There simply has never been a better British Comedy duo. Every sketch, every line, meticulously crafted, tuned and timed for perfect comedic effect. RIP to these 2 geniuses.
These jokes are timeless. It was a joy to watch these 2 every week especially when they did things like this. I love watching the 4 candles. I grew up watch the 2 Ronnie's and they were hilarious and watching it now it never gets old, I will be 66 this year and still love watching the old time great comedians 😅😅😅😅
I loved it when Ronnie Barker struggled to contain the laughter. They're both master's at keeping a straight face. I laugh my head off before I get to the punchline.
it always amazes me what attention to detail the props department had, we really did live in houses like that in the seventies, right down to the black mark on the water heater, signifying that its probably gushing out tons of carbon monoxide.
Just out of interest... we had a heater like that. It runs on gas and that dirty hole is where you stuck the match in to light it. It's just a little soot from the match, cheers.
This is just one of so many brilliant sketches the Two Ronnie's did , brilliant writing and comedy the likes of which we'll never see again . Ronnie B was a comedy genius and also a talented actor .
Look at 3:20 and 4:45 for example. Without even looking at each other, they both instinctively know how long to let the laugh run before doing the next gag. Masters of their craft.
Comedic geniuses, the Two Ronnies!!! I'm so grateful for You Tube. Otherwise this American might never have even heard of the Two Ronnies. I've always been a huge British Comedy fan but never even heard of Ronnie Barker nor Ronnie Corbett before I discovered them on You Tube. So funny, the both of them.
Chad, Porridge is an absolute classic comedy my friend - you will really enjoy it, it is all set inside a british prison- also watch the follow up - called going straight
Actually just watched this sketch on BBC4s 2 Ronnies Sketch Book. They said John Sullivan went on to make Only Fools and Horses with some inspiration from this sketch. You can see where Del Boy and the dodgy dealings came from with the Victorian watches ect. Barker was absolutely brilliant at writing. And how he could do the sketches without cracking a smile is bloody phenomenal
I am glad I was born in the late 1950s; I think we had better comedy, better music, and, despite criticisms about non PC jokes in our era, people were more respectful generally!
@@NeverKnowinglyUndersouled Perhaps - but compared to our modern culture of consumption, instant gratification, social media indulgent horseshit, I'm not sure what's worse.
If anything its funnier now than in 1979, simply due to the collapse of contemporary comedy into a black hole of ironical self loathing and vile hatred of all mankind and existence.
For me this brilliant sketch was only a tad less in quality than. Four Candles. Tears of laughter when Corbett brings the duck in. Wonderful. stuff. RIP in comedy heaven guys
Utter masters of their craft along with the script writers inc. Ronnie B himself. Ronnie B was also one of the finest serious actors too according to none less than Laurence Olivier.
I'm a 40 year Oldman I was a European truck driver for the past 10 years I. Hard to please and of all the things on TV and you tube I think these are just breilant and funny
Good comics never need to swear; true comedy does not need the "help" of obscenities. But there will be someone who likes filth..it suits their personality.
I fucking hate modern comedians with all their fucking swearing. Why the fuck those cunts feel they have to fucking swear all the time, i’ll never know
I agree about the lack of swearing.The nearest thing The Two Ronnies came to swearing was innuendos. A perfect example is the two blokes in the pub with Ronnie Barker's character trying to guess the end of Ronnie Corbett's sentences when he had to stop and think. I may be wrong but I think those two characters and the two in this video are the same. To me swearing in comedy is LAZY writing.
There simply has never been a better British Comedy duo. Every sketch, every line, meticulously crafted, tuned and timed for perfect comedic effect. RIP to these 2 geniuses.
Yes I agree with you
These jokes are timeless. It was a joy to watch these 2 every week especially when they did things like this. I love watching the 4 candles. I grew up watch the 2 Ronnie's and they were hilarious and watching it now it never gets old, I will be 66 this year and still love watching the old time great comedians 😅😅😅😅
I love that understated, subtle look of bewilderment when he sees that it's a Duck. He was a wonderful actor.
Probably the best comedy duo we've ever produced.......... they're absolutely untouchable in my opinion!!!🇬🇧✌️
Grew up in Australia laughing along with my mum and Dad watching these great talents.
Yeah when we couldn't get enough of Paul Hogan 'Hoges'
The Two Ronnie's sure enough made up for it good and proper.
Yeah so did we. Never missed an episode. They were the best; not to forget the many others.
Another brilliant sketch which makes me roll up with laughter so funny brilliant comedians so sadly missed
Absolutely brilliant. They don't make them like they used to.
that has to be one of the best of the two ronnies,class,style and pure gold comedy.Unbeatable.
Brilliant
I love the two Ronnie's. It's a shame there's no programs like this any more
I wonder Kim Holland whether you are American?
@@mhicmacglashan3145the difference being what
@@pauldashwood2897 The spelling.
I share your sentiments.
Pure classic comedy that you can't ever get tired of =) I grew up with my Dad show me these guys in the 90s and nothing comes close.
I'm 61 and in the 70's we went to Clacton every year. Me and my parents laughed so much when this first came on. Cheers
I was in the audience for the original recording of this........brilliant!!!!!
Brings to mind the Fawlty Towers episode with Manuel's Filigree Siberian Hamster
A timeless classic, they don’t get any better than this.
agree 101%
Very unique & still very funny 😄
Remmber about a1975 went and watch Norwich ctiy fc play speaking to a lady at bus stop she had been and seen him in Norwich that night
Two greats of comdrey
I loved it when Ronnie Barker struggled to contain the laughter. They're both master's at keeping a straight face. I laugh my head off before I get to the punchline.
What's his name? Donald. rofl
I miss them both. British comedy at its best.
Yes it is ❤❤❤
The 2 rons will be missed
RIP 2 both of u comedy legendry god bless u❤❤
They’re still hilarious, 40 yrs later 👍🏽
I'm 26 but my dad brought me up on porridge, open all hours and the two Ronnie's.
This was my favourite growing up 😂
I was also brought up on porridge. Scotts oats.
A good laugh is timeless.
Never heard of those in the US but I’ll be looking them up. We were a little lucky, though. We did have Benny Hill on Late Night.
@@peternagy-im4be corn flakes an toast
it always amazes me what attention to detail the props department had, we really did live in houses like that in the seventies, right down to the black mark on the water heater, signifying that its probably gushing out tons of carbon monoxide.
Just out of interest... we had a heater like that. It runs on gas and that dirty hole is where you stuck the match in to light it. It's just a little soot from the match, cheers.
This is just one of so many brilliant sketches the Two Ronnie's did , brilliant writing and comedy the likes of which we'll never see again . Ronnie B was a comedy genius and also a talented actor .
Look at 3:20 and 4:45 for example. Without even looking at each other, they both instinctively know how long to let the laugh run before doing the next gag. Masters of their craft.
44 years later and this stuff is still gold, nothing compared to the crap they produce these days.
Well said 2 master's at work
Exactly. And not a swear word in sight.
I don't think it's possible to make stuff this good any more... You could call a duck a pigeon and someone would get offended
Brilliant as ever. Some of the best comedy of all time and it doesn't age
The performances are pitch perfect. Genius.
Absolutely fantastic
God will look after you
Both RIP BOTH OF U ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Comedic geniuses, the Two Ronnies!!! I'm so grateful for You Tube. Otherwise this American might never have even heard of the Two Ronnies. I've always been a huge British Comedy fan but never even heard of Ronnie Barker nor Ronnie Corbett before I discovered them on You Tube. So funny, the both of them.
Watch open all hours,porridge and sorry! your like them if you like the two ronnies
We had then in canada
Chad, Porridge is an absolute classic comedy my friend - you will really enjoy it, it is all set inside a british prison- also watch the follow up - called going straight
@@martinpowell5769 9
Fork handles is a classic of theirs
Thanks for a good ol’ Larf. Laughed these two since a lad in London. Greetings from Putnam Valley NY.
This sketch was written by the late john Sullivan. From only fools and horses. You could just imagine Del Boy and trigger playing out this scene...
Innocent,clever and very funny.Genius double act Ronnie Baker was a true wordsmith
Both of them absolute geniuses 😂
Just can't get good old comedy no more! This is absolutely brilliant
"Like water of an Argentinian racing pigeons back" 😆😆😆
Nothing like the good old British comedy! Really funny and brings that, side splitting, belly laugh every time.
Trouble with that side spliting belly stuff, it actually hurts.
@harryzero1566 what also hurts is that the woke darlings are destroying this stuff.
Love them , even now I'm laughing with tears rolling down my face 🤣
How did they keep straight faces? The finest Brit comedy
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.
Am Chinese& they crack me up! Love from Shanghai
haha day old Labrador pup....turned out to be a hamster
Actually just watched this sketch on BBC4s 2 Ronnies Sketch Book. They said John Sullivan went on to make Only Fools and Horses with some inspiration from this sketch. You can see where Del Boy and the dodgy dealings came from with the Victorian watches ect.
Barker was absolutely brilliant at writing. And how he could do the sketches without cracking a smile is bloody phenomenal
Same I just watched that show in BBC 4 :D
Ironically enough, this seems to be the one sketch where he did. When Corbett says the duck's name is 'Donald'.
Yes iam watching again RIP 2 BOTH OF U ❤❤
Yes I am watching this in October 2024 ❤❤
Comedy geniuses. There'll never be anyone as funny as these two.
Wow how so few people get it now days
They were the very best and played so many different characters
Brit humour just the best ,hello from New Zealand
Hi. From Northland.
Hello, and thank you my New Zealand cousin for those kind words, very much appreciated my friend ;-)
Also a Fellow New Zealander Who adores the two Ronnies
Plug4uk 09
Hello from Russia!
"It's a duck!"
"Eh?"
"It's a duck!!" 😂😂
Yes you were right about it was a duck ❤❤❤❤
Rest in peace you couple of marvellous comedians!
They're entertaining all in Heaven!
Agreed.
This is such a classic sketch that Argentinian Racing Pigeon became a well-known synonym for a duck.
ive been to an Argentinian Racing Pigeon bond once. they ate all my bread and fish
I am glad I was born in the late 1950s; I think we had better comedy, better music, and, despite criticisms about non PC jokes in our era, people were more respectful generally!
We had more freedom as well.
No blinkered prejudice, rose-tinted specs or selective memory there, then.
@@NeverKnowinglyUndersouled Perhaps - but compared to our modern culture of consumption, instant gratification, social media indulgent horseshit, I'm not sure what's worse.
@@ultra_vires Thanks for proving my point
@@TheBergmark "We had more freedom as well." To do what, discriminate?
Love Donald's queue in Quack Quack at the appropriate time.
And it Quacks like a duck!
Hilarious material.
😂🤣👍
Comedy at it's best, shame they don't make them like this anymore
i can remember watching this in 1979....39 years later still as funny.
and counting ... 4 decades on! Got stuck in that li'l time warp didn't you now, duckie?
👍🏽41 now😂
If anything its funnier now than in 1979, simply due to the collapse of contemporary comedy into a black hole of ironical self loathing and vile hatred of all mankind and existence.
@FrankieParadiso4evah You are a Richard Cranium of the first water. Enjoy your ignorance. I suspect your IQ is around 10.
For me this brilliant sketch was only a tad less in quality than. Four Candles. Tears of laughter when Corbett brings the duck in. Wonderful. stuff. RIP in comedy heaven guys
Three of their greatest sketches.This ; four candles and Mastermind Sheer quality
Crossword on the train too is quality
I like the Two Irishmen sketch:
"My wife is expecting a baby"
"Ohh, when?"
"Whenever I get around to it"
@@TomiKaski yes brilliant
This is timeless comedy at is absolute best put this sketch on a par with four candles better than the crap they are churning out now
A Duck isn't a racking pigeon god bless both of u
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I saw the 2 Ronnie's way back then. Still great comedy!❤
“Has he got a name has he”?
“Yeah, Donald “
That’s when I cracked up laughing.
These guys knew how to make people laugh...❤❤❤❤
It's a duck!
Such a simple concept, but makes me LOL every time.
And they say ducks can't be good actors! the quack was timed well.. so amazing comedy!
This is fantastic humour and not a bad word super!
Colin Campbell k
That duck didn't make that noise - that's a male mallard and that was a female's call...
true enough but ruffled it's feathers on time...... or was that ad libbing?
That male duck didn't make that female call...
There will never be another like these two
My girlfriend shown me this yesterday, 100%hilarious.
British humour with no Woke or PC.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So true, the woke PC brigade have killed off comedy. So sad
Just human made me laugh every time I watch to Ronnie's from Australia 🦘🦘🍻
absolute brilliance -- simple little subject turned into clever comedy.
This is one of my favourite comedy sketches of all time. As good as when Del Boy and Rodney came out of the fog dressed as Batman and Robin.
..that's like water off an argentinian racing pigeon's back!
I'm definitely having that Clacton Bird Sanctuary shirt made up for myaelf.
Their likes, we don't see anymore. Either I am getting old or the world is not going in the right direction- or both!
We are blessed to have known the Two Ronnies.
The kind of comedy you could watch with your gran.
Yes you can listen with your nan❤❤
Yes you can watch with your gran❤❤❤❤
Ronnie Barker's greyhound wasn't keen on going for a walk at the end.
He wasn't was he?
I like trains
Ronnie Corbett: “I’ve got it!”
Ronnie Barker: “ ‘ave you? ‘ave you been anywhere with it?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Legendary the Donald bit cracks me up
"It'd be like water off an Argentinian racing pigeon's back."
Utter masters of their craft along with the script writers inc. Ronnie B himself. Ronnie B was also one of the finest serious actors too according to none less than Laurence Olivier.
They may be dead but their wit will go on forever, they were the best.
Yes you were right ✅️ 👏 👌 😌
The trouble with ducks they don't come home ❤❤❤
You will Probably find your duck down the pond eating fish ❤❤
R I P 2 BOTH OF YOU THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR COMEDY and yes it is a duck not very fast i found over the pond ❤❤
Yes they were R I P 2 both of u ❤❤
Yes I agree 💯 pc what a wonderful time for belly laughs . The two Ronnie's were master of their trades 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Today's generation wouldn't understand this humour at all. So glad I was born in 1990 to grow up watching this sort of good old fashioned UK comedy
I would never have laughed so much at this, if I'd never bought a few "Argentinian racing pigeons", so to speak, in my life.
Lol, Barker is still one of the most talented entertainers to have lived in my view.
Look this is no ordinary everyday racing pigeon.
Ano it's an everyday duck 😂😂😂😂😂
"Donald." Quacks me up every time!
The water said how much
The duck said put it on my bill❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Difficult to think of a finer comedy sketch than this.
If I was only hearing this sketch i'd swear it was Fletch.
Written by John Sullivan of later Only Fools And Horses fame.
From the days when comedy was really funny
“Well all birds go cheep don’t they...”
now i get it
'What's his name?"
"Donald" LOL
It took me a moment to realise the joke, but when I did I couldn’t stop laughing.
"You don't like birds you're illogical to feathers ain'tsha?" 😂
... "allergical" ...,😔
@@Baetzibaer Malapropism
“You back George?”
“Nah, still down there Sid”
These guys are brilliant
Has it got a name? yes Donald,cracked me up..same as uncle Albert Vot is your name, and don't tell him pike
I'm a 40 year Oldman I was a European truck driver for the past 10 years I. Hard to please and of all the things on TV and you tube I think these are just breilant and funny
I love this sketch is my favourite sketch
Beautiful duck!
Drake rather ...😏
The Donald bit cracks me up
Got to admit that bit quacked me up too.
Corny as hell but still 1000x beter then what's on now.
They didnt have to swear then.
Good comics never need to swear; true comedy does not need the "help" of obscenities. But there will be someone who likes filth..it suits their personality.
all you can manage is a profanity....
I fucking hate modern comedians with all their fucking swearing. Why the fuck those cunts feel they have to fucking swear all the time, i’ll never know
I agree about the lack of swearing.The nearest thing The Two Ronnies came to swearing was innuendos. A perfect example is the two blokes in the pub with Ronnie Barker's character trying to guess the end of Ronnie Corbett's sentences when he had to stop and think. I may be wrong but I think those two characters and the two in this video are the same. To me swearing in comedy is LAZY writing.
His greatest moments were in Porridge , especially the scenes with Grouty .
I’m just off down the park to feed the Argentinian racing pigeons in the Argentinian racing pigeon pond!
I like to think the quacking was an ad-lib. But the producer must have had a fit - they have to pay more to extras who speak!
There were no Argentinian racing pigeons harmed in the filming of this sketch.
“Illogical to feathers”. I know the feeling.
DUCK ME THE DUCK CAN'T RACE ❤❤