I think it's fantastic that people are still listening and commenting In 2022 Great comedy is for everyone and for ever
@jeffreygan3455
8 ай бұрын
So difficult to get good jokes nowdays as good as The Two Ronnies...entertaining yet highly intellectual in standards.
@joe1205
Жыл бұрын
This aged well. What I'd call a family show. Everyone can enjoy it at all ages!
@supremefandom6970
Жыл бұрын
Yep I'm 20 and love them
@Ash-zw6ch
Жыл бұрын
I'm 31 i too like
@orionstar7015
2 жыл бұрын
When comedy was worth watching, what an entertainment that was.
@itsnotrightyouknow
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed before woke arrived
@Tangaroa775
Жыл бұрын
Yes now it’s all about Profanities
@shereekendall1003
Жыл бұрын
Thats right...theres nothing i watch on tele these days...oh to invent a time machine to go back to them wonderful funny comedies we loved to watch so very much lol 😂😂😂
@andersliljevall2946
Ай бұрын
English language seems to be made for comedy and makes it quite hard to translate
@johnparton2209
Жыл бұрын
Best double act by a million miles, absolute genius. Most comedy is dated but the 2 Ronnies still as funny now as it was 40 years ago
@juans6639
4 жыл бұрын
The British are without a doubt, the best in comedy.
@Robylazarus
Жыл бұрын
I have to agree with you on that --- Mind your Language, Allo Allo, Keeping up appearances, Mr. Bean.
@drcman1
Жыл бұрын
@juans6639
Жыл бұрын
@@allangilchrist5938 Thank you for your response. Lucky for me, I visit my British video comedy library watch, laugh and reminisce with friends.
@Aasn9
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, it became foreign policy.
@planecrazyish
Жыл бұрын
Agreed 😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@yogibear284
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius' in their day, when you can still have a laugh 40 years later!
@Nigelfarij
3 ай бұрын
50 years actually.
@terrytk9398
4 жыл бұрын
Well written, well performed, well directed, well presented... well everything ... marvellous little sketch without swearing, aggression or spite. Joy.
@shaun5944
3 жыл бұрын
Well said Terry Tk. They don't make em like this anymore, the good old days, before idiot trolls 😂💥👍🇬🇧🏴🎭😄
@SuperMikado282
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are both spot on.
@pressureworks
Жыл бұрын
Throwing object at cleaner, knocking off ladder, proper violent that ! Right our Elsie ? Right, that wor proper violent like.
@pachy444
Жыл бұрын
Nonsense, Corbett fluffed the first question about the Lake & tearing pages & losing it with the window cleaner was aggressive
@terrytk9398
Жыл бұрын
@@pachy444 who cares about a fluffed line! Trying to tear something and partially succeeding is comical. The cleaner was tame. We’ll have to agree to disagree here sir.
@maxsoon1097
Жыл бұрын
Classic comedy from UK. No obscene words. Only normal funny conversation 🤣
@treblesix8730
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful tv. The pinnacle years of British Saturday evening entertainment .
@georgetempest9627
6 жыл бұрын
British comedy at it's finest - something I never grow tired of watching. They were among the best back then, bless.
@PatrickMcAsey
4 жыл бұрын
*its*
@deldridg
2 жыл бұрын
@@PatrickMcAsey Damn, you beat me to it. I'm only 3 years late
@PatrickMcAsey
2 жыл бұрын
@@deldridg It's embarrassing when people display their ignorance of the the difference between "its" and "it's". We learn this at primary school.
@hendrikhardeman9832
2 жыл бұрын
@@PatrickMcAsey the the -> the (one will do) 🙂
@SuperMikado282
2 жыл бұрын
@@hendrikhardeman9832 hahaha.
@bruceevans3476
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this stuff. Thanks Mum and Dad. 👍
@isabelserrano6018
2 жыл бұрын
Me too, watched all British comedy greats. My late father was a great fan of dad's army and the two Ronnies.
@geofftefl
Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to see The Two Ronnies in their live theatre show, Sydney Australia circa 1980, where they performed their hilarious routines, including the brilliant 'Fork Handles' sketch. I still have a good laugh watching their genius and, after all these years, their brilliance still shines. RIP Messrs Barker and Corbett.
@bobwallacejnr6852
Жыл бұрын
they didnt do sydney in 1980
@geofftefl
Жыл бұрын
@@bobwallacejnr6852 your cataracts may have prevented you from seeing the word "circa".
@jackledger7132
3 жыл бұрын
Proper wholesome entertainment - so much more depth than the rubbish that is spewing out in today’s world.....
@grahamstephens9931
Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. This is when comedians sat down and had a long, hard think about what others would find funny, without delving into the obscene. This was the golden age of comedy, and British comedy at that.
@npr1300A8
Жыл бұрын
So good! I thought I'd seen all the Two Ronnies' sketches. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.
@crispinaske8293
Жыл бұрын
With all the present doom and gloom, i watched this to cheer myself up a bit.
@charlesforeman9438
2 жыл бұрын
Like the microphone comes in above her head at 1:26. I just loved watching these guys, they were so funny and up to date with things at that time. They were a rare talent that went to heaven & so greatly missed.
@RabbiHerschel
4 жыл бұрын
For those of you who are curious, the highest mountain in South America, and indeed the highest mountain anywhere outside Asia, is indeed Mount Aconcagua, which stands at 22,837 feet. And "Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage" was Shakespeare.
@SNK1995
4 жыл бұрын
What is 5x2?
@sayonroychoudhury8785
4 жыл бұрын
Saved me some furious googling.
@Gottenhimfella
2 жыл бұрын
@Bercilak de hautdesert Your answer is right by definition. So is mine. Today, everyone is entitled to their own truth. It's all about freedom, and experts are never to be trusted under *any* circumstances. (sigh)
@karinberryman2009
2 жыл бұрын
@@SNK1995 😂😂😂
@kr1886
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it Cotopaxi?
@castelodeossos3947
Жыл бұрын
The whole idea is inspired, and when you think it couldn't be more inspired, the ending makes it out of this world. Am new to the two Ronnies and must say it's of a truly extraordinary standard.
@colinmiles1052
8 ай бұрын
Not seen this one...absolutely brilliant! Thanks for finding it.
@simongee8928
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Barker was a master with regional accents, something Ronnie Corbett just couldn't get to grips with.
@dreamforfreedom
2 жыл бұрын
So did they end on bad terms?
@ezrazonable4992
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Barker always carried the whole thing. Ronnie Corbett was integral, because Barker needed a character to bounce his jokes off. The show could have survived without Corbett, but it wouldn't have had a spark without Barker.
@dnakatomiuk
Жыл бұрын
@@dreamforfreedom No they didn't end in bad terms they were the best of friends for years. All the way to the end when Barker died he didn't see Corbett or anyone he died in private which Corbett respected
@craig1538
Жыл бұрын
Very funny, well written and well acted. Unlike the tripe that passes for comedy nowadays.
@chris-rfs
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant comedy,there is nothing like this around now. One of my favourites is the drunken father wedding speech sketch and of course,Four Candles!
@chrismoule7242
2 ай бұрын
The Tortoise...
@MultiOpolis
2 жыл бұрын
What's hilarious about this is that everyone in Lancashire is absolutely convinced they're that clever 😂 (my wife is from there)
@DieFlabbergast
2 жыл бұрын
We are.
@peterdavies2960
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they’re Yorkshire 😂
@EagleOneM1953
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 your comment was funnier than the sketch...it had me in stitches...
@DieFlabbergast
2 жыл бұрын
@@peterdavies2960 Aye -- I don't think we say "Eccy thump" in Lancashire.
@pavlekodak2147
Жыл бұрын
Funny you mention that... my wife is also convinced she knows everything and she is not from Lancashire...
@michaelcastro6731
6 жыл бұрын
I have not seen this sketch before. Thank you for cheering me up on a dull day. Had me in stitches.
@maryjane1085
3 жыл бұрын
The moral of your tail - never get distracted whilst dicing vegetables...
@63bplumb
7 жыл бұрын
When the bird in the clock came out to answer the question I almost fell out of the chair laughing!
@margaretroselle8610
5 жыл бұрын
63bplumb Oh,so did I!! Just hilarious!!🤣🤣
@orcokiwo6703
4 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I can barely type 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@oddforestcritter
4 жыл бұрын
Me too 😆
@zulkiflijamil4033
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@63bplumb
3 жыл бұрын
@Jon Collins Bless you!! Jon Collins! This gave me a chance to watch this again. Almost (vulgar remark coming) pissed myself again laughing! This is MY kind of humor! So incredibly smart and creative!
@BadRavenFPV
Жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten that one! Great, thanks.!!
@heathy120
Жыл бұрын
This has to be my favorite skit of all time 🤣😂
@raymondvaughan6262
3 жыл бұрын
Classic comedy brilliant nothing like this anymore great writing and talent both great together rip both 👍
@juans6639
4 жыл бұрын
Love it, love it. I used to watch ALL of these British comedies in the 1970's on our local PBS TV Station.
@shaun5944
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, when comedy was great. Ronnie Barker, the guvnor. Thank you for all the laughs ❤️
@keithterry2169
4 жыл бұрын
A brilliant sketch. The Pythons simply threw the unsuccessful encyclopaedia salesman out of a top-floor window.
@colleenhenry8022
4 жыл бұрын
Loved them!! They were hilarious!
@408Magenta
9 ай бұрын
Priceless.
@EagleOneM1953
2 жыл бұрын
There's nothing like British comedy... of the past, they don't write it like that anymore. Even though you knew the guy in the back cleaning the window was going to give the correct answer to the question about the monkey in South America it was still funny... Irreplaceable, the Two Ronnies... Best part was the cuckoo answering the question about I even had a hard time understanding them, let alone remember them... Pure comedy brilliance...
@percyfree9831
2 жыл бұрын
So much joy an laughter, ta u pair love
@robertblackburn752
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! And you can bet that all the answers they gave were spot on. The Ronnies were masters of comic wordplay and timing.
@Hrodn
3 жыл бұрын
The lovely Carol Hawkins, I had my first schoolboy crush on her when she was in Please Sir.
@Regi869
3 жыл бұрын
Bob Clark a real stunner and hot body
@BeatleBeat1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Regi869 How do you know Bob Clarks a "real stunner with a hot body" ???? ...........now THAT'S comedy gold ! four candles....
@johnDukemaster
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely! I'll never forget "A day at the beach". Super!
@tortysoft
Жыл бұрын
I used to work at BBC TVC and saw some of these recordings being made. If there was no audience, before the recordings started, they would both be utterly silent waiting for the red light - then they ignited !
@m.s.8996
4 жыл бұрын
I don't need encyclopaedias - turns out the missus knows everything.
@roadie3124
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! That is so true 😂
@joshhodkinson9305
2 жыл бұрын
For the same reason, I don’t need Google.
@scotty193
4 жыл бұрын
Here in 2020 the rapore between this two was second to none.............Never my number one comedians but ohhh so close. No swearing of course just a hint of innuendo and laughs a plenty pure classic brilliance.
@DieFlabbergast
2 жыл бұрын
*rapport And, actually, the Two Ronnies' shows were absolutely loaded with sexual innuendo. If you didn't notice, you must be a bit slow.
@tortysoft
Жыл бұрын
A HINT?? You are missing quite a lot there ! OK, not in this sketch though.
@geneva760
3 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT stuff. Have a nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
@innovativeinnovation6629
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliantly written, tis probably why John Sullivan knew he had to step up the mark with OFAH.
@johnlavery6116
2 жыл бұрын
The brilliant Barbara New,.also in the sketch..went on to play Mable in YOU RANG MY LORD.
@moirawatson-pickering7228
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👏👏👏 Never judge, a book by it's cover🤔👍
@beatlesnut2947
4 жыл бұрын
They don't do comedy like this anymore. So sad.
@ahmedhussain999
4 жыл бұрын
Kids are too stupid to understand them nowadays even with all the Technology around them.
@CycolacFan
3 жыл бұрын
Because sadly they’re both dead.
@paulpaintshop103
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Brilliant family entertainment, probably too clever for today's audience.
@MrDaiseymay
6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff---and look at the detail in the set, so convincing. Nobody takes that trouble today
@WoolyBuggerPicker
6 жыл бұрын
That working iron got me!
@EagleOneM1953
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Belgium and as a kid accompanied my grandmother to visit her sister many times. Her sister's son repaired cars for a hobby and sometimes even had a car engine in the living room on wooden blocks he was working on like Ronnie had the bike inside... I'm not kidding... there was a tank with gas/petrol with a hose feeding it.... it was so funny when she wold bitched at him to take his stinking crap outside and he always said it was too cold out there...
@MrDaiseymay
Жыл бұрын
@@EagleOneM1953 Reminds me of a Cartoon I saw, in the Daily Express, but the guy was sat up in bed, with black engine oil all over the eiderdown, engine parts shrewn around him, with tools everywhere, AND, a lovely touch, a Engineers VICE clamped on his Bed Head board, one on each side. Reminds me me of my old dad.
@golden.lights.twinkle2329
2 жыл бұрын
My parents actually bought a set of encyclopedias from a salesman like this. The thing I remember about them is they had an intoxicating smell. I used to open them just to get a whiff of the smell.
@treblesix8730
Жыл бұрын
I remember one coming to our house when I was a kid. Dad came home and saw him off in no time!
@NeidalRuekk
10 жыл бұрын
Utterly brilliant!
@z.t1459
6 жыл бұрын
The comedy at it's best,RIP Ronnies
@Woodland26
3 жыл бұрын
"Did you know that Ronnie Corbett was a great cook?"
@SuperMikado282
2 жыл бұрын
@@Woodland26 That has made my day learning that fact.
@commonroadjunction4047
3 жыл бұрын
How can anyone dislike the two Ronnie’s
@Robylazarus
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic entertainment---Good clean humour.
@1916jamesconnolly
Жыл бұрын
The Window cleaner bit was straight out of a Monty Python sketch. Hysterical.
@jazzman1626
5 жыл бұрын
At first when he was asking the questions and Ronnie B said “yes”, I thought Ronnie C was going to say “how do you know these things?”. I thought Ronnie B was going to say “because you’ve just told me”.
@anthonycoleman1909
4 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to say, because I wrote the books
@mohamedal-ganzoury3699
4 жыл бұрын
@@anthonycoleman1909 or "because every day, for the last 3 years, your friends have been making the same pitch"
@tonyjedioftheforest1364
3 жыл бұрын
I thought the same.
@markharris5771
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the asthma attack from laughing, totally worth it.
@terencebarrett2897
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful" real born talent art skill timing , wonderful entertainment ,,and now TV and radio"its absolutely dross
@aranerem3767
4 жыл бұрын
The two ronnies were brilliant
@xCarlsburgx
8 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of their best ever.
@David-lb4te
6 жыл бұрын
so is this: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2mZ5m22mgpGqo4Y
@xMakeMeFeelItx
5 жыл бұрын
David that one is hilarious
@paulg687
5 жыл бұрын
Not even close. Watch this one. kzitem.info/news/bejne/pISKs22fhmOWiaw
@BillyBullshitter
Жыл бұрын
I was friends with these 2. I helped them both write a lot of material. We used to sit at the table, drink brandy and write till 4 or 5am. It was hilarious. They were really funny guys. Right bundle of laughs I tells you
@tortysoft
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I hope so, but your name implies otherwise 🙂
@BillyBullshitter
Жыл бұрын
@@tortysoft honest Simon. It's the proper truth. Otherwise how I know they were a right bundle of laughs.?
@kelvinsparks4651
Жыл бұрын
Class. This takes me back to my childhood days 😂
@rocketeerPM2500
5 жыл бұрын
Classic Ronnies humour. Hell they made us laugh.
@gracebrougham5572
3 жыл бұрын
pp
@gracebrougham5572
3 жыл бұрын
mcloughlin
@colettejackson4168
3 жыл бұрын
We had a set just like that one. Red, and a blue set that was really interesting but I don’t remember what they were about. My dad used to read the blue set to us. The encyclopaedias I used for school work. I loved them. Wish I had them now.
@majorlaff8682
2 жыл бұрын
The blue set may have been the Columbia Encyclopaedia. Red ones were either Britannica (advanced but difficult) or New World (much easier for youth to comprehend). I started off with the Junior World Encyclopaedia as a young fella in primary school then progressed to more comprehensive encyclopaedias. Still have a one-volume Chambers that I refer to now and then. Happy learning.
@themask706
4 жыл бұрын
Thought he was going to say, " your the 14th encyclopedia sales man we've had this week "
@Cygnus0lor
5 жыл бұрын
That cuckoo call was priceless...
@wertherquartett
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant. I hadn’t seen that one before.
@funkydozer
Жыл бұрын
Up until the 90s, the encyclopaedia was the internet
@littleballof_crazy9834
4 жыл бұрын
I wish they still made comedy like this today
@golden.lights.twinkle2329
2 жыл бұрын
I wish they still made encyclopedias like that.
@hermosafish
Жыл бұрын
Freaking Excellent Production!! I wish I had discovered this decades ago!!!
@gerrystapleton1965
4 жыл бұрын
When comedy worked brightened up my day thanks
@rafathalam5245
Жыл бұрын
The best of their series... Awesome
@southernmike3265
2 жыл бұрын
These two are a few of the very best!
@martinjay3570
4 жыл бұрын
When comedy was funny.
@thedoomslayer4327
4 жыл бұрын
this sketch was genius quite literally
@resnonverba137
3 жыл бұрын
Not seen this sketch before. Thanks for upload.
@tonymarlowe1302
3 жыл бұрын
Still the best after all these year.
@alanevery215
Жыл бұрын
The jet engine heater add is even funnier! Apart from the stupidity of the free energy assertion, the fan blades on the compressor at the front are going in the opposite direction to the low press turbine!
@BubblesPothowari
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Yarns, spun for us to ENJOY !!!
@obviouslytwo4u
3 жыл бұрын
I think the moral of the story is never judge a book by its cover
@MrMathisha
3 жыл бұрын
Dont think never
@charlespopple6214
Жыл бұрын
I love British comedy.
@andrewtongue7084
Жыл бұрын
Note the lack of profanity, abuse, or sexual innuendo - this was comedy-proper. We shall never see the like of same again. Superlative entertainment.
@fuzzyscarfandmittens4772
5 жыл бұрын
John Cleese has gone on record saying that Ronnie Corbett had the greatest comic timing of anybody anywhere.
@stevenkoehler6018
5 жыл бұрын
Fuzzyscarfandmittens I would agree. A tremendous talent.
@ElvarMasson
4 жыл бұрын
If John Cleese says Ronnie Corbett had the greatest comic timing of anybody anywhere, Ronnie Corbett had the greatest comic timing of anybody anywhere. Simple
@martinworld7214
4 жыл бұрын
@@ElvarMasson I'm not buying it. ...... incredibly funny definitely , best comic timing ....nah
@ElvarMasson
4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn´t know. This is not my profession
@chotahazri
4 жыл бұрын
Elvar Masson "
@h.j.teunissen378
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see this redone for the Wikipedia-era.
@every1665
Жыл бұрын
Carol Hawkins! I was in love with her when I was 12.
@cricketbat09
3 жыл бұрын
Great comedy. There are many highly educated academics who know nothing about the practicalities of 'real life'.
@darongardner4294
3 жыл бұрын
Very good,I like the sound of this,and the humor.
@patsirianni7984
Жыл бұрын
One of the funniest shows ever
@techtipsuk
4 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before, brilliant
@sharoncarter4086
4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!!!!!! 💙 💜 ♥️
@Sjmby95
3 жыл бұрын
I can relate to this I once worked as a teacher of music and one chap was fiddling with his motor bike in the hall
@susanbarker2525
Жыл бұрын
Hadn't seen this sketch before. What a treat!!
@1339LARS
7 жыл бұрын
This is about the funniest thing to be seen !!!!
@peterlarsen1000
Ай бұрын
Love The Two Ronnies. Rosa Larsen
@Gambino316
Жыл бұрын
Love the fact we know this is the Only Fools and Horses Set!
@DarkHelixia
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much everybody nowadays at the pub when you say 'Did you know ...'
@tanterliser
11 ай бұрын
They were Kings of Saturday night
@Turrican60
5 жыл бұрын
Have to laugh at little Ron tearing pages out of the book in frustration!
@chrishickman3694
4 жыл бұрын
Up the mighty wanderers
@mansoorsaleh5731
Жыл бұрын
Old is gold 👌
@rogerswift1983
3 жыл бұрын
2021 ''I can just google it on my phone, goodbye''
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