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November 22, 2009 10:37 PM

This time you have chosen to answer the question before last each time, is this correct? Quiz show sketch comedy from The Two Ronnies.

Members of the peerage.
Bernard Manning
Hassocks
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
British Leyland

posted by CrunchyFrog (16 comments total)

I don't know whether a transcript would make that funnier or ruin it.
posted by idiopath at 11:09 PM on November 22, 2009

I found the transcript, it does not ruin the humor at all.
posted by idiopath at 11:12 PM on November 22, 2009 [1 favorite]

The Two Ronnies were brilliant; loved that show growing up.

"It's goodnight from me."

"And goodnight from him."
posted by bwg at 11:20 PM on November 22, 2009

Pre-Taped Call-In Show
posted by wemayfreeze at 11:25 PM on November 22, 2009 [6 favorites]

Swedish made simple

(does not require a second viewing but you'll do it anyway)
posted by grounded at 11:46 PM on November 22, 2009 [3 favorites]

This is really weird. I was thinking about this exact sketch as I was going to sleep last night. Such a simple concept, executed perfectly. Absolutely brilliant.
posted by slimepuppy at 12:00 AM on November 23, 2009

Master Mind
posted by Artw at 12:50 AM on November 23, 2009

Really great post. Oh, man, that's just hilarious. Thanks, I was unfamiliar with The Two Ronnies.

And grounded, that's just the funniest damn skit ever. So clever! (I definitely watched twice; you were right.)
posted by heyho at 1:03 AM on November 23, 2009

Four Candles
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 1:53 AM on November 23, 2009

Four Candles is pretty good.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 1:55 AM on November 23, 2009

Just Excellent. On both viewings, too.

But also I just learned that Hassock = Tuffet = low footstool and HOLY SHIT THAT FUCKING RHYME MAKES SENSE NOW! OMFG!

Thanks for the link, CrunchyFrog.

*goes and looks up the origin of 'Eeny Meeny Miney Mo'*
posted by shoebox at 2:08 AM on November 23, 2009

Ace. Thank you.

And if you get tired of all this making sense, you can always just NumberWang.
posted by koeselitz at 2:33 AM on November 23, 2009

That's Numberwang!
posted by robocop is bleeding at 3:02 AM on November 23, 2009

Unfortunately, two posts kinda makes four Ronnies.
posted by Shepherd at 3:19 AM on November 23, 2009

More The Two Ronnies word gags:

Round Of Drinks ("Forget everything I've said and just bring me a sack of coke...")
Nows At Ton ("It appears that we've had a slight problem... our typewriter has been typing o's instead of e's...")
Swear Box
Crossword
An Open University Lecture

and the classic

Heiroglyphics
posted by koeselitz at 3:46 AM on November 23, 2009

That's excellent. I watched that years ago as a kid and remembered it vividly. Watching it now, I've only just understood some of the jokes, including the one that always puzzled me as a 10 year-old ("What sort [of artist is Dean Martin]?" "Pass" "Close enough").

This, however, is the one a ten year-old me found the funniest.
posted by Hartster at 5:45 AM on November 23, 2009