Swan Lake Spoof

[@wonderwend]

I used to love watching the show. It's not until now that I'm able to appreciate just how much time, rehearsal and effort went into these sketches

[@hairymary5146]

Wonderful. Ronnie Corbet was a great comedian. He did lots of routines like this as well as a great joke teller. Wish we had talent like this today.

[@floradiamonds]

I remember these spoofs with great affection, and wish that there was anyone now as talented as the Ronnies. They never treated their professional guests with anything less than utter respect, and only worked with the best in their profession.

[@joannilson2900]

That ballet slipper flying through the air and the Maypole mishap are hysterical! The whole thing is fabulous.... and the professional dancers were truly great sports in this skit!!! I agree I don't how they kept from collapsing into laughter throughout Ronnie's "dancing." Talk about the ballerina from hell!!

[@dizzydevil547]

I used to love the spoof/ sketches the two ronnies did where they took well know songs ..or music and totaly changed the words ect ...think one of my faves is them doing the Nutcracker suite know as boys in the Ballet! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHPHYWVneph5bM0

[@l.roffare7605]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣😂

[@ОльгаСтельмах-у6ы]

Лебеди бывают и такими! Очень классный номер, талантливый комик. Браво!

[@TimJackson-eq6iy]

Such perfect timing on Ronnie's part. Brilliant.

[@claudinemoulin925]

Trop drôle, MDR! Merci de ce partage. 💜

[@alexg5513]

Love this, Ronnie Corbett was so funny, this made me laugh.

[@kristir1262]

Omg, Ronnie was actually in sync with them! Goodness. That was tough one to pull off. Hats off to the amazing Ronnie, and ofc the professional dancers. 🤗

[@dorothyjones3157]

Watched the 2 Ronnie's when the shows were first televised. After all these years never fails to make me smile. Keep showing clips of these comedians what about Morecame and Wise. They were brilliant too

[@coreasofi]

Such a beautiful play 🦢

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Thank you so much!

[@artistphx]

I truly love classical ballet. This is such a silly spoof and I enjoyed every moment of it!

[@arlenepetitto3464]

So enjoyable to watch.... spoofs like this are so rare these days. This was so refreshing and hilarious!! 🤣🤣

[@lechat8533]

I love the costumes and the whole choreography. This couldn`t be as funny as it is without the perfection of the real ballet dancers :) Great job, everyone!

[@ericmoore1173]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@BytomGirl]

The costumes are from ballet Chopiniana

[@verac6731]

I don't think they're real ballet dancers.

[@ЛидияЛаврецкая]

Чего все прицепились к нашему Чайковскому ? Уроды.

[@MaryanneLeavey]

@@verac6731 A couple were professional ballet dancers and the rest were professional commercial dancers :)

[@peterwilliams1363]

Enjoyed this Spoof Ballet, Brilliant & Funny..ty. Ty. 👍

[@EditRéz]

Szuper köszönöm szépen szívből gratulálok mindannyiunknak 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ajithfernando1702]

Never find comedy like this anymore. I truly miss these times 😁😀🤣🤗🤗🤗

[@rosepages]

A funny take on a much loved classic! Had a good laugh and enjoyed watching it.

[@alisoncooper1421]

The ballerina putting Ronnie's shoe back on, timing never missed a beat. Brilliant comedy with not a spoken word. Don't know how old Ronnie was when he did this piece but his flexibility would be the envy of many. The speed of his footwork at the start was amazing.

[@MaryanneLeavey]

The name escapes me, at the moment, of the dancer (maybe Kim??) who puts Ronnie’s shoe back on but she was from Sydney whereas the rest of us were from Melbourne. The year was 1979 so you may be able to work out how old he was if you look up his date of birth. I hope this helps 🙂

[@alisoncooper1421]

@@MaryanneLeavey just checked Ronnie was born in 1930, so 49. Thanks for the information, I didn't realize it was made so close to home, I'm just across the ditch in New Zealand.

[@betsybarnicle8016]

@@MaryanneLeavey I took ballet, jazz, tap, and en pointe from Miss Ruth Barnes in Pennsylvania when I was young. She said that she had once taught Marlene Deitrich, and somehow I thought that was related to a time in Australia.

[@figjam59]

How the ballerinas and ballerino kept straight-faced and maintained the time is beyond me.

[@christieintexas]

This cracked me up. They did such a great job.

[@jogriffiths4797]

Ronnie Corbett was always en pointe. So glad this random showed up as a suggestion for me to watch.

[@ГалинаКанева-у1р]

Какое удовольствие от просмотра. 👍Благодарю!

[@sandraviegas264]

Acho divertido essas brincadeiras com o balé, sorri muito!! Excelente!

[@carmenborel665]

Excellent....La petite ballerine est trop marrante, des ballets comme ça on ne s'en lasse jamais à y voir.....mdr.....

[@markhooper4532]

Winnie wallace.. This is just fabulous.Ronnie you had amazing talent.

[@kenmccom6413]

Ronnie Corbett was actually a Scottish comedian and not English. Ronnie Corbett was born on 4 December 1930 at the Simpson Memorial Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. xx

[@tonyhudson8698]

I believe I first saw this on TV 1. Yes here in NZ. I have shown it to my Lady just now and we both had a Great laugh. The TWO RONNIE'S worked so well together. We love British humor. Plus I think Dawn French also does a similar skit. Cheers to ALL from New Zealand.

[@au131951]

My sister and I laugh ourselves sick over this every time we watch it. Therapy!

[@ameliagomes5551]

LINDO.. A bailarina indisciplinada. AMEI!

[@maureendavidson4635]

I've scrolled down and down and its wonderful to see comments in other languages. International comedy. The Two Ronnies would be so pleased to know this.

[@stefania471]

Che bravo, ho riso dall inizio alla fine, con quel piedino incontrollato😂😂😂😂

[@patriciacvener1968]

Hysterical! (As a ballerina I loved it!)

[@rjfaustralia2653]

Terrific fun; loved it. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@inesnegro4927]

Rony you are magnificent great artist

[@pattyvoakes1053]

I Loved that guy !!!..💕💖❤️💕💖

[@jancallaway8498]

Gpod old ronnie bring back those days brilliant

[@learicci1884]

Bravissimi !!!

[@ericmoore1173]

How are you doing today my name is Eric

[@joanna5535]

We was pretty fit there. Keeping up with professional ballerinas isn’t easy

[@shinjaokinawa5122]

OH Yes I did Summer intensive at the Paris Opera Ballet and Intensive is exactly the Word. It's not for Wimps.

[@Anchor5777]

Looked like he was tap dancing at the May Pole. LOL cute act.

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

Very clever and one I haven’t seen before!

[@harriscashcoach]

I loved watching this show.

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Great @harriscashcoach. I enjoyed performing in it 😊 Thanks for your comment!

[@yvonnecolson6382]

That was hilarious!! Thanks for sharing!! Lol 😅😅😅

[@かなろぐかなレブル1100]

こういうのすごく好きです！

[@hazelharvey5584]

Wonderful talent Greatly missed

[@janicesullivan8942]

Loved The Two Ronnies, they were funny and classy. I never get tired of watching this video.

[@romeo38wong99]

Thank you for showing this funny video. Did not expect that and had good laughs !

[@ЕленаАлексеева-р1с]

За границей только издеваться могут над великой музыкой П.И.Чайковского и балетом "Лебединое озеро", самый изумительный балет, на все века. Это наш русский балет, гордость России.

[@amandinebergere7028]

Le vilain petit canard ... euh ..cigne !!😅😂.. Original et drôle😅 La grâce et la beauté de réelles danseuses classique mélangé au comique, cela est une réussite !

[@templanzatemplanza7476]

Simpático !!... Saludos desde CHILE 🇨🇱 !!...👋👍☀🌿🌹🌙🌠🐈

[@barefootcontessa3112]

I used to really enjoy an evening in front of the telly when things like this were on, I don’t watch TV at all now.

[@CheriHammer-Sullivan]

Every time I watch this I laugh so hard I give myself a headache.

[@sunlion9676]

That about summed up my attempt at my ballet classes when I was about 11. Except our ballet shoes had Criss cross ribbons- which mine would always slide down into a heap at my ankles!

[@Xiphophorus15]

I'm surprised how good Ronnie Corbett actually was, he'd made a wonderful ballerina with some proper training.

[@paulajean4540]

I think he probably had some dance background of some kind but most performers back then did.

[@betsybarnicle8016]

@@paulajean4540 Note his foot turnout while standing. Primo.

[@chookaschookas444]

No mention of the fact that this is the wonderful late Ronnie Corbett

[@KianneofTroi]

Ronnie Corbett was soo funny this really tickled my funny bone ...LOVED it!!

[@tramdo2661]

Duck among the swans

[@prabhudanamganta8927]

Yes... more of a 🦆

[@adamnoman4658]

More of a brown bat, if truth be told.

[@artsymarci]

I love how much effort the ‘main’ dancer put into learning the steps and timing! Definitely has a ballet background!

[@MaryanneLeavey]

His wife was a dancer so maybe that helped 🙂

[@вкщтзщкещмуь]

очень мило. улыбнуло

[@marajadeford372]

Did anyone else notice that they are using Swan Lake music with Les Sylphides costumes?

[@premarose13]

YES!

[@ericmoore1173]

@@premarose13 how are you doing today my name is Eric

[@stephaniepanis8669]

Yes , l did notice - no feathers for them!

[@joannestanley8478]

Priceless!

[@Lolomikagi]

thats when you miss few days of class

[@levicopp3224]

The famous Cygnets variation around a may pole. Hahaha

[@sole26881]

Grossartig, sooooo herzhaft zum Lachen!!!!!!!

[@estherklearman6864]

They did a great job performing and making me laugh.טוב מעד

[@craignewman5223]

Ronnie Corbett , we miss you

[@1aberbeeg]

That took some doing, RIP funny man.

[@vieralipova7729]

😁 úžasné, ďakujem 🎩💐

[@АнгелинаРоманова-у2ч]

ТАЛАНТЛИВЫЕ ТАЛАНТЛИВЫ ВЕЗДЕ ♥

[@ТатьянаДавыдова-м5ы]

Чайковский, бедняга, извертелся весь в гробу...

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

HAHAHAHAHA…ahem. sorry. This was BRILLIANTLY funny and that woman was the best unskilled skilled dancer I’ve ever seen!! Oh, thank you for this - I’ve sent to my entire people list!

[@ОльгаКожина-щ9т]

Сколько смотрю подобные номера, возникает один вопрос: что бы вы без П. И. Чайковского делали? Других-то композиторов ведь нет!))

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Ya, Tchaikovsky is pretty good 😊

[@tetyanas4026]

Русский шовинизм заиграл?

[@annapa273]

Мне грустно. Люблю БАЛЕТ.

[@ОльгаКожина-щ9т]

@@annapa273 Вот и я о том же.

[@livgoesexploring]

Never been to a ballet performance, this must have been amazing in real life!

[@MaryanneLeavey]

It was. I am one of the dancers 😊. Thanks for your comment!

[@livgoesexploring]

@@MaryanneLeavey oh wow! You’re super talented

[@janetrouse5917]

Very amusing & enjoyable, thank you.

[@cynthiawadeson8843]

So funny- especially loved the"kid pretending to ride a pony" moves and I started laughing with the glasses and ended with the drawers!

[@shinjaokinawa5122]

Ladies and Gentlemen My Cousin Cristiella Ballerina: As a Professional Ballerina whose troupe specializes in Swan Lake I FOUND THIS Refreshingly Humorous. Well Done.

[@sylviahall5667]

So funny I loved to see it again

[@betsybarnicle8016]

He actually did a very good job.

[@traceyjones9049]

I loved never seen swan lake before this version put a smile on my face a very big needed smile thank you 💙❤️💜🧡💛

[@fairenough7984]

Loved The Two Ronnies. Genius comedy

[@山岡夏希]

仲本工事かと思った（笑） 可笑しすぎて涙出ました。 最高です！

[@ryokucha81]

私も仲本工事みたいと思いましたw

[@jandrews6254]

Ronnie was surprisingly good

[@frobsey]

crazily brilliant

[@НаталияБигус]

Гумор на вищому рівні! Виконання супер!!!

[@lisab7320]

This was absolutely brilliant 😂

[@janicesullivan8942]

Always loved the comedy of The Two Ronnie’s, miss their show.

[@ДианаГук-е3к]

Забавно, мне понравилось, спасибо!👍😁

[@kimberlyv1205]

This was adorable! Love it!

[@SaoirsenahÉireann1]

😅Comdey Gold....🇮🇪

[@olly-kai]

It's harder than it looks to make it look bad!

[@ОЛЯСкрытаяличность]

БРАВО!!!🤗👋👋👋

[@h.l.asolomonov7674]

He is awesome

[@doinasfasie5779]

O glumă reușită, bravo!

[@alexds8452]

Is that supposed to be Q. Elizabeth? It looks quite like her, with the hair, pearls, & glasses! 🤣😂🤣

[@maxinejacobson4006]

I don’t think so. I certainly never, ever did and I’m quite sure that I’m not alone in thinking this way.

[@tarasubramaniam6191]

Great performance without. Batting an eyelid. .....😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤩🤩

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Thanks Tara. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@angelabaker1992]

The Two Ronnies did a funny skit on a ballroom formation team as well.

[@doreenlloyd4885]

Actually, he's not a bad dancer for a comedian. Lol

[@jiaunmew878]

It always amazes me to think how creative those old teachers were. It’s hard to see this kind of creativity nowadays. Only once a while. Most artists they don’t really put the heart to it or to improve it. The funny girls are probably the last batch. 😓

[@GreatGreebo]

This is brilliant! Thank you for sharing it with us *Maryanne.* Which dancer are you??? (side note: I really wish variety shows like this would make a comeback! )

[@alexinitalics188]

I get that this is extremely funny but I do feel like those actually doing the ballet moves correctly were under appreciated!

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Thank you Lexa The Snake for thinking of us. I was one of those dancers from many years ago.

[@CurlyWeiner]

Right?! I wish there wasn't a spotlight!

[@jancallaway8498]

Arsehole

[@fionamann6290]

@@MaryanneLeavey Lucky you Maryanne :) . It is clear that many that have responded don't get the humour of The Two Ronnies, or the PC brigade are out in force. Can't make my mind up. But, whatever, Ronnie Corbett would have much appreciated your efforts at the time, I hope. what year was this?

[@MaryanneLeavey]

Fiona Mann Thanks for your understanding and kind words. The year? Embarrassingly I believe it was 1979 😊