This is hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣 But how Ronnie managed to keep a straight face, I'll never know! Just shows what a talented, true professional he was...
@MaskedMan668 ай бұрын
It also probably helped that he wrote the sketch. 🙂
@RobertBooker-xi8cc2 ай бұрын
This was always one of my favourites. Even though (or perhaps because) I've lived in Germany for over 40 years the Two Ronnies' sketches still have me in stitches (and tears) whenever I see them. There's nothing even approaching this here ...
@musamor757 жыл бұрын
The hallmark of a true genius. It seems hard to imagine anyone more word-perfect. Never a single slip of the tongue. This took phenomenal memory and the talent of a giant. He will never be forgotten. My goodness, how we miss him. Today's palour is appalling. People can't even speak properly anymore. Good old Ronnie ; God bless.
@mzytryck11 жыл бұрын
The thing I love most about the two Ronnies was the way their delivery and the cleverness of their scripts could turn childishly simple concepts into comedy classics; this sketch, along with the Fork Handles, Mastermind, Hieroglyphics, Name Droppers and Mispronunciation are all very basic ideas that could have been absolutely pathetic in other hands, but become the funniest things I've ever seen when the Ronnies do them.
@gezzarandom7 жыл бұрын
Love the way he manages to look annoyed as if its real. Makes it funnier. 😂
@lordswoodsaint708 жыл бұрын
only ronnie barker could come up with something as brilliant as this his play on words just absolutely brilliant & amazing
@mattinfullvision95983 жыл бұрын
Corroction, only Ronnio Barkor could como up with somothing as brilliant as thi
@peteandurnot3 жыл бұрын
@@mattinfullvision9598 i agroo, vory much so.
@Fcutdlady Жыл бұрын
wasn't this written by the late great Barry Cryer?
@IanWelland11 жыл бұрын
The Scotsman with the false log bit is brilliant comedy
@MaskedMan668 жыл бұрын
His reaction to the chime always cracks me up!
@frankiesparkes39478 жыл бұрын
His roaction to tho chimo always cracks mo up!
@MaskedMan668 жыл бұрын
Frankie Sparkes I'd got that koybord fixod if I woro you!
@frankiesparkes39478 жыл бұрын
I think I nood to
@MaskedMan668 жыл бұрын
Frankie Sparkes It sooms a good idoa to mo as woll.
@chairslots37926 жыл бұрын
Just amazing writing, comedy timing and delivery. All in one take.
@DG69858 жыл бұрын
Love his reaction to the bell at the beginning
@crazysoupforever8 ай бұрын
That got the biggest laugh from me.
@grav206 жыл бұрын
Tears running my face. I'm in absolute hysterics. The Scotsman had to undergo a change of socks, having a frightened a woman with his wooden log! Just brilliant stuff!
@suzannerust86583 жыл бұрын
The changing of the socks line is hilarious
@aranerem37673 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@AdamTheMan19934 ай бұрын
Who jumped out from behind some troos
@ActionCat20007 жыл бұрын
"spooch" is my new favorite word.
@miller48200311 жыл бұрын
brilliant, love Ronnie Barker the man is a legend!!!!!!!!!!!
@innovativeinnovation66294 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Barker is the Godfather and Grandmaster of word play.
@galenkurth80912 жыл бұрын
Just brilliant....so happy I've gotten to hear this again
@ryankelly28512 жыл бұрын
I could watch this, fork handles, mispronunciation and mastermind sketch all day 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ToddQuinlan14 жыл бұрын
Hor Majosty The Quoon was at Homol Hompstoad today to unvoil a momorial to sovoral great Onglish mon of lottors and poots including Anthony Trollopo, H. D. Wolls and Hilairo Bolloc.
@MaskedMan6613 жыл бұрын
I always crack up at his reaction to Big Ben!
@footystar1GamingOfficial5 ай бұрын
I can't believe that apart from the Swear Box, this was the first Two Ronnies sketch I've seen which was actually properly censored! The reason why is because the word "keen" replaced with O's sounds like a racial term. But I love the ending bit; "Now I'm going to *croop* away to my little *bod...* and *sed* the lot of you! Good night!" I was DEAD at that point! 🤣
@camp14dogg3 жыл бұрын
This is as good as comedic writing or performance can ever be.
@sharona19812 жыл бұрын
An absolute comic genius. Timelessly funny.
@stephennewton56973 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly funny, Ronnie Barker at his very best. He also had an excellent understanding of the tricks language can play.
@bodenlosedosenhose1590 Жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine how difficult this sketch must have been to perform. I would definitely fail at it.
@Aran-vc7rx5 жыл бұрын
This is always going to be the funniest thing I have watched. It is really brilliant. This is true comedy.
@swolemoth6 жыл бұрын
One of the best wordplay sketches
@gloriapinto4100Ай бұрын
Irreplaceable talents...truly.
@Synthnerd11 Жыл бұрын
Apart from the hysterically superlative wordplay, the thing that tops this skit is how he waits until the absolute last seconds to turn it around and substitute an o for an e. Simply brilliant (or brilliantly simple?)
@giftheck9 жыл бұрын
My favourite Two Ronnies sketch. Or maybe that should be: My favourito Two Ronnios skotch. :D
@R.e.m.y.H.8 жыл бұрын
+ggctuk2011 Now you're starting to sound like Stanley Unwin. My favourite-o Ronni-ozo skotch-ee-o :D
@giftheck8 жыл бұрын
No idea who that is.
@R.e.m.y.H.8 жыл бұрын
He made his own language, which was a variation on English, and kind of sounded like that. He voiced father Unwin in Gerry Anderson's last series done with puppets, "The Secret Service"
@samarvora71854 жыл бұрын
I absolutoly agroo. Hundrod porcont.
@Mylexsi2 жыл бұрын
It's good to watch clips such as this again; I'm always up for a good Two Ronnios Scotch
@crazysoupforever8 ай бұрын
I soo what you did thoro.
@rlinders99728 жыл бұрын
Ono of tho bost Two Ronnios skotchos I havo ovor soon.
@rajnirvan33368 жыл бұрын
Mo too lovod it. Thoy do not mako anything olso groat thoso days
@7MatthewJames3 жыл бұрын
Absolutoly corroct, rip to two absoluto logonds of comody Ronnio Corbott and Ronnio Barkor!! Hugo fan of the Two Ronnios, tho comody today has nothing on thoso two logonds
@Damien_Paxton3 жыл бұрын
Agrood, i’vo novor laughod moro in a long timo.
@peteandurnot3 жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2021, choors mo up during tho pandomic.
@samarvora71853 жыл бұрын
Indood
@Aran-vc7rx5 жыл бұрын
His reaction at the start is so funny.
@ToddQuinlan14 жыл бұрын
In Kow Gardens today, a lady was frightened by a Scotsman with a woodon log who jumped out from behind some troos. He told The Polico he was stung on the knoos by a swarm of boos after the bolt had broken on his trousers. Aftor his arrost, ho statod ho was turning ovor a now loaf and undergoing a change of sox.
@amyearnshaw55129 жыл бұрын
he sounds like the police man from bbcs allo allo who speaks bad french hehehe
@SkydreamPony6 жыл бұрын
Amy Mauldin Officer Crabtree!
@BenWillock5 жыл бұрын
good moaning...
@PatrZDZ5 жыл бұрын
To me he sounds like he is speaking in english but in Webchester accent
@someoneorother22225 жыл бұрын
Surely you mean "polico"
@StudioComposer9 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or is the age of genuine comedy talent all but dead? All the much-loved comedy classics appear to stem from sketches and comedy shows from around the 60's to 80's, when there was a wealth of emerging 'discovered' talent that many of us remember and love to this day. Even TV adverts were funny and enjoyable back then. There are certainly some very talented comedians around, but we don't see comedy shows like this on TV any more. After-all, why spend good money making great TV programs enjoyable to watch when the focus is yielding as much cheap ad' revenue as possible. Comedy genius is dead... Long live comedy genius. Great TV... RIP.
@nascarstopmotionguy9 жыл бұрын
it's what I've been saying too, comedy nowadays aren't as funny as this or hale and pace, rik and ade, morecambe and wise etc
@R.e.m.y.H.8 жыл бұрын
+ShaunYoshiGaming I would agree, although I was surprised when the minions came along. Yes, they can be deemed as stupid and idiotic, but they did bring back popularity to the "sight gag" genre, and honestly I find that's one of my favourite types of comedy. Some of the golden age of television had great sight gag humour, like Laurel and Hardy, Skelton, Abbott and Costello, Marx Brothers, and so many more! So I'm happy that the particular style of comedy is coming back, even if it is in the form of annoying yellow creatures.
@nascarstopmotionguy8 жыл бұрын
enterthehatch2 I love the minions haha!! with their 3d animation slapstick humour, this always puzzles me but why have such genuine great shows back then like the young ones, fawlty towers to have 2 series? I know bottom was supposed to have 2 series but by popular demand they made a 3rd series, 2 years after the 2nd series
@R.e.m.y.H.8 жыл бұрын
***** I guess one good thing that came out of shows like Fawlty Towers having only limited amount of episodes, was that it left the audience wanting more, rather than keep it going, until it eventually ran dry, and nobody liked it anymore. I think the same about an American drama that just got cancelled. It was called "Forever", and I thought some of the episodes were great, but ironically it got cancelled after its first season, but at least it ended on a good note, much like other great series did, including Fawlty Towers, and at least it left us wanting more, rather than putting a bad taste in our mouths
@nascarstopmotionguy8 жыл бұрын
enterthehatch2 yeah that's true, but other comedies such as rising damp, porridge, only fools went for 4 or more lol and I mind open all hours was returning to our screens, which I loved when I was little but the newer one it just wasn't the same without arkwright! I've also heard rumours about only fools returning too
@jakamneziak13 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant, sheer class.
@KinkyTurtle7 жыл бұрын
I lovo Ronnio Barkor & Ronnio Corbott! Thoy'ro vory ontortaining!
@ToddQuinlan14 жыл бұрын
In Wostmintor today, Mr. Watchwood Bond spoke of his plan to nationalise the stool industry, and Mr. Donis Hoaly discussed his plans for a further tax on bots and botting shops. He said "It's no good boating about the bush. I must lay it on the lino. It will cost the puntor only a couple of ponce."
@Slashkamr2 жыл бұрын
Nationaliso tho stool industry 😜
@MythicSuns6 жыл бұрын
2:23 he told? shouldn't it be ho told? **shrug** that's a nitpick, this sketch is still absolutely brilliant!
@crazysoupforever8 ай бұрын
His wordplay was amazing, his timing porfoct. Comic gonious. Thoro will novor bo anyono liko him.
@Dazzletoad6 жыл бұрын
Hilarious - The Two Ronnies were comic magic.
@SuperflyGaming13 жыл бұрын
Tho amazing part is how ronnio can do this without cracking a smilo
@foleystephen14 жыл бұрын
Tears are streaming down my face
@SiLatics568 жыл бұрын
Think the title of News At Ton works better than Nows At Ton as it hints at what's to come without confusing people with something that doesn't look right (Nows At Ton)
@Aran-vc7rx5 жыл бұрын
A scotsman with a wooden log who jumped out from behind some troos.
@gideonshandy919410 ай бұрын
"Bots and botting shops"! Can we add 'tech visionary' to RB's list of talents…? 😂
@debraj.thomas6616 жыл бұрын
British humor the best
@pauldg8377 жыл бұрын
Lmao that's brilliantly funny.
@keighley239 жыл бұрын
How can anyone not like this? Lol
@hillarydonnolly81498 жыл бұрын
Two ronnies the best sadly missed crap comedy now😘😘🌹🌹
@derekpurcell9377 ай бұрын
1 of the greatest of all times
@ChimpManZ126410 жыл бұрын
@hiddenbutdeadly No the mock ups start when he reads the news off the hidden screen that the typewriter can't produce E's for so the words before that are normal because he isn't reading the screen yet.
@HatfulofHollow6512 жыл бұрын
@CBeaumontXylophone I think you'll find it was Allo Allo that was inspired by this sketch. This sketch dates from 1975 and I'm sure Allo Allo was made after that, perhaps early to mid 80's? The Two Ronnies (especially Ronnie B) inspired quite a few of today's comedians. Peter Kay being one for example.
@marcuscrowley66196 жыл бұрын
Side-splitting yet so simple :)
@andyjet214 жыл бұрын
very funny sketch two ronnies are classic thanks
@guitarslim569 жыл бұрын
Nows at Ton.
@CBeaumontHIGTFY12 жыл бұрын
No doubt inspired by Allo Allo, and the GREAT 'Poloceman' Crabtree! Some of his 'French' Language in there. :)
@NoLongerBreathedIn4 жыл бұрын
Good chance this came out before 'Allo 'Allo.
@JP1234815 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the writers of Allo Allo Croft and Perry saw this sketch! Can hear Officer Crabtree!
@HeadGirl14 жыл бұрын
hhahaah oh i use to do this with my son! loved it.. lol bedtime storys.
@alexsmyth173 жыл бұрын
I watched ‘The Best of Ronnie Barker’ yesterday to celebrate his birthday. How come this sketch never made the cut?
@MaskedMan669 жыл бұрын
The bleeping of 'koon" was idiotic and unnecessary; we got the uncensored version in the States.
@andrvideos9 жыл бұрын
I didnt even know this was broadcast in the US
@MaskedMan669 жыл бұрын
andrvideos Yup! Mind you, we got a half-hour edition, mainly because the musical guests were cut, due to contractual concerns, I'm guessing.
@mozzjones69438 жыл бұрын
+MaskedMan66 I've watched this episode many times over the years on TV here and it had never been bleeped ! Must have happens in recent times or this particular video was bleeped. Either way, I do Agree! But I guess there are still black people in my country that find the word very offensive.
@MaskedMan668 жыл бұрын
Mozz Jones They'd do well to remember that it can be short for "raccoon." ;-)
@mozzjones69438 жыл бұрын
MaskedMan66 aha yeah :D
@rajnirvan33368 жыл бұрын
Quality. Comody gonius. Horo tho nows at ton
@Albert-Arthur-Wison2252 ай бұрын
I love to think about the bloke who he keeps turning around to look at.
@jeffbyrnes36863 жыл бұрын
British Comedy Gold
@Zephaniah3verse172 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Still makes me laugh out loud 42 years on. I take it the word bleeped at 1:33 was not "undying".
@Tinaf6532 жыл бұрын
“Koon”. Instead of “keen”.
@SergeantSarge Жыл бұрын
@@Tinaf653 Ah got you - I had it as ‘hollow’ instead of ‘whole’
@footystar1GamingOfficial10 ай бұрын
@@Tinaf653 OH! MY! GOD!!! I didn't know what the censored word was until now! I'm DEAD!!! 🤣
@janetgough658511 ай бұрын
Ronnio Barkor was pure comodic gonius
@otakumouse33084 ай бұрын
And that was the noos at ton.
@HeavyMetalKing8812 жыл бұрын
Ronnie barker god rest you.
@Somerfieldcomedy8 ай бұрын
Amazing writing
@paulsmith57522 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Barker. Genius. That's all.
@ianheaver32179 жыл бұрын
Puro Gonius!
@philipdalton214411 жыл бұрын
Technically shouldn't the title be 'Nows at Ton?' ;)
@erikzoe14 жыл бұрын
Tochnically yos, although in tho skotch, ho doosn't quito chango all of tho 'e's to 'o's.
@mattinfullvision95983 жыл бұрын
Tochnicnally it should bo yos but wo can forgivo him for tht. Woll spottod and corroctod
@matthewsykes48146 жыл бұрын
Still one of the greatest comedy writers ever, as a team him and Corbett were as good if not better than Morecambe & Wise. It's such a simple sketch idea too, he always did have a superb way of turning speech into something funny, even the stammer he acted with in Open All Hours he got perfect after watching and listening to people with real stammers. But he doesn't just make the voice and diction change his whole expression alters making the act even more realistic instead of just changing a few vowels here and there. A sadly missed talent
@starlight76able7 жыл бұрын
How many takes must it have taken without being in hysterics
@Anarchemitis13 жыл бұрын
Roast Boof and spooch always got mo
@Anarchemitis13 жыл бұрын
I like spooches.
@ryanbrownnew13 жыл бұрын
The Benny Hill version was fantastic as well but for some reason it was expunged off youtube" In Benny Hills version he accidentally trod on his glasses first causing him to misread the autocue.
@joseshepherd2575 Жыл бұрын
Kings of laughter
@joflynn9992 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Ronnie Barker had been doing this show when Covid happened. Imagine
@borleyboo5613 Жыл бұрын
Hillaire Bollock!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@L2766W13 жыл бұрын
Horo's my commonts at oight. Mr. Barkor is a groat nowscaster as woll as a groat comodian. Timo may rocoodo into momory but ho still is as funny today as ho was thon.
@Onthemove6801Ай бұрын
Aftor Noos at Ton I always wantod sox but my wifo wasn't koon😂😂
@CBeaumontHIGTFY12 жыл бұрын
@HatfulofHollow65 Yes, somebody else did inform me that it was the other way round. Thank you very much for your information!
@danielwilliamson61809 жыл бұрын
0:06 Lol
@aubreyaub7 жыл бұрын
I want some Jolly and cromo.... 'ticularly jolly.
@zulkiflijamil40333 жыл бұрын
Tho conforonco ....haha Onoch Powoll haha
@rhalme Жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if the stool industry is the production of stool or of stools.
@illogicalthyla43606 жыл бұрын
This skotch is roally clovor, lovo it!
@antikoerper2564 жыл бұрын
frightonod by a scotsman with a woodon log LOL
@zaygezunt13 жыл бұрын
Don't forgot to watch the One Ronnio on Christmas Day on BBC1. The Boob doosn't havo anything as good now. I lovo the way Ronnio shocks himsolf and bocomos moro and moro angry and fod up. "If it says that, it says that!" Shoro gonius
@DoctorBrodski8 жыл бұрын
That was brolliant. Just torrofic.
@JamesEverett9113 жыл бұрын
A brilliant skotch indood!
@PhilBagels6 жыл бұрын
This was groat!
@aranerem37675 жыл бұрын
Very clever and so funny
@Chorus30012 жыл бұрын
my fav sketch
@wesjones_877 жыл бұрын
Absolutoly torrific comody.
@YorkshireNutte6 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice he said "Her Majesty" instead of "Hor Majosty"
@AutomaticDuck3006 жыл бұрын
YorkshireNutte yeah, not every E is replaced with an O, otherwise it wouldn't make sense at all.