This was always one of my favourites. Even though (or perhaps because) I've lived in Germany for over 40 years the Two Ronnies' sketches still have me in stitches (and tears) whenever I see them. There's nothing even approaching this here ...
The hallmark of a true genius. It seems hard to imagine anyone more word-perfect. Never a single slip of the tongue. This took phenomenal memory and the talent of a giant. He will never be forgotten. My goodness, how we miss him. Today's palour is appalling. People can't even speak properly anymore. Good old Ronnie ; God bless.
The thing I love most about the two Ronnies was the way their delivery and the cleverness of their scripts could turn childishly simple concepts into comedy classics; this sketch, along with the Fork Handles, Mastermind, Hieroglyphics, Name Droppers and Mispronunciation are all very basic ideas that could have been absolutely pathetic in other hands, but become the funniest things I've ever seen when the Ronnies do them.
Tears running my face. I'm in absolute hysterics. The Scotsman had to undergo a change of socks, having a frightened a woman with his wooden log! Just brilliant stuff!
Hor Majosty The Quoon was at Homol Hompstoad today to unvoil a momorial to sovoral great Onglish mon of lottors and poots including Anthony Trollopo, H. D. Wolls and Hilairo Bolloc.
I can't believe that apart from the Swear Box, this was the first Two Ronnies sketch I've seen which was actually properly censored! The reason why is because the word "keen" replaced with O's sounds like a racial term. But I love the ending bit; "Now I'm going to *croop* away to my little *bod...* and *sed* the lot of you! Good night!" I was DEAD at that point! 🤣
Absolutoly corroct, rip to two absoluto logonds of comody Ronnio Corbott and Ronnio Barkor!! Hugo fan of the Two Ronnios, tho comody today has nothing on thoso two logonds
Is it just me, or is the age of genuine comedy talent all but dead? All the much-loved comedy classics appear to stem from sketches and comedy shows from around the 60's to 80's, when there was a wealth of emerging 'discovered' talent that many of us remember and love to this day. Even TV adverts were funny and enjoyable back then. There are certainly some very talented comedians around, but we don't see comedy shows like this on TV any more. After-all, why spend good money making great TV programs enjoyable to watch when the focus is yielding as much cheap ad' revenue as possible. Comedy genius is dead... Long live comedy genius. Great TV... RIP.
+ShaunYoshiGaming I would agree, although I was surprised when the minions came along. Yes, they can be deemed as stupid and idiotic, but they did bring back popularity to the "sight gag" genre, and honestly I find that's one of my favourite types of comedy. Some of the golden age of television had great sight gag humour, like Laurel and Hardy, Skelton, Abbott and Costello, Marx Brothers, and so many more! So I'm happy that the particular style of comedy is coming back, even if it is in the form of annoying yellow creatures.
enterthehatch2 I love the minions haha!! with their 3d animation slapstick humour, this always puzzles me but why have such genuine great shows back then like the young ones, fawlty towers to have 2 series? I know bottom was supposed to have 2 series but by popular demand they made a 3rd series, 2 years after the 2nd series
***** I guess one good thing that came out of shows like Fawlty Towers having only limited amount of episodes, was that it left the audience wanting more, rather than keep it going, until it eventually ran dry, and nobody liked it anymore. I think the same about an American drama that just got cancelled. It was called "Forever", and I thought some of the episodes were great, but ironically it got cancelled after its first season, but at least it ended on a good note, much like other great series did, including Fawlty Towers, and at least it left us wanting more, rather than putting a bad taste in our mouths
enterthehatch2 yeah that's true, but other comedies such as rising damp, porridge, only fools went for 4 or more lol and I mind open all hours was returning to our screens, which I loved when I was little but the newer one it just wasn't the same without arkwright! I've also heard rumours about only fools returning too
He made his own language, which was a variation on English, and kind of sounded like that. He voiced father Unwin in Gerry Anderson's last series done with puppets, "The Secret Service"
Apart from the hysterically superlative wordplay, the thing that tops this skit is how he waits until the absolute last seconds to turn it around and substitute an o for an e. Simply brilliant (or brilliantly simple?)
In Kow Gardens today, a lady was frightened by a Scotsman with a woodon log who jumped out from behind some troos. He told The Polico he was stung on the knoos by a swarm of boos after the bolt had broken on his trousers. Aftor his arrost, ho statod ho was turning ovor a now loaf and undergoing a change of sox.
Think the title of News At Ton works better than Nows At Ton as it hints at what's to come without confusing people with something that doesn't look right (Nows At Ton)
@hiddenbutdeadly No the mock ups start when he reads the news off the hidden screen that the typewriter can't produce E's for so the words before that are normal because he isn't reading the screen yet.
In Wostmintor today, Mr. Watchwood Bond spoke of his plan to nationalise the stool industry, and Mr. Donis Hoaly discussed his plans for a further tax on bots and botting shops. He said "It's no good boating about the bush. I must lay it on the lino. It will cost the puntor only a couple of ponce."
+MaskedMan66 I've watched this episode many times over the years on TV here and it had never been bleeped ! Must have happens in recent times or this particular video was bleeped. Either way, I do Agree! But I guess there are still black people in my country that find the word very offensive.
@CBeaumontXylophone I think you'll find it was Allo Allo that was inspired by this sketch. This sketch dates from 1975 and I'm sure Allo Allo was made after that, perhaps early to mid 80's? The Two Ronnies (especially Ronnie B) inspired quite a few of today's comedians. Peter Kay being one for example.
Still one of the greatest comedy writers ever, as a team him and Corbett were as good if not better than Morecambe & Wise. It's such a simple sketch idea too, he always did have a superb way of turning speech into something funny, even the stammer he acted with in Open All Hours he got perfect after watching and listening to people with real stammers. But he doesn't just make the voice and diction change his whole expression alters making the act even more realistic instead of just changing a few vowels here and there. A sadly missed talent
The Benny Hill version was fantastic as well but for some reason it was expunged off youtube" In Benny Hills version he accidentally trod on his glasses first causing him to misread the autocue.
Horo's my commonts at oight. Mr. Barkor is a groat nowscaster as woll as a groat comodian. Timo may rocoodo into momory but ho still is as funny today as ho was thon.
Don't forgot to watch the One Ronnio on Christmas Day on BBC1. The Boob doosn't havo anything as good now. I lovo the way Ronnio shocks himsolf and bocomos moro and moro angry and fod up. "If it says that, it says that!" Shoro gonius
