The two ronnies were brilliant and as a teenager i watched them on a saturday night with my dad.We laughed so much,this comedy is pure genius and is understood by children and adults. Loved it and miss them. Great memories.
Both now sadly gone. I have their shows on DVD, and, no matter how many times I watch them, they still make me cry with laughter. Great writing and performances, and a great rapport with each other.
@@JontheBerean But Corbie brought his size and stentorian scottish tones to the mix. Kind of like a small beaitifully marked male Ginger Rogers to give Barker/Astaire an indispensable bit extra.
What about David Jason? I don't know if he's a writer, but he's a pretty good comic actor. I liked him in Open All Hours. Only seen one sketch from Only Fools & Horses
I am actually inordinately pleased that in thia day and age, someone has just discovered the Two Ronnies and is enjoying them still. A testament to their craft.
He played various characters In the wonderful comedy series The navy Lark My Favourite Character Was Lieutenant Queeq Who was hms trout ridge Engineer officer Who down in the engine room And didn’t no how the mechanical gubins worked And had to ask the lad who was Running to and from the toilet Because he eaten food that Disagreed with him Like today people at the top what is going on and they Don’t know Politicians Please Note
As an American, I have always found British humor to be much more appealing and creative than American humor. Growing up, watching Mr. Bean, Are You Being Served, Black Adder, and other British comedy shows on PBS was much more enjoyable than anything Hollywood could churn out.
Its because Americans don't like to make fun of themselves, their country or their culture. We Brits love making fun of ourselves, and we are damn good at it
What great a testimony to the timelessness of road signs that those very signs are still in use today and don't look outdated at all. The BBC logo itself is about 18 years old and looks very modern.
Barker is the greatest comic genius of his day. I've been watching old episodes of 'Porridge', 'Going Straight' and 'Open All Hours' the past few weeks. Still very funny after four decades.
Blue Peter the auto laughter is quite annoying. The two Ronnie's didn't need auto laugher. Lucy Ball and many others used auto laughter in their series. I guess it was commonly used in the earlier days. Never liked BBC. Although Benny Hill, the two Ronnie's and many other programs. Notice Ronnie Barker mentioned BBC programme. That's because television is a programming station. Programs people's minds.
@@ron1martens If by auto laughter you mean canned laughter, it has never been used in the UK as it is misleading and thus banned. Ronnie was performing in front of a live audience, hence his pauses as he waited for the laughter to stop. Also who the fuck is Lucy Ball?
Inspired, I suspect, for those who don't know, by Mrs Whitehouse 's campaign to ensure that all late night programs worth watching had a pink triangle in the corner. Whitehouse was the most ridiculously British thing ever to happen to British TV.
I love the BBC sticking it to that bitch, she caused a lot of trouble for them, and honestly i only saw one instance where it was a bit far, and that was once out of like 10 years, the women basically had the ideology of "I don't like this, so no one should watch this"
Channel 4 adopted this idea in 1986 with the Red Triangle. It was very effective in attracting viewers to explicit films they might otherwise have ignored
Used to watch them on the PBS station in Chicago on Sunday nights before "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Loved them. Very different style from the Pythons. Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett used much cleverer humour with some visual gags - imagine Demitri Martin wearing the Union Jack. 😆 The Python troupe dealt much more in satire with some emphasis on the surreal and absurd. They were delightful complements to each other.
That's a cool double bill they wouldn't go for on the Beeb, I'm pretty sure. They have some common history as well, Cleese worked with Ronnies in the previous decade in skit shows, satire mostly but you could see the germ of something Pythonesque. Perhaps uncuriously, The Two Ronnies stuff has aged better for me, though much of it goes against the grain of today's sensibilities.
Violence is subjective, I don't consider pushing someone to be violent but you might, hence why 'may' is correct. The network has no idea what you find to be violent.
Even if Ronnie hadn't wrote this sketch. Ronnie manages to put it across in such a way that using symbols that would be used for other things generally seems so, so natural Ronnie B was certainly the more facial expressive one of the two Ronnie's. ( Well I thought so personally when he said something a little bit saucey 😮😁). Nevertheless they were ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TOGETHER!!! But, Ronnie B was always my favourite of these two he had so much persona.
Agreed. There has to be a chemistry for a double act to work. There wasn't so much of a "funny man / straight man" situation with these two, but one would generally be a foil for the other in any given sketch. As Peter Cook said (paraphrasing), "Don't knock the straight man - Dean Martin makes Jerry Lewis funny, Ernie Wise makes Eric Morecambe funny, Dudley makes me funny. "
@@firecarrier1 You've never heard of Dudley Moore and Peter Cook? Derek and Clive were their comedy personas. They were huge, one of the few talents of the 60's and 70's who found as much success outside the UK as they did in it.
MEanME “I have higher standards” If you have given yourself over to the poisonous confusion that is political correctness, you have neither standards nor a conscience.
I love the way he hastily pulled off the symbols that spelled out "BBCTV." Like he was surprised.
Ah comedy. I remember it so fondly. Pity it doesn’t exist now
Just brilliant , where are comedians like. this today
"But what about those with a nervous disposition? Well, we have this!" I still wonder how many in the audience jumped when the gun went off?!! 😄
Always goes with a bang
*I* did! lol
Lol. I did !!
Me too!😀
Your assuming there is an audience and it's not canned
his deadpan abilities are almost supernatural! The wonderful Ronnie Barker. RIP legend.
I have got to get the two Ronnie's on DVD, i just love the show it was great growing up in the seventies watching them.
The two ronnies were brilliant and as a teenager i watched them on a saturday night with my dad.We laughed so much,this comedy is pure genius and is understood by children and adults.
Loved it and miss them.
Great memories.
An absolute genius with words and comedy timing.
Ronnie Barker had a master of the English language that was above and beyond.
Writing of the highest level
Absolute genius, timeless, and classic comedy gold.
Both now sadly gone. I have their shows on DVD, and, no matter how many times I watch them, they still make me cry with laughter. Great writing and performances, and a great rapport with each other.
Yes as we're Eric and Ernie
Pure brilliance. There has never really been anyone who can compare to the great two Ronnies.
In English probably your right. But in Urdu we had fifty fifty (name of the program, not a pun)
There are many that can be compared to them, but few, if any favourably.
Ronnie Barker was the comedy genius, not Ronnie Corbett
@@JontheBerean But Corbie brought his size and stentorian scottish tones to the mix. Kind of like a small beaitifully marked male Ginger Rogers to give Barker/Astaire an indispensable bit extra.
What about David Jason? I don't know if he's a writer, but he's a pretty good comic actor. I liked him in Open All Hours. Only seen one sketch from Only Fools & Horses
I love these PSA clips.
I've only just discovered The Two Ronnies yesterday but I can't get enough! They are so damned funny!
Dial in my blackberry is not working,super plus many more .They were brilliant.
The streets around my area were deserted when they were on.
David Hill, and the one with Ronnie Corbett dressed as an Arab in delicatessen shop. ‘C off ee’ and ‘chocoloty mouse’ 😁
I am actually inordinately pleased that in thia day and age, someone has just discovered the Two Ronnies and is enjoying them still. A testament to their craft.
the beauty of 1970s and 1980s britain they are... the 1990s onewards.. just can never mimic their success
DANGER KNICKERS AHEAD!!!!! Almost pissed me pants laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh how I miss she comedy greats
I love the serious look at the start!
Particularly when he states,"...One: I am very handsome...." !
Outstanding.
I never realised how talented he was. He was just fantastic!
He played various characters
In the wonderful comedy series
The navy Lark
My Favourite Character Was
Lieutenant Queeq
Who was hms trout ridge
Engineer officer
Who down in the engine room
And didn’t no how the mechanical gubins worked
And had to ask the lad who was
Running to and from the toilet
Because he eaten food that
Disagreed with him
Like today people at the top what is going on and they
Don’t know
Politicians Please Note
The look he gives after firing the gun is killing me lol
When television was worth watching
Their humour never gets old!! Priceless!
As an American, I have always found British humor to be much more appealing and creative than American humor. Growing up, watching Mr. Bean, Are You Being Served, Black Adder, and other British comedy shows on PBS was much more enjoyable than anything Hollywood could churn out.
How about not as an American
just say you love british humor
geez
And always will be.
Its because Americans don't like to make fun of themselves, their country or their culture. We Brits love making fun of ourselves, and we are damn good at it
Big Bang Theory was American so they can get it right- sometimes
Genius. One of the most brilliant comics ever to grace this earth.
A true comedy genius at work. RIP Ronnie B.
Love the two Ronnie's 😂
I loved watching the Two Ronnies on Canadian TV when I was growing up. 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
These days they would run out of symbols!
This sketch is a sign of pure comedic genius truly worth watching but Tv has changed so much that is it
In the 2020s its even more brilliant
I remember watching them in the 1970's May they R.I.P.
What great a testimony to the timelessness of road signs that those very signs are still in use today and don't look outdated at all. The BBC logo itself is about 18 years old and looks very modern.
And they made thoses with a small team
Barker is the greatest comic genius of his day.
I've been watching old episodes of 'Porridge', 'Going Straight' and 'Open All Hours' the past few weeks. Still very funny after four decades.
My favourite Two Ronnies sketch would have to be Fork Handles. It's on you tube if you want to see it. Very cleverly written & performed
@@turnman02 you mean four candles!?!
@@baabaabaa2293 That's the one
Four Candles and Swedish Made Simple are my two favorites!
miss the good old days no swearing
knickers
🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant 😂 every second of this sketch is beautifully timed
Pure genius. The house when smoke came out of the chimney...........fuming!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The planets most consistently funny man. Decade after decade of getting laughs like you hear coming from the studio audience.
Blue Peter the auto laughter is quite annoying. The two Ronnie's didn't need auto laugher. Lucy Ball and many others used auto laughter in their series. I guess it was commonly used in the earlier days. Never liked BBC. Although Benny Hill, the two Ronnie's and many other programs.
Notice Ronnie Barker mentioned BBC programme. That's because television is a programming station. Programs people's minds.
@@ron1martens If by auto laughter you mean canned laughter, it has never been used in the UK as it is misleading and thus banned. Ronnie was performing in front of a live audience, hence his pauses as he waited for the laughter to stop. Also who the fuck is Lucy Ball?
@@krashd I think he meant Lucille Ball, as in "I Love Lucy"
@Rob Fraser I assume he means Lucille Ball
The gunshot really made some of the audience jump!
Not for nothing was R B known as "The Guv'nor". Much missed from golden age of British TV comedy.
The master !!!
Absolutely brilliant..
The gunshot is just... 🤣🤣🤣 There has never been a funnier discharging of a weapon ever!
‘A bald headed man dreaming of two well developed ladies’ 🎉❤
"If you are offended by rectangles".
Probably not that far off in today's world 🤣🤣
Still doesn’t get any better than the humour back then✅ the shows would be super popular😀😀😀
He really was a genius.
Inspired, I suspect, for those who don't know, by Mrs Whitehouse 's campaign to ensure that all late night programs worth watching had a pink triangle in the corner. Whitehouse was the most ridiculously British thing ever to happen to British TV.
Ronnie Barker. Just brilliant.
Intelligent humour, great command of the language and the quickest
team I’ve ever seen.
Yep! He wrote most of the two Ronnies shows. Very sharp,intelligent mind.
I love the gun part. That always goes with a bang
Oh how much fun ronnie would have with todays madness
"Sorry, they should be down a bit."
😂
Danger knickers ahead😂😂
@@JaneDoe-ci3gj Or was that "Not Tonight, Josephine"?
"This is because this is a family show and I will not allow smut into your homes"
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Aye pull the panties down a wee bit more................Pure Gold Comedy....sorry knickers.
Proper comedy
Originality and real comedy.
the 2 Ronnies.......simply..........GENIUSES!
Sadly we don't have comedy like this anymore, pure masters of the art ;-)
Great sketch this - Really good humour!
😂 😂 I like the way they play with the BBC...
"Mrs. Whitehouse is watching, and she's fuming. This means she's beside herself..." Brilliant!
I love the BBC sticking it to that bitch, she caused a lot of trouble for them, and honestly i only saw one instance where it was a bit far, and that was once out of like 10 years, the women basically had the ideology of "I don't like this, so no one should watch this"
DCA - Lets Play ever see the goodies episode where they are commissioned to make a Mrs Whitehouse safe Sex Ed video?
A "fucked up old hag" she is -- or a least I've been told.
@@dca-Letsplay It turns out she was right about everything.
The world needs Mary Whitehouse today, in the internet age.
Pure comedy genius
Very clever, miss you Ronnie
Stuart Suther-Baker i
who doesn't love a show with a bit of CBT
He nearly lost it when he fired that gun! Genius…
Channel 4 adopted this idea in 1986 with the Red Triangle. It was very effective in attracting viewers to explicit films they might otherwise have ignored
Used to watch them on the PBS station in Chicago on Sunday nights before "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Loved them. Very different style from the Pythons. Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett used much cleverer humour with some visual gags - imagine Demitri Martin wearing the Union Jack. 😆 The Python troupe dealt much more in satire with some emphasis on the surreal and absurd. They were delightful complements to each other.
That's a cool double bill they wouldn't go for on the Beeb, I'm pretty sure. They have some common history as well, Cleese worked with Ronnies in the previous decade in skit shows, satire mostly but you could see the germ of something Pythonesque. Perhaps uncuriously, The Two Ronnies stuff has aged better for me, though much of it goes against the grain of today's sensibilities.
To quote Lilly Savage - 'This programme MAY contain scenes of violence' that really annoys me 'MAY contain', does it or doesn't it.
Violence is subjective, I don't consider pushing someone to be violent but you might, hence why 'may' is correct. The network has no idea what you find to be violent.
Even if Ronnie hadn't wrote this sketch. Ronnie manages to put it across in such a way that using symbols that would be used for other things generally seems so, so natural Ronnie B was certainly the more facial expressive one of the two Ronnie's. ( Well I thought so personally when he said something a little bit saucey 😮😁). Nevertheless they were ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TOGETHER!!! But, Ronnie B was always my favourite of these two he had so much persona.
Agreed. There has to be a chemistry for a double act to work. There wasn't so much of a "funny man / straight man" situation with these two, but one would generally be a foil for the other in any given sketch.
As Peter Cook said (paraphrasing), "Don't knock the straight man - Dean Martin makes Jerry Lewis funny, Ernie Wise makes Eric Morecambe funny, Dudley makes me funny. "
im american and the bbctv joke still had me dying lmao
Too bad ,it didn't help your English!
@@Elysianism Your comma is in the wrong place. Please correct it. I'm similarly triggered as you were.
Stop Children is about family planning. Utter gold!
NeidalRuekk The Plank
1973 I was only 2
This is great!😂
Ronnie Barker invents the TV ratings system.
That's Ronnie Barker predicting his own demise in Porridge.
1:05 Had me in knots 😁
Humour par excellence!👍👍👍❤️
Another Classic... :D
Just pure and effective humour
A little bit naughty but always clever
What ever happened
“Not tonight Josephine”
When Ronnie Barker starts to look young, then you know that you're getting old
David Jason, who of course worked with RB on many programmes, always referred to him as The Guvnor. We shall not see his like again.
Meanwhile at some point in time The Young Ones were being filmed in the next studio. The cast and crew meeting in the Canteen.
Pure signplay genius!
The greatest comic actor ever.
Incredible word play.
Ronnie Barker wrote everything
Two Ronnies are hilarious and do not need canned laughter to be added.
It wasn't canned laughter. It was a live audience.
It tells the PC nutters when to get offended.
@@capcompass9298 Nah, you're not funny
@@Black.Sabbath ...and you're offended.
Good thing canned laughter was never added then.
I still love The Phantom Raspberry blower 😂😂😂
Love them! They're among the best.
Hate, absolutely hate, the loud utterly unnecessary canned laughter which spoils everything .
The way the world is going I can see this actually happening 😩
That is still very funny😂😂😂
This was actually quite visionary and how more apt is it today, especially the BBC gag.
I miss the Two Ronnies.
I love Derek and Clive most but Two Ronnies harmless charm was brilliant .
Never heard of them!
@@firecarrier1 You've never heard of Dudley Moore and Peter Cook? Derek and Clive were their comedy personas. They were huge, one of the few talents of the 60's and 70's who found as much success outside the UK as they did in it.
Mary Whitehouse watched. She fainted 109 times.
For viewers of a nervous disposition, we have this. (Thumps side of head) That one always goes with a bang(!)
3 dislike's are certain people
David Graham. Disliked means They don't understand ENGLISH.
Mrs Whitehouse' granddaughter.
How can anyone dislike this? It’s comedy at it best before the lefty pc brigade buggered everything up!
MEanME
“I have higher standards”
If you have given yourself over to the poisonous confusion that is political correctness, you have neither standards nor a conscience.
The same certain people have no sense of humor.
You know, I never realised how old those road symbols are
Genius
Brilliant.
Goodnight from him.
Hilarious !!😂😂😂