@@80sandretrogubbins25 The art that is missing today. His pauses are allowing the audience to get their laughing out of the way so they don't miss a single detail. Barker holds off from asking a question for the same reason. A huge part of comedy is allowing the joke to be digested in its own time, that is lacking today. Cook and Moore are a prime example. Cook did it to Moore too. Cook broke Moore and let both the audience and Moore have every second they needed. Cook doesn't need to say a thing, yet he has them in the palm of his hands.
@@sturussell6599 yep, and it's not just selecting the questions, it's also a masterclass in juxtaposition. The answer to the last question asked is the punchline to the one being asked. Clever sketch! especially the jockstrap - nutcase bit
So simple an idea and yet so skillfully performed…and complex, too. I keep rewinding 30 seconds to link the answer to the question I’d already forgotten. 😮😂
Not just this sketch but their whole range of work it is outstanding the clever writing, not to mention the delivery from these two gentlemen. Their wordplay was first class and if fun was considered an important part of learning English, teachers everywhere could be teaching children this instead of rubbish by long dead poets.
The man who wrote this sketch wrote ‘One Foot in the Grave’. He nearly threw this sketch away as he didn’t think it good enough. Thank Christ he didn’t.
Dean Martin was definitely a piss artist lol, its just so cleverly written. The jock strap part nearly sent Ronnie Corbett off. I don’t know how they can keep a straight face
The difference was Eric Morecambe was a very funny man but Ernie Wise was a weak sidekick. Big Ron was always my favourite (I guess because of Porridge & Open all hours too) but Little Ron was an utterly brilliant partner.
No matter how many times I see this it still makes me laugh, even if the London Bus answer isn't technically correct. Such clever timing and how they kept straight faces......
People today are under the impression that comedy needs to be provocative, negative and even offensive to work. Those don't know how good comedy used to be just by being clever. It doesn't have to about the reaction and instead rely on the intelligence of the audience.
Betty Swollocks came close, but it must have demanded great mind power to deliver it the way it was done. The manner in which it was delivered meant that it was offensive to nobody.
This is one of the areas I think the Two Ronnies did very well in, putting conversations out of sync or lining up two different dialogues together. It plays a lot on messing up context.
Considering a comparison with today’s rubbish, how come this was ultimately clever and amazingly written comedy with no foul language needed, just pure genius
Also the phantom raspberry blower of old london town was another good sketch original written by spike mulligan and ronnie barker, it was actually an episode of 7 dates with barker which were 7 episodes of one off comedy shows set different decades, but for the two ronnies show it was split up into short continuous sketches
Dean Martin was a singer and member of the Brat Pack in the USA with other singers like Sammy Davis junior the joke reference was to the fact that Dean Martin liked the wild lifestyle and women and liked his drink 🍻 like beers and wine etc and I think he had a reputation for being a alcoholic and the reference I think is to indicate the slang terminology for a alcoholic is a Piss Artist hence the reference what kind of artist? Where Ronnie Corbett replied pass and Ronnie Barker replied close enough 😂
So funny. Very well done.
Yes will dun very clever 😂❤
Ronnie Corbett is unbelievably good in this amazing sketch- he never bats an eye.
He does hesitate once or twice. Whether that's to add effect, or he almost slipped, is not clear.
@@80sandretrogubbins25 The art that is missing today.
His pauses are allowing the audience to get their laughing out of the way so they don't miss a single detail.
Barker holds off from asking a question for the same reason.
A huge part of comedy is allowing the joke to be digested in its own time, that is lacking today.
Cook and Moore are a prime example. Cook did it to Moore too.
Cook broke Moore and let both the audience and Moore have every second they needed.
Cook doesn't need to say a thing, yet he has them in the palm of his hands.
It's just so clever. You're so struck by how intricately written it is you kind of forget it's comedy.
2:57
it was very well written but i did not forget it was comedy lol
Not just well written but brilliantly performed. The Two Ronnies were both expert comic actors. And they had perfect chemistry.
You know it was written by David Renwick, yeah?
@@sturussell6599 yep, and it's not just selecting the questions, it's also a masterclass in juxtaposition. The answer to the last question asked is the punchline to the one being asked.
Clever sketch! especially the jockstrap - nutcase bit
This never gets old.😅
This will go down in history as one of the best sketches of all time
Don't forget, fork handles..
This sketch, and "Four Candles" are my favorites. Absolute classics.
Don't you mean "Fork Handles"? 🤔😁
Comedic gold. Every week - what a blessing to grow up with these two blokes on the tele. Thanks gents, rest in peace, fellas.
Absolutely amazing duo,you will never see anything remotely close to being this clever,simply genius
With woke rules they just wouldnt bother now
Wtf are you on about @@MAte925 ? What precisely is "anti woke" about this sketch you utter melt
Cleverly done. Love the way he keeps a straight face after :)
These two were just geniuses, as bright as four candles!
@john.highheels.3244
Or even 5 or 1,584 candles !!
Awesome , How Ronnie Corbett kept his laughter from erupting is class
This for me is far funnier than Fork Handles. Shame it gets overlooked as a result.
what shame?
but thank you for not using the plague word: "underrated"
So simple an idea and yet so skillfully performed…and complex, too. I keep rewinding 30 seconds to link the answer to the question I’d already forgotten. 😮😂
🤣🤣
I loved watching these two every Saturday night with my weekly ice cream as a kid ... RIP Ronnies ...
This is over 40 years old and still funnier than anything on TV today. Wow!
Incredible. There’s no other word for this genius.
Loved there christmas special ,they had me in stitches
Not just this sketch but their whole range of work it is outstanding the clever writing, not to mention the delivery from these two gentlemen. Their wordplay was first class and if fun was considered an important part of learning English, teachers everywhere could be teaching children this instead of rubbish by long dead poets.
Every time I watch this sketch leaves me in stitches 😂
One of the absolute very best ❤
Timeless !!
Bring back the 70's and 80's comedy, amazing and had me crying with laughter 🤣
It just doesn’t get any better than this. I can watch it over and again. Brilliant.
Very very clever writing and brilliantly delivered
Brilliant. From when comedy was clever without always being below the belt.
A Masterpiece!
Truly first class. You can't get better than the best, and the two Ronnie's are the best.
The greatest double act of all time. I was lucky enough to have grown up on them. Mastermind is possibly my favourite sketch.
That is without doubt the cleverest sketch of all
So funny never get tired of watching them👏👍🇬🇧❤️
The man who wrote this sketch wrote ‘One Foot in the Grave’. He nearly threw this sketch away as he didn’t think it good enough. Thank Christ he didn’t.
David Renwick
@ Apologies old age takes its toll.
My favourite Two Ronnies sketch.
There's another sketch with a similar idea called "Crossed Lines."
"What sort of artist?"
"Pass."
"Yes, near enough."
Could you explain why that part got such a big laugh? I didnt get it
@TheDisplacerBeast Meant to be "piss", as in "piss artist", slang for a drunkard.
@@johnmartinez7440 oh, i guess i just didnt make the connection. Is the artist known to be sloppy?
@@TheDisplacerBeastRemember, the comment was about Dean Martin.
Dean Martin was definitely a piss artist lol, its just so cleverly written. The jock strap part nearly sent Ronnie Corbett off. I don’t know how they can keep a straight face
This sketch was written by David Renwick. A different version appears in his earlier radio show “The Burkiss Way”.
Many have tried to copy this sketch, pointlessly.
It is perfect comedy
Very clever and delivered with perfect timing. Up there with four candles routine .
0:43 you can see how proud of that one he is with smirk and glasses adjust
Absolute comedy gold
Brilliant.
Brilliant!
The references are largely before my time but its so well written and delivered it makes me laugh all the same
They are so clever, so very funny how they keep a straight face is amazing. Brilliant!!😅😂❤
Two comic legends that made this sketch comedy gold. Special credit to David Renwick who penned this masterpiece
This fantastic take off of Mastermind and the Two Ronnies fork handles sketch are timeless comedy classics, and not a swear word to be heard.😊.
Great comedy this, so well written
It's brilliant
Wonderful 2 talented guys great British comedy bless them
"What is the difference between a donkey and an arse?"
"ONE IS A TRADE UNION LEADER AND THE OTHER A MEMBER OF THE CABINET."
"They are the same."
Class ! 👍
Unbelievably funny so clever and way ahead of it's time
Absolutely fantastic!
This and the crossword on the train sketches are priceless.
Who’s here in 2024? This is superb
I so miss 2 Ronnies.
British comedy is the best, and these two are some of the best,,,of the best. Hilarious.
Absolute Legends!
Up there with the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn. . . comic genius both sketches.
My word this is well done. Thank you YT.
Brilliant!! 😅
Morecambe and Wise can't hold a candle to this, let alone four.
The difference was Eric Morecambe was a very funny man but Ernie Wise was a weak sidekick. Big Ron was always my favourite (I guess because of Porridge & Open all hours too) but Little Ron was an utterly brilliant partner.
Incredibly done in one-take. Sheer brilliance
Pure gold 🤣🤣
Genius!
When comedy really was cleaver & funny.
Thank you.
Irony at its finest
Nothing is as good as that now. They were brilliant.
No matter how many times I see this it still makes me laugh, even if the London Bus answer isn't technically correct.
Such clever timing and how they kept straight faces......
some serious brains here.
So great too thank you of coursr.
legendary
The writers are the start of any brilliant sketch.
Geniuses at work here nothing like this today!
People today are under the impression that comedy needs to be provocative, negative and even offensive to work. Those don't know how good comedy used to be just by being clever. It doesn't have to about the reaction and instead rely on the intelligence of the audience.
This won't work in 2024... Gen Z minds are incapable
Betty Swollocks came close, but it must have demanded great mind power to deliver it the way it was done. The manner in which it was delivered meant that it was offensive to nobody.
@@oml81mmor Ronnie Barker as Nana Mouskouri singing Bye Bye Blackbird, also came close
This is one of the areas I think the Two Ronnies did very well in, putting conversations out of sync or lining up two different dialogues together. It plays a lot on messing up context.
these guys are so very clever.
Considering a comparison with today’s rubbish, how come this was ultimately clever and amazingly written comedy with no foul language needed, just pure genius
Still of the great sketches in british comedy history along with 4 candles/Fork handles and the telephone call sketch
Also the phantom raspberry blower of old london town was another good sketch original written by spike mulligan and ronnie barker, it was actually an episode of 7 dates with barker which were 7 episodes of one off comedy shows set different decades, but for the two ronnies show it was split up into short continuous sketches
I do so well remember this one. I thought it was brilliant.
Me too. And it still is brilliant, but you have to have the age to understand some of the answers.
Fantastic
Brilliant writing of comedy
Absolutely brilliant
The best sketch ever
I never did like these guys, but this was really well done and actually funny!
Brilliant.😊
Master class in comedy... especially porridge and open all hours..... genius
toulouse lautrec painted strippers is the best line is INCREDIBLE
Class
Brilliant
And to think that David Renwick was going to throw the script for this sketch in the bin because he didn’t think it was good enough!
Ronnie Corbett trying to stop bursting out laughing 😂
Timeless 😂😂😂
Genius classic, and I'd not noticed they had to pause the clock at 11 seconds before due to the audience laughter.
Clever
They won’t be replaced either !!!! No signs so far
They don't produce that level of humour today! Sadly missed.
It probably exists, but no one watches the same thing anymore.
we are lacking in intellectual capacity these days
@@Beemer760 Speak for yourself.
Written by future 'one foot in the grave' writer David Renwick!
Indeed, and a reworking of a sketch that first appeared on The Burkiss Way, of which he was co-creator.
Yes, although Barker and Corbett are great comic performers, most of the credit for this sketch must go to David Renwick.
Genius
They both were chief of comedians 😂
Absolute genius
Utterly brilliant. Wonder how many takes it took - I'm amazed Ronnie Corbett could keep a straight face.
It was done in one take.
@@nickhutson Wow, that makes it even more impressive.
Utterly off the scale brilliance.
Genius sketch
Can anyone explain the Dean Martin joke?
Pass sounds like Piss ie Piss Artist vernacular for a heavy drinker
Dean Martin was a singer and member of the Brat Pack in the USA with other singers like Sammy Davis junior the joke reference was to the fact that Dean Martin liked the wild lifestyle and women and liked his drink 🍻 like beers and wine etc and I think he had a reputation for being a alcoholic and the reference I think is to indicate the slang terminology for a alcoholic is a Piss Artist hence the reference what kind of artist? Where Ronnie Corbett replied pass and Ronnie Barker replied close enough 😂
Thank you so much 🤣💀💀
@@stephenchecksfield632oh my god thank you! I replayed it half a dozen times and just didn’t get it 😅
@@stephenchecksfield632 Believe it was an an act with Dean Martin its rumoured he never drank a drop whilst on stage and little off stage