This sketch is so well known in the UK that at both their funerals, the coffin was preceded by choirboys carrying four candles rather than the usual two. Everybody understood the significance.

@eithneowen8782

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@eithneowen8782

2 жыл бұрын

I love them....

@williambailey344

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that the choir boys had 4 candles for there funeral yes they would have lived that and the crowd too I would say.

@nicholassmith4665

Жыл бұрын

Saw this for the first time made me very emotional brilliant

@smith549371

Жыл бұрын

@@williambailey344 no..fork 'andles

Taking nothing away from the genius that was Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett delivers a master class of comedy timing.

I've must have seen this 20 times and I'm still crying. Ronnie Barker was a master with words. Sadly missed.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@craighart9278

3 ай бұрын

I'm perplexed. The customer asked for fork handles. Plural! Why was the customer OK with getting one fork handle? Why did the shopkeeper not ask how many fork handles when the misunderstanding was rectified?

@user-gj5dz1hm9f

3 ай бұрын

@craighart9278 you obviously miss the point. We in the UK would say " Have you any Fork Handles" say it quickly and you could miss understand the request, so we have "4 Candles".

@MrsGraphiteGal

2 ай бұрын

I'm from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and that is how we speak normally. Tend to run our words together and miss pronouncing the end letters.

@gunternetzer9621

Ай бұрын

'Saw tips. What do ya want ointment or something?'

This was without a doubt the greatest comedy sketch ever ,the thought that went into it was incredible. Ronnie Barker was brilliant as the workman ,But Ronnie Corbett as the exasperated storeman will never be equaled.This must be the funniest sketch of any duo ever .

@lewisner

2 жыл бұрын

They did one where they were two train drivers going home and everything they said referred to a station "Your lad is he still knocking around with the Theydon Bois ? "Yeah". "They're big aren't they ?" "Yeah Wapping".

@billsamuls7620

2 жыл бұрын

IM 80 NOW GOING ON 60 I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROADCAST ON A SATURDAY NIGHT ON BBC TV

@peterb2286

2 жыл бұрын

So good it was. Been copied in several countries.

@GlenislaGhillie

2 жыл бұрын

all I can add to this is I roared at this when I saw it when its was first aired and I still laugh at it even though I can just about recite it from memory. The pinnacle of sketch comedy. Love it

@silasfatchett7380

3 ай бұрын

Ronnie Corbett gives a master class in comedy timing in this sketch.

45 years years old and still making people laugh, that is some legacy. Great reaction

@geoffpoole483

2 жыл бұрын

A very well-written sketch performed by two highly talented comedy actors.

@michaelsnow4735

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, but believe it or not I have come across my customers who have not seen it

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just the mispronounciation of words, with several meanings, but the body language and facial expressions. Old fashioned Hardware shops like this, used to be very common; there's one near me, been there for 70 years.

@numbersix8336

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDaiseymay I miss them, there were five local ones to me, there are now none.

@lynette.

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't ever get old no matter how many times you see it it cracks you up every time.

Ronnie Barker was an absolute genius. His command of the English dialect, his stutter as Arkwright in Open All Hours, he comedy timing, and his performance as Fletcher in Porridge was masterful. One in a million. Ronnie Corbett was also a Gem

@nathaniel8925

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting fact. I had a shockingly bad stutter as a child and I absolutely loved Arkwright in Open All Hours. Still do all these years later. His execution of that role was perfect.

@Psmith-ek5hq

Жыл бұрын

@@nathaniel8925 I'm sorry for your speech impediment, and I hope you didn't let it hold you back in life. Barker was a comic genius at performance and as a writer, but your disability isn't an interesting fact at all.

@martyj.w2875

Жыл бұрын

Ronnie Barker once said that he'd had a letter from a family of stutterers concerning Arkwright. When he started to read it, he was concerned that they might have been offended. As he said, "you don't like to offend anyone." Not a bit of it, they were writing to say how wonderful the show was and that they loved it!

@klaxoncow

3 ай бұрын

@@Psmith-ek5hq Well, you're a bundle of laughs, ain't ya? Life and soul of the party.

@Psmith-ek5hq

3 ай бұрын

@@klaxoncow I wasn't trying to be funny: I was merely making a point.

Their comedy around language was just the best. To this day, when I was in Portugal there is a supermarket attendant who has no idea why this Englishman was crying with laughter when he was trying to buy candles for his daughters 4th birthday cake :)

@carlosgomes2783

3 ай бұрын

Interesting - the Portuguese for candles is velas, and the sails of a ship are... velas. Imagine Ronnie Corbett trying to sort that one out.🤣

@xtraspecial4677

3 ай бұрын

Bullshit

@carlosgomes2783

3 ай бұрын

@@xtraspecial4677 Eh?

@xtraspecial4677

3 ай бұрын

@@carlosgomes2783 wasn't talking to you

@leifvejby8023

2 ай бұрын

:-D :-D :-D :-D

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it before. The sketch was inspired by a real incident in a hardware shop in Hayes, which was submitted by the owners as possible material. Further inspiration came from the range of goods stocked by Harrington's hardware store, located close to Ronnie Corbett's holiday home in Broadstairs, Kent.

@MadCatPerson1977

3 ай бұрын

I live in Hayes and after speaking to my dad, we think we can pinpoint the location to within a few shops. It was the kind of place where you could buy a single nail. There were no other shops in the area that my dad knows of. If confirmed, maybe the site should receive a plaque or something?

When Ronnie Barker died a Hardware shop put a tribute in their window...4 candles, nothing else was needed!

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant

@ninebangtrojan4669

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK The photo is probably still online, yes that was Bollocks at the end - apparently there's an alternative ending where he asks for "big jugs" and a busty woman comes out to serve him.

@kumasenlac5504

2 жыл бұрын

At his Memorial Service for Ronnie Barker held in Westminster Abbey, the procession included four candles rather than the usual two...

@Lentonist

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK And I also understand that Ronnie Corbett had four candles specially placed on the church altar for his service when he died in 2016.

@raye402

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lentonist yes the shop 4 candles was in Earls Colne High st in Essex 👍

A classic, and one that we Brits probably will never tire of.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

It’s brilliant 😊

@Happyheretic2308

2 жыл бұрын

The day we do, we are lost.

@peterhall728

2 жыл бұрын

The Sun will explode before we don't find this funny.

@realburglazofficial2613

2 жыл бұрын

This, and Del Boy falling through the bar!

@hectorheath9742

2 жыл бұрын

Typical tiresome British attitude where something good never tires. Like Faulty Towers, or Python, or Morcambe and Wise and 'wot I wrote', or the 1966 World Cup final, they were all good in their day...but now they're hackneyed.

We Brits R inventers of Comedy. America U gave us 'Friends'. There's ABSOLUTELY NO Comparison. 😂😂😂😂

You can’t beat the classic British comedy. Naturally funny humour, no punch lines to get laughters 👍👍

Shortly before he died, Ronnie Barker said he was never happy with the final scene punchline "Bill Hooks" as he thought it too obscure. He said that before he did London Pallidium he thought a better ending and instead of the other man coming out, it would be a rather busty girl who would take over and say " Right Sir, - What type of knockers are you looking for?".....🤣😂🤣

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

lol! 😂😂

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK The explanation is at the end of this tape Amanda immediately after you turned it off :)

@andrewward2010

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! That would have been funny tbh!

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

3 ай бұрын

@@Isleofskye I never got the ending, Barker was right, it was too obscure. The suggested ending would have been great as it was so unexpected

@Isleofskye

3 ай бұрын

@@Thenogomogo-zo3un Thanks,My Friend..

One of greatest sketches ever, by probably the greatest Comedy duo ever. Just my humble opinion. Still makes me laugh all these years later.

@davemckenna8591

2 жыл бұрын

As a Kiwi i have watched this hundreds of times , AND still piss myself laughing every time i watch it , British ,Kiwi and Aussie humour are so much alike

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

😊👍🏻👍🏻

@NFawc

2 жыл бұрын

Almost another Morecombe and Wise...

@chrisdansey2600

2 жыл бұрын

The pub in Ronnie Barkers home town is called The Four Candles

@johnkitchen8196

2 жыл бұрын

Morcame and Wise where wonderful

Makes me giggle too.. what comedy gods they were. Perfect delivery, perfect timing and gentle sweet jokes.

I've been watching the 2 Ronnies all my life & still can't get enough!

The funniest ever.. They were perfect together.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

They’re brilliant! 🤣

Can I just say that was the most adorable way ive heard the word "bollocks" ever said 🤣🤣

@wespaul9345

Жыл бұрын

is that the punchline 'Bill hooks' that part I never understood.

@hilaryjohns4049

2 ай бұрын

​@@wespaul9345Me neither, and I am decades old.

@paulcaswell2813

2 ай бұрын

@@hilaryjohns4049 Billhooks (short-handled scythe) - rhymes with B*llocks...

@carlchapman4053

Ай бұрын

@@hilaryjohns4049 Bill Hooks are a farming took, similar to a scythe blade but more robust for cutting bushes and other woodland plants. They became weapons of the medieval peasantry because a heavy blade on a 5 foot long pole was able to take down an armoured knight. Because Bill hooks sound like 'Bollocks' it became the polite way of swearing in post war England.

@hilaryjohns4049

Ай бұрын

@@carlchapman4053 Thank you for your explanation, I vaguely knew what a bill hook was, but in my naivety I never equated it with bollocks. There is also a phrase e.g. my boss gave me a bollocking because of my error. That is a memory for me in my first job in 1963. I worked for a quantity surveyor and I opened quotations for jobs. I didn't know that the bosses secretary, or the boss, should have opened them. Thinking about it now I can't remember if the envelopes were marked with QUOTATION, they probably were. Anyway I was told off big time. I think my defence was that nobody had told me, which was true.

Back in the 70's when Gene Wilder was in the West End - he mentioned that after his Saturday nite show - he would watch the Two Ronnies straight away - now that is real praise from comedic genius

As someone else said, probably the best comedy sketch of all time. Ronnie Barker was a great writer and wordsmith, writing under the pseudonym of Gerald Wiley. The sketch was updated for Comic Relief as a tribute after Ronnie Barker died. Search 'My Blackberry is not working' Ronnie Corbett. Excellent play on words, brought up to date.

@Vinterfrid

2 жыл бұрын

Now you're assuming that everyone in the world has perfect knowledge of the English language so they'd understand the misinterpretation of the words. But since that is not the case, this is not the best comedy sketch of all time. Right?

@hamishmuirhead9917

3 ай бұрын

@@Vinterfrid Well, maybe you should go to work on translating the funniest joke in the world then...

Legends these two were. Ronnie Barker was the master of wordplay

@stephengraham1153

2 жыл бұрын

He was certainly a master of "Pismronunciation" :-)

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😊

Total classic, I used to love their Christmas specials. Good old days 🤣🤣

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I need to watch more

@DEZ1172

2 жыл бұрын

Was one of the best parts of Christmas as a kid imo 👍🙏

@jackflash743

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK and nowadays at xmas they just put unfunny repeats of so called comediums

@johnneal7832

2 жыл бұрын

I was just talking about always watching the Xmas specials to my mate at Xmas time,the garbage they put on now in comparison 😨

I've always said that it's the reaction each time of little Ronnie that makes the sketch so funny.

Absolute genius never ages, maybe the best comedy sketch in history. Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it.

to me the best part of this sketch is the nostalgia i get from watching it. i remember going to a shop like this with my grandpa all the time and it looked exactly like this and the people were really like this, and they really did sell everything. my grandpa called it the nail stores, and one time i asked him why he called it the nail store because he was the only one who did, he said ''well he sells nails'' and i said ''ye but he also sells bread, candy, wood, clothes and if you ask he'll get you a puppy and a donkey'' to wich he replied with all seriousness ''ye but i dont need those all the time'' xD sadly there arent alot of em around no more, if any at all.

@geoffpoole483

2 жыл бұрын

Every town would have at least one of these shops. In my hometown of Ipswich it was Martin and Newby; the only thing they didn't sell was food.

@briancarr4607

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and I bet he would sell you a single nail if that's all you wanted ?

@martinconnelly1473

2 жыл бұрын

Our local one was referred to as the chandlers.

@RanRayu

2 жыл бұрын

@@briancarr4607nah, he didnt charge for a single nail =) he had a big box on the counter with old used nails and screws you could just grab some out of if you didnt need much. he'd get those from old furniture people brought him if they didnt need it and wasnt in good enough shape to sell or give away.

@StockportJambo

2 жыл бұрын

We have one in the village I live in called 'The Handyman'. It's just like it.

Classic Two Ronnie's. Ronnie Barker wrote it, a lady that used to work for him showed up on the British Antique Roadshow with a hand written first draft of the sketch, and it was valued quite high because of the popularity of that particular sketch...

Truly a classic sketch, one my late dad loved. He even tried the four candles question in a hardware store himself, but it went straight over the young assistant’s head 😂

@lewisner

Жыл бұрын

There's a hardware store called Barnitts in York where you can get practically anything which exists. They do Hose, Hoes and "O"s but possibly not Pantyhose.

@Stedmaniac

4 ай бұрын

Ronnie C appeared on Would I lie to you with his "butty" Rob Bryson.....the final challenge was to convince the other team that he had needed to buy four candles from a hardware store.......I was more disappointed to find that was a lie than I was when my first crush turned me down!

Canadians have been watching this for years. Love British humour.

This sketch was written by Ronnie Barker himself but under the pseudonym Gerald Wiley as he wanted his sketches accepted purely on their own merits and not just because they were written by him. Ronnie Barker was an absolute master of wordplay as can been seen in many other sketches on the shows. This one stands out but there are others of equal skill. Something you may find interesting is the connection between this sketch and the clip from Only Fools and Horses. David Jason (Del Boy) worked with Ronnie Barker on the TV series "Open All Hours" (also on "Porridge") and he referred to Ronnie Barker as "The Guv'nor" because he learned so much about comic acting from him.

@DMMJBSM

2 жыл бұрын

He was a genius.

@alansevern290

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, the Mastermind sketch is just superb 😂

@SpeccyMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@alansevern290 That was one of the sketches I was thinking of along with the one with the two phone booths. Brilliant stuff.

@andybrown9006

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know about the pseudonym part, thanks for that

@MBM1117727

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite of his sketches was the hieroglyphics one, great wordplay in that too!

Morecombe & Wise making breakfast to the stripper music is a comedy classic.

Loved the reaction. I must have seen this dozens of times and I still laugh every time. So many brilliant Two Ronnies sketches. In any era Ronnie Corbett would be called a great, but pair him with the absolute genius of Ronnie Barker, and the two were the greatest of all time.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

Timeless. It's clearly filmed in front of a very appreciative studio audience. A couple of the laughs are really long. For students of the topic, it's a particular masterclass from Ronnie Corbett (who is serving) in riding out the laughs with non-verbal gestures etc, rather than continuing his dialogue and cutting them off prematurely. More analysis of the sketch can be found in a new video I've just released.

Hi Amanda. Watched a few Americans react to this they didn't quite get it but I knew you would. Love your channel thank you x

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ken! I thought it was brilliant! Thank you 😊

@jackcarter5101

2 жыл бұрын

Some didn't quite get it, some got it completely, and some.......the less said about them the better

@leewesley1961

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK we all need them 'andles' for forks don't we!

@rule-of-thumb

2 жыл бұрын

The difference between Amanda and other American reactors on this vid is that she's been her long enough to 'get' the payoff of 'bellhooks'!!👍

@DavidSmith-yc6lm

2 жыл бұрын

I was laughing at sketch, plus laughing at Amanda laughing and her expressions as it went on. Good vid.

Honestly it’s a joy seeing the pleasure you get from these brilliant old sketches. The Two Ronnies were a part of Britain’s comedy culture for decades. You should look at some classic Morcombe and Wise Christmas shows. Especially at this time of year. Good clean family fun.

@michaelsnow4735

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!!

@joeking5310

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Check out Andre Preview!

The Two Ronnies were comedy geniuses. Sadly they have both passed, but what a fantastic legacy they have left. Hilarious. Great reaction vid Amanda. 👍👍👍

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So glad you enjoyed it so much. This sketch was made in 1976 but the Two Ronnies re-created it in the 1980s with the roles reversed. Ronnie B played a grocery shopkeeper and Ronnie C played a customer who was an Arab Sheikh. It is on YT and well worth seeing.

@kathrynwhitby9799

2 жыл бұрын

is that the one with Ma Malady (Marmalade)?

@112sje

2 жыл бұрын

@@kathrynwhitby9799 Yes, I think so, and "bicker bonnet of sodder"

This clip brings back the memory of my mother father and my brother in total hysterics. I laughed so hard my ribs were aching. I recommend The Two Ronnie's "Bold Sir John" this is hilarious. All the best

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad! 😊 I’ll check it out

@adamev

2 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more. There is some good comedy about these days, but it's been a long time since my ribs hurt through laughing.

This sketch is timeless, I never tire watching this, still hilarious now as it was back then. Amanda, you have the pleasure and privilege out of these two classic British comedians. 😀

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

😊

@andyhumphrey9351

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK you should try and find sketch called in the trenches :)

@TheZumph

2 жыл бұрын

Morecambe and wise ice cream is another

Glad you liked this sketch. It IS a British classic. 😊😊

I love that it shows a window of Amanda laughing and the sketch at the same time.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

😊🙌🙌

The Legendary Two Ronnies, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.....God Bless them both for giving generations of us Brits such pleasure with their exquisite comedy during the years. We miss them terribly. RIP both of you and thanks for the laughs.

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Corbett was not above sending himself up either, he was in Extras with Monica Stewart enjoying some party nose powder in a night club.

I remember watching this when it was first on TV, still makes me laugh.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

So funny!

I could watch this sketch every day without getting bored. It is the funniest thing ever.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Probably one of the greatest comedy sketches ever

I saw it when they 1st showed it on TV. I cried with laughter. Still do, whenever I see it. " guys at the top of their game. Shame they are no longer around.

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, first time around, it never goes stale.

One of my favourite ever comedy clips - glad you liked it; I think the fact you got it all makes you well & truly honourary British (adopted) as I've seen so many Americans very confused by it in their reactions.😂

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!! It’s brilliant

@jillhobson6128

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK I've seen a few American reactions where they just don't get it at all!

@simonpowell2559

2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, most hilarious thing ever. Didn't know how much it would become an icon. But the whole idea that Ronie Corbett can't understand Ronie Barker, why should Americans understand...Well anything.

Glad you enjoyed this timeless bit of comedy! Sometimes British humour can be lost in translation! I know Americans speak English obviously, but our humour can be a lot more implied, derogatory or a lot of innuendos! We love our innuendoes! We also enjoy insulting one another, especially our friends! 😂 This can sometimes be lost on our friends across the pond.

This sketch never fails to make me laugh. It's so hilarious and too funny

Absolute best of British comedy. Classic 🤣🤣🤣. Quote whenever possible. 'Fork Handles '

I love watching amandas face she gets it all 😂😂😂

Ronnie Corbets reaction to his diificult customer is what made me laugh most.They were both highley gifted men & im sure the nation misses them.

Ahh, those two were brilliant, and that sketch will live forever, classic!, Great seeing your reaction Amanda, your laugh is infectious!

@frederickferdinand5909

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with 'MJOTD' the sketch and you laughing bring tears of laughter to my eyes.

I was a teenager when I was in the studio audience for this ..my mother's laughter can be heard the loudest I swear! Probably not, but it sure sounds like it 😄😃🤣 .. We went to see it in the July If I recall.. but wasn't broadcasted until Sept 76 But a brilliant sketch to be able to have witnessed the three or four takes they took to get it right . And poor Ronnie Corbett had to climb that ladder time and time again!

@charliegeorge9393

2 жыл бұрын

that's great

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

A proper moment of history, that's a great memory for you.

@Leoviliti1

2 жыл бұрын

@@thoughtfortheday7811 yes it was.. the sketches aren't all for the same show ..they recorded different sketches and placed them in the various shows to be shown on TV.. So I guess I was there for about five sketches and three of Ronnie Corbett's long Shaggy dog story jokes where he had to get up change his jumper and return to his chair ..lol.

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leoviliti1 you're so lucky to have been there, I wondered how they filmed the shows. Some of the live audiences back then had very distinctive laughers.

@cotteeskid

2 жыл бұрын

since you were there was the last joke supposed to mean bollocks? or was billhooks some other English inside joke relevant for that time period? it stood out from the others. thanks

This is one of the most iconic British comedy sketches, absolutely genius. Their Mastermind sketch is also superb, very clever and well worth a watch! 😹

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

🙂

@THEJR-of5tf

2 жыл бұрын

Brian Parker. Modern Comedians aren't even in the same league as the Two Ronnies or Monty Python.

@robthegardener9631

2 жыл бұрын

This sketch was so well loved that when Ronnie Corbett died, nearly forty years after recording it, his coffin was preceded into church by four choristers each carrying a large candle.

@brianparker8352

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEJR-of5tf You are so right! (I still think Laurel and Hardy are probably the best though!)

@brianparker8352

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEJR-of5tf You are so right! (I still think Laurel and Hardy are probably the best though!)

So sad these two absolute legends are no longer with us, Ronnie Barker was responsible for so many great things in British tv & comedy.

that sketch was built upon a letter that was sent to Ronnie B from a fan that told the story of the four candles , and the team built the rest of the sketch round that one part

If you say to most Brits over 30 " Four candles" the standard reply will be "Got any O's?" Absolutely brilliant classic British comedy.

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

Mon repose 😉

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Hi Amanda lovely to see you laughing and enjoying our recommendations. You are a breath of fresh air, can’t wait until the next one. ❤️❤️

It was also a perfect depiction of that vanishing British institution the local ironmonger's shop. Despite their diminutive size they seemed to stock everything and kept the stuff in cardboard boxes and little sets of wooden drawers just as the set showed.

@leahall

29 күн бұрын

And they all smell the same.

That made my day. Always love four candles. make me laugh to this day. lived near to Ronnie C. Great guy and so funny

Their word-play sketches are some of the best. Crossed Lines and Mastermind are both hilarious.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll check them out 😊

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

Two Ronnies and Mastermind is BRILLIANT!

@Brian-om2hh

2 жыл бұрын

That Mastermind sketch - where Ronnie gives answers to the previous question, rather than the one actually being asked. That is hilarious!

@geoffpoole483

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brian-om2hh Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury? He's a fat man who tells blue jokes. The Mastermind sketch is based on such a simple idea but it works brilliantly.

@Krzyszczynski

2 ай бұрын

@@geoffpoole483 Worth pointing out that Benny Hill had made highly effective use of the idea over a decade before.

Evening amanda. That is classic british comedy at its best. And not a swear word in sight. Nice one love 😘😘

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I’ll be watching more 😊

What a great channel, watching you're reactions takes me back to how I felt the first time I watched them. This particular sketch has followed me around as working in a Builders' Merchant I am asked for four candles/fork handles very regularly. Brilliant

This is easily up there as the greatest comedy sketch ever! Just pure genius in content, timing, delivery. Unrelated - great ink too!

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

I'm glad you enjoyed that classic sketch! The Two Ronnies were so prolific in the 70s and 80s that a lot of people got rather weary of them and their style of humour, which was clever but was looking and feeling dated compared to up and coming comedians of the day. Looking back however, I can appreciate them for what they were, true pros...

Still makes me laugh after all these years. We go to supermarkets or garden centres for this stuff these days. But, these old shops were called 'chandler's'. This duo were priceless. On our TV's for decades. The whole nation watched them. Every sketch they did was brilliant. But, you must also watch Ronnie Corbett's monologues from that show. He just rambled. But, so brilliant. Had the audience in bits.. Really missed - both of them. Back when comedy poked fun at itself and was REALLY funny. ❤❤

@LADYRAEUK

Ай бұрын

I thought it was brilliant! I’ll see if I can find some of ronnies stuff ☺️

These 2 are legends,remember watching this wen I was younger. They also did a series of skits called 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of old London Town.🤣

It’s great watching these old classic comedy sketches through your eyes, Amanda. 😎🤘 Morecambe & Wise with Andre Previn, Shirley Bassey and Glenda Jackson next please. 🙏

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

It’s so funny, I’m really enjoying it

@rahmij

2 жыл бұрын

The Andre Previn one is brilliant. "They ARE the right notes, just not necessarily in the right order"

@keithf_

2 жыл бұрын

@sequri Yes, for me if 'Four Candles' is the classic Two Ronnies sketch, then the piece with Andre Previn is the classic Morecambe and Wise sketch.

@michaelsnow4735

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I play all the right notes,not necessarily in the right order

@philrobinson981

2 жыл бұрын

@@rahmij Hello...Yes the Morecambe & Wise Andre Previn sketch is 50 years old this Christmas

Ronnie Barker was a genius at writing word play sketches. Have a look at the speak Swedish sketch.

Years later there was an interview with Ronnie Barker, who wrote the sketch, and he said he was never happy with the ending because the connection between billhooks and bollocks was so tenuous. He did say what better ending he eventually came up with but I can't remember it now.

@Texy88

2 жыл бұрын

A busty woman came out instead of Mr Jones and asked Ronnie Barker’s character what kind of knockers he was looking for.

My mums fave this one to this day has her crying in laughter

When comedy in the U.K. was comedy. Total genius

How about Morecambe & Wise when the taller of the two is looking through the bedroom window,and hear's a ambulance going past full speed with its siren on. He says to the other guy (Wise I think), " He won't sell many Ice Cream's going at that speed". Lol.😂

What is so amazing is Ronnie Barker's perfect accent and all the business he does while the other Ronnie is fetching the goods. An incredible actor!

OMG still the funniest thing ever produced... four candles will forever be in my brain. So glad you enjoyed it and is it really 45 years old... dear goodness as a sketch it will always be there in the best that was ever made!

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

😊👍🏻

Never gets old classic comedy gold! Another fantastic reaction Amanda! Hope you're well!

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

I am thank you! Hope you are too 😊

Congratulations Amanda. I have grown up watching this classic clip more times than I can remember. I have watched countless youtubers react to this (mainly American) they all laugh, they all smile at the end, but look puzzled with "billhooks". British humour and word play is often misunderstood, so Its great to see someone nail the meaning instantly. Well done.

@valenmade

2 жыл бұрын

Can you explain the billhooks to me? I'm working on language project, and I don't get it.

@clairerichards8383

2 жыл бұрын

@@valenmade Hi Valentina, As you saw in the sketch, everything was misheard or misunderstood. Billhooks are types of knife widely used in forestry and farming. This would have been mispronounced or misheard as bollocks, a common British term for the male testicles or balls. The shop keeper asked "would you like 1 or 2?" Naturally the answer would have been 2 as they generally come in pairs. In a remake of this sketch, the shop keeper was replaced with a female assistant. The draw was renamed "knockers". A door knocker is normally fixed to your front door so visitors can bang it to let you know they are there. However "knockers" are a British slang term for breasts. If an answer had been given to the question "do you want 1 or 2?" the answer would have been 2 as most men would like to get their hands on a pair of breasts. The knockers reference not as cryptic and is much more widely understood.

@valenmade

2 жыл бұрын

@@clairerichards8383 thank you for your reply!

@user-lq7wp6yc4w

3 ай бұрын

@@clairerichards8383 A side-note on that subject. Back in the early 20th century long before email and computers, the telegram was the fastest way to communicate with businesses in writing. Businesses in the UK could purchase a "telegraphic address" which saved on having to write out their full address - one word, followed by the town or city. Harrods' address was 'Everything, London'. I still cherish a 1970s photocopy of a letter from the old-established legal firm of Knocker & Foskett, whose telegraphic address was "Knockers, Sevenoaks". I guess they probably sent the office boy out to get the address!

Another absolute classic is the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn. Cracks me up every time.

When I was running a drama group at school we did a sketch show evening and 2 girls performed this. They’d seen the sketch when we were rehearsing it but had no idea that the audience would start laughing within the first 5 seconds and not stop because it was so famous. And the best bit was that I got to go to the local hardware store (accidentally on April Fools Day) to buy a ‘fork handle’ as a prop. Made my and the hardware store man’s day!

I have watched this so many times and I still laugh every time.

Amanda, I can tell when you are really enjoying a video clip: the little snorts develop into a cackle.....only the full belly laugh to go. Keep 'em coming girl !

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

haha thank you! :)

Ronnie Barker was a comedy genius, he wrote most of the scripts 🤣

This sketch was written by Ronnie Barker after visiting the hardware shop in Broadstairs, Kent, my home town. We even have a pub called the Four Candles.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

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Amanda - I have never seen you laugh so much as in this sequence! When Ronnie Corbett died, the funeral procession included four people, each carrying a tall candle: four candles...

I am so happy that you have watched this, I am sure it was voted best comedy sketch ever. So many Brits can rhyme this off to a T. I have seen it so many times and still laugh my n..s off. Again thanks for watching Amanda.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

@hagar6359

2 жыл бұрын

@@LADYRAEUK No I am glad you enjoyed it. Great to see you enjoy the old comedy material. Ronnie Barker did Porridge and Open All hours both classics. I still watch them now when i get a chance

Best comedy duo ever(who were great solo comedians also)who had great comedy timing.

Hi ladyrae , I've seen this sketch so many times it still rates as one of my favourites. I didn't watch the sketch as I was looking at your reaction and loved to see you laughing and literally wiping the tears from your eyes. So glad you enjoyed it.

So glad that you got to see what is probably one of the funniest, most loved sketches every done. No matter how many time you see it, its still funny :-)

Dave Allen ‘teaching the time’

Comedy gold! They don't make 'em like that anymore. If there's one Two Ronnies clip I'd recommend, it's their Mastermind sketch. I'd love to see a reaction video to that one.

What's amazing is that Ronnie Barker wrote many of the sketches, including this one, using the pseudonym Gerald Wiley when writing sketches because he wished the pieces to be accepted on merit and not just because he, as a star of the programme, had written them!

Ronnie Barker did think of a better ending, but only after it was too late so it was never shot. The help who came in at the end would've been a woman and the final item on the list would have been "a pair of knockers", and he spent years kicking himself about it afterwards?

You need to check out the Two Ronnies “Sweet Shop” sketch as well 😂

There is a reason that this is consistently voted as the funniest sketch ever. I urged you to watch it a few more times and you will realise just how tight the writing and delivery is. Every word, sentence, gesture and facial expression serves a purpose and nothing is wasted. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Ronnie Barker wrote this and they first rehearsed it. Interestingly, if you had carried on watching that clip, Ronnie Barker reveals that he was never happy with the ending and suggested and alternative that (in my very humble opinion) would have worked even better.

@LADYRAEUK

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to go back and check it

@markwestaway7207

2 жыл бұрын

And Adam, not a hint of them cracking up. Played absolutely straight. It's even better with Ronnie Corbett, all 5'0" of him, having to go up the ladder several times - wouldn't have been half as funny with Ronnie Barker being able to reach stuff without the ladder.

Love this video. I had only seen the four candles / fork handles joke, and never this entire scene, until watching your video, so thank you for this.

Amanda you need to watch the interview the Ronnie’s did about this and other sketches , they said it took them ages to do this as they kept laughing. They were the best, hilarious. You need to watch more of these two.

@mathewdunstan4142

2 жыл бұрын

Yes at one point early on Ronnie Corbett is looking down at the floor and you can see that he is just about holding in a giggle.

When I was a kid there were hardware shops that sold all sorts of random stuff and they all wore a long overall/jacket. They(the shop) also had an aroma of engine oil and damp paper, at least thats the best way I can describe it. They never sold tinned peas though!!

@peterjf7723

2 жыл бұрын

They often sold pea seeds though.

@garyprice2771

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterjf7723 Haha true enough brother. Those type of shops are long in the past. You can get anything on the internet now and I'm not sure thats better. What do you think?

@raycardy4843

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyprice2771 There is still a 'hardware' shop very like this in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire - it's called Odell's..! They even have those wooden drawers behind the counter!

@garyprice2771

2 жыл бұрын

@@raycardy4843 Does it still have that musty smell? Like a wet dog v old engine oil?

@raycardy4843

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyprice2771 Seem to recall it was like a mix of creosote and mothballs...!

The Two Ronnies Mastermind sketch is gold plated genius!

Still make me laugh after all these years, have a look at their version of Master Mind answering the question before last

At the risk of controversy I don't think this was their best sketch. *dun-dun DUUUNNNN!*. As good as this was (and it was) i think their mastermind sketch was better. Absolutley clinically executed and due to the workings of the sketch EVERY answer to a question was a punchline without it being silly or far-fetched. Thoroughly recommend that.

@charliegeorge9393

2 жыл бұрын

agreed and argentinian racing pigeon

@thoughtfortheday7811

2 жыл бұрын

True, it's a technically amazing sketch.