Thank you for watching our reaction to The Two Ronnies' classic sketch "Four Candles"! This iconic British comedy sketch is a brilliant display of wordplay and humor. Did it make you laugh as much as it made us? If you enjoyed our reaction to this timeless piece of comedy, please give this video a thumbs up, subscribe to our channel, and let us know your favorite moments from the sketch in the comments below. Let’s keep the laughs and great memories coming, friends!
Have you reacted to Only Fools and Horses? Many Brits top favourite comedy show. You seem to relate well to British humour, so would probably 'get' all the laughs we loved.
I would recommend a sketch titled "The One Ronnie, My Blackberry Is Not Working". Ronnie Corbett with Harry Enfield. Harry Enfield himself is a legend of British Comedy and Ronnie Corbett has him struggling not to laugh.
Hey guys👍the ' four candles sketch was from 1976,the clip at the end was much later and not too long after Ronnie Barker passed away(2005) with Ronnie Corbett passing in 2016. Two legends of safe family comedy that were massive in the UK with Ronnie Barker starring in hit sitcoms open all hours and Porridge and Ronnie C in sorry.
As a boy I would be sent to a shop exactly like that they were called Ironmongers and sold everything. I was sent for Paraffin to fill the heater always the Pink brand never the Esso Blue .Orders from Mum .That sketch took me right back there ..
I have so many happy memories going to the ironmongers as a kid back in the day and can see the things you mentioned and then some, can still remember the smell from the shop.
He wrote a lot for That Was The Week That Was, which featured some of the Monty Python team before they floor together. Barker’s influence is apparent in many Python sketches.
Four Candles was recorded in 1976, and The Two Ronnies show ended in 1987 (having started in 1971). The part at the end was from a show done in the 2000s call "The 2 Ronnies Sketchbook" where they introduced many of their classic sketches. This was the last of those shows, and what you saw at the end was the very last moment of them on stage together.
The Two Ronnies were the masters of the language, wordplay and wonderful comedy. Ronnie Barker wrote many of the sketches in this classic show that had families on Saturday nights.
He wrote many of the sketches under a nom do plume (Gerald Wiley) and submitted them to the shows anonymously. This was so he could be sure they were being accepted on their own merit rather than because they were written by a star of the show.
It was a show where the two Ronnies introduced some of their most memorable sketches. They were absolute genius’s. I lived less than a mile from Ronnie Corbett and saw him often. He was a lovely lovely down to earth guy. God bless them.
There is a modernised version later with Ronnie helping a customer sorting out up to date stuff. A man brings in a modern phone and tells Ronnie his strawberry isn't working and off they go with similar comic mix ups. It's great.
With being American you are going to struggle with the 2 Ronnies accents but back in the day they were 2 of the funniest guys on TV, the 4 candles sketch is very famous in the comedy world it was years before its time, look up the mobile phone sketch I think you will like it or the guy trying to purchase a round of drinks enjoy
May Favourite is the mastermind sketch answering the question before- but anything by these legends is OK with me - both very sadly missed- they were a British institution.
@@RNTV Thanks for this Karen. There are endless, clever sketches from " The Two Ronnies " :) Ronnie Barker (The Customer and The Presenter, who described the alternative ending) wrote their sketches under the pseudonym "Gerald Wiley" so his work would be judged on merit and not approved, simply, because he wrote it.
Ronnie Barker looked really ill. RIP. Definitely check out his 70’s comedy series “Porridge” all about convicts in a prison and the hilarious situations they get themselves into,brilliantly written,perfect timing and funny as all hell. Thoroughly recommended.
Their TV series in the 70s and 80s drew huge audiences, and the Christmas Day specials were a staple. I remember hearing our next-door neighbour roaring with laughter every time the Two Ronnies were on TV, even through our common wall. Ronnie Barker was also in a couple of very highly regarded sitcoms, Porridge and Open all Hours. RIP the Two Ronnies.
The ending there was their traditional signing off line. And they were well into their retirement but had some compilation shows they presented when retired on the BBC. A look back at the best bits from their shows. Given the quality of their work there was plenty to choose from.
@@shkeen57 i think the reference was to the very end where the two Ronnies explained the ending of the sketch, you can see that Ronnie Barker looked quite ill.
Try to watch some of their musical numbers they ended their shows with every week. “The Aldershot Brass Band Ensemble“ being one of the best. Done in one take with words and complicated marching choreography. Love your reactions, by the way, chaps.
this is a classic two Ronnies sketch, which is almost equaled by their Ministry if S ual (gender) Equality which was decades before it's time (you will understand if you react to it)., Edit: Regarding the phrase "The Customer is always right" that is a misquote of the full quote "The Customer is always right in matters of TASTE & STYLE"
Two Ronnies Mastermind. One of the most complex sketches they ever did. ua-cam.com/video/QRhyc56aVb0/v-deo.htmlsi=rFjE3ydBpQIOaCmi Crossed Lines. Brilliant writing, flawlessly executed. ua-cam.com/video/N6jWCVO38iA/v-deo.htmlsi=Wk5gtMf_vGh_f7Uo
Ronnie Barker starred in two of the greatest sitcoms. Porridge and Open All Hours. Numbers 6 & 7 on the Greatest British Sitcoms of all time. They're both on Britbox, I believe. ❤
I love The Two Ronnies, but personally prefer their sketches “Crossed Lines” and “Mastermind”. Would love to see reactions to those or some Micky Flanagan, but either way, your comedy reactions are a delight
When this sketch was recorded electrical appliances in the UK were sold without plugs and we had to fit our own - hence buying 'plugs' was a regular necessity (also had to make sure you got the correct fuse rating, most commonly 13 amp but could be anything from 1 amp upwards to suit the appliance). The law changed in 1992 now requiring plugs to be pre-fitted. Shops just like this used to really exist in the UK.
They said this at the end of every show. They were legends. You would like the crossword one on the train. Also watch (if you have not done so) the Michael McIntyren 'dentist' sketch as it is hilarious.
As you can see, I'm a month behind from when you aired this video folks . . . however, it seems as if you're heading down the 2 Ronnies road for earlier comedy at present . . . The 2 Ron's became firm favourites in the UK for their wit and humour with wordplay in sketches. They were both actors who eased into TV until they became a duo together on screen . . . An earlier duo for you would be Morecombe and Wise (M&W), another top pairing in comedy gold who usually had over 15 million people staying in on Christmas Day Evening to watch their Christmas Shows, and to see what stars they would have appearing in them . . . Singers, Actors, Musicians, etc, were all happy to be made fun of by them in any show they created - because if they were on an M&W show, then they'd made it! To check out their best known sketches (for now) - I will give you just 3 to look for on YT, (the colour versions not any B&W ones) and you can react/watch them to see what you think about them . . . 1) Singing in The Rain . . . 2) Mastermind . . . 3) Greig's Piano Concerto . . . Eric M and Ernie W slightly predated the 2 Ron's and started out differently, so they had a different brand of comedy. Eric and Ernie were two teenage theatre performers (I guess you might say vaudeville acts in a way?) - so they learnt their comedy ropes there before any TV comedy like theirs was even a thing really. Eric, the tallest one with the glasses, was the main comedian - and Ernie was his straight man more often than not . . . When still teenagers, Eric's mother who was his manager, saw Ernie at the same theatre venue that Eric was appearing at. She got them together as a duo and the rest was history with a duo legend being born . . . In their sketches with various well known stars from all walks of life, their shows just kept getting better and better and more watched. The singers got to sing - just not in the way they may have thought they would with those 2. The actors and actresses ended up being in little Ern's, "Plays What I wrote" - basically cut-outs of major films, etc, performed by them and these stars. Glenda Jackson, Francis Matthews, Peter Cushing, etc . . . One Christmas Special even had a musical rendition of "South Pacific's" There Ain't Nothing Like A Dame . . . featuring most of the well known newsmen and commentators working for the BBC at the time . . . Another funny comedian for you not to miss out on is the late great, Dave Allen, an Irish comedian whose anecdotes, stories, sketches, and skits about religion and other comedic jokes brought him to mass appeal in the UK - even among the Catholics who maybe should not have actually found them funny either, but did . . . Just never ask how he lost half of one of his fingers though - as none of us still actually know, as his story of it just kept changing about it . . . Good sketches to start with, "Sperm" . . . "Religion" . . . "Learning To Tell the Time" . . . "Teenagers" . . . and his ghost story - and of course the many more that he did for us all including those . . . Enjoy is all I can tell you about M&W and Dave . . . as you will love them just as much, too . . . Cheers.
Ronnie Barker was the best British actor comedian since Chaplin as you will find out as you see more of their classic sketches often written by Barker but unknown by the other writers
I went to the theatre to see these tow on stage and in between sketches! One would come on and then have to rush off stage as if he urgently needed to go to the toilet! It was just fantastic seeing that sketch on stage! Then to see it on TV! htey were the best the UK could ever make! R.I.P The Two Ronnie's!
They were the masters of wordplay, Ronnie Barker (the big one) wrote most of their clever word sketches and wrote them anonymously so they wouldn't treat him differently from other writers. He was also a10/10 comedy actor in sit-com's, some amazing character parts and each almost unrecognisable from the others.
Yeah, sadly this was the last time they were on together as by this time Ronnie B (the bigger of the two) was already very ill. In fact in a documentary later Ronnie C said that they were very lucky to get through the full series. Ronnie B died not long after but not sure how long.
Just in case you were wondering, the sketches were always recorded in front of a live audience, it’s not a laugh track. Yet another ‘wordplay’ skit was: ‘Name Droppers’.
@patriciaburke6639 I've had to look into this topic now that it's brought up so much. Please don't take me the wrong way, but I suggest looking into it as well. With live audiences, they found that people would laugh at the wrong times. They would use prompters and even plants in the audience to help mitigate these issues. Something else I didn't know about was the invention of The Laff Box. "The Laff Box, also known as the Audience Response Duplicator, is a machine invented by Charles Douglass that plays pre-recorded laughter on demand. The Laff Box is a typewriter-like device that allows sound engineers to press buttons to produce specific types and sequences of laughter." It was invented in 1953 and was commonly used going forward for live audience recordings.
Hiya. Most people, however, don't know the full quote is "the customer is always right, in matters of taste." Only meaning, if they want to buy something that doesn't suit them, let them. Great, too, that Jess knows a whisky and soda means a whisky and soda water. I don't know about now, across the pond, but years ago, in the UK, there used to be a soda syphon on the bar so drinkers could add their own to their taste, at no charge. Today, it's in little mixer bottles and charged for. Stay safe. All the best to you.
Oh wow. Thanks for the additional info! Here we have soda machines behind the counter. The soda water is usually free, but you do need someone to get it for you.
Firstly, congratulations on being 2 of those rare reactors who, actually, kept watching to the very ens and heard the explanation.:) There are endless, clever sketches from " The Two Ronnies " :) Ronnie Barker (The Customer and The Presenter, who described the alternative ending) wrote their sketches under the pseudonym "Gerald Wiley" so his work would be judged on merit and not approved, simply, because he wrote it.
Really sorry to put in a comment that isn't Ronnie Barker related but I sent you a message about a TERRIFIC SINGER, JOHN FARNHAM - Youre The Voice, Help (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra LIVE is the best) & When The War Is Over. Please watch him...Jess will love him and cry over his voice & song messages
it was in fact their very last show as Ronnie Barkers (the bigger one) health had not tbeen 100% although they had retired as a comedy duo in 1987 I believe. Both also did comedy series Ronnie Corbett in Sorry and Ronnie B. in Porridge, set in a prison. Their shows were watched by millions and their Christmas show would have an audience of 18 million nearly half the population at the time. At both of their funerals alter boys came in with the coffins carrying 4 candles.
Ronnie Baker was a genius of word play. Ronnie Corrbett was a great stand up comedian and doing monologues. I hope you will check out Porridge and Open all hours. BOTH have the great David Jason from Only Fools and horses, can you recognise? Much harder in in Porridge!
This sketch was based on a real life story submitted to Ronnie Barker (the large one!) and he wrote it under his pseudonym Gerald Wiley. It's wonderful wordplay. Barker, incidentally, wrote many sketches using that name, sending them in via a third party, and it was some years before he revealed the truth to the other writers of the show. He admitted that he wanted his sketches to be chosen on their own merit and not just because they were written by Ronnie Barker.
If you haven't already please check out Two Ronnies sketches~Crossed lines, The Plumstead ladies male voice choir, mispronunciation and mastermind, Morecambe and Wise also do a funny mastermind sketch. Love your video's.
Sorry for not liking your reactions. I keep forgetting!!!! . You both are fantastic. Jess's laugh, kills me. Brilliant. Loved both of you, watching "Mike and the Michanics " " living years." .I completely understand your sentiments. I missed my father, by 10 minutes, in the hospital. I had so much to apologise for, a😊and to praise him for, that I never ever said. Too late!!!!
These two - Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker (the big one) - worked superbly well together, and were at the very top of the comedy tree in the UK for years. Ronnie Barker wrote most of the sketches, and co-wrote sketches for other comedy shows too. Both are sadly missed.... Try searching for Porridge - with Ronnie Barker. In it he plays Norman Stanley Fletcher, a prisoner in fictitious Slade prison. It was absolutely hilarious, and was right up there alongside Fawlty Towers for the quality of it's humour..... Porridge is a slang English term for serving time in prison... Watch out for Mr McKay the prison warder. He bounces off Ronnie Barker superbly well, and both of them are the cornerstone of much of the superb humour.....
There did used to be actual general stores just like this in nearly every town here in the UK. Sadly these have mostly been put out of business by the chain supermarkets etc. You need to find the Two Ronnies 'Racing Duck' sketch. No, Soda water is a specific thing to add to whisky, & comes in a syphon with a level squirt tap. This was long before your Coca Cola, Pepsi, Sprite even existed etc. These are NOT soda, in the UK we would term them as 'carbonated drinks' maybe, but ask for the specific one when buying. If we asked for Soda, we would get soda water from a bottle or syphon. If we asked for coke we would get Pepsi or Coke, or another Cola. We would not expect 'Sprite' unless we asked for sprite, etc.
Hi to you both from Sheffield Yorkshire england yes the 2 ronies are a national institution they are national treasures sadly they have both past now but gave us over. 20 years of laughs 😂😂😂❤❤❤
There was a puzzled look on your face with the last item....... bill hooks - - - bollocks, BUT the BBC in all it's wisdom wanted the ending of the sketch changed, seemingly the person coming in at the end was meant to be a "well endowed" young lady and the item originally wanted was "a pair of large knockers"
It's even funnier knowing that you call those items by other names in the US so you had to think twice - well done Soda is only Soda water in the UK. Coke is Cola, sprite is lemonade. What you call lemonade you'd struggle to find 🙂
Next there are two sketches you will like. Both from a number one voted comedy show off all time. Only fools and horses. The chandelier sketch And Del falls through the bar sketch. Enjoy
Recommendation: "Norman Gunston interviews Sally Struthers" this is an hilarious real life interview where the Garry McDonald (an Australian actor in character as Norman Gunston) interview the American actress Sally Struthers. Sally has no idea what she is in for.
Ronnie Barker used to send in material to the BBC (by post) under an asumed name just to see if it made it into the show (so he also got paid for that) now that's what i call smart, 🤓 both of these gentleman are sadly missed, love your channel keep up the good work, all the best from Eddie Birdie, ✌ ❤ 🐦.
There used to be shops like this, sold absolutely everything, guess supermarkets put them out of business. I literally went out this morning for some light bulbs, couldn't find any in the supermarket, if we had one of these I'd have been able to get them just saying.
If you can please react to some tiswas early 80s Saturday morning show I just watched a small clip and thought if this was on tik tok today the comments from college students then I thought nope we all loved each other in the 80s 90s 2000s
i used to meat ronnie corbet at least once a week i was his kaddy at morefieald golf corse he had a gold rolls royce with the cushions for him to sit on he was a very funny man and a true legend he was scottish.
If you know the innuendo with billhooks then it is funny , some words in England are different in America such as pumps , here they are gym shoes they are known differently in the States .
Thank you for watching our reaction to The Two Ronnies' classic sketch "Four Candles"!
This iconic British comedy sketch is a brilliant display of wordplay and humor. Did it make you laugh as much as it made us? If you enjoyed our reaction to this timeless piece of comedy, please give this video a thumbs up, subscribe to our channel, and let us know your favorite moments from the sketch in the comments below.
Let’s keep the laughs and great memories coming, friends!
@RNTV Got any O's?
Have you reacted to Only Fools and Horses? Many Brits top favourite comedy show. You seem to relate well to British humour, so would probably 'get' all the laughs we loved.
So brilliant scetches. Unfortunately they have both sadly died
I would recommend a sketch titled "The One Ronnie, My Blackberry Is Not Working". Ronnie Corbett with Harry Enfield. Harry Enfield himself is a legend of British Comedy and Ronnie Corbett has him struggling not to laugh.
According to BBC TV at Ronnie Corbett's funeral service eight years ago, there were four lit candles behind the altar in tribute.
Hey guys👍the ' four candles sketch was from 1976,the clip at the end was much later and not too long after Ronnie Barker passed away(2005) with Ronnie Corbett passing in 2016. Two legends of safe family comedy that were massive in the UK with Ronnie Barker starring in hit sitcoms open all hours and Porridge and Ronnie C in sorry.
I loved these comics when I was younger. if open all hours is on tv old or new I will watch it was always my favourite.
As a boy I would be sent to a shop exactly like that they were called Ironmongers and sold everything. I was sent for Paraffin to fill the heater always the Pink brand never the Esso Blue .Orders from Mum .That sketch took me right back there ..
@@markfletton5901yes indeed!
I have so many happy memories going to the ironmongers as a kid back in the day and can see the things you mentioned and then some, can still remember the smell from the shop.
Mr Barker was the best comedy writer around. Genius. And Mr Corbett was the best straight man around. It doesn't get any better.
@@markfletton5901 No arguing. Just a view. And sure you are right. Many to choose from.
He wrote a lot for That Was The Week That Was, which featured some of the Monty Python team before they floor together. Barker’s influence is apparent in many Python sketches.
Four Candles was recorded in 1976, and The Two Ronnies show ended in 1987 (having started in 1971). The part at the end was from a show done in the 2000s call "The 2 Ronnies Sketchbook" where they introduced many of their classic sketches. This was the last of those shows, and what you saw at the end was the very last moment of them on stage together.
R.I.P Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the true Kings of wordplay.
The billhooks are a play on words for ‘ bollocks’ ❤️🇬🇧
Or Pillocks
@@Steve_P_Bnah Steve mate definitely bollocks
It doe not really work.
The Two Ronnies was the best.RIP🪦
At ronnie corbetts funeral they had four candles on the alter as a tribute to him.
The Two Ronnies were the masters of the language, wordplay and wonderful comedy. Ronnie Barker wrote many of the sketches in this classic show that had families on Saturday nights.
He wrote many of the sketches under a nom do plume (Gerald Wiley) and submitted them to the shows anonymously. This was so he could be sure they were being accepted on their own merit rather than because they were written by a star of the show.
He said 'O's, Mon Repose', a name given to a home, meaning my rest (my resting place)
Gardening fork, not pitchfork.
It was a show where the two Ronnies introduced some of their most memorable sketches. They were absolute genius’s. I lived less than a mile from Ronnie Corbett and saw him often. He was a lovely lovely down to earth guy. God bless them.
To be fair; at his height.......🤣🤣
@@martinsmith3354 That’s what he’d probably said 🤣
In the late 80s I saw Ronnie Corbett in the street near Piccadilly Circus . He was a legend.
Have a look at the Two Ronnies Swedish lesson, in the Restaurant, Telephone conversation, the racing duck and crossword. There are many more.
Crossword is my favourite of those
All added to our list! Thank you
There is a modernised version later with Ronnie helping a customer sorting out up to date stuff. A man brings in a modern phone and tells Ronnie his strawberry isn't working and off they go with similar comic mix ups. It's great.
The Swedish one is so clever, and one of my favourites!
With being American you are going to struggle with the 2 Ronnies accents but back in the day they were 2 of the funniest guys on TV, the 4 candles sketch is very famous in the comedy world it was years before its time, look up the mobile phone sketch I think you will like it or the guy trying to purchase a round of drinks enjoy
May Favourite is the mastermind sketch answering the question before- but anything by these legends is OK with me - both very sadly missed- they were a British institution.
Look at the two ronnies crossed line or something it’s called where they’re both on a public phone next to each other! Thats a classic
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Both on our list!
@@RNTV im so glad its on your list its a great sketch cant wait to see your reaction
Love this humor…it’s brilliant! These guys are masters of facial expressions and timing! I really enjoyed this and your reactions to it!❤️
Glad you enjoyed it with us Karen 💚💜
@@RNTV Thanks for this Karen. There are endless, clever sketches from " The Two Ronnies " :)
Ronnie Barker (The Customer and The Presenter, who described the alternative ending) wrote their sketches under the pseudonym "Gerald Wiley" so his work would be judged on merit and not approved, simply, because he wrote it.
Ronnie Barker looked really ill.
RIP.
Definitely check out his 70’s comedy series “Porridge” all about convicts in a prison and the hilarious situations they get themselves into,brilliantly written,perfect timing and funny as all hell.
Thoroughly recommended.
See if you can see the older caracter played by young David Jason who has his own legend status.
Their TV series in the 70s and 80s drew huge audiences, and the Christmas Day specials were a staple. I remember hearing our next-door neighbour roaring with laughter every time the Two Ronnies were on TV, even through our common wall. Ronnie Barker was also in a couple of very highly regarded sitcoms, Porridge and Open all Hours. RIP the Two Ronnies.
The ending there was their traditional signing off line. And they were well into their retirement but had some compilation shows they presented when retired on the BBC. A look back at the best bits from their shows. Given the quality of their work there was plenty to choose from.
The only sketch that comes close to this level of humour from them is Mastermind although it helps to be from the UK to understand all the references.
What a superb job the BBC did to create this brilliant set- just for this one sketch
I do believe that this was the last time together, as, sadly, Ronnie Barker did not live long after this particular show.
The sketch was released on 18 September 1976, Barker died 2005..29 years later
@@shkeen57 i think the reference was to the very end where the two Ronnies explained the ending of the sketch, you can see that Ronnie Barker looked quite ill.
Try to watch some of their musical numbers they ended their shows with every week. “The Aldershot Brass Band Ensemble“ being one of the best. Done in one take with words and complicated marching choreography. Love your reactions, by the way, chaps.
Bill hooks - bollocks!
the end, bill hooks, is a play on words, for a mild british swear word, it means (boll....ocks) put the 2 words together, was keeping it clean for you
this is a classic two Ronnies sketch, which is almost equaled by their Ministry if S ual (gender) Equality which was decades before it's time (you will understand if you react to it).,
Edit: Regarding the phrase "The Customer is always right" that is a misquote of the full quote "The Customer is always right in matters of TASTE & STYLE"
Two Ronnies Mastermind. One of the most complex sketches they ever did.
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Crossed Lines. Brilliant writing, flawlessly executed.
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I don't think I've ever been to a hardware shop that sells pantyhose and tins of peas but hey 🤷♂️ 😂 love the videos 😌
You really do have to be British to understand the lingo/dialect/ accent and the british humour 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 😅😅😅😅 🇬🇧 😅😅
Ronnie Barker starred in two of the greatest sitcoms. Porridge and Open All Hours. Numbers 6 & 7 on the Greatest British Sitcoms of all time. They're both on Britbox, I believe. ❤
I love The Two Ronnies, but personally prefer their sketches “Crossed Lines” and “Mastermind”. Would love to see reactions to those or some Micky Flanagan, but either way, your comedy reactions are a delight
As a child in the 70s watching pure silliness of the phantom raspberry blower
You must do the embarrassing chemist in South Africa PLEASE.🇬🇧
If you like British comedy try watching
Dave Allan doing Adam and Eve.
When this sketch was recorded electrical appliances in the UK were sold without plugs and we had to fit our own - hence buying 'plugs' was a regular necessity (also had to make sure you got the correct fuse rating, most commonly 13 amp but could be anything from 1 amp upwards to suit the appliance). The law changed in 1992 now requiring plugs to be pre-fitted. Shops just like this used to really exist in the UK.
They do, there’s one down the road from me. Many a happy hour spent browsing !
They said this at the end of every show. They were legends. You would like the crossword one on the train. Also watch (if you have not done so) the Michael McIntyren 'dentist' sketch as it is hilarious.
All added to our list!
Try Jim Davidson ..Sinderella a british pantomine ..
As you can see, I'm a month behind from when you aired this video folks . . . however, it seems as if you're heading down the 2 Ronnies road for earlier comedy at present . . . The 2 Ron's became firm favourites in the UK for their wit and humour with wordplay in sketches. They were both actors who eased into TV until they became a duo together on screen . . . An earlier duo for you would be Morecombe and Wise (M&W), another top pairing in comedy gold who usually had over 15 million people staying in on Christmas Day Evening to watch their Christmas Shows, and to see what stars they would have appearing in them . . . Singers, Actors, Musicians, etc, were all happy to be made fun of by them in any show they created - because if they were on an M&W show, then they'd made it!
To check out their best known sketches (for now) - I will give you just 3 to look for on YT, (the colour versions not any B&W ones) and you can react/watch them to see what you think about them . . . 1) Singing in The Rain . . . 2) Mastermind . . . 3) Greig's Piano Concerto . . . Eric M and Ernie W slightly predated the 2 Ron's and started out differently, so they had a different brand of comedy. Eric and Ernie were two teenage theatre performers (I guess you might say vaudeville acts in a way?) - so they learnt their comedy ropes there before any TV comedy like theirs was even a thing really. Eric, the tallest one with the glasses, was the main comedian - and Ernie was his straight man more often than not . . . When still teenagers, Eric's mother who was his manager, saw Ernie at the same theatre venue that Eric was appearing at. She got them together as a duo and the rest was history with a duo legend being born . . . In their sketches with various well known stars from all walks of life, their shows just kept getting better and better and more watched. The singers got to sing - just not in the way they may have thought they would with those 2. The actors and actresses ended up being in little Ern's, "Plays What I wrote" - basically cut-outs of major films, etc, performed by them and these stars. Glenda Jackson, Francis Matthews, Peter Cushing, etc . . . One Christmas Special even had a musical rendition of "South Pacific's" There Ain't Nothing Like A Dame . . . featuring most of the well known newsmen and commentators working for the BBC at the time . . .
Another funny comedian for you not to miss out on is the late great, Dave Allen, an Irish comedian whose anecdotes, stories, sketches, and skits about religion and other comedic jokes brought him to mass appeal in the UK - even among the Catholics who maybe should not have actually found them funny either, but did . . . Just never ask how he lost half of one of his fingers though - as none of us still actually know, as his story of it just kept changing about it . . . Good sketches to start with, "Sperm" . . . "Religion" . . . "Learning To Tell the Time" . . . "Teenagers" . . . and his ghost story - and of course the many more that he did for us all including those . . . Enjoy is all I can tell you about M&W and Dave . . . as you will love them just as much, too . . . Cheers.
Ronnie Barker was the best British actor comedian since Chaplin as you will find out as you see more of their classic sketches often written by Barker but unknown by the other writers
For anyone wondering about the last item: Billhooks == Bollocks
These two were absolute comic geniuses. Ronnie barker was so brilliant with the English language it was unreal.
Please react to.. MY BLACKBERRY ISNT WORKING.. you will love that.. it has Ronnie Corbett (one of the two ronnies) in it & Harry Enfield..
@cookiesroblox6759 Already done. Here is the link friend ua-cam.com/video/Lcympj8teYQ/v-deo.html
That's what they used to call an old fashioned ironmongers shop.
Yu can get everything except the squeal of a pig.
still have a shop like that up the road.
That sketch is so famous you can get greetings cards with just 4candles on the front and it ALWAYS gets a laugh.
I went to the theatre to see these tow on stage and in between sketches! One would come on and then have to rush off stage as if he urgently needed to go to the toilet! It was just fantastic seeing that sketch on stage! Then to see it on TV! htey were the best the UK could ever make! R.I.P The Two Ronnie's!
They were the masters of wordplay, Ronnie Barker (the big one) wrote most of their clever word sketches and wrote them anonymously so they wouldn't treat him differently from other writers. He was also a10/10 comedy actor in sit-com's, some amazing character parts and each almost unrecognisable from the others.
Yeah, sadly this was the last time they were on together as by this time Ronnie B (the bigger of the two) was already very ill. In fact in a documentary later Ronnie C said that they were very lucky to get through the full series. Ronnie B died not long after but not sure how long.
Just in case you were wondering, the sketches were always recorded in front of a live audience, it’s not a laugh track. Yet another ‘wordplay’ skit was: ‘Name Droppers’.
@patriciaburke6639 I've had to look into this topic now that it's brought up so much. Please don't take me the wrong way, but I suggest looking into it as well.
With live audiences, they found that people would laugh at the wrong times. They would use prompters and even plants in the audience to help mitigate these issues. Something else I didn't know about was the invention of The Laff Box.
"The Laff Box, also known as the Audience Response Duplicator, is a machine invented by Charles Douglass that plays pre-recorded laughter on demand. The Laff Box is a typewriter-like device that allows sound engineers to press buttons to produce specific types and sequences of laughter."
It was invented in 1953 and was commonly used going forward for live audience recordings.
3:29 Hoes (for gardening) vs Hose (for water)...
Yes. The customer is always right. They may be an a**hole. But they're always right. 😂
😂
Hiya. Most people, however, don't know the full quote is "the customer is always right, in matters of taste." Only meaning, if they want to buy something that doesn't suit them, let them. Great, too, that Jess knows a whisky and soda means a whisky and soda water. I don't know about now, across the pond, but years ago, in the UK, there used to be a soda syphon on the bar so drinkers could add their own to their taste, at no charge. Today, it's in little mixer bottles and charged for. Stay safe. All the best to you.
Oh wow. Thanks for the additional info! Here we have soda machines behind the counter. The soda water is usually free, but you do need someone to get it for you.
Firstly, congratulations on being 2 of those rare reactors who, actually, kept watching to the very ens and heard the explanation.:)
There are endless, clever sketches from " The Two Ronnies " :)
Ronnie Barker (The Customer and The Presenter, who described the alternative ending) wrote their sketches under the pseudonym "Gerald Wiley" so his work would be judged on merit and not approved, simply, because he wrote it.
Watch only fools and horses though n..its a british classic and their crowd
We'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion
@@RNTV sorry meant the it crowd
@@RNTV yeah only fools and horses was the no 1 comedy in uk
brilliant wordplay and accent play and the classic English stare of disappointment :D
you should react to, the tow ronnies racing pigeon, that is super funny, short sketch like you watched, these two guys were legends
You wouldn't say Super funny, you it so funny or very funny, or hilarious.
You wouldn't say that Super funny, you it's so funny, or it's very funny or it's hilarious.
Written by John Sullivan, better known for Only Fools and Horses.
Ronnie Barker is great in a tv series called "Open All Hours" if you can get it in the U.S
Really sorry to put in a comment that isn't Ronnie Barker related but I sent you a message about a TERRIFIC SINGER, JOHN FARNHAM - Youre The Voice, Help (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra LIVE is the best) & When The War Is Over. Please watch him...Jess will love him and cry over his voice & song messages
it was in fact their very last show as Ronnie Barkers (the bigger one) health had not tbeen 100% although they had retired as a comedy duo in 1987 I believe. Both also did comedy series Ronnie Corbett in Sorry and Ronnie B. in Porridge, set in a prison. Their shows were watched by millions and their Christmas show would have an audience of 18 million nearly half the population at the time. At both of their funerals alter boys came in with the coffins carrying 4 candles.
There used to be shops like this in Britain
Ronnie Baker was a genius of word play. Ronnie Corrbett was a great stand up comedian and doing monologues.
I hope you will check out Porridge and Open all hours. BOTH have the great David Jason from Only Fools and horses, can you recognise? Much harder in in Porridge!
Both of the Two Ronnies are no longer with us.
hardware stores were like that in the 70s, they had everything.
Still do where I live!😮
Bill hooks / Ballocks
Bollocks
Bill Hooks / Pillocks
I cant understand British comedy. I wish they would speak English
It is not the fault of the two Ronnie`s that YOU do not understand English or appreciate what makes we Brits laugh.
@@terrywright7470 it was a joke
@keithmyer7102 I got the joke, don't worry 😂
Nah. It's a Bonnet not a Hood!! ;)
:D
Bartender comment! You need to check out Two Ronnies “Round of drinks” at that rate!
That was our first taste. It's up on the channel now friend
This sketch was based on a real life story submitted to Ronnie Barker (the large one!) and he wrote it under his pseudonym Gerald Wiley. It's wonderful wordplay. Barker, incidentally, wrote many sketches using that name, sending them in via a third party, and it was some years before he revealed the truth to the other writers of the show. He admitted that he wanted his sketches to be chosen on their own merit and not just because they were written by Ronnie Barker.
When Ronnie Corbett died (the guy behind the counter); the four altar boys came in together, each lad carrying a candle. (Rather fitting)
That was Ronnie Barker
Have you seen The Two Ronnies, 'Crossword'?
Not yet, but we've got it on our list
Ronnie Corbett, the shop keeper, was brilliant in this sketch but Ronnie Barker was an absolute comedy genius. Keep on enjoying the British humour.
If you haven't already please check out Two Ronnies sketches~Crossed lines, The Plumstead ladies male voice choir, mispronunciation and mastermind, Morecambe and Wise also do a funny mastermind sketch. Love your video's.
Glad to hear it friend. All added to our list!
Back in the day there were such stores.
You two are defo my fav ..think you're both awesome ..gav from england
Thank you so much Gav 💚💜
This has got to be one of my favourite 2 Ronnie's ever absolutely out of this world 🌎 class.😅 no no no handles for forks, 😅
You got to watch Lee Evan's colonoscopy, high energy comedy from one of England finest.
Bit weird wanting to watch someone have a colonoscopy😂
@@booradley8895 it's a standup comedy sketch, really funny!
Two ronnies ran from 1971 to 1987 ronnie died 2005ish.cobbett a few years later.
Ronnie Corbett is magnificent as the narky shopkeeper……inspired brilliance.
Both of them are so sorely missed. Ronnie Barker was a master of the straight face.
My husband, Paul, 77 years old...has a 4 candles T- shirt! What a plonker! 😂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Sorry for not liking your reactions. I keep forgetting!!!! . You both are fantastic. Jess's laugh, kills me. Brilliant. Loved both of you, watching "Mike and the Michanics " " living years." .I completely understand your sentiments. I missed my father, by 10 minutes, in the hospital. I had so much to apologise for, a😊and to praise him for, that I never ever said. Too late!!!!
You guys gotta check out the two Ronnie's drunken wedding speech it's another funny one
Added to our list!
Watch “Jack Benny and Mel Blancs Funniest Sketch Jack Benny Goes Christmas shopping” from ‘Without Laughter life is Boring’.
These two - Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker (the big one) - worked superbly well together, and were at the very top of the comedy tree in the UK for years. Ronnie Barker wrote most of the sketches, and co-wrote sketches for other comedy shows too. Both are sadly missed.... Try searching for Porridge - with Ronnie Barker. In it he plays Norman Stanley Fletcher, a prisoner in fictitious Slade prison. It was absolutely hilarious, and was right up there alongside Fawlty Towers for the quality of it's humour..... Porridge is a slang English term for serving time in prison... Watch out for Mr McKay the prison warder. He bounces off Ronnie Barker superbly well, and both of them are the cornerstone of much of the superb humour.....
He said Os, not Os! 😂
Watch the skit on crossed lines. two ronnies
Added to our list!
There did used to be actual general stores just like this in nearly every town here in the UK.
Sadly these have mostly been put out of business by the chain supermarkets etc.
You need to find the Two Ronnies 'Racing Duck' sketch. No, Soda water is a specific thing to add to whisky, & comes in a syphon with a level squirt tap. This was long before your Coca Cola, Pepsi, Sprite even existed etc. These are NOT soda, in the UK we would term them as 'carbonated drinks' maybe, but ask for the specific one when buying. If we asked for Soda, we would get soda water from a bottle or syphon. If we asked for coke we would get Pepsi or Coke, or another Cola. We would not expect 'Sprite' unless we asked for sprite, etc.
You should watch The Two Ronnies: The Ministry of Sexual Equality. Its incredibly ahead of its time.
Hi to you both from Sheffield Yorkshire england yes the 2 ronies are a national institution they are national treasures sadly they have both past now but gave us over. 20 years of laughs 😂😂😂❤❤❤
There was a puzzled look on your face with the last item....... bill hooks - - - bollocks, BUT the BBC in all it's wisdom wanted the ending of the sketch changed, seemingly the person coming in at the end was meant to be a "well endowed" young lady and the item originally wanted was "a pair of large knockers"
Try watching The 2 Ronnie's and "sweet shop" which is even funnier. Also the sketch by Ronnie Barker on "Rindercella & her 2 Sugly isters"
It's even funnier knowing that you call those items by other names in the US so you had to think twice - well done
Soda is only Soda water in the UK. Coke is Cola, sprite is lemonade. What you call lemonade you'd struggle to find 🙂
One of the entertaining aspects of your reaction videos is actually Jess's reaction. Priceless 😂
Next there are two sketches you will like. Both from a number one voted comedy show off all time.
Only fools and horses.
The chandelier sketch
And
Del falls through the bar sketch.
Enjoy
Recommendation: "Norman Gunston interviews Sally Struthers" this is an hilarious real life interview where the Garry McDonald (an Australian actor in character as Norman Gunston) interview the American actress Sally Struthers. Sally has no idea what she is in for.
Ronnie Barker used to send in material to the BBC (by post) under an asumed name just to see if it made it into the show (so he also got paid for that) now that's what i call smart, 🤓 both of these gentleman are sadly missed, love your channel keep up the good work, all the best from Eddie Birdie, ✌ ❤ 🐦.
There used to be shops like this, sold absolutely everything, guess supermarkets put them out of business. I literally went out this morning for some light bulbs, couldn't find any in the supermarket, if we had one of these I'd have been able to get them just saying.
If you can please react to some tiswas early 80s Saturday morning show I just watched a small clip and thought if this was on tik tok today the comments from college students then I thought nope we all loved each other in the 80s 90s 2000s
i used to meat ronnie corbet at least once a week i was his kaddy at morefieald golf corse he had a gold rolls royce with the cushions for him to sit on he was a very funny man and a true legend he was scottish.
If you know the innuendo with billhooks then it is funny , some words in England are different in America such as pumps , here they are gym shoes they are known differently in the States .