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  • @Captainperfection
    @Captainperfection Рік тому +105

    These two took the English language and utilised it to its full potential in the form of fantastic wordplay and timeless comedy. There will never be another Two Ronnies

    • @Yorksbloke
      @Yorksbloke Рік тому +1

      Well it was Ronnie Barker who wrote the scripts

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому +1

      @@Yorksbloke yeah but in 4 candles the straight faced and annoyed Ronnie Corbet was priceless!!

    • @tinamiles9328
      @tinamiles9328 Рік тому +1

      BAKER was a true Wordsmith

  • @112sje
    @112sje Рік тому +72

    Glad you enjoyed it. Don't miss the "Mastermind" sketch where Ronnie B asks the questions and Ronnie C answers the one before last.

    • @ibs5080
      @ibs5080 Рік тому +2

      What's the name of the sketch where Ronnie B asks questions and Ronnie C answers the one before last? 😊

    • @112sje
      @112sje Рік тому +3

      @@ibs5080 Mastermind.

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому

      @@112sje And that also was priceless!!!

    • @marksaunderson3042
      @marksaunderson3042 Рік тому

      That was a classic. ❤

  • @namesake-mx9nl
    @namesake-mx9nl Рік тому +15

    I remember watching this sketch when it first aired on British tv , and when the penny dropped , i knew it was going to be a classic , and it's still , after decades , a very , very funny sketch . The play on words and watching Ronnie Corbett's reaction and growing frustration , brilliant .

  • @markyp1965
    @markyp1965 Рік тому +29

    It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this absolute classic, it always makes me laugh. The Two Ronnie were brilliant.
    You should check out some of the sketches by the Irish comedian, Dave Allen, too.

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому +1

      Oh! Dave Allen was terrific! I'm enjoying him even more on UA-cam!! Original straight faced which made him even funnier!!

  • @Stuck_Farmer
    @Stuck_Farmer Рік тому +5

    Reminds me of overhearing conversations between our shop assistant and a customer.
    "Have you got some extension cord"
    He'd say "Yes certainly, how long do you want it.?"
    I'd shout from the back workshop area "She wants to keep it"
    Everytime he fell for it.

  • @petermullen5479
    @petermullen5479 Рік тому +56

    This is a great example of the British sense of humour! When Ronnie Corbett died his family placed four candles at his memorial!!!❤❤❤

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 Рік тому +1

      Class touch.

    • @clairewiseman-cq8ct
      @clairewiseman-cq8ct Рік тому +1

      BRITISH NOW IS ISLAM BLACKS & INDIA LMFAO

    • @jackal59
      @jackal59 Рік тому

      @@clairewiseman-cq8ct Found the racist 10-year-old.

    • @mawangshallhang
      @mawangshallhang 11 місяців тому +1

      @@clairewiseman-cq8ctyou sound smart

    • @michaelb2388
      @michaelb2388 8 місяців тому +2

      I thought they placed fork handles at his memorial?

  • @markamos1911
    @markamos1911 Рік тому +43

    Ronnie Barker always said he disliked the ending of the sketch, and in 2005 he came up with an alternate ending, where instead of the male assistant coming out and the "billhooks" punchline, he thought it would have better if he'd had a "big slovenly girl" come out and ask, "Right then sir, what kind of knockers are you looking for?"

  • @ganrimmonim
    @ganrimmonim 8 місяців тому +3

    I must have seen this skit a 100 times or more but it still makes me dissolve into helpless giggles every time.

  • @joemilbourne3151
    @joemilbourne3151 Рік тому +3

    Ronnie Barker (the big one) wrote this sketch scene on a page torn from a child's school exercise book and after his sad passing it was auctioned for charity and the successful bid was for a staggering 50,000 pounds plus!! P.S. I can't remember the exact amount but from memory it was either 50K or a little more !!

  • @christinebakewell3475
    @christinebakewell3475 Рік тому +17

    You need to watch the extended version of this clip where they revise the ending good job - worth checking out both Ronnies in many other comic formats = hilarious, For instance - SORRY = Ronnie Corbett - or PORRIDGE = Ronnie barker.

  • @karnallewelyn1801
    @karnallewelyn1801 Рік тому +7

    How can anyone not understand this type of humor? Some people are just clueless

  • @daveloboda1769
    @daveloboda1769 Рік тому +14

    A play on words is one of the best ways to create comedy. The Ronnies were masters of it, especially Ronnie B.

  • @martyj.w2875
    @martyj.w2875 Рік тому +3

    Hi, Megan,
    Regarding this scene, you probably won't know, but it was based on a letter which was written by a shop assistant in a hardware shop.
    He'd had a similar experience and wrote to Ronnie Barker, explained what had happened and thought he might use it as the basis for a sketch.
    The rest, as they say, is history.

  • @petersymonds4975
    @petersymonds4975 Рік тому +6

    Megan. Years ago when I worked for BT we would have a regular team meeting. One month the reason for the meeting was that even though we were a Telecommunications company we needed to communicate better with other. They showed this 2 Ronnies sketch, we never had a better meeting!
    Billhooks sound so close to a swear word! A billhook is used like a scythe or bush cutter.

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      😂 sounds like a good meeting! Thanks! I didn't know what Billhooks were :)

  • @ibs5080
    @ibs5080 Рік тому +7

    At Ronnie Barker's funeral, they placed four candles on the alter, as a direct tribute to this sketch.

  • @markwhitaker503
    @markwhitaker503 Рік тому +3

    Watched it as a child when it originally aired and it was hilarious. There was such a shop that sold everything on our estate too!

  • @jasonmepham6757
    @jasonmepham6757 Рік тому +31

    The Two Ronnies loved the English language and their play on words is featured in many of their sketches, usually written by Ronnie Barker.

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому +3

      yes it certainly looks like they did! Very clever sketches 😂

    • @jaws666
      @jaws666 Рік тому +2

      ​@@MeganRuth 1 of the best comedy sketches of all time

    • @samleigh7817
      @samleigh7817 Рік тому +3

      This was actually a letter written to Ronnie B by a hardware shop keeper. Ronnie expanded and embellished it.

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому

      @@samleigh7817 Ronnie Barker especially was a comedy geius

  • @forcestorm4119
    @forcestorm4119 2 місяці тому

    Historic one of the most famous sketch in british history only only fools could match this, and every generation to this day and then loves it

  • @williamronneywilliams2639
    @williamronneywilliams2639 Рік тому +4

    Another one worth watching is "my blackberry isn't working " just as funny

    • @Richard_Ashton
      @Richard_Ashton Рік тому

      Ronnie Corbet in another great 'play on words' sketch. Hilarious.

  • @RogersRamblings
    @RogersRamblings Рік тому +1

    This sketch was written by Ronnie Barker - the customer - under an assumed name. He was a brilliant wordsmith.

  • @martinconnors5195
    @martinconnors5195 9 місяців тому

    I never get bored of your reactions. So great to seeing you giggle and laugh

  • @garmit61
    @garmit61 Рік тому +2

    You should check out the short sketch The One Ronnie - My Blackberry Is Broken. I think you’ll like it.

  • @CMDRRustyDog
    @CMDRRustyDog Рік тому +11

    Just in case you weren't sure, Four candles was Fork Handles. The dropping of the 'H' in that dialect played a part there, just like it did on the "Got any O's?". Which the shopkeeper thought was Hoes (a gardening implement) that be brought first, then Hose.
    And Bill Hooks was because the list had 'bollocks' written down. :)
    It's a genius sketch and superbly written by Ronnie Barker himself. The star of the sketch was Ronnie Corbett though as the ever more frustrated shop-keeper. His facial expression, his mannerisms, everything was just spot on.

    • @davidmckie7128
      @davidmckie7128 Рік тому +2

      Ronnie Corbett was the shopkeeper.

    • @CMDRRustyDog
      @CMDRRustyDog Рік тому

      @@davidmckie7128 Well duh!

    • @ivanfernyhough3851
      @ivanfernyhough3851 Рік тому

      ​@@CMDRRustyDog well duh,you said ronnie barker was the shopkeeper,you was wrong

    • @CMDRRustyDog
      @CMDRRustyDog Рік тому +2

      @@ivanfernyhough3851 Well give yourself a medal. I wrote it down wrong. Whoopdie doo for you.
      It's not like I didn't know it was Corbett having watched their shows through the 70's and 80's and the fact that I'm British.
      And it's 'you were wrong' not 'you was wrong'.

    • @joesretrostuff
      @joesretrostuff Рік тому +2

      Yeah she didn’t react when he got out the fork handle so it feels like she didn’t get it. Would have been good if she’d gone back and thought about it again

  • @martinreed5964
    @martinreed5964 Рік тому +1

    I never get tired of this

  • @johnaquillo3397
    @johnaquillo3397 Рік тому +3

    Yes, "Fork Handles" sounds a lot like Four Candles and visa versa. Anyway, please do a reaction to the "Mastermind" sketch by them. It's brilliant! Another is the one where the two are on a train and Ronnie Corbett (the short one) is doing a crossword... 8-))

  • @garyproffitt5941
    @garyproffitt5941 Рік тому +1

    Rest in peace Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbin and burst out laughing very beautiful and lovely Megan Ruth 😂🤣👍

  • @robinburn4974
    @robinburn4974 Рік тому +2

    The Two Ronnies were brilliant, they were once being two newsreaders reporting that the World Tree Felling competition was won by tree fellers from Belfast 😂

  • @robertcreighton4635
    @robertcreighton4635 Рік тому +1

    I'm glad you enjoyed the sketch. It's a uk classic.

  • @ritchievernon8099
    @ritchievernon8099 3 місяці тому

    This in my opinion is the greatest British skit of all time by 2 incredible comedians! 😂🚨🔥🎆🙏🤣😆😬😎😳😊😅

  • @SteveGodrich
    @SteveGodrich 11 місяців тому

    If you can find it, there is a fantastic backstory that was described in "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook" where they were unhappy with the ending and actually came up with a brilliant punchline a few years later. Well worth looking up.

  • @nidge3705
    @nidge3705 Рік тому

    Christ how many reactions can this sketch get on utube,congrates you must be the 500th person doing a reaction to this,

  • @paulmaxey6377
    @paulmaxey6377 Рік тому +1

    There is an extended version of this where after the sketch ends Ronnie Barker (The customer in this and the one who wrote this sketch under his false name of George Wiley) explains the ending. He says "When it came to the ending I wasn't satisfied, Billhooks, to crude, to obscure, but I couldn't think of a better ending. That was until we did the sketch at The London Palladium. We were waiting back stage and it suddenly came to me. Instead of the man coming out, Ronnie C (Corbett) hands the note to this big slovenly young lady in a overall. Looks at the note, looks at me, looks at the note and says "Ok sir, what kind of knockers are you looking for?.""

    • @112sje
      @112sje Рік тому

      Ronnie B's pseudonym was "Gerald" Wiley.

  • @camrs125
    @camrs125 Рік тому +1

    The paper where Ronnie B wrote the 4 candles line sold at auction for £26,000

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      wow really? That's insane!

  • @markdermody9698
    @markdermody9698 Рік тому

    That was the typical Comedic Genius that was Ronnie Barker and the way that Ronnie Corbett always played off him so superbly was another side to their true status as the best Comedy Duo on British Tv. However, you then had Ronnie Barker with David Jason in 'Open All Hours' which was another Truly British Style Comedy Show which was written, atleast in part by Ronnie Barker, who both starred in and had a writing credit on it too! He was a true British Comedy Icon that is very sadly missed. They were also extremely funny without telling dirty jokes! As you said, they were very intelligently written yet were enjoyed by both the young and the old, the intelligent and the less intellectual also! It just goes to show just how intelligent and yet down to earth Ronnie Barker was! I am so glad you enjoyed the Four Candles Sketch which was perfect comedy yet so intelligently worked and written!

  • @ritchievernon8099
    @ritchievernon8099 3 місяці тому

    Dry sense of humor is my favorite to listen to and I love sharing it as well! In my opinion British sense of humor of the dry kind is better than anything in the world! And I'm from America! 😬😂🙏🚨🎆

  • @AndrewSvonja
    @AndrewSvonja 3 місяці тому

    there was a writer for the two ronnies "gerald wiley" and the name appeared in the credits at the end, and no one had ever met him ! it turned out it was Ronnie Barker who wrote under that name if he wasn't sure about a sketch

  • @peterfhere9461
    @peterfhere9461 Рік тому

    The play on words is brilliant and will be understood by most of the older generation in the UK, but perhaps not some of the younger people here.
    Four candles/Fork Handles.
    Saw tips/sore tips.
    Bathroom plugs (for the waste hole in a sink/basin/bath)/Electrical plugs.
    (Garden/Dutch)Hoes/Hose (we commonly drop the "H"/(Panty) Hose/(letter) "Os". (letter) "Ps"/Peas.
    (Air) pumps/Pumps (an old word for a type of gym shoe).
    Billhooks is similar to "b*llo*cks" a British swear word.....

  • @adrianbradley8513
    @adrianbradley8513 Рік тому +2

    At the letter O part I was in stitches in anticipation of Ronnie Corbett bringing the box back down thinking that Ronnie Barker was also looking letter Ps as I have seen it many times. Even when you know the joke is coming it's STILL hilarious. I highly recommend that you watch the "IT'S A DUCK!!!" sketch. I'll not describe the situation of the sketch as it would spoil the jokes in it.

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому

      Will catch it cos I loved them! Thanks!!

    • @adrianbradley8513
      @adrianbradley8513 Рік тому

      @@petermullen5479 This sketch reminds me of a training centre when I was 16. When a new trainee started some of the more older ones asked them to ask the tutor for silly things eg a long stand, a bubble for a spirit level and my particular favourite, a tin of tartan paint 😂👣🗨️🖌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Similar type of humour.

  • @Rusty_Gold85
    @Rusty_Gold85 Рік тому

    One of the best comedy sketches in all of History

  • @artygilly3777
    @artygilly3777 Рік тому +3

    I’d love to know how many takes it took lol it seems a lifetime ago that first aired. Us oldies didn’t have much in luxury things and this portrayal was just as it was 😂

  • @damianpritchard1456
    @damianpritchard1456 Рік тому

    this kind of shop did exisit i the 70,s I remember it well. thats what makes it so funnty

  • @ThePandionknight
    @ThePandionknight Рік тому

    Another Two Ronnies sketch that sticks in the brain in the 'Round of Drinks'

  • @eddhardy1054
    @eddhardy1054 Рік тому +4

    If you want to try some more Two Ronnies stuff please give the Argentinian Racing Duck sketch a go

  • @marksaunderson3042
    @marksaunderson3042 Рік тому

    I remember watching this when it first got broadcast. I say sometimes say ‘4 candles’ if I miss-hear someone, and most get it..

  • @Grithron2
    @Grithron2 Рік тому

    This may be an old-fashioned sort of hardware/household-goods shop, but there were a few shops like this them still in existence in the '80s (there was one on the outskirts of Guildford - he said to no-one in particular)

  • @jaynepritchard2398
    @jaynepritchard2398 Рік тому

    The two Ronnies absolute comedic geniuses!!

  • @SuperFerdie1965
    @SuperFerdie1965 Рік тому

    I like the musical sketch with the Morris Dancers singing about "Bold Sir John"!

  • @gkaruk
    @gkaruk Рік тому

    Another classic - is to watch "Triggers Broom", from, series Fools and Horses.

  • @trevorveail
    @trevorveail Рік тому

    I remember going with my first wife in the 1970's to see the Two Ronnies being recorded at the BBC's Television Centre studios. A great Sunday evening's comedy recording. We saw many bits not recorded for transmission.

  • @roimermontenegro3780
    @roimermontenegro3780 Рік тому

    A big hug for you my friend Megan!!...No one better than you, to analyze this incredible singer who is leaving all the experts, literally with their jaws on the floor (Do you remember Jim Carrey's movie "The Mask"? well, just like that)....In 2017, a 22-year-old singer from Kazakhstan, named Dimash Kudaibergen, was invited to participate in the famous Chinese program for professional singers called "The Singer".... In his first appearance, Dimash covered one of the most difficult songs in the world, a famous French composition called "S.O.S. D'un Terrien En Détresse"....Since then all this madness began on the internet, UA-cam and social networks worldwide and he is already considered the best singer on the entire planet... It is almost impossible to see a human being, being able to reach vocal ranges of 8 octaves, that is, the 88 keys of a digital piano, which allows him to reach all registers, both masculine and feminine, that is, he can sing as Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Contratenor, Contralto, Mezzosoprano and Soprano.....You can see in UA-cam to all kinds of experts (Vocal coaches, analysts, singing teachers, singers, youtubers, reactors, etc.), who have dedicated themselves to watching his videos and verifying for themselves that what is said about him is completely true...In addition to all this, Dimash is capable of singing in more than 12 languages...In all his concerts worldwide, tickets are sold in just seconds, via the internet, due to the immense popularity he has worldwide.... Anyway, I think you haven't met this impressive singer yet, so here is the link to the first song that Dimash performed in China in that year 2017, the song S.O.S., and if it doesn't bother you, I would like you to mention me as the person who recommended it to you....Warning: You have to be prepared for thousands of views, comments and new subscribers...The video It is more recent, so it does not have the millions of views that the first ones, but it is more complete, including an intro, subtitles in several languages and better audio and sound quality.....ua-cam.com/video/bDX3FhmyNac/v-deo.html

  • @garryjones2609
    @garryjones2609 Рік тому

    We remember past comedians that were so funny. In Australia there is a "Norman Gunston interviews Sally Struthers."

  • @mrstoives2444
    @mrstoives2444 Рік тому

    There is an old fashioned hardware store like this me, and it’s absolutely brilliant. Stocks things the big superstores don’t. Only the owner know where things are, it chaotic but amazing

  • @scal5134
    @scal5134 Рік тому +1

    I watched that live with my late dad!
    Ronnie Barker was like Eminem and Shakespeare, a word smith.
    The best one I’ve ever seen is RINDICELLA!
    How he got through that without laughing is 🤷🏻‍♂️
    Thanks
    Paul Liverpool, UK

    • @petermullen5479
      @petermullen5479 Рік тому

      I must have missed that one but will catch it! Thanks!

  • @paulianson8375
    @paulianson8375 Рік тому

    Abbott and Costello "whose on 1st". The black and white version at the retired actors home. Fantastic.

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      "Who's one first" is such a great sketch! 😂

  • @victordevonshire807
    @victordevonshire807 7 місяців тому

    The thing I like is you get this in every work place in the uk.😅

  • @dharmacharinipasadanandi7110

    Ronnie Corbett (the little one) is buried in our local churchyard, at his funeral there were four candles.

  • @normanhurst8517
    @normanhurst8517 7 місяців тому

    Funniest sketch in the history of British television sheer genius

  • @wholelottapurrring5392
    @wholelottapurrring5392 Рік тому

    Comedy gold for sure! Make sure you watch some of their musical numbers too.

  • @trevorjackson4157
    @trevorjackson4157 Рік тому

    Hi Megan, I've only just found your channel, and have just watched the Racing Duck. Although I have seen the Four Candles alot, it's still one of the best bits of comedy ever written, thank you for posting. At Ronnie Barkers funeral, the usual two candles accompanying the Cross was altered to four. A few years later, I was watching the news, a picture of four candles came on, and I knew instantly that Ronnie Corbett had died. There's plenty more on your channel for me to catch up on. Keep up the good work, Best Wishes, T

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      Hi Trevor! Thanks for the comment 😊 I appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos! Yes, I heard that about Ronnie Barker's funeral, but not about Ronnie Corbett's! So interesting. Cheers! :)

  • @Hieronymous69
    @Hieronymous69 Рік тому +3

    Recommend 'Racing Duck'.

  • @entirely-English
    @entirely-English 4 місяці тому

    Really nice Genuine reaction; not pretending you got the fork handles joke. Well done :)

  • @coling3957
    @coling3957 Рік тому

    this is one of their most famous sketches... both were quite posh blokes really.. Ronnie Corbett had been a RAF officer before finding his gift for making ppl laugh. these sketches are over 40 years old btw

  • @ewaf88
    @ewaf88 Рік тому

    Although you can often guess what might be coming, it's still funny, and the reason?
    Two AAA+ comedy actors at the height of their powers

  • @alexbraun2243
    @alexbraun2243 Рік тому +2

    Part of the romance is that you're actually familiar with the two comedians and the way they interact but I'm not quite sure that these lady managed to get most of the puns

  • @paulhorgan6152
    @paulhorgan6152 Рік тому +3

    The two Ronnies Swedish language LO made simple ❤😂

    • @ibs5080
      @ibs5080 Рік тому

      Have you any ham?

    • @samleigh7817
      @samleigh7817 Рік тому

      LO, F u ne m?
      S we f m.
      F u ne x?

    • @keithdenyer3937
      @keithdenyer3937 Рік тому +1

      ​@@ibs5080 S,VFM😊

    • @ibs5080
      @ibs5080 Рік тому

      @@keithdenyer3937 Being very familiar with that sketch, I understood your reply right away. I do love the very ending of that sketch. Those two always had a great ability for a lovely twist at the end of their already brilliant sketches.

  • @B-A-L
    @B-A-L Рік тому

    This is one of the most popular comedy sketches in British history. They did try the same format on another two occassions but they didn't work as well.

  • @petermullen5479
    @petermullen5479 Рік тому

    This the one where Ronnie CORBETT out does Ronnie Barker with his facial expressions!! Magic 😅😅😅

  • @FSMDog
    @FSMDog Рік тому

    There was a piece after this where they explained some tings - from a 'best of'....

  • @markdermody9698
    @markdermody9698 Рік тому +2

    Btw, as for the Four Candles Sketch, it is the typically iconic British Comedy Sketch due to the double entendres utilised throughout! I hope you found it as absorbing and as hilarious as I am sure every single person that requested you view it and review it has done! Keep up the amazing job! Xxx

  • @hefeydd_
    @hefeydd_ Рік тому

    I highly recommend watching Open All Hours another British classic comedy.

  • @trevorford8332
    @trevorford8332 Рік тому

    You should watch Open All Hours, really funny!! kind of snapshot of what life used to be like in England!!

  • @mmartinez6342
    @mmartinez6342 Рік тому

    He always managed to wind Him up!! 😂😂

  • @johnboy4014
    @johnboy4014 Рік тому +4

    Hands down the best comedy sketch ever !! Even beats morcambe and wise breakfast sketch and dave allen's funeral race sketch(close second) Although for a single joke nothing beats the morcambe and wise 'he'll never sell any ice cream going that fast !' Has me in tears laughing

  • @neilcarpenter2669
    @neilcarpenter2669 Рік тому

    There really were shops like this back in the day they used to sell a real wide variety of unusual products from Plimsoles to all types of hardware.

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis Рік тому +1

      I remember them, there still are a few about.

    • @philiprice7875
      @philiprice7875 Рік тому

      @@grahvis yep ask for a left handed do-hickey and it will be in the back somewhere (proberley with a pre decimal price tag on it)

  • @adriankaill9413
    @adriankaill9413 Рік тому

    That's why the British humour is the best in the world 🌎

  • @markrochford897
    @markrochford897 Рік тому

    Romney Barker wrote the sketches and this shows how he had a wonderful play on words.

  • @susanpeters5392
    @susanpeters5392 Рік тому +2

    Already a suggestion but you must do Racing Duck 2 Ronnies

  • @richardnorthcott907
    @richardnorthcott907 Рік тому

    The Mastermind sketch by the Two Ronnies but also that done by Morecombe & Wise

  • @johnmichaelford3615
    @johnmichaelford3615 Рік тому

    This is a great scene from 2 of the best in the business 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @steveleadbeater8662
    @steveleadbeater8662 Рік тому

    Ronnie Barker didn't think they'd accept his material so he wrote it under a Pseudonym, Gerald Wiley. A genuine national treasure but he gave it all up to run an antiques shop. Also a fine comic actor who starred in two of the most beloved sitcoms - Porridge and Open All Hours. Corbett was much more a stand up comic (well if you could see him when he stood up!). He also starred in a hugely successful sitcom - Sorry!.
    I'd recommend a couple of 70s sketches - Not the 9o' clock news - Gerald the Gorilla (Rowan Atkinson) and the Jesus Christ is not our Lord and saviour John Cleese (although that one needs context surrounding Pythons Life of Brian being banned for Blasphemy).

    • @philiprice7875
      @philiprice7875 Рік тому

      dont forget the "panda wa*ker" job description on his passport

  • @mtjoy747
    @mtjoy747 Рік тому

    Best line in the whole thing - ohs, I thought you meant ohs! These guys start off looking like they DIDN'T rehearse, then they just jump into it like professionals.

  • @neilgilbert6798
    @neilgilbert6798 Рік тому +1

    Should have a look at open all hours it's a great sitcom with Ronnie barker and David Jason it's brilliant 4 seasons to watch Ronnie barker is one of the 2 Ronnie's he's the tall one

  • @andywrong3247
    @andywrong3247 Рік тому

    The first one flew over your head, he was asking for fork handles so he could attach it to his large fork to break up the soil so he can plant crops fruit & vegetables may be aireate his lawn. Google fork handles or garden forks, not candles & certainly not four candles. Also Google Bill hooks that was so 1950.,years later they discussed they weren't happy with original ending they did come up with alternative ending but never filmed it. Google it was to do with door knockers a woman serving you do the math. Plug rubber to stop water escaping from a bath. Plug 13amp for air fryer kettle or toaster. Hope that helps, any concelation king boomer didn't get it.

  • @isaachunt7107
    @isaachunt7107 Рік тому

    Ronnie Barker always regretted that he made the final punchline "bill hooks... "bollocks") & said that he realised too late that it should have been "knockers"

  • @stuartfaulds1580
    @stuartfaulds1580 Рік тому

    this is the two Ronnies at their best.

  • @johnhewett9483
    @johnhewett9483 Рік тому +1

    Hey megan the two ronnies are so great. For different humour try Dave Allen any if his stand up or " only fools and horses" the chandelier sketch is very funny. Love you reviews ❤

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      Hi John! Thank you for the suggestion! I'm glad you enjoy my videos :)

  • @markdermody9698
    @markdermody9698 Рік тому

    Hi Megan, I just wanted to say how beautiful you look, but also, I don't know if anyone has ever told you this, but I think you look an awful lot like the very beautiful Israeli actress, Alona Tal who plays Stella in Seal Team and looks absolutely amazing too! In my opinion, you both have very similar facial structures and are also both very beautiful too! I hope you can accept this as the compliment that is warranted and well deserved too! Loving the Channel too so keep up the great work! ❤️❤️‍🔥🥰😍😘

  • @tarotbyamber7233
    @tarotbyamber7233 Рік тому

    Hi Megan greetings from an English person living in Spain

  • @ritchievernon8099
    @ritchievernon8099 3 місяці тому

    I live in the United States and I think British comedy is the funniest of the entire! 😂🎆 world! 🙏

  • @sharonellis8776
    @sharonellis8776 Рік тому

    Another great sketch by them is the sweet shop sketch. xx

  • @brianbridle951
    @brianbridle951 Рік тому

    This is typical of a British Hardware store in the 1950's thoug I know of One shope in Ipswich which stay in business till the 1980's

  • @Grithron2
    @Grithron2 Рік тому

    Next stop with the Ronnies has to be either Mastermind or, if it's rapid-fire delivery you're after, Ponting Punting!

  • @russellfrancis6294
    @russellfrancis6294 Рік тому

    Love it new subscriber!

  • @hrothgar64
    @hrothgar64 Рік тому

    The use of the language is brilliant, but it's Ronnie Corbett's slow burn that makes it all the better.

  • @markdavidson9100
    @markdavidson9100 Рік тому

    Ronnie Corbett had four candles in a holder over his funeral coffin

  • @dazfletcher4085
    @dazfletcher4085 Рік тому +1

    it's lost on american's...they don't understand half the words ron and ron are speaking 🤣🤣

  • @BLUEsurf63
    @BLUEsurf63 Рік тому

    Fork handles, Four candles, get it.

  • @fredtaylor3517
    @fredtaylor3517 Рік тому

    Have a look at when Ronnie Corbett was on 'Would I Lie To You.'

  • @OutOfPrintGM
    @OutOfPrintGM Рік тому +2

    One of the best comedy routines of all time another great one is the Marx Brothers sanity clause sectech

  • @Alan_Clark
    @Alan_Clark Рік тому +2

    You should have continued watching after the end, where they talk about an alternative and better ending.

    • @MeganRuth
      @MeganRuth  Рік тому

      I didn’t know they did that! I’ll give it a watch :)

    • @josheldridge8546
      @josheldridge8546 Рік тому +1

      There are multiple versions out there, and one of them cuts off right when it transitions from the sketch to the (then) present-day Ronnies -- it was "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook," a series of them revisiting their sketches.

    • @paulmaxey6377
      @paulmaxey6377 Рік тому

      @@MeganRuth This is the one with the explanation of the ending.
      ua-cam.com/video/0CmaLgxLDE0/v-deo.html

    • @140cabins
      @140cabins Рік тому

      This clearly isn't taken from the Sketchbook series - it looks like a 14:9 compromise butchery here, not the full-on 16:9 butchery in the Sketchbook show.