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Kathy
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He was one of my all time favourites. Very sad. Star of Porridge, The two Ronnies, Open All hours etc... aged 76!
He was one of my all time favourites. Very sad. Star of Porridge, The two Ronnies, Open All hours etc... aged 76!
Bar the Bull
At the Start
An absolute legend. He was brilliant in Porridge, which is one of my favourite comedies of all time.
Rest in Peace.
Rest in Peace.
Diminuendo
At the Start
A brilliant brilliant comedian. RIP Ronnie and thank you for the Four Candles/Fork Handles sketch.
Irish Stamp
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RIP Ronnie Barker, you will be missed by all.
Merlin the Magician
At the Start
Yes a real favourite of mine as passed away! an ICON of comedy, a brilliant writer and comedian R.I.P.Will be sorely missed if he would have taken up acting would have surely been knighted a long time ago............
Jinny a fav sketch of mine among the many!!! and Porridge was also brilliant......like the Two Ronnies and OPEN all HOURS.........
Yes ARKERS I agree and can see your following with regards your avatar and obviously the name you adopted on here...........R.I.P.
Jinny a fav sketch of mine among the many!!! and Porridge was also brilliant......like the Two Ronnies and OPEN all HOURS.........
Yes ARKERS I agree and can see your following with regards your avatar and obviously the name you adopted on here...........R.I.P.
Desert Orchid
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Fork handles
Dave Granger's in grave danger
etc etc
Comic genius.
A one-off.
Dave Granger's in grave danger
etc etc
Comic genius.
A one-off.
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Ardross
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Anyone remember that silent film " The Picnic " - utterly brilliant . It was interesting that he had made few appearances again recently after a long period of retirement .
Shadow Leader
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Exactly, Gareth. Some people just live to stir though...
RIP Ronnie. Personally, my favourite sketch from the Two Ronnies was the Phantom Rasperry Blower - priceless stuff.
RIP Ronnie. Personally, my favourite sketch from the Two Ronnies was the Phantom Rasperry Blower - priceless stuff.
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rumoursabound
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Superb comic actor.
simmo
Senior Jockey
I agree, the Two Ronnies were worthless.
BrianH
At the Start
OK, I didn't know how to merge topics but I found out and did so. I have to say that I find it extraordinary that there has to ba a ruck about two different threads of tributes to s superb comic actor! A simple "Please merge these two threads" would have done.
The BBC filmed a Two Ronnies Sketchbook Christmas Special just a few months ago and are asking his wife and children for approval to show it.
Of the many tributes I liked Craig Cash's "A great writer, a great actor and a great loss to us all. I think God must have needed cheering up."
The BBC filmed a Two Ronnies Sketchbook Christmas Special just a few months ago and are asking his wife and children for approval to show it.
Of the many tributes I liked Craig Cash's "A great writer, a great actor and a great loss to us all. I think God must have needed cheering up."
BrianH
At the Start
Remember this?:
"Good evening. I am the president of the Loyal Society for the Relief of Suffers from Pismronunciation, for the relief of people who can't say their worms correctly, or who use the wrong worms entirely, so that other people cannot underhand a bird they are spraying. It's just that you open your mouse, and the worms come turbling out in wuck a say that you dick not what you're thugging to be, and it's very distressing.
"I'm always looing it, and it makes one feel umbumftorcacle, especially when one is going about one's diddly tasks. Slopping at the Sloopermarket, for instance. Only last wonk, I approached the chuckout point, and I shooed the ghoul behind the crash desk the contents of my trilly, and she said 'All right, granddad, shout 'em out.' Well, of course, that's fine for the ordinary man in the stoat who has no dribble with his wolds. For someone like myself, it's worse than a kick in the jackstrop.
"Sometimes, you get stuck on one letter, such as wubbleyou. And I said, 'Well, I've got a tin of woup, a woucumber, two packets of wheese and a walliflower'. She tried to make fun of me and said, 'That will be woo pounds, wifty-wee pence.' So I just said 'Wobblers!' and walked out.
"So you see how dickyfelt it is. But help is at hand. A new society has been formed by our mumblers to help each other in times of excream ices. It is balled Pismronouncers Unanimous, and anyone can ball them up on the smellyphone any time of the day or note, twenty-four flowers a spray, seven stays a creek, and they will come 'round and get drunk with you.
"For foreigners, there will be inperpetwitters, who will all speak many sandwiches, such as Swedish, Turkish, Burkish, Jewish, Gibberish and Rubbish. Membranes will be able to attend tight stool, for heaving classes, to learn how to grope with the many complinkities of the daily loaf.
"Which brings me to the drain reason for squeaking to you tonight. The society's first function as a body was a grand garden freight, and we hope for many more bodily functions in the future. The garden plate was held in the grounds of Blennham Paleyass, Woodstick, and the guest of horror was the great American pip singer, Manny Barrellow. The fete was opened by the bleeder of the opposition, Mister Dale Pinnock ... Pillock, who gave us a few well-frozen worms in praise of the society's jerk. He said that 'In the creeks and stunts that lie ahead, we must do out nut roast to ensure that it sucks weeds.' "And everyone visited the various stores and abrusements, the rudeabouts, thing boats and the dodgers, and of course, all the old favorites such as Srty your Length, guessing the weight of the cook and tinning the pale on the wonky. The occasion was great fun, and I think it can safely be said that all the men present and thoroughly good women were had all the time.
"So, please join out society. Write to me, Doctor Small Pith, The Spanner, Poke Moses, and I will send you some brieflets to browse through and a brass badge to wear in your loophole."
"Good evening. I am the president of the Loyal Society for the Relief of Suffers from Pismronunciation, for the relief of people who can't say their worms correctly, or who use the wrong worms entirely, so that other people cannot underhand a bird they are spraying. It's just that you open your mouse, and the worms come turbling out in wuck a say that you dick not what you're thugging to be, and it's very distressing.
"I'm always looing it, and it makes one feel umbumftorcacle, especially when one is going about one's diddly tasks. Slopping at the Sloopermarket, for instance. Only last wonk, I approached the chuckout point, and I shooed the ghoul behind the crash desk the contents of my trilly, and she said 'All right, granddad, shout 'em out.' Well, of course, that's fine for the ordinary man in the stoat who has no dribble with his wolds. For someone like myself, it's worse than a kick in the jackstrop.
"Sometimes, you get stuck on one letter, such as wubbleyou. And I said, 'Well, I've got a tin of woup, a woucumber, two packets of wheese and a walliflower'. She tried to make fun of me and said, 'That will be woo pounds, wifty-wee pence.' So I just said 'Wobblers!' and walked out.
"So you see how dickyfelt it is. But help is at hand. A new society has been formed by our mumblers to help each other in times of excream ices. It is balled Pismronouncers Unanimous, and anyone can ball them up on the smellyphone any time of the day or note, twenty-four flowers a spray, seven stays a creek, and they will come 'round and get drunk with you.
"For foreigners, there will be inperpetwitters, who will all speak many sandwiches, such as Swedish, Turkish, Burkish, Jewish, Gibberish and Rubbish. Membranes will be able to attend tight stool, for heaving classes, to learn how to grope with the many complinkities of the daily loaf.
"Which brings me to the drain reason for squeaking to you tonight. The society's first function as a body was a grand garden freight, and we hope for many more bodily functions in the future. The garden plate was held in the grounds of Blennham Paleyass, Woodstick, and the guest of horror was the great American pip singer, Manny Barrellow. The fete was opened by the bleeder of the opposition, Mister Dale Pinnock ... Pillock, who gave us a few well-frozen worms in praise of the society's jerk. He said that 'In the creeks and stunts that lie ahead, we must do out nut roast to ensure that it sucks weeds.' "And everyone visited the various stores and abrusements, the rudeabouts, thing boats and the dodgers, and of course, all the old favorites such as Srty your Length, guessing the weight of the cook and tinning the pale on the wonky. The occasion was great fun, and I think it can safely be said that all the men present and thoroughly good women were had all the time.
"So, please join out society. Write to me, Doctor Small Pith, The Spanner, Poke Moses, and I will send you some brieflets to browse through and a brass badge to wear in your loophole."
Diminuendo
At the Start
I am hoping that the BBC will repeat a series he made a few years ago with Pat Coombes, which I think was called Clarence. I would love to see it again.
The tributes that have poured in all day say it all. He is going to be missed by everyone.
The tributes that have poured in all day say it all. He is going to be missed by everyone.
BrianH
At the Start
It was indeed called Clarence and it was the last comedy series that Ronnie Barker made before he retired.
By the way, it wasn't Pat Coombs it was Josephine Tewson.
Latefortheraces
At the Start
Yes the Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town ! :lol:
and Mastermind ( giving the answer to the question before)
RIP Mr Barker
Diminuendo
At the Start
Very Sorry
Merlin the Magician
At the Start
Yes watching the 24 hr news its been seen as such a blow to his many supporters/fans and as stated earlier of my love of his work!! both writing and acting I would sit through 99.9% of his sketches programmes again and still it would bring a smile to my face, I watched FORK HANDLES possibly 7 TIMES at least today!!! As its been repeated on this news programme..... just brilliant
That and DEL BOY with the chandelier are two of my fav; sketches...
may be soon we'll have your three fav comedy sketches of all time be nice to see a consensus as such on the given subject..................
That and DEL BOY with the chandelier are two of my fav; sketches...
may be soon we'll have your three fav comedy sketches of all time be nice to see a consensus as such on the given subject..................