I still watch Open All hours before I go to bed, It's simply a classic. Something really nice about this sitcom, it relaxes me so much. Makes me laugh and is the best antidepressant ever. Sometimes you need to laugh when life becomes so stressful. God bless Ronnie and his crew.
Ronnie was not only David Jason's mate, he was our mate as well..and so are all the other great guys appearing in this video...the sound of laughter is the sweetest music you'll ever hear!....thanks for posting!
The word genius is thrown around too easily these days, but Ronnie Barker was a genius, Porridge and Open all Hours were genius, Two Ronnie's were genius too... Comedy today is not a patch on the 70's and 80's
Ah yes The Two Ronnies was without doubt one of the best of British comedies. They both gave us all many many laughs which will always be a part of us. After watching the Bafta Awards after many years of not seeing him or knowing much about his retirement, he certainly looks well enough and has lost a bit of weight, but now know he was having heart problems... such a shame he couldn't have had heart surgery as 76 years old is too young to die. Now Ronnie Corbett has gone leaving us with such an empty feeling, I miss them both so much.
What’s sad is we never heard a peep of this in the USA. Ronnie Barker was a comic legend. Porridge, Open All Hours, and of course The Two Ronnie’s. British comedy just can’t be beat 👍
I highly recommend "Still open all hours". It's a follow-on made in recent years with David Jason reprising his role as Granville, who now owns the shop, and a couple of the other original actors in the same roles, with some younger supporting cast.
So thankful now for Internet TV where I can get to see and discover these wonderful British comedians and their shows here in the U.S. Oh, if I could have only gotten to watch these shows as a kid! In the U.S. the only British shows we got was Benny Hill, Are You Being Served? and Flying Circus.
I bet they are laughing in heaven, (for those who believe) the like of these 2 as a comedy duo will never be bettered. Plus Ronnie Barker in Porridge and Open all Hours. Just can't be beaten.
I don't think there is a word that could be used that would do Ronnie barker justice , for his comedy genius, a word you could use, but it would still fall short , for his immense contribution to British comedy cannot be overestimated.
What a talent and stepped in when Richard Beckinsale tragically died, for his family. A genius and how lucky we were to have Corbett and Jason alongside. Brings a tear to my eye and then I look at his work and the laughs still come. Dear God. The Ministry of Mispronunciation - I think he is negotiating Brexit.
I can't say Ronnie Barker was the best, that would seem like Ronnie Corbett was not considerred. The two together wre without doubt, the best there ever was. Individually they were unbeatable. Sadly no matter how great they are, we still have to say goodbye. When people who have been an important part of your life, goodbyes are always hard.
Unfortunate that if two men tried to do a show like Two Ronnies in UK today they would be thrown in jail. Britain has become a miserable place without such comedy.
One of the saddest thing when a big celebrity dies, is that they want an instant feedback from their dearest friends and colleagues. They don't even get a day or a few hours to grieve privately, instead they want their opinion RIGHT AWAY! I understand why, they want to include it in the report to the world, but my goodness, it seems so inhumane. I feel for David Jason and Ronnie Corbett.
@@ppotter It's awful isn't it, yet they do such a great job. I remember hearing a Nicholas Lyndhurst interview where he said how difficult it was for him to talk to the press the day he heard John Sullivan passed away. They all thought he would recover from his illness. I didn't even think about the pressure they're under until I heard that. He spoke to the press as he understood he was required to, but it was beyond difficult. I wish stars could just not be quizzed until they are ready to make a statement in their own time, for the press to be a little kinder. Thanks for the heart ♥
@@angelkotilainen Not sure if uploaded it but I have a segment with little Ronnie Corbett sitting talking in a garden talking it ITV or something, and it seemed so wrong to be demanding instant eulogies from a great friend. I remember flipping from channel to channel recording all this and thinking that it was all wrong. I haven't bothered since.
Most of his ilk have left us and with their passing and the memories of them receed so departs the knowledge of what it was and is to be British. This would all mean nothing to so many now living in the UK which is means a loss of culture, continuity and belonging.
Halcyon I do feelt hat new comedians feel they have to come up some thing new and more daring which usually means more crude. I suppose in way I feel privileged to have grown up during the 70 and 80s
The Two Ronnies, just the very best of British comedy - as good today as it was 40 years ago ! So many fantastic memories from the 70's of watching their programme and crying with laughter - just the BEST x
I was born just after, " Open all hours ". And I don't live in the UK . But now I am really enjoying the show . I really think it's funny . I heard about it while in England just a while ago . So happy I did
I love the Gerald Wiley story - they received scripts from “Gerald Wiley” and Barker asked Corbett what he thought, Corbett said how much does he want? Barker said oh, £100 if we use them. OK said Corbett, pay him £100 each for them. It was some years after that Ronnie B told Ronnie C that, in fact, it was he who was Gerald Wiley!
From memory I think Ronnie B only revealed to Ronnie C and the Two Ronnies crew that he was Gerald Wiley on the same xmas 1987 night out in (I think) a curry house in which he also revealed to them that the Two Ronnies special they had just filmed would be the last as he was retiring from showbusiness.
It's mad I always loved porridge and no more so when I travelled to England and was doing ok but long story I ended up in HMP slade and found out it was were porridge was filmed so it gave an even more releatability his show..absolutely brilliant work....also the two Ronnies were the pinnacle of comedy RIP RB RIB RC
I call BS. HMP Slade was entirely fictional. The exterior shots of the prison were all different places, some weren't even prisons, and the main interiors were filmed in a studio or in a prison that had closed.
❤🙏🌹RIP Ronnie barker- 2005 AND Ronnie Corbett-2016 two pals reunited IN HEAVEN Sir David Jason WAS eighty IN February 2020 💙💙💙.. legendary funny men OF television -)))
I met Ronnie Barker in Rayners Lane, Harrow in 1979. As we passed each other I recognised him and said that I was a big fan of his work and put my hand out to shake. He looked at my hand then looked at me and gave me the filthiest look and walked off.
Upload the ten o’clock news on Ronnie barker’s death. Comedian and actor was born on 25th September 1929 and then he died early Tuesday 4th October 2005 at the age of 76.
Apart from the principal characters Ronnie Barker was all the other voices on The Navy Lark, one of the advantages of Radio. His range of voices and accents was phenomenal, never to be heard again and never seen.
King of Comedy... Thanks for letting me grow up watching and listening to you Humour us all with your hilarious talent... What seems like everyday you were there... making us laugh.. Its a good bye from me.. and a good bye from you....
I would love to have seen that, i imagine what he could have been cast as, a detective maybe? Or a secret psychopathic killer or maybe even a biography, however he was pure brilliant in what he did. A true acting role in a film would have been great though. R.i.p. the late great ronnie barker.
He played several straight roles in film. The butler role mentioned was in the television production of 'The Gathering Storm', which had Albert Finney as THE MOST accurate portrayal of Winston Churchill by a country mile.
"given" is a bit of a weird choice of words. He had enough pull with the BBC to decide for himself what he acted in AND wrote a lot of what he performed anyway.
The Bafta clip makes me cry, bless him. Three of THE BEST of British comedy! Fond memories of my childhood in the 70's watching The Two Ronnies!
Sophie Gafney me too 😀
Fantastic proper family entertainment. Miss them all
I still watch Open All hours before I go to bed, It's simply a classic. Something really nice about this sitcom, it relaxes me so much. Makes me laugh and is the best antidepressant ever. Sometimes you need to laugh when life becomes so stressful. God bless Ronnie and his crew.
I do the same here in Sweden. 😂 i can watch them over and over again because they put me to sleep in minutes. Funny and relaxing.
Likewise. Takes me back to the early 80s. Such a lovely cosy setting. Truly helps you get away from the daily stresses of modern life
This world won't see his like again. Outstanding
You won't see the like of any of us ever again after we've gone because every single person is individual
Now little Ronnie's gone to join him in Comedy Heaven. They changed the world with their talent. Loved and missed RIP
SO missed think about them two all the time how much laughter & joy they brought to this world
How on earth can you keep a straight face? Everyone who worked with the Barker deserves an oscar. Xxxxxxxx
You know when something is genuinely funny when you laugh at the same sketches again and again.....the two Ronnies were unmatched.
Very true.
Absolute legend, one of the greatest comedy actors and writers who I have had the pleasure of watching for many years.
I watch Open all hours over and over , or leave it as background noise , just cause it relaxes me.
Those old sitcoms are like that - very comforting :)
Me too....constantly 💕
A week tomorrow is 14 years after you pass Ronnie, still one of the funniest blessings ever.
He was the best wordsmith of our time bar Shakespeare, Les Dawson, and Keats. The poetry of the Earth is never dead, it lives on. RIP Ronnie.
Ronnie was not only David Jason's mate, he was our mate as well..and so are all the other great guys appearing in this video...the sound of laughter is the sweetest music you'll ever hear!....thanks for posting!
The word genius is thrown around too easily these days, but Ronnie Barker was a genius, Porridge and Open all Hours were genius, Two Ronnie's were genius too...
Comedy today is not a patch on the 70's and 80's
Ah yes The Two Ronnies was without doubt one of the best of British comedies. They both gave us all many many laughs which will always be a part of us. After watching the Bafta Awards after many years of not seeing him or knowing much about his retirement, he certainly looks well enough and has lost a bit of weight, but now know he was having heart problems... such a shame he couldn't have had heart surgery as 76 years old is too young to die. Now Ronnie Corbett has gone leaving us with such an empty feeling, I miss them both so much.
Much missed RIP Ronnie. You gave so much laughter to many.
It's goodnight from me. Sleep well Ronnie Barker and Corbett.
And it's goodnight from him.
What’s sad is we never heard a peep of this in the USA. Ronnie Barker was a comic legend. Porridge, Open All Hours, and of course The Two Ronnie’s. British comedy just can’t be beat 👍
I highly recommend "Still open all hours". It's a follow-on made in recent years with David Jason reprising his role as Granville, who now owns the shop, and a couple of the other original actors in the same roles, with some younger supporting cast.
That goodness for the digital age. On Britbox I am able to watch Open all hours. Very funny show from a wonderful time in television.
So thankful now for Internet TV where I can get to see and discover these wonderful British comedians and their shows here in the U.S.
Oh, if I could have only gotten to watch these shows as a kid! In the U.S. the only British shows we got was Benny Hill, Are You Being Served? and Flying Circus.
Take me back please to a time when we were renown for our humour. When we had great entertainers, funny sit coms & legends. Halcyon days.
Hey, you're still known for your clowns.
I bet they are laughing in heaven, (for those who believe) the like of these 2 as a comedy duo will never be bettered. Plus Ronnie Barker in Porridge and Open all Hours. Just can't be beaten.
Pure genius best of British... Miss him loads R. I. P
I don't think there is a word that could be used that would do Ronnie barker justice , for his comedy genius, a word you could use, but it would still fall short , for his immense contribution to British comedy cannot be overestimated.
What a beautiful tribute to a man who gave so much.
R.I.P.
The very best of entertainment, I’m sure everyone will miss the laughter!
LEGEND even HERE in the States ♥♥♥♥
I miss you along with my youth
Both gone now sadly. Barker was larger than life, Corbett was a wee funnyman
The classic four candles / handles for forks sketch, I was laughing, it was so funny and still is.
What a talent and stepped in when Richard Beckinsale tragically died, for his family. A genius and how lucky we were to have Corbett and Jason alongside. Brings a tear to my eye and then I look at his work and the laughs still come. Dear God. The Ministry of Mispronunciation - I think he is negotiating Brexit.
The four candles sketch has to go down as the greatest of all time.
R.I.P. Ronnie and thanks for all the laughs. Four Candles😂
I can't say Ronnie Barker was the best, that would seem like Ronnie Corbett was not considerred.
The two together wre without doubt, the best there ever was. Individually they were unbeatable.
Sadly no matter how great they are, we still have to say goodbye.
When people who have been an important part of your life, goodbyes are always hard.
It still makes me cry
Unfortunate that if two men tried to do a show like Two Ronnies in UK today they would be thrown in jail. Britain has become a miserable place without such comedy.
Not Just the Britain.... Australia is the same.
KingFahtah .... Sadly that is very true !
Oh do shut up
Ben Oldfield ..... keep quiet, snowflake !
What the fuck has that got to do with Ronnie Barker dying you mong
One of the saddest thing when a big celebrity dies, is that they want an instant feedback from their dearest friends and colleagues. They don't even get a day or a few hours to grieve privately, instead they want their opinion RIGHT AWAY! I understand why, they want to include it in the report to the world, but my goodness, it seems so inhumane. I feel for David Jason and Ronnie Corbett.
Very true.
@@ppotter It's awful isn't it, yet they do such a great job. I remember hearing a Nicholas Lyndhurst interview where he said how difficult it was for him to talk to the press the day he heard John Sullivan passed away. They all thought he would recover from his illness. I didn't even think about the pressure they're under until I heard that. He spoke to the press as he understood he was required to, but it was beyond difficult. I wish stars could just not be quizzed until they are ready to make a statement in their own time, for the press to be a little kinder. Thanks for the heart ♥
@@angelkotilainen Not sure if uploaded it but I have a segment with little Ronnie Corbett sitting talking in a garden talking it ITV or something, and it seemed so wrong to be demanding instant eulogies from a great friend. I remember flipping from channel to channel recording all this and thinking that it was all wrong. I haven't bothered since.
Absolute LEGEND loved him, especially porridge and open all hours!!!
Brilliant, fork handles, porridge, Charley Farley and Piggy Malone, a Comic Genius, I love him!!!
What ever happened to real clean comedy like the Ronnies, and so much of the 70/80s? My TV is hardly worth turning on anymore.
I don't own one :)
@@ppotter You wouldnt be the first in town!
@@ppotter Me neither.
Comedy won't be the same without Barker and Corbett. RIP The Two Ronnies.
Most of his ilk have left us and with their passing and the memories of them receed so departs the knowledge of what it was and is to be British. This would all mean nothing to so many now living in the UK which is means a loss of culture, continuity and belonging.
Halcyon
I do feelt hat new comedians feel they have to come up some thing new and more daring which usually means more crude.
I suppose in way I feel privileged to have grown up during the 70 and 80s
Sure use a tribute to him to be a racist prick, he would despise you.
Sadly missed. A life dedicated to making people smile and laugh is a life well spent.
Their comedy duo is something that can never be repeated, Rest In Peace the two Ronnie’s! Ronnie Barker (2005), Ronnie Corbett (2016).
His performance in open all hours and porridge will always be my favourites.
Still watch repeats over and over and still howl with laughter.
...and we still miss you Ronnie.....thank you for all the fun.....wee need that now....RIP
no one can replace him..both of them
I enjoyed nearly every show I saw Ronnie Barker in. The man was a very special talent. R.I. P. and thank you.
I love him in open all hours such a brilliant actor sadly gone 💗💔
The Two Ronnies, just the very best of British comedy - as good today as it was 40 years ago ! So many fantastic memories from the 70's of watching their programme and crying with laughter - just the BEST x
The greatest double act of all time far funnier than Morecambe and wise
With the sole exception of the Andre Previn sketch, yes.
Far far funnier!
Morecambe was the real funny man. Wise was nothing without him!. At least the 2 Ronnies did solo acts.
I was born just after, " Open all hours ". And I don't live in the UK . But now I am really enjoying the show . I really think it's funny . I heard about it while in England just a while ago . So happy I did
Ronnie Barker = Very Clever Man.
I love the Gerald Wiley story - they received scripts from “Gerald Wiley” and Barker asked Corbett what he thought, Corbett said how much does he want? Barker said oh, £100 if we use them. OK said Corbett, pay him £100 each for them. It was some years after that Ronnie B told Ronnie C that, in fact, it was he who was Gerald Wiley!
No one had ever guessed it was he. All in his book. That was Ronnie . The gifted man who wanted ' who wanted no praise.
TY for this info. And I didn't realise he had written a book. I'll see if I can get a copy.
From memory I think Ronnie B only revealed to Ronnie C and the Two Ronnies crew that he was Gerald Wiley on the same xmas 1987 night out in (I think) a curry house in which he also revealed to them that the Two Ronnies special they had just filmed would be the last as he was retiring from showbusiness.
Superb♥️
They've all gone now including Victoria Wood aged 62. That's it. It's over. Turn out the lights. RIP
We still have Sir David
@@callumwhite516 not for long I fear 😪
Imran Khan we can only hope he lasts for at least another 5 years
How on earth can anyone down arrow this?
There was never smut, only innuendo. Not like todays commics, who drop smut and bad language at every turn.
It's mad I always loved porridge and no more so when I travelled to England and was doing ok but long story I ended up in HMP slade and found out it was were porridge was filmed so it gave an even more releatability his show..absolutely brilliant work....also the two Ronnies were the pinnacle of comedy RIP RB RIB RC
I call BS.
HMP Slade was entirely fictional. The exterior shots of the prison were all different places, some weren't even prisons, and the main interiors were filmed in a studio or in a prison that had closed.
Tuesday 4th October 2005
Just discovered. ( Open All Hours ) and a love for this Barker character and a great n n new show to watch in America 🇺🇸 where we live free or Die.
The sex equality sketch would have him cancelled these days... oh what a humourless world we've created.
❤🙏🌹RIP Ronnie barker- 2005 AND Ronnie Corbett-2016 two pals reunited IN HEAVEN
Sir David Jason WAS eighty IN February 2020 💙💙💙.. legendary funny men OF television -)))
For comedians in any English speaking country who are interested in standards and where the bar is set, one need only look at the two Ronnies.
Always put them on. Try to keep a straight face. Bet you can't. Xxxxxxxx
Greatest sitcom actor ever. A proper entertainer. I can't even watch the new 'Open All Hours'. Ronnie made that show what it was.
Ronnie Corbett was nothing with out ronnie barker x
I met Ronnie Barker in Rayners Lane, Harrow in 1979. As we passed each other I recognised him and said that I was a big fan of his work and put my hand out to shake. He looked at my hand then looked at me and gave me the filthiest look and walked off.
May the two Ronnies rest in peace
Upload the ten o’clock news on Ronnie barker’s death. Comedian and actor was born on 25th September 1929 and then he died early Tuesday 4th October 2005 at the age of 76.
The Navy Lark isn't mentioned. RB as a great character as a bumbling able seaman.......
Apart from the principal characters Ronnie Barker was all the other voices on The Navy Lark, one of the advantages of Radio.
His range of voices and accents was phenomenal, never to be heard again and never seen.
The 2 Ronnies are together again.
David Jason has a beard now. What drugs are they putting him on?
sad loss
Master of comedy .sadly missed ☹️
In the world we now live in, the type of immaculate comedy that Ronnie Barker created wouldn't get made.
Pity Barker didn't go on Fools & Horses for one episode. But never mind.
Kevin Prior..... As Fletch. There are a few sitcoms that crossover in the US.
Can you imagine Fletch and Del boy together.
the best, i hate it when they leave us
At six, Ronnie Barker has died. At seven, he's come back to live. At eight, he's died again.
Ronnie Barker was the finest comedy writer of all time in my opinion.
Rip m8, thanks for all your work, rippa stuff!
It's ironic that every Christmas we get Slade the band. And HMP Slade the former Norwich prison. Both pretty cool.
Both Ronnie's. David Jason and Rowan Atkinson. The greats. Can't think of great comedians from one countries.
Rowen Atkinson ????? Dick emery mor &wise way above..
Stan Laurel was the greatest...
What about Tommy Cooper?
The list goes on spike Milligan and Peter sellers and Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore
Wonderful man. Rip Ronnie ♥️🙏🏼💗
Reading the autobiography by Ronnie Corbet.
Good read.
Funny.
It's called Goodnight from me and.......
very very sad to hear he died he was very funny.
an total legand why no knighthood
The way Granville looks at Arkright at 5.09 ! Tells u all u need to know about the love and respect he had for his mentor ! Wonderful to see ✌
Still greatly missed.
Thanks for sharing this. What a treasure he was!!!
TRIG --- I love your chacher ( S0rry Disyectic -- Thuth !! ) You are/ was one of the BEAST !!! RIP Trigg !!!! MY Faverate
Cryed when he died crying now rip Ronnie what a legend
The two Ronnies were the best, its that simple.
King of Comedy...
Thanks for letting me grow up watching and listening to you Humour us all with your hilarious talent...
What seems like everyday you were there... making us laugh..
Its a good bye from me.. and a good bye from you....
How is this 17 years ago when it looks identical to the news today? 17 years before that and it's the stone age.
Very true.
One of a kind.
Nicholas Parsons is 94 and still alive at the moment, a great celebrity
Yeah but crap comedian
That's cos he's not a comedian!
You're an arse
Now Nicholas Parsons has gone too..
Pure gold , spot on Ronnie Corbett .
4:55 for the best part of the video bless him I remember watching that
Such a pity he was never given the opportunity to act a straight role. He would have won an Oscar.
He played a butler in something, from memory... straightish role.
I would love to have seen that, i imagine what he could have been cast as, a detective maybe? Or a secret psychopathic killer or maybe even a biography, however he was pure brilliant in what he did. A true acting role in a film would have been great though.
R.i.p. the late great ronnie barker.
He played several straight roles in film. The butler role mentioned was in the television production of 'The Gathering Storm', which had Albert Finney as THE MOST accurate portrayal of Winston Churchill by a country mile.
He played Churchill's butler, Inches, in The Gathering Storm.
"given" is a bit of a weird choice of words. He had enough pull with the BBC to decide for himself what he acted in AND wrote a lot of what he performed anyway.
RONNIE LEFT ME IN TEARS SO OFTEN! LAUGHED TILL I CRIED!
Ronnie b David Jason Richard beckinsale top of the topits
you would not believe I still watching him .. 2022.11.24
I watch porridge every night to fall asleep❤️ my comfort programme