazing
topladtootill 1 year ago
@Queen7185
You have got mixed up. David Renwick was awarded the Writers Guild Ronnie Barker Award at the British Comedy Awards 2008. But he was not Ronnie Barker.
carless20 1 year ago
Barker didn't write this sketch, it was David Renwick.
Vennegoor10 1 year ago
@Vennegoor10 David Renwick is Ronnie Barker, he wrote by that name so he didnt get credit for it, look it up
Queen7185 1 year ago
@Queen7185 No,you're thinking of Gerald Wiley.
The David Renwick who wrote this is the same David Renwick who wrote One Foot in the Grave.
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