The Two Ronnies: Mastermind

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  • @Microtherion
    @Microtherion9 жыл бұрын

    It's genuinely difficult to imagine how anyone could write this sketch. Utter genius...

  • @lancebaker1374

    @lancebaker1374

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fuzz Capp, you write "Actually, you just write it backwards. (Sorry to burst the bubble.)" as if it were easy. If that were true, you would have written one yourself... but you have not. Sorry to REALLY burst your bubble.

  • @mathare77

    @mathare77

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fuz Capp a mastermind

  • @pentachronic

    @pentachronic

    6 жыл бұрын

    I believe he said he has written stuff like this himself and got awards for it. However, coming up with the original idea is the genius part. Copying a style or previous method is easy.

  • @get-the-joke

    @get-the-joke

    6 жыл бұрын

    I just came up with the word "bubbleburstception". It's a clever and original play on words with the name of a movie that I sadly forgot, therefore I can't explain the utter genius of my comment.

  • @TheCornishCockney

    @TheCornishCockney

    6 жыл бұрын

    that boat has long since sailed buddy.its all been done.todays "free speech" is a joke in itself.there is no such thing as free speech any more and this kind of writing will never return for fear of "insulting" someone.

  • @MrChetwyn
    @MrChetwyn8 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest pieces of comedy ever written.

  • @ChubbyChecker182

    @ChubbyChecker182

    8 жыл бұрын

    totally agree, so clever

  • @stevephillips6309

    @stevephillips6309

    6 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant - very clever!

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas

    @A-small-amount-of-peas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jack porter I think David Renwick wrote this but I'm not sure

  • @KingFahtah

    @KingFahtah

    5 жыл бұрын

    No argument there. All the better that it is performed by two masters of comic timing.

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas

    @A-small-amount-of-peas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jack porter Actually I am sure it's David Renwick. My favorite British comedy writer

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan92865 жыл бұрын

    John Cleese famously said that Ronnie Corbett had the best comic timing of anybody he had ever met. This sketch shows that.

  • @Jlipnicki

    @Jlipnicki

    Жыл бұрын

    John Cleese was not a natural comic, He could have been a solicitor. Ronnie Barker was a endearing person as well as being funny and clever.

  • @johnmc3862

    @johnmc3862

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Jlipnicki John Cleese is a comic genius, fact.

  • @tonybordley7481

    @tonybordley7481

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes what a tribute to the magnificent Ronnie Corbett. Only John Cleese could have been Basil Fawlty, anybody could have been Del Boy !

  • @Jlipnicki

    @Jlipnicki

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tonybordley7481 Minder is far superior to Only Fools and Horses, which is somewhat patronising to working class Londoners.

  • @tonybordley7481

    @tonybordley7481

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Jlipnicki You are absolutely right. I am a massive Minder fan and I put Porridge and Steptoe & Son above O.F.&.H which ironically are the comedies that has everything in all O.F.&.H programs. Also ironically I am as good as a working class Londoner from Erith, (2 miles out of London)proper river town and it ain’t patronising.

  • @Lichfeldian--Suttonian
    @Lichfeldian--Suttonian3 жыл бұрын

    You can see Ronnie Corbett _really_ trying to keep a straight face throughout the whole sketch. Utter genius of the highest order!

  • @vincentohora2622

    @vincentohora2622

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, the face thing is what I always take from this sketch!

  • @marting6735

    @marting6735

    Жыл бұрын

    Best sketch they ever did, imo.

  • @markashton6853
    @markashton68532 жыл бұрын

    This sketch is just beyond brilliant. I know Four Candles/Fork Handles is the one that gets the plaudits but this is the real gem in my view.

  • @hpe-eo4ce

    @hpe-eo4ce

    Жыл бұрын

    Your nuts, m'lord.

  • @verkaforever

    @verkaforever

    Жыл бұрын

    I totally agree with you- thought I was the only one who preferred this sketch (love them both, though).

  • @CC-ff7ft

    @CC-ff7ft

    Жыл бұрын

    By far there best sketch imo.

  • @joannetownsend6384

    @joannetownsend6384

    Жыл бұрын

    My sentiments exactly.

  • @christor2907

    @christor2907

    Жыл бұрын

    Crossed-lines needs more love. It is right up there! But agree, this is probably the best.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    These two were also masters of keeping a straight face

  • @Haze1434
    @Haze14343 ай бұрын

    Even decades later, this is still some of the best written comedy ever.

  • @user-gc8pc3ol6l

    @user-gc8pc3ol6l

    6 күн бұрын

    Absolutely timeless, masterfully crafted.

  • @pixfix59
    @pixfix59 Жыл бұрын

    these two are surely the greatest British comedy duo ever.

  • @trinkabuszczuk6138

    @trinkabuszczuk6138

    9 ай бұрын

    Yep. I rate them above Eric and Ernie. ❤

  • @minicle426

    @minicle426

    3 ай бұрын

    How about Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton?

  • @dan_tr4pd00r
    @dan_tr4pd00r8 жыл бұрын

    "What did Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec do?" "Paint strippers" Every damn time

  • @damienomen68

    @damienomen68

    5 жыл бұрын

    Patron Saint of Body Workers everywhere... Undercoaters as well.. in Oz hehe...

  • @sbhamba

    @sbhamba

    4 жыл бұрын

    Springfield road

  • @JustDiptych

    @JustDiptych

    3 жыл бұрын

    Suffice to say he was friendly with the sex worker community and included a number of them in his work.

  • @ahmedhussain999

    @ahmedhussain999

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ho Wolverhampton I don’t get it.......who is he?

  • @1950Grendel

    @1950Grendel

    3 жыл бұрын

    And completely correct in context.

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas5 жыл бұрын

    Can we please have some likes for David Renwick? He was the writer of this sketch and many other classic 2 Ronnie's sketches as well as writing one foot in the grave and Jonathan Creek. Performers seem to get all the praise

  • @garyparata2885

    @garyparata2885

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! The Ronnies said in later years exactly the same thing re David Renwick. This is a masterpiece.

  • @leehighland5435

    @leehighland5435

    4 жыл бұрын

    Benny hill had already done this out of sync comedy, so he nicked the idea from Hill.

  • @TearTheRoof0ff

    @TearTheRoof0ff

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@leehighland5435 Get rekt, son.

  • @Trev359

    @Trev359

    4 жыл бұрын

    @PhreshFunk I love the Two Ronnies but Benny Hill was just as good.

  • @coolnamebro

    @coolnamebro

    4 жыл бұрын

    Benny Hill was gutter comedy for simple minded fat people

  • @janebrown7231
    @janebrown7231 Жыл бұрын

    One underappreciated thing about this magnificent sketch is that Mastermind gave contestants exactly two minutes, and the writer (Renwick) managed to fit the questions into - precisely two minutes. Genius!

  • @robertwilliams060

    @robertwilliams060

    Жыл бұрын

    @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @thomaselliott573
    @thomaselliott5733 жыл бұрын

    This cannot be beaten, not just for the superb writing, but the consummately brilliant delivery. They can take an immortal place as the greatest comedy team of all time.

  • @geoffpoole483

    @geoffpoole483

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think Ronnie Corbett's performance takes this sketch to the next level. Despite some of the reference being dated (British Leyland) this sketch is over 40 years old yet remains very very funny.

  • @lorcanmurray6017

    @lorcanmurray6017

    Жыл бұрын

    The challenge is it’s exceptionally written for the time, but loses impact with each decade. As an example of technically virtuosity it is unparalleled, but only so many people remember the names, whereas four candles is funny in any English speaker in the last few centuries. Enduring proof that while we may judge ourselves by our smartest moments, it was our most intelligible ones that will define us when we’re gone

  • @sidpheasant7585

    @sidpheasant7585

    8 ай бұрын

    But somehow (clever though he was), Barker always had that hard ruthless edge to his comedy - and maybe himself? In contrast, Corbett was tangibly a sweet person and that shone through. In contrast, in the case of Laurel and Hardy they were both lovely guys - in every sense of the term. How could a Brit and an American born in different circumstances thousands of miles apart possibly unite as a comedy double-act? Because it was needed by humanity, and the Holy Spirit can do all things He needs to. L&H operated in a Los Angeles replete with dirt, sleaze, crime, corruption and death (some absolutely awful murders included). They were the then knights in shining armour, in all of there beautiful (and funny) innocence. The Ronnies could not quite match that, good though they were ... and indeed most comedians tip their hats to Laurel and Hardy (and, God-willing, will be doing so 1 century, or 1000 years, from now).

  • @areteees
    @areteees9 жыл бұрын

    "What is Bernard Manning famous for?" "That is the question" Genius!

  • @gazzam3172

    @gazzam3172

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cmb2934 i know this is a late comment,but, what?

  • @core-nix1885

    @core-nix1885

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bernard Manning is less cerebral, but arguably funnier than these two. Though admittedly I love both.

  • @kevinsalmon6062

    @kevinsalmon6062

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bernard was a genius as were these two

  • @MrPENGTINGZ

    @MrPENGTINGZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's the archbishop of Canterbury line after that kills me

  • @SpeccyMan

    @SpeccyMan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@core-nix1885 You are correct in your use of the word arguably because I disagree. Manning was about as funny as haemorrhoids on a hot day.

  • @DresdanPI
    @DresdanPI8 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P Ronnie. One of the best comedians Britain has ever had. Gosh 2016 has been ruthless in that regard :(

  • @AlisonBryen

    @AlisonBryen

    8 жыл бұрын

    I know...😕

  • @josephsmith961

    @josephsmith961

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dresdan PI Time is beating down the good ones on both sides of the pond my friend. Don't look behind you because it's catching up to all of us.

  • @Felix-Sited

    @Felix-Sited

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dresdan PI Wogan, Daniels and now Corbie! Why can't we have another Saville?!!

  • @benkai09

    @benkai09

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dresdan PI if we loose anyone else from the golden age of comedy I think i'm going to leave this planet

  • @DresdanPI

    @DresdanPI

    8 жыл бұрын

    The most emotional I've been was when Robin Williams died, but Ronnie's death has hit me pretty hard too. I grew up with the "2 Ronnies" and loved every sketch at that time. Seeing the above video just confirms what geniuses we were witnessing in Barker and Corbett. Both were absolute legends... and if Barker wasn't difficult to miss after his death, losing Corbett too is just a step too far for me. Sad loss. Thank you Ronnie Corbett for making me laugh for all those years. "It's Goodnight from him" R.I.P Sir.

  • @Jkvrvids
    @Jkvrvids2 жыл бұрын

    We will never again see comedy this good.

  • @jamesdarby5515
    @jamesdarby55155 жыл бұрын

    The often missed thing about this performance is the pacing of it. The subtle pauses that endear the gags for each line. It's a masterclass from both Ronnies and David Renwick. Uproarious.

  • @Britonbear

    @Britonbear

    4 жыл бұрын

    I liked when Ronnie was struggling with the Dean martin question; the audience had enough time to work out what was coming next.

  • @craigmarksully
    @craigmarksully8 жыл бұрын

    To even have the vision to put together a sketch as clever as this is something incredible, but the execution is just perfect beyond comparison. RIP two geniuses named Ronnie.

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas

    @A-small-amount-of-peas

    5 жыл бұрын

    Craig Sullivan So no genius label for David Renwick who wrote this sketch?

  • @ronf1352

    @ronf1352

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@A-small-amount-of-peas he was also well complimented!

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas

    @A-small-amount-of-peas

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ronf1352 where? He just compliments the two Ronnie's

  • @ronf1352

    @ronf1352

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@A-small-amount-of-peas Read the 1st part of his sentence again where he admitted the writer has "vision"and said it was "incredible" writing.

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas

    @A-small-amount-of-peas

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ronf1352 yet didn't name him? Yeah real recognition there

  • @MsCreepyChan
    @MsCreepyChan8 жыл бұрын

    Comic genius, nothing less than pure comic genius. R.I.P. Both Ronnies.

  • @BearGasss

    @BearGasss

    6 жыл бұрын

    MsCreepyChan Lil guy still alive?

  • @rhysthomas5811

    @rhysthomas5811

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ronnie Corbett died 31 march 2016 aged 86 Ronnie Barker died 3 October 2005 aged 76

  • @BearGasss

    @BearGasss

    6 жыл бұрын

    : (

  • @eagleman5138

    @eagleman5138

    5 жыл бұрын

    A comedic mastermind

  • @colin-campbell

    @colin-campbell

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s just answering questions out of order - like what’s the fascination with the “comic genius”?

  • @tron3entertainment
    @tron3entertainment4 жыл бұрын

    Their sincere demeanor alone, amidst the sheer ludicrousy is astounding.

  • @vouvray59

    @vouvray59

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ludicrousness.

  • @tron3entertainment

    @tron3entertainment

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vouvray59 - I actually meant "ludicrousy", but it is corrected. I should have smelled you coming a mile away.

  • @chloejones1548

    @chloejones1548

    3 жыл бұрын

    I also love the tension of Ronnie C. Looks like he could corpse at any moment (and let's face it who wouldn't), but never quite does!

  • @runswithwindz9875
    @runswithwindz98753 жыл бұрын

    These two men are gone now. Their legacy is the enormous joy they gave us, Two lives well lived.

  • @Paul-zh2nw
    @Paul-zh2nw6 жыл бұрын

    Renwick (writing), Barker & Corbett (performing)... this is proof the trio working together were exemplary. Everything worked and delivered a superb result. This is pure comedy genius that, in my opinion, has rarely - if at all - been rivalled.

  • @eddjordan2399

    @eddjordan2399

    Жыл бұрын

    gin and tonic is the best in my onion

  • @AlexPushkinChannel

    @AlexPushkinChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eddjordan2399 i usually have it in a glass

  • @tommybritton8224
    @tommybritton82248 жыл бұрын

    Wat is a jockstrap. a nutcase. that gets me everytime

  • @ajnode

    @ajnode

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tommy Britton Lol holy shit, that's genius

  • @bgmeadows6085

    @bgmeadows6085

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me, too. Always funny.

  • @SteedHiggins

    @SteedHiggins

    5 жыл бұрын

    The audience’s reaction as the penny drops is just as funny!

  • @Trev359

    @Trev359

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gary J Yeah, I think we all got that.

  • @greigyyy

    @greigyyy

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Clavinovaman We all do. And just for the record your original comment is wrong. He is 'Answering the question before last'. Answering questions before they were asked was his previous specialist subject.

  • @chrismarlow8131
    @chrismarlow81312 жыл бұрын

    I cant recall how many times I've watched this but never fails to make me laugh everytime.

  • @SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ
    @SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ Жыл бұрын

    “A nutcase”. He nearly lost it at that one. Truly, utter genius comedy 👏👏👏

  • @DoctorBrodski
    @DoctorBrodski8 жыл бұрын

    Only comedians of their calibre could keep straight faces in the midst of such tomfoolery. It was so sad today to hear the news of Ronnie's passing.

  • @animelovers000

    @animelovers000

    7 жыл бұрын

    you can tell ronnie c almost lost it at the nutcase answer but he held it back like you said shows the caliber of their abilities of them managing to keep a straight face

  • @whodidthat2732
    @whodidthat27325 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. I fear mankind will never see such erudite, thinking man's humor again. RIP Gentlemen. You are sorely missed and needed now more than ever.

  • @griffnuts

    @griffnuts

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh shhh. Your ignorance to modern comedy is not the same as that comedy no longer existing.

  • @griffnuts

    @griffnuts

    Жыл бұрын

    @MollyM Cool so you have no idea what actual modern comedy is then. Good to know.

  • @JennyJeong425

    @JennyJeong425

    Жыл бұрын

    @LibsSCH You must be really fun to be around, mate.

  • @gunsharck

    @gunsharck

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JennyJeong425 I’d take him over you any day

  • @gunsharck

    @gunsharck

    Жыл бұрын

    @@griffnuts Alright then provide some links to modern comedy that’s anywhere near as good then or wind your grubby neck in

  • @ASTROFILMM
    @ASTROFILMM Жыл бұрын

    It's not just the quality of writing, it's the comedic timing and the performances which are great. One of the funniest things I've seen

  • @jamesdavies9875
    @jamesdavies98754 жыл бұрын

    Without a doubt 2 of the greatest comics of all time !

  • @tomngreg
    @tomngreg8 жыл бұрын

    Even if you've never heard of half the people they're talking about, the genius of this sketch still shines through.

  • @dlamiss
    @dlamiss8 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic sketch which AGAIN showed Corbett's perfect timing. He could so easily have rushed some of the jokes but the incredible delivery made most of the punch lines even funnier

  • @xpusostomos

    @xpusostomos

    5 жыл бұрын

    You never rush a joke when you're padding out a tv show every week.

  • @duncanholding7636

    @duncanholding7636

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xpusostomos John Cleese is on record as saying he learned more about comedy timing from Ronnie Corbett than from anyone else he ever worked with.. this was quoted in Ronnie Barker's biography

  • @craigkindred304
    @craigkindred30410 ай бұрын

    I have seen a lot of comedy over the years but this has to be the most beautifully crafted piece of comedy I have ever seen. To keep the concept going and working over 17 questions takes the mind of a comedic genius.

  • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv

    @RalphBrooker-gn9iv

    7 ай бұрын

    Priceless. A regular treat The Two Ronnies.

  • @XIIIMPC
    @XIIIMPC3 жыл бұрын

    The Nutcase joke is some of the smartest wordplay I've ever seen 🤣

  • @robertmuldoon159
    @robertmuldoon1598 жыл бұрын

    "What sort of artist?" "Pass." "That's near enough."

  • @ArcaneRyan

    @ArcaneRyan

    7 жыл бұрын

    I don't get this one

  • @robertmuldoon159

    @robertmuldoon159

    7 жыл бұрын

    Rymeister a 'piss artist' is a British phrase that means someone who wastes time or is generally stupid. They're playing off of that

  • @ArcaneRyan

    @ArcaneRyan

    7 жыл бұрын

    ahhhhhhh, thank you so much for that! :) a group of friends and i are doing this as part of a comedy night we are putting on and couldnt work it out, now we finally know :D

  • @pancakewizard1533

    @pancakewizard1533

    6 жыл бұрын

    No, a piss artist is a British phrase that means a drunk.

  • @julesburton4649

    @julesburton4649

    5 жыл бұрын

    Robert Muldoon . In this case it refers to heavy drinkers/alcoholics .

  • @morryswigs2005
    @morryswigs20058 жыл бұрын

    This without doubt is one of the greatest sketches ever written. Barkers writing genius and Corbetts timing is incredible. You just know that comedians at the time were kicking themselves they hadn't thought of the same idea. I remember watching this for the first time and laughing but also being in complete awe at how clever it was.

  • @ghughesarch

    @ghughesarch

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Morrys' wigs actually it wasn't written by Barker but by David Renwick

  • @sirtinley-knot2944

    @sirtinley-knot2944

    4 жыл бұрын

    if I had to pick a favourite it would be the "four candles" sketch! 😂

  • @SuperTed19021

    @SuperTed19021

    2 жыл бұрын

    When British TV in both comedic actors and writers *actually* had talent.

  • @ShaunieDale

    @ShaunieDale

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are several that could vie for that accolade. The one of Ronnie Barker trying to prefer a round of drinks at the bar is very good too. Another one that springs to mind is the one where all the car parts were made using crazy alliterations.

  • @karenf1001

    @karenf1001

    Жыл бұрын

    I love the one where Ronnie Corbett is dressed as an Arab and goes into a deli 😂😂😂 never be able to do it now but hilariously funny 😆

  • @goldenoldie68
    @goldenoldie683 жыл бұрын

    Two masters of their art in one of their very best sketches. I was always a fan of their shows, including Ronnie B.s own classics such as "Porridge" and "Open All Hours", and this is true story. In 1971, Ronnie Corbett starred in a summer season show in Great Yarmouth, and while it was running, he stayed throughout the summer in a small nearby village where I was living at the time while still at school. My daily routine was to cycle 2 miles to the next village to connect with school transport, as we were not on the normal bus route, and several times Ronnie had passed me in his Rolls Royce while I was on my way home. Anyway, this one afternoon I was walking the 2 miles back home, and Ronnie stopped the Rolls and offered me a lift, (different times folks ! ), and so I jumped in. I remember asking how the show was going, and in those days there would be 2 shows a day to packed theatres. He cracked a joke or two about living "in the sticks", and all through that summer was happy to mingle with folk in our village when he could find the time. Happy days !

  • @tonybordley7481

    @tonybordley7481

    Жыл бұрын

    Going Straight, that was excellent also, I watched them all again recently was even better than I remembered

  • @dennissmith6394
    @dennissmith6394Ай бұрын

    Sheer brilliance on both parts. The likes of them, and Morcambe and Wise, will never be seen again. I am glad I lived in the era when both The Two Ronnies and Eric and Ernie were at their height of fame and comic genius. May you all be still telling jokes and have sketches like this where ever you may be now. Thank you for your comedy.

  • @nicolenico55
    @nicolenico555 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Romania and 8 never heard about theese guys , but after I discovered them randomly on KZread I can't get enough of seeing theyr comedy shows 😎😆

  • @johnniethepom2905

    @johnniethepom2905

    5 жыл бұрын

    G'day Nicoleta , you might enjoy watching Ronnie Barker in Porridge or Open all hours .

  • @paulhank7967

    @paulhank7967

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nicoleta Nico Have you ever watched Monty Python or Fawlty Towers? Classic British comedy.

  • @danguee1

    @danguee1

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing, Nicoleta. In this sketch one has to know so much about 1970s news and popular culture to 'get' it - how do you manage to do that?

  • @BrianC1664

    @BrianC1664

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@danguee1 I would disagree, it helps if you get all the old references, but the answers given by Corbett are funny responses to the questions regardless

  • @stevies.1975

    @stevies.1975

    4 жыл бұрын

    Paul Hancock Fawlty Towers, yes. Monty Python, no.....

  • @rickmontgomery3037
    @rickmontgomery30374 жыл бұрын

    As an American I just can't get enough of these two guys...watched them on TV when I was a kid....thank goodness for KZread :)

  • @thelstanedwardsson4374
    @thelstanedwardsson43742 жыл бұрын

    They are timeless the Two Ronnies. Great TV in the 80s, when comedy was funny. I miss those days.

  • @tinysteelorchestra
    @tinysteelorchestra2 жыл бұрын

    How these two ever kept a straight face is beyond me. Genius at work.

  • @simonmaskell365

    @simonmaskell365

    2 жыл бұрын

    There was a few cuts. Never 1 take

  • @garethonthetube

    @garethonthetube

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@simonmaskell365 Multicamera studio, so possibly 1 take.

  • @AymanB
    @AymanB7 жыл бұрын

    I would've loved to have seen his previous subject : "Answering questions before they were asked" !

  • @mrauktm

    @mrauktm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ayman B. It’s also a sketch called Mastermind. It’s in KZread.

  • @Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit

    @Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit

    4 жыл бұрын

    You did.

  • @goigus
    @goigus Жыл бұрын

    Their timing is impeccable. True masters of comedy.

  • @paulcarter6146

    @paulcarter6146

    Жыл бұрын

    Never be repeated no one come.s close..

  • @tonyjlorns1727

    @tonyjlorns1727

    10 ай бұрын

    Nobody in there class

  • @DjNikGnashers
    @DjNikGnashers Жыл бұрын

    The writing is just on another level to anything we hear now. Absolute genius.

  • @johnayres2303
    @johnayres23035 жыл бұрын

    I have always thought this was a much better sketch than the ‘fork handles’ sketch, but that is just my opinion.

  • @namogel67

    @namogel67

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh wtf? I thought it was the "four candles" sketch. After akl these years, I feel so stupid

  • @Seruphin

    @Seruphin

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think fork handles is just simpler and easy to remember. This one is more clever and witty.

  • @karanfield4229

    @karanfield4229

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is a jock strap? A nut case lol

  • @pauleng883

    @pauleng883

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most definately

  • @mizofan

    @mizofan

    3 жыл бұрын

    four candles was superb apart from the punchline, which should have involved a buxom wife taking over when Corbett's had enough and Barker asking for knockers

  • @ReplayButtonMolester
    @ReplayButtonMolester8 жыл бұрын

    It's the end of an era RiP The Two Ronnies x

  • @iim4xii129
    @iim4xii1293 жыл бұрын

    "What is a jock-strap?" "A nut-case." Aaaaand, I'm in stitches.

  • @royw-g3120

    @royw-g3120

    2 жыл бұрын

    In ladies cricket it has been referrred to as a man hole cover.

  • @briansmith-jones4630
    @briansmith-jones46305 жыл бұрын

    I shed a tear of joy for these two geniuses. Cannot be mastered, cannot be better, definitely cannot be imitated. Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary Two Ronnies

  • @RandomButBeautiful
    @RandomButBeautiful6 ай бұрын

    Collapsing the audience within the first 25 seconds. Simply fabulous.

  • @Idlehampster
    @Idlehampster8 жыл бұрын

    The writing is intellectually brilliant.

  • @kisbie

    @kisbie

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Idlehampster David Renwick doesn't get enough praise for writing this masterpiece. Both Ronnies were always very keen for him to take the credit for this one.

  • @mrdog4262
    @mrdog42624 жыл бұрын

    I must’ve watched this 100 times and I’m still in fits of laughter. God bless the two Ronnies

  • @TTraveller3
    @TTraveller35 ай бұрын

    The genius of the two Ronnies! Brilliant script writers! Wonderful actors! Thanks for the memories. RIP

  • @colingeddes2172

    @colingeddes2172

    5 ай бұрын

    U said it for me. Pure comedy geniuses at their brilliant best.

  • @80sandretrogubbins25

    @80sandretrogubbins25

    2 ай бұрын

    This was written by David Renwick (One Foot In The Grave, Jonathan Creek).

  • @sicrutchley6749
    @sicrutchley67492 жыл бұрын

    Genius, utter utter genius. I take my hat off to you fellows!

  • @whiskeyriver4322
    @whiskeyriver43228 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine life without these two. No words can express my appreciation to these brilliant men of laughter. Rest easy in Peace Ronnie, and Ronnie. God Bless

  • @Kartissa
    @Kartissa2 жыл бұрын

    What I like most about this sketch is that is actually *is* 2 minutes from when Barker says 'now' until the buzzer goes off, just like in the real show.

  • @Mudge07
    @Mudge07 Жыл бұрын

    The third element, beyond our favourite two Ronnies, is the audience. Having the laughter to escalate each question and answer, really brings the feast home to the viewer. We miss them, but they left us such treasures.

  • @EarlJohn61

    @EarlJohn61

    2 ай бұрын

    It's called a laugh track... the BBC was famous, NO *infamous* for using it.

  • @ClassicBoxingMatches
    @ClassicBoxingMatches8 жыл бұрын

    I have never watched the Two Ronnies. For whatever reason I thought their sense of humor was too old school but this was comic genius

  • @MrDaiseymay

    @MrDaiseymay

    6 жыл бұрын

    it's not your fault--it depends what you inherited--

  • @southpawboxing4265

    @southpawboxing4265

    6 жыл бұрын

    Philip Croft - clever 👏

  • @thsscapi

    @thsscapi

    6 жыл бұрын

    It *is* old school, but that's no reason for it not to be funny. Some jokes are funny no matter when you hear it.

  • @Picnicl

    @Picnicl

    6 жыл бұрын

    By old school you merely mean quite vaudevillian, wordplay driven rather than irreverence-driven, not massively nasty, suggestive rather than supposedly 'ironically' explicit.

  • @kevingraham2733

    @kevingraham2733

    6 жыл бұрын

    so what it's old school? it called real comedy, not the crap so called comedy of today.

  • @kilmorgancastle
    @kilmorgancastle8 жыл бұрын

    And it's goodnight from him. I can't believe you're gone, Ronnie. RIP Little big man.

  • @marktrickett5081
    @marktrickett50813 жыл бұрын

    Possibly the greatest sketch ever written

  • @gillyjames9609
    @gillyjames96094 жыл бұрын

    OMG I still have to wipe the tears from my eyes from laughing, even though I've seen this sketch countless times! Sheer comedy perfection! Well done boys and God bless you both xxxx

  • @JackT13
    @JackT138 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace Ronnie. Lets also use this time to remember the great Ronnie Barker too. Both comedy geniuses

  • @TomthatiscalledTom
    @TomthatiscalledTom8 жыл бұрын

    And its goodnight from him. RIP

  • @djspark191
    @djspark1912 жыл бұрын

    Impeccable comedy. Undefeated!

  • @kevm4670
    @kevm46703 жыл бұрын

    The Two Ronnie's. Never to be equalled. Intelligent comedy at its best.. God Bless You both and thank you for the laughs.

  • @allisonjones8694
    @allisonjones8694 Жыл бұрын

    Re-watching this. A trip down memory lane. Magnificent, two geniuses at work.

  • @Doggeslife
    @Doggeslife2 жыл бұрын

    I discovered The Two Ronnies around 1977 or '78 on PBS when I was 17. I miss all those BBC programs.

  • @myturkishlife1777
    @myturkishlife17773 жыл бұрын

    Even in 2020 this is still hilarious, Right off to find more two Ronnies ...

  • @sohrabnizoumi-berizi328

    @sohrabnizoumi-berizi328

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would be in 3030........

  • @MrKivech

    @MrKivech

    3 жыл бұрын

    Try the squash game. Hilarious.

  • @markbailey1970
    @markbailey19704 жыл бұрын

    How they ever kept their faces straight I don’t know - Wonderful - thanks R & R and David Renwick

  • @Horrid_IV
    @Horrid_IV8 жыл бұрын

    Truly one of the greatest comedians to ever live. You'll be missed Ronnie.

  • @Berniewahlbrinck

    @Berniewahlbrinck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't you mean both?

  • @Michelle_Schu-blacka
    @Michelle_Schu-blacka7 жыл бұрын

    This has to be one of the most amazing pieces of comedy ever made. Hilarious and very intelligent although I had to keep winding back to keep up with it.

  • @Rhodri101283
    @Rhodri1012834 жыл бұрын

    Pure genius. How they keep a straight face is beyond me!

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    These two gents where at the top of their game for 30 years , luckily I was alive to witness it Simply the best R.I.P Gentlemen

  • @gwynwilliams4222
    @gwynwilliams42225 жыл бұрын

    British comedy is not only the funniest in the world but it is also the most intelligent in the world and cannot be matched by anyone else anywhere in the world! Absolutely brilliant. RIP boys!

  • @greenfordanger7736
    @greenfordanger77368 жыл бұрын

    I love how the audience initially laughs at "nut case," then laughs again when they get the secondary meaning.

  • @tonyluxton3726
    @tonyluxton37263 жыл бұрын

    Gone but never forgotten. Thanks for the memories gents. Legends

  • @runbambirun
    @runbambirun3 жыл бұрын

    I watch this sketch once every two or three years. Endless source of joy.

  • @MohamedHassan-xe7oe
    @MohamedHassan-xe7oe4 жыл бұрын

    Bloody brilliant. “Study of old fossils” 😂

  • @ForestKicks
    @ForestKicks4 жыл бұрын

    "What would you use a ripcord to pull open?" "Large flies." LMFAO

  • @philpants44
    @philpants442 жыл бұрын

    this is just pure genius!

  • @chris-rfs
    @chris-rfs3 жыл бұрын

    Such clever comedy writing and acted out by the comic geniuses of my younger days.There is nothing around like this anymore.

  • @sallyg2704
    @sallyg270410 жыл бұрын

    I can watch this again and again again and still laugh. Infinite brilliance.

  • @flashdance5574

    @flashdance5574

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too, comedy at its very best, thankyou for the laughs Ronnie and Ronnie, we loved you then and still love you now, may you both rest in peace, 🌹🙏🏻

  • @TheWalkingKev
    @TheWalkingKev11 ай бұрын

    Occasionally KZread rewards you by popping a video like this in front of you. Superb piece of writing and the comic timing is immaculate.

  • @markieveeYT
    @markieveeYT Жыл бұрын

    amazing to think that the original plan was to record this twice so that the audience would get the connections on the second pass - the first pass is the only one that was ever recorded, as you'll hear the audience got it right off the bat. At the end of the first recording Ronnie B said to the director "we won't be doing that again" - a brilliant idea - deftly written - beautiful performed and the comic timing of Ronnie C on the answers , just perfection.

  • @G-regTaylor

    @G-regTaylor

    Жыл бұрын

    They did it in one take?

  • @nastynick886
    @nastynick8864 жыл бұрын

    Very cleverly done . Shame we will never see comedy on this level of intelligence again .

  • @photographybyliamanderson1659
    @photographybyliamanderson16598 жыл бұрын

    one of the best complicated sketches ever played

  • @johntate5050
    @johntate5050 Жыл бұрын

    Almost 50 years later and it still makes me laugh out loud. Today's comedy doesn't even crack a smile.

  • @lisahutchins8186
    @lisahutchins81862 жыл бұрын

    How Ronnie Corbett kept a straight face when giving the answers I don't know lol

  • @julian_b
    @julian_b8 жыл бұрын

    RIP Ronnie Corbett. I grew up watching all his great work. He will be missed.

  • @leonardnimoy7
    @leonardnimoy73 жыл бұрын

    I am crying here. I loved these two greats, they were amazing. Pure genius. Such a high level of writing in display and the delivery...😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Stonk5331
    @Stonk53313 жыл бұрын

    After 12 years, youtube finally recommended me a masterpiece

  • @jonnyharding3646
    @jonnyharding3646 Жыл бұрын

    I'm not going to pretend to know every sketch that's been made, but I am 100% confident this is in the top 3 smartest sketches ever written. Like I genuinely don't know how anyone could come up with such an ingenious premise, and then deliver so well. Ridiculously clever.

  • @nunuloki
    @nunuloki9 жыл бұрын

    When I am feeling a bit grumpy, I only have to watch some of the Two Ronnie's sketches to brighten my day. So well written and performed. You don't get this kind of pure genius any more.

  • @derrickmurphy9988
    @derrickmurphy99886 жыл бұрын

    So sad that these two are gone.these were great times.2 legends of comedy

  • @petervernon922
    @petervernon9225 жыл бұрын

    I feel privilaged to watch these fellows while growing up ,just cant beat comedy gold R.I.P

  • @niallmccann6780
    @niallmccann678011 ай бұрын

    One of the best sketches ever made

  • @Gggmanlives
    @Gggmanlives7 жыл бұрын

    Charlie Smithers

  • @lancebaker1374

    @lancebaker1374

    5 жыл бұрын

    Who the hell is Charlie Smithers and why do you write his name without telling us why you write his name????

  • @VictorAHunter

    @VictorAHunter

    5 жыл бұрын

    not even joking as well

  • @MoskHotel

    @MoskHotel

    2 жыл бұрын

    A study of old fossils

  • @aranerem3767

    @aranerem3767

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, absolutely correct

  • @zandernewson9933

    @zandernewson9933

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @shycharlieace
    @shycharlieace4 жыл бұрын

    This sketch like many others from the two Ronnie's was just pure genius

  • @sharonbraybon3594

    @sharonbraybon3594

    2 жыл бұрын

    So so glad I was privileged to watch and enjoy these two amazing comedies - yes their writers are to be saluted too - it's pathetic drivel that we have dished up to us by amateurs today who have the audacity to call themselves "comedians"- they nearly all have to rely on smut and left wing bullying to get a smirk -and that's the women too -

  • @alanprice4669
    @alanprice46693 ай бұрын

    I remember watching this as a kid. I was laughing so hard I had to grab a glass of water. Two minutes of pure genius.

  • @gavinprinsloo
    @gavinprinsloo2 жыл бұрын

    “A nut case” So clever. Genius

  • @TheHumbleFellow
    @TheHumbleFellow7 жыл бұрын

    "Her heart may be in the right place, but her...?" "Charlie's Aunt."

  • @xtstevie
    @xtstevie2 жыл бұрын

    These guys had timing down to a fine art..... Comedy gold.

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