American Reacts to The Two Ronnies - The Tortoise |

FRF numero dos! This one is friggin great folks! enjoy.
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[@jonnyenglish2701]

As a yorkshireman I can say that's a couple of good Yorkshire accents

[@GenialHarryGrout]

As a Yorkshireman I understood everything they said

[@rdouthwaite]

As a Yorkshire man I concur.

[@Muckylittleme]

I thought they were terrible. Not a Yorkshireman :)

[@Tilion462]

As another fellow Yorkshireman, they were perfectly intelligible, though they may seem a tad off to some, seeing as they were drawing on multiple dialects from all the Ridings.

[@yvetteadshead4212]

As a Cheshire lass, they sounded proper Yorkshire to me 🙃

[@ellesee7079]

See, you strike me as an intelligent man, and this humour comes from a time when things were more simple and gentle, so I just love it when you don't guess what's coming, and you belly laugh with the rest of us!! 😆

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Thank You

[@tonygriffin_]

"I swear it on my mother's whippet's grave" was a great line.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

😂😂

[@Sara_MZK]

This sketch was written by David Renwick, who years later, was responsible for writing the classic comedy series, One Foot In The Grave. In one episode of that series, Victor Meldrew accidentally roasted a tortoise alive in his back garden. I wonder if David was paying homage to this classic sketch when he wrote that into the episode. lol Loving 4 Ronnies Fridays, keep them coming!

[@jules.8443]

Ronnie C's character is wearing glasses we used to say had the bottom of milk bottles as lenses.

[@jamesmason3348]

We used to call them jam jar glasses.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

We called the coke bottle glasses lol

[@jules.8443]

@@TheRealSquirrel Yes because they used to be glass bottles. Now they're mainly plastic.

[@BlameThande]

Ronnie B is doing a more exaggerated version of the Yorkshire accent he uses as Arkwright in "Open All Hours". Speaking as a Yorkshireman, he does it very well - Ronnie C isn't quite as convincing but not bad.

[@margaretnicol3423]

Please don't hate me but when it started I thought 'Blackpool?'. Yes, I know - I'll go hang my head in shame!

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

This sounds perfectly normal to me! 😆 As much as like as like as not.

[@christinestromberg4057]

@@paulmurgatroyd6372 I live in Yorkshire though not originally from here, but very familiar with many accents. It will be hard for Americans, I appreciate.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

@@christinestromberg4057 My grandad used to sound exactly like this. 😊

[@christinestromberg4057]

@@paulmurgatroyd6372 My Grandad was from county Durham and had a very strong Geordie accent. :)

[@adrianmorris5546]

I love the two Ronnies so absolutely hilarious great Yorkshire accents

[@grunions9648]

Fair play to you. My Nan used to talk like this and even I didn't catch all of what they said.

[@ericg5791]

Its real great and refreshing to find an American who just GETS our kind of comedy,especially the vintage stuff.I'd like to think Hey Look Squirrel will get why Officer Crabtree speaks a certain way in Allo Allo, or will follow the humoUr of the Carry on films

[@paulmaxey6377]

The 'language' is an Yorkshire dialect.

[@susanashcroft2674]

By eck Squirrel, tha has put me thru the mill with this and t'other Fower Ronnie's Friday like. I was skriking me eyes out with laughing, gooin from them posh people in t'other sketch to a pair of barmpots who does tha know difference between yon tortoise and a meat pie! Nice one Squirrel a beltin time watchin this, sithee and ta very much fot being a gradely chap. By the way while it is a Yorkshire accent (dirlect) some of it transfers over to Lancashire the neighbouring county too. Yorkshire is the White Rose County and Lancashire is the Red Rose county, for interest there was a war of the Roses in 15th century. The two counties (and the North East) have The Pennines which are a range of hills and mountains between them which are known as 'the backbone of England' Anyhow if tha happens to come up North when tha visits or is owt walkin tha whippets tha can sen fot yerself. Ta ra :-)

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Excellent Thank You Susan!

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@@TheRealSquirrel Although most of us Yorkshire folk, do not have such an old Yorkshire accent now. Also, different parts of Yorkshire have a different take on the Yorkshire accent. For instance, in East Yorkshire (Hull, Scarborough, Whitby etc) we tend to not pronounce 'H's, hence the city of "Ull" & "ello, ow ya doin?" etc lol. The old style Yorkshire accent heard in the Ronnie's sketch, tends to still be heard in the Barnsley area/West & South Yorkshire areas. One of my favorite sayings i picked up in West Yorkshire is "put wood int ole" (close the door) Put the wood in the hole! Lol. My Yorkshire!!! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@Susan ... Ard t write it, as thy say it lass, int it! ? Lol 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@susanashcroft2674]

@@Paul-hl8yg Ow do? Ey lad chuufin eck it wa hard writing it down, my brain wa addled wae it all. :-)

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@@susanashcroft2674 Ey up lass.. Aye its ard tryin & bes nay bovver! Sounds like Amos from Emmerdale!! Lol. But by eckers like, tis a grand place t liv ar Yuarkshire.. Tha can keeep thy grand ows's n mucky Lundun, bes avin a bref a fresh er int dale! 😆👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@itsonlyme9938]

The Accent comes from Yorkshire north of UK they having fun taking the pee

[@janevans5690]

So funny 😂😂. But i’m laughing at Squirrel laughing 😂😂😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@777petew]

Hi again Squirrel. You'll note that even we take the piss out of our own accents. Quite literally, we have so many accents that there is plenty of comedy material. I have a Cockney pal in our pub and we're always imitating his accent for a joke, which he loves, as long as you don't go on forever about it. He then takes the piss out of us, which we enjoy, rather than be disappointed. We just want to laugh, not offend.

[@MrHolmgren194]

Gold Squirrel, pure gold hahaha!!!

[@AnomalyDocs]

Awesome, so glad you did the tortoise sketch

[@michaelglynn2638]

Eee, that were grand👍

[@Striker0760]

Squirrel. Another great reaction. It's fantastic the way you appreciate classic British comedies. Love the reactions

[@vallee3140]

I'd not seen this before very funny, and love your laugh.

[@lukaslayton2697]

Perfect one of the best 2 ronnies' sketches. Maybe the Yorkshire Accent confused ya tha'knows

[@daveferguson937]

There's an old joke about a drunk who wins a tortoise at the fair. He comes back half an hour later and wins again. The guy on the stall asks him what prize he wants and he says, 'Just give me what you gave me last time, a meat pie with a really hard crust!'

[@margaretnicol3423]

Eewww! :-(

[@scottythedawg]

if this is my thermometer...wheres my pen?

[@TheRealSquirrel]

😂

[@mickmackem1479]

Mastermind two Ronnie's most famous sketch must watch you probably see it if haven't amazing

[@777petew]

I hadn't seen this before, and my mirth was enhanced immeasurably by watching yourself at the same time Squirrel. I live in Manchester, and not too many miles away people talk like this, but not so much with the comedy emphasis. They are lovely people. Thanks again.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

This is one of my secret favorite sketches by them. Glad you enjoyed

[@johnloony68]

RC said "in th'oven" whereas in proper Yorkshire dialect it would be "in t'oven" (with a glottal stop). "Appen" is a Yorkshire word. 1:22 "Sit thee sen down" = "Sit yourself down". Yorkshire dialect often uses the old thou/thee instead of you/you.

[@Tilion462]

Well, there's more than one Yorkshire dialect, and the 2 Ronnie's were mixing 'em quite well here, so there was bound to be some slippage between South & West Ridings (which made up the majority of the sketch) and North & East Ridings which certainly made appearances too...

[@janettesinclair6279]

You coped well with the strong Yorkshire dialect!

[@Bowdon]

Some folks are saying its Yorkshire.. but its also Lancashire too.. probably from the border towns as these people speak like my Grandads generation.

[@susanashcroft2674]

Yes it does transfer over to Lancashire too. The impersonator Jon Culshaw, who is also good at accents once said the difference between a Lancashire and Yorkshire accent is that the Lancashire accent 'curls up' whereas the Yorkshire accent 'opens out' more. If you think of Fred Dibnah and his Lancashire accent versus say cricketer Geoff Boycott and his Yorkshire accent there is that difference, but equally understandable either side of the Pennines.

[@helenbailey8419]

I live in Cheshire and for under pants the locals with a broad accent say thunder pants and for ambulance thambulance.For kettle..kekell..

[@petersymonds4975]

My Chemistry teacher in secondary school was called Mr Pugh, he was a WWII veteran who had unfortunately lost his sense of smell so with a name like Pugh he was nicknamed as “Sniff”. All our teachers had nicknames. Our French teacher was known as “Gateau”.

[@davewolfy.5932]

Good one Tony

[@trevmacc]

that how some talk in Yorkshire hard to understand some times ,but i have been in Yorkshire 40 years so can understand it ,worse if you go further in to the dales and listen to the old farmers then you might need a translator

[@rachelchamberlain6827]

Omg, haven't seen this clip before 😆

[@lynette.]

I had forgotten this one a gem. That is Yorkshire tha knows.

[@HitchUpAndTow]

I hope it was in the slow cooker LOL

[@TheRealSquirrel]

🤣

[@777petew]

No tortoises were harmed in the production of this joke. However, I would have gone to that pie with a knife and fork.

[@Carlahavingfun]

I love when you do comic reviews they are funny and I just crack up great job here squirrel

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Thank You Carla

[@Jobladesuck]

Very familiar for me lol as I’m a Yorkshire lass 😂

[@jonathanvince8173]

I like the words the way you say them. Actually they are talking northern British Accent. There is a famous advert of a young lad pushing a bike with bread in it up a hill in the old days and it is about Hovis bread Advert.

[@tipstertricks]

Ken Dodd is a must watch would even say funnier than Tommy Cooper spent years studying the craft of comedy

[@TheRealSquirrel]

I’ll look some of him stuff up think I did and didn’t find much but I could be wrong and probably am 😂

[@crawfb]

Agreed but some of Ken Dodd's stuff can go on for hours! He was a notorious 'over runner', keeping his audiences in their seats late into the night so they missed last buses, trains, etc.

[@tipstertricks]

@@crawfb yeah I know but on more than one occasion I’ve found just very short 5minute clips very entertaining especially his ventriloquism and the diddy men they aren’t long and don’t need context

[@vladd6787]

My daughter just bought me the complete two Ronnies for Fathers Day, every series, Christmas specials, and the silent films will keep me quiet for a while.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

I’m quite jealous.

[@yvetteadshead4212]

'appen you're right and twice as likely

[@mlee6050]

at start I was expecting a turtle even though seen it before, love this one (mainly as the racing pigeon and others)

[@coot1925]

Did you notice the thickness of RCs glasses

[@johnnyc3298]

I love Northern accents I've only got a common London one! 😂👍🇬🇧

[@GinaBeana_Tootsie]

#FRF 🥧 lmao 🤣😹 so great I luv these guys 🐿§§

[@TheRealSquirrel]

This one was the better of the two today. Thank You again for the gifts Gina

[@keeperofthecheese]

Yeah the UK Yorkshire accent is our equivalent of a hardcore DEEP SOUTH accent in the US.

[@brianpoole4369]

they are speaking an exaggerterated yorkshire accent..(eye lad...tha nose...champion..eye champion....its reet gradely up north)

[@sunryse111]

I don't think you've done the "Boring Accountant" sketch yet (unless I've missed it). It's hilarious.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

My granddad wore the cap Ronnie C is wearing.

[@deniseperryman2814]

Brilliant I’ve never seen this one before if I have it’s hell of a long time ago and I loved it when he turned it round really funny so that’s it for another week I can’t wait for you to react to Sorry Ronnie Corbetts sitcom you’ll really find it hilarious trust me Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂😂👏👏👏👍👋

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

Yorkshire English is a language all on its own!

[@tanisdevelopment]

The Ronnies would film many sketches in front of a studio audience, then they would distribute them through the series. They made sure they didn't put two shop sketches (or doctor sketches, party sketches et cetera) into the same show. I think the accents were probably treated the same. A Yorkshire here, a Cockney there, a posh one, and so on.

[@retrorambles517]

Meat and potatoe pie chips and onion gravy Yum yum

[@PaulAJacksonMusic]

This is a great one. Being a Yorkshireman myself, its a favourite. Not that my accent is as strong though.... Hope you get to The Complete Rook sketch sometime.

[@davidskeet6220]

Reminds me of Jake Thackeray's song "The Tortoise". Indeed, the idea for this 2R's sketch could have been lifted from Thackeray 's lyric. Very funny.

[@wozzywick]

The channel “classic British comedy” seems to have some of the monologues. Search for “Ronnie Corbett chair jokes”

[@neilmacdonald9843]

Classic, again regional accents add to the humour

[@richard-yz6cz]

mr pugh, now you got me thinking of charlie drake

[@boneyjoe8543]

Wow... I genuinely have never seen this sketch before.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

That's what I love hearing!

[@helenbailey8419]

Ronnie C should have gone to spec savers(see the ad on tv)

[@scottwebb1978]

This sketch could be the idea behind Ronnies barkers sitcom ‘Clarence” he plays a character just like that and wear them glasses aswell

[@harryzero1566]

Them glasses or those glasses, is that parochial Yorkshire too?

[@gamingpeople1009]

There doing a yorkshire accent.. broad yorkshire it sounds.. x

[@LuchMobGarage]

🤘🏻🐿🤘🏻

[@kengregory6026]

coming from a londoner that was a v broad Yorkshire accent.. i hadn't seen this before..i havent looked but i think they made one series for ITV after they left the BBC..i saw v little of it ..quite happy to be told wrong but i think this was from that series looking at their age + the canned laughter...Thx for FRF bud...now,c'mon England (now 1/2 hour to k/o!) :)

[@garyrichardson8934]

Ken Gregory ~ They did do one series for Australian TV, which may have been shown on ITV. But as far as I'm aware, the Two Ronnie's, when working together, have always been with the BBC.

[@kengregory6026]

@@garyrichardson8934 Ah thx Gary..you could be right....in the deep recesses of my memory i may have getting my Two Ronnies and Morecambe + Wise confused..i know M+W def moved to ITV....I'm English and altho i got the gist, I couldn't catch every word of this skit...if this was shown on Oz TV(i think you're right) they'd've got even less i'd thought lol..due to Ronnie Bs genius it works though..regards..peace,love and bananas...Ken

[@tanisdevelopment]

This was from the BBC shows. The first episode of the final season. Aired Christmas Day 1985.

[@kengregory6026]

@@tanisdevelopment Ah thx Tony..much appreciated

[@highpath4776]

This being set in yorkshire, is this not drawing from the All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot series that was airing on TV about the same time ( ACG&S based in truth, and sometimes the truth was funnier than the fiction)

[@seeker1432]

They not messing with words on this one, They using the Yorkshire accent.

[@cogidubnus1953]

That's a pretty good pair of Yorkshire accents...

[@smythharris2635]

Me mother's whippet's grave, lol

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Found 4 examples with "the two ronnies - armchair monologue" search on Dailymotion. Posted a while ago so sound quality not best

[@johnhenshaw7655]

No doubt about it British comedy is the best in the world.

[@livestocknetwork320]

This Yorkshire accent is a bit strong...ekky thump!...

[@nicksykes4575]

Tony, I was waiting for your reaction to the punch-line, exactly what I was expecting! Btw please have a look at another double act, Smith and Jones, they were both part of the "Not The Nine O,Clock News" team. Survivor, bomb disposal and Nazi Generals are a good starting point.

[@highpath4776]

Didnt the Blue Peter Tortoise (Freda or George) have to be replaced after dying in hibernation?

[@TheRealSquirrel]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@johnloony68]

@@TheRealSquirrel The tortoises who died in hibernation (unusually cold winter in 1981/2) were Maggie & Jim. They were named after the prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan, because they made their first appearance on "Blue Peter" on the day of the general election in 1979. (Blue Peter is a high-quality children's entertainment / information magazine programme which has been running regularly since 1958. It has had various pets like dogs, cats and tortoises as a sort-of substitute pet for the children who couldn't afford to have pets of their own. One of the most emotional moments in the history of children's TV in the UK was when Petra (1963-1977) died. There is a statue of her in the Blue Peter garden outside the old BBC TV centre in London).

[@annother3350]

I used to snigger as a teenager if my nan ever said my cousin had been a bit queer lately when he was poorly!! She used to have this phrase as well, when she was saying my cousin was taller than me she'd say something like 'he puts a good 6 inches on you' or something -- again I'd be trying not to snigger !!

[@penshaw2]

it is a Yorkshire accent they are doing.

[@lynneivison5773]

enjoyed that never seen it.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

This was one of the ones I enjoyed a lot as well

[@jules.8443]

Right 'queer' just meant strange, or odd as you said. And 'gay' meant 'happy'

[@stevew585]

As a Londoner that sounds like a thick North accent to me.

[@markthomas9568]

Its yorkshire accent.

[@england902]

If you want a Ronnie Corbett monologue just type Ronnie Corbett in the chair.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

I’ll try that

[@livestocknetwork320]

I have found some (monologues). How d'ya want them? Chris

[@auscomvic9900]

For women, it's handsome Vs. pretty, both are beautiful.

[@alexfletcher5192]

Let's face it, there are still people in the south of England who would struggle to follow this conversation. All part of the marvellous melting pot of dialects; from a man born in Bedfordshire, England, in 1929, and the other in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1930. I haven't googled it, but this accent is probably not far off being mid-distance between the two.

[@allenwilliams1306]

Those are theatrical “Yorkshire” accents. Since they are not genuine, it is impossible to place them, but I reckon they are somewhere between Wakefield and Barnsley. Corbett especially sounds rather more South Yorkshire than West. There are very many “Yorkshire” accents, but the most usual theatrical one is based broadly on the old woollen district of West Yorkshire. That's where you would usually get “trouble at t'mill”! You will most likely hear “thee and tha-ing” there (they preserve the old second-person singular “thee”/“thou” pronouns, pronounced differently) unlike most of the country. The vocab. is also wider, and you will hear words like “laik” (play) or “whom” (pronounced w-hom), meaning “home”. “Ah'm beh'in' w'hom” means “I am going home”.

[@highpath4776]

I have my wife's grandfather speaking on tape, interesting as he originated from Dewsbury , and the accent is different to Barnsley - where we had friends, and sheffield, where the wife came from. A lot around the Doncaster coalfields were more confusing as they had arrived from wales and the north east for more mining work (sometimes promotion to the deputies and surveyors)

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@highpath4776 Oh yes, the Barnsley accent is unique, and easily identifiable (I worked there for several years). My grandparents were from the Mexborough/Swinton area, which is not far away from Barnsley, but they spoke differently. I lived in the Huddersfield area for 30 years, again, not far away, but the accent was, also, very different. I studied in Sheffield and there, again, the accent was different. Even Huddersfield and Dewsbury (which are part of the same borough, Kirklees, have slightly different accents, and there are even variations between the outer villages of the Huddersfield area.

[@JohnRS100]

Open up a KZbin search. Type in “Ronnie Corbett Monologues” and there they are.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Tried that and the results are garbage

[@TheRealSquirrel]

That’s why I was wondering if anyone know a better way to find thwm

[@JohnRS100]

Sorry, I didn’t go down far enough. There seemed to be a lot there but there weren’t.

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

Yes queer used to mean odd, strange or out of the ordinary. How language has changed. Oh bufger it looks as 'appen as maybe 'es 'aving tortoise fer lunch 😅🤣

[@wrorchestra1]

Not a Two Ronnie's bit but innuendo is a huge part of UK humour. Daytime TV has to be careful with what they say but innuendo slips in frequently. I think you'd appreciate what happens on "This Morning" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKHXfaOPbNumm9E

[@mjograus8800]

Good link, very funny.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

I’ll have a look

[@rayjennings3637]

You could see the punchline coming from a mile off but it's still wonderful!

[@annedunne4526]

I believe they are genuine Yorkshire accents or an attempt at them.

[@michaelmason4794]

It's Friday

[@juhak27]

When you run out of Ronnies, you should try A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Here's a couple of good ones: The Understanding Barman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2nOoGWkeNCSnqc Flexibility of Language: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNiIifi9mfms0

[@1adebarde]

They speak like Fred Dibnah.

[@markthomas2577]

I think Ronnie B's Yorkshire accent is better than Ronnie C's !

[@richardflack6739]

Hey Squirrel. I'd love to see you react to Benny Hill. Look him up.

[@TheRealSquirrel]

Did one I’ll do more.

[@richardflack6739]

@@TheRealSquirrel Sorry, I missed that. Keep up the good work!

[@cookiesroblox6759]

There talking in a yorkshire accent.. I'm West yorkshire.. there rite g'd thee ar x

[@stephenhwrthify]

A meyt pah

[@paulbanks223]

If you want a monologue look up kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZLaXqaXq95-ZtU (Albert and the lion) and if you really want to beat the off try kzbin.info/www/bejne/goDcY3qrlrVrg9E (The Builders Lament) and listen to one of the funniest things you will ever hear.

[@barriefisher2059]

There talking broad Yorkshire

[@j0hnf_uk]

A very pronounced Yorkshire accent here. Eeee.... 'appen as maybe, tha' knows..

[@alanknight7867]

Check out Victoria Wood , I think you will like her . Alan

[@ashleyharvey2488]

Looks pretty pukka to me