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And it's a goodnight from me too

twine42 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:12:33 -0800

Any Top 100 list of UK comedy shows has the famous Two Ronnies "Four Candles" sketch in the top ten. Silly word play, songs and Ronnie Barker's fabulous timing, made them TV blockbusters for 16 years. Presenting a brief youtube linkdump...

Mastermind : Answering the question before last Round of Drinks (ignore the painful preable) Swear Box Crossed Lines Aldershot Brasss Ensemble Second Guesser Your Nuts My Lord Father of the Bride and finally, the Two Ronnies + Stephen fry reworking an old Frost Report sketch... I look up to him

By: djgh

djgh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:57:20 -0800

My godfather's neighbour was actually in that brass ensemble (being from around the Aldershot area). Every time that sketch is played on TV, the ensemble gets money from the rights. I wouldn't say that the ensemble is rolling in money, but considering that it's one of the more popular Two Ronnies sketches, they do alright out of it. Ronnie Barker was brilliant - make sure you catch Porridge and Open All Hours (Porridge being the better of the two series, IMHO). Some clips on YouTube from the Beeb here, although they're not necessarily the funniest. Well worth picking up the DVD.

By: joedan

joedan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:11:28 -0800

Great stuff that I never would have seen otherwise. Thanks for posting this.

By: handee

handee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:13:48 -0800

The Two Ronnies are brilliant. That mastermind sketch is hilarious. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was about 7, I used to be allowed to stay up late to watch them on telly.

By: cillit bang

cillit bang — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:42:08 -0800

With a bum tit, how's your father, whoops... tickle a dildo.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:43:02 -0800

Sorry, I need some bleedin' 'elp 'ere. I know what a billhook is (basically a machete variant) -- but what could the misunderstanding be? A man named Bill Hooks? (Searching yields naught.) Also, what could "saw tips" mean? "Mastermind" is brilliant.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:44:16 -0800

Swedish Made Simple is one I highly recommend.

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:59:31 -0800

He sees billhooks as "bollocks" (literally testicles, figuratively "garbage" or "nonsense"). I remember this sketch from back in the day! Though I thought then and now that the punch line was weak, it's a great sketch still. There are others I remember even more fondly - a great one which starts with Corbett saying something like, "Hello, pleased to meet you," and Barker responding, "It wasn't my fault, she shot herself in the head and buried herself under the stairs."

By: unSane

unSane — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:19 -0800

bollocks

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:10 -0800

Also, see Barker's excellent performance in "Robin and Marian" which is unfortunately not on YouTube etc.

By: jamesonandwater

jamesonandwater — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:20:40 -0800

My dad got some fancy Irish digital TV and apparently watches the Two Ronnies every night. Driving my mother up the wall. It's great stuff though, has held up really well.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:20:59 -0800

The Mastermind sketch is great, and I'd never seen it thanks. Apparently simple, but damned hard to do it so well.

By: A189Nut

A189Nut — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:20:07 -0800

Barker wrote many of these sketches (as Gerald Wiley)

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:02:52 -0800

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