American Reacts to The Two Ronnies - Crossword

[@paulmccormick3745]

I loved the 2 Ronnie's growing up my gran let us stay up and watch .

[@andrewrymell1]

Grew up watching The Two Ronnies every weekend, just loved them then, and their comedy is still gold today. And it was so simple inoffensive and harmless. Legends.

[@stevesoutar3405]

yep - the whole family would sit together and watch them

[@TheThebluey]

do you get the irony of the newspaper "The Sun" it will give you even more humour

[@mrvolcada5355]

Ronnie Barker was a true wordsmith of the best kind, both sadly no longer with us. Much respect

[@macstar2010]

"The Sun people only buy it for one thing.. or a couple of things" is a reference to a british newspaper that used to have a topless girl on page 3 everyday.

[@pete2dc]

I am so jealous ...imagine having to catch up on 50 years of British comedy...each one brand new...

[@npc3po301]

Epic position to be in, what I'd give to 'stumble across' Only Fools or Steptoe etc.for the first time

[@Warriorking.1963]

At least it isn't expanding, today's "comedy" is about as funny as a funeral!

[@ivancook7918]

have not seen the Video where they play squash very funny

[@vinsgraphics]

A similar joke… a priest and a businessman on a train, each doing a crossword: Priest: I’m stumped, the clue is “four letters for a woman”, ends in “unt” … can you help? Man: Aunt. Priest: Of course! …do you have an eraser?

[@whitelinefever8769]

Seriously not kidding but every time you do the two ronnies I am howling with laughter too, they were the masters of comedy and in this day and age it is sorely missed.

[@angelacollins3602]

You have the best laugh ever🤣🤣

[@donallmccrudden4812]

his laugh kinda reminds me of uncle Albert on only fools and horses 😁(no judgement or anything like that) absolutely love it

[@markchapman6576]

It's a genuine laugh unlike other reactions

[@donallmccrudden4812]

@@markchapman6576 exactly. He seems like a fairly genuine, down to earth fella.👍

[@robertmilne4304]

His laugh is the best tonic to a fix bad day at work.

[@donallmccrudden4812]

@@robertmilne4304 it's good for the soul as they say (whoever they are)

[@scmtuk3662]

Most people know this, particularly if you're from the UK, but for those who may be confused at the end, a "rubber" in the UK, is what the US would call an "eraser". And to "rub something out" means to "erase something".

[@Jaymzmiller]

I particularly like this one because you can see Barker holding back a laugh for about half of it. He knew what absolute gold this sketch is.

[@lextex3280]

Classic comedy duo,, I'm glad I grew up watching these two..

[@stevenc5227]

RIP Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker, most talented comedians of all time.

[@VaderWhoop]

Is Corbett dead too?

[@stevenc5227]

@@VaderWhoop yes moto neurone disease in 2016.

[@martinputt6421]

@@stevenc5227 Sadly missed

[@VaderWhoop]

@@stevenc5227 damn! I haven't watched TV for over 10 years so I had no idea.

[@braveheart4603]

FORK HANDLES !

[@gazinessex2]

After Noddy.......you see the cutaway to the Nun.....nice setup for the punchline.

[@DigitalRageInc]

The Two Ronnies and Morecombe and Wise where special , they made the simplest rubbish so brilliant and funny it was unreal , true comedy heroes

[@capcompass9298]

Don't forget Tommy Cooper.

[@DigitalRageInc]

@@capcompass9298 I didn't leave him out on purpose , I was referring to double acts, Tommy was another story completely , he like Les Dawson had a gift for making the complex look silly

[@MrCuddlyable3]

@DigitalRageInc In English the words WERE and WHERE are spelled differently because they mean different things.

[@Isleofskye]

Funnily Enough, I realize Tommy was a great Magician who pretended he wasn't like Les Dawson was a great Pianist who pretended he wasn't but I could listen to Les forever and a day while I, rarely, laughed at Tommy tbh..although it did make me laugh when TC got out of a London Cab and said "Don't drive off, I am going to give you a drinl" and proceeded to get a tea bag out from his top pocket and give it to the cabbie :)

[@AJ-hi9fd]

What about Les Dawson & Roy Barraclough as Cissie & Ada

[@azzybaby]

How can anyone DISLIKE?? , , This channel is about a AMERICAN guy learning OUR british humour , and 9/10 he gets it . .and if EBR dont get it he says and us as a English watchers tell him the context of the jokes/humour ... & EBR laugh is the best on the interweb PERIOD!!! and he is learning...More 2 ronnies i say... to live here in england we talk english but we rarely mean what our words say . . .EBR just leaning . . . LOVE the channel . LOVE the content.. KEEP LEARNING

[@MegaBadgeman]

Yeah, that laugh, wow, totally genuine, not faked at all.

[@DarrenHarrison7160]

Getting the Nun in the sketch to ask for the rubber is the kind of genius they truly were lol. In twenty years time it will still be just as funny.

[@MWOCQU]

for non-brit viewers - the references to the Sun Newspaper - in the 70s it was infamous for "Page 3" which featured a large daily photograph of a topless woman

[@chriscutting5773]

Todays comedians are not patch on these two they are absolute legends

[@henryviii6341]

this is wonderful. reminds me of train travel to work in London in 1980s It’s also a class thing. Sun vs FT

[@micklobb4957]

I can't help but wonder if you catch all the nuances of the humour in this sketch but delighted to see how much you enjoyed this classic and brilliant pair of the UK's greats.

[@valskelton9848]

Clicked so fast. The joy of the Two Ronnies combined with your laugh!

[@ppauline1515]

Pure comedy! How great that you’ve found these skits to watch.

[@Brian-om2hh]

These two surely must rank in the top 3 of British comedy geniuses. They worked together *so* well, and Ronnie Barker - the big one - co-wrote many of the sketches. Utterly brilliant.....

[@alanrmurphy]

The wordplay is just incredible. Such intelligent comedy 🙂

[@malcolmgambrill2692]

They worked well together, so many of their sketches were brilliant.

[@gracesmith3914]

I've seen these sketches dozens of times, but watching you react is like watching them all afresh again. Kudos to you sir.

[@IanSparksRC]

They was legends Ronnie Barker was a comedy genius and a true wordsmith, no one could or can come close to he’s play on words

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Corbetts monologues were a masterclass of timing

[@gdggini2071]

These two never get old😂

[@DanSmithBK]

It’s nice to see you discover the Two Ronnies... I grew up on this stuff, and it shows that modern comedy writers have a long way to go to beat this! There’s a whole heap more to discover!

[@vallee3140]

love watching your reactions, so good to see others enjoying them, that Ronnie Barker was a brilliant writer.

[@bluediamond8557]

Yep, I agree. We Brits who lived through this period of UK comedy during the 70s 80s and 90s were blessed with true wit, humour and command of language suitable for all audiences. You're unlikely to find the same calibre of talent in todays comedians... I hope other Brits of a certain age reading this will suggest other great names in British comedy worth viewing - Leonard Rossiter of 'Rising Damp'. I'm soooo glad I watched these incredible artists - and, of course, the legendary Benny Hill...

[@vallee3140]

and what about Yes Minister, and Mind your Language.@@bluediamond8557

[@sophiastuart-watts7971]

I love watching you getting off on our humour, because our guys have had so much trouble for so many years to break in to USA, but because they weren't understood

[@emilymcplugger]

I was so HOPING you’d do this one. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheZeroAssassin]

Your laughter is some glorious sound. Glad you enjoyed yourself

[@PeteRoberts1966]

You make my day with your infectious laughter! Keep it up. More Only Fools & Horses. 👍🏼

[@matthewcook953]

So glad you like our old school humour, it hasn't changed much. Really growing to your channel

[@robertquinn1624]

Thanks for all the GREAT laughs you gave us, still looking up to you. CHEERIO CHEERIO. XXC laughs

[@patandrews1659]

OMG, your laugh should be on prescription! 🤣🤣🤣. Makes my day every time 😂👍

[@samgardiner771]

You have such an infectious laugh bro, The video and yourself were equally funny. 😋😀👀😁

[@monkey.360]

So miss these guys on the TV, great memories of sitting with my Dad, watching them and Only fools and horses crying with laughter.

[@colincharlton9339]

Brilliant..no swearing filthy jokes..two Ronnie's.. in a class of there own.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

If you like Ronnie Barker (the large one, the smaller one is Robbie Corbett, hence the Two Ronnies) you should checkout Porridge (a series where he played a prison inmate) or "Open All Hours" where he played an elderly randy shopkeeper. 6:57 Just for clarity, a rubber in the UK is an eraser, not what you call a rubber, I doubt a nun would have much use for that.

[@ajivins1]

Last thing I saw Ronnie C in was Burke and Hare with Simon Pegg an Andy Serkis.

[@shellyandtimbell9574]

It's great to see you enjoying British comedy that we was brought up with from the 70s.True comedy .Carry on, Brilliant job.

[@richardwaters1093]

Absolute legends sorely missed.

[@trevormalsbury5454]

The best part of your videos is you laughing your head off. Nice work man.

[@blue7981]

Thanks for the great upload and great reaction. I don't think there will ever be any greater word play comedians as these 2 legends. Such simplicity but the perfection in the way they deliver is best bar none 👍 this is the norm for people in the UK but seeing people's reactions from around the world and how much they love them is priceless

[@carlitoslade]

Sir Your laugh is so infectious. Reminds me of the ship from Fight of the navigator. Thank you so much for brightening the day.

[@toddbrady8540]

Genuinely, it reminds me or time on train journey and I picked up a discarded newspaper to do crossword, it had already been started and when I read one of the answers already submitted, I laughed all the way to my destination. The clue was:- male duck, 5 letters, the person wrote DAFFY. I'm laughing now reminiscing. 👍😂🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@timtam6442]

Classic 70’s/80’s English humor. Beautifully written and performed. Some of the jokes will be missed by non-Brits, like reference to page 3 of The Sun newspaper. And by the way, a rubber is the same as an eraser, not something that you put on your seven down, four letters, D, something C, K

[@ba55bar]

Deck?

[@capcompass9298]

@@ba55bar Duck.

[@donnastevens8832]

Dock?

[@rickybuhl3176]

"Rubber" innuendo aside, I love that the Nun was also doing the same crossword.

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

I agree, but just to be clear (in case you or anyone else isn't aware) "rubber" (English) = "eraser" (American), so the only innuendo involved was that the nun had written shit.

[@jauntyangle5667]

Nice spot. Gerald Wiley was a funny sod.

[@colinwelsh2874]

@@ilikethisnamebetter it was a play on words. The nun had indeed written "shit". Also, a nun asking for a condom. A very clever joke.

[@danelaw1902]

@@ilikethisnamebetter Exactly as you have explained, there was NO reference to a condom- , to the UK audience, for which of course the skit was intended, a rubber would only mean an eraser - nothing more.

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

@@colinwelsh2874 If it was intended (which I sincerely doubt) it would have been a gratuitous innuendo which, if it did anything, spoiled the actual joke.

[@januzzell8631]

What I love best - is the way they lead you to what you assume is the right answer and then shoot you down! Glorious

[@lynette.]

They never fail so glad you have discovered them.

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

Those were the days - my father travelled up to London from Bexhill-on-Sea every day, met the same men on the train doing their crossword puzzles. One day he brought out his "travellers" check game and from then on they took over a compartiment and played chess morning and evening - reminds me of the 2 Ronnies

[@Deegee_1969]

Ronnie Barker (the one in the bowler hat in this sketch) was a master at mannerisms and wordplay. With his "Arkwright" character in "Open all hours", his stutter once caught the attention of various speech therapists, all of which offered various methods for dealing with the speech impediment.

[@gaynor1721]

Stammer, not stutter.

[@Torthrodhel]

@@gaynor1721 I've always wondered what the difference is between the two? Would you mind explaining it?

[@marksadler4104]

@@Torthrodhel Wh....wa.......wh.....wa....what?

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@Torthrodhel There isn't any, it's just british vs american english apparently.

[@Torthrodhel]

@@DoubleMonoLR cheers.

[@keithdavidannenberg5291]

"The Sun" is a news paper here in the UK that has on page 3 a topless model. When this started it caused an outcry as we British were extremely prudes about anything relating to sex and nudity.

[@johnjenkins2209]

The Ronnie on the left anonymously sent in scripts to the show and the production team said that “we have to get this chap to be on the team.” He was already in the show but did not want them to use his scrips knowing it was him.

[@mmc1086]

Aw that’s cute. What a talented man xox

[@michaelcooper6800]

George Wiley was the name he used to send his scripts in.

[@keithclark6299]

@@michaelcooper6800 Ronnie Barker arranged a meeting at a chinese restaurant, as Gerald Wiley, for everyone concerned with the show, saying that his identity would be revealed. They were all sat down, but when Ronnie stood up and said that he was Gerald Wiley they all told him to sit back down and stop messing about. He had to stand up a second time before they would actually believe that he was the one sending in the scripts. He said he had done it so that the scripts would be accepted on their own merits. True Fact

[@daveconyard8946]

Brilliant , 😂😂.Thanks for the post 👍👍

[@VintageForYou]

The Two Ronnies was the best double act ever you need to see more of them.😁👍

[@alandjones8946]

Mate besides the ronnies being absolute masterclass comedy I don’t if I’m laughing at them or your infectious laugh keep it up

[@kathyharze4308]

So hillairious and you laughing makes it even better they were great thank you keep safe 😃✌

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

You will never see a complaint from me. Love these guys and everything they do.

[@muddlepond]

I love to watch how much you enjoy our British comedians. I've seen all these clips, but I laugh all over again laughing with you.

[@sootyginger4388]

Thanks so much for sharing this, brilliant. They were very special. 👍😊🤣

[@grantross2609]

timeless comedy performed by two of the great masters of the form

[@colinhughes916]

EB live your videos, 2 Ronnie's Classic Clips ...Hilarious...😂🤣🤣

[@ninety9monkeys416]

Anyone else like these uploads before you’ve watched them? I do... always good content

[@h-Qalziel]

Nose - It's red, it smells, and you can pick it in the garden. Genius.

[@AndalusianIrish]

FYI the Sun is a tabloid which used to have topless models on page 3.

[@davidcopson5800]

What do you mean, used to have?!

[@AndalusianIrish]

@@davidcopson5800 Page 3 was done away with years ago.

[@Carvetii]

probably the best comedy duo ever in the UK Ronnie barker was a genius

[@kristianlewis5520]

When I'm down I just watch you laughing then I feel great again 😆

[@malcolmbarr2267]

I remember seeing this one on the telly some forty odd years ago. Ffunny then and still ffuny now!

[@NorthernANTs]

Funny never seen these before lol thanks for sharing.

[@michaelglynn2638]

Tough day made good by watching this. Thank you Mr EB👍

[@deniseperryman2814]

I just love your laugh and I really love the way you love our guys the two Ronnies 👍Love from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😂😂😂🤣🤣🥰👏👏👏👋

[@Terminator0713]

The opticians sketch is one of my favourites.

[@audreysargent3518]

I love you. Love your laugh and you seem such a nice guy. Very comforting videos. Keep up the good work. Love from the UK ❤

[@maudeboggins9834]

This sketch is genius, charming, entertaining & riotously funny.

[@nottmjas]

All throughout the sketch i was wondering what the punchline at the end would be. I really didn't see that one coming.

[@MattJBarnes]

I was wondering if this would make an appearance. Great sketch!

[@debbieharman4268]

Your laugh Mr electric Beard.. is amazing you crack me up..( does your wife hear you laugh ya head off at the two Ronnie's Fantastic writing, so clever, 👌 so glad u enjoy British humour

[@colinhughes916]

EB live Your Reviews Hilarious, 2 Ronnie's Genius From UK 🇬🇧

[@rojavida]

I love your reaction to this sketch, I am also howling!

[@steveduncan9256]

Your laugh cracks me up👍😝

[@ellaevans6410]

I love your laugh, so infectious. 😂

[@The.Android]

People on this channel complaining about The Two Ronnies? Uh!?! TTR were genius wordsmiths and comedians. More please!

[@michaeldunn9228]

Absolute genius of comedy. Legends.

[@stephenkayll5241]

Classic Two Ronnie's, great play on words. These guys were comedy genius.

[@johnsuffill6520]

Ronnie Barker used to write a lot of the sketches himself under the pseudonym Gerald Wiley. Nobody else in the cast or crew knew this for years. A true comic genius.

[@willking3239]

You should watch any Father Ted, it’s, It’s comedy gold!!!

[@lukejackson6171]

Watching your videos cheers me up like you wouldn't believe, its refreshing to see someone watching classics that us Brits have known from a young age. We really take them for granted, I bet you can see why we're such sarcastic people though eh?

[@markpalmer7215]

Two Ronnies....Swear Box is great, Crosslines is superb, squash is a classic, Swedish for beginners is clever plus any of the Bert & Charlie sketches

[@pitpit64]

I only watch this to hear you laugh at " Strange animal found in a hive" hahahahahahah

[@MrBigj1970]

the two ronnies musicals are funny as hell

[@mopo8552]

They were brilliant, great reaction

[@Jeff_Vader]

As always your videos are brilliant and as I've said before, your laugh is amazing and so infectious. 😃🤣

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

this sketch exemplifies the class system as it was seen at the time, and then ridicules it. Its the perfect next step on the road of the Frost report (and Cleese) sketch that introduced the Two Ronnies in the first place.

[@TreVader1378]

Christmas day in Britain no-one watched the Queen, but everyone watched the two Ronnie's.

[@HuntersMoon78]

The Two Ronnies comedy was top notch

[@TOYSTITCHER]

Yup…..They are indeed Masters of their Craft 🤗 and so are You 🤗 Such jolly reactions….you really cheer me up…thank you 👍💕

[@loulou8456]

I grew up with this humour and it was so clever. Geniuses of their time. Not alone in this accolade however, as we were spoiled for brilliant comedians and sketch artists. You're reminding me of all the greats that I loved and still do. You need to watch "Still Game", its about 2 Scottish gentlemen in their elderly years living in a flat in a part of Glasgow, Scotland. (2 comedic actors playing the parts). It's the best of Scottish humour in the last couple of decades. Went on to do Stage shows and sold out every time. A real taste of Scotland's brilliant humour.

[@elliotvallily6118]

I now have seen enough of your videos to say ‘Victoria Wood, the ballad of Barry & Freda’ will make you laugh like never before! Listen to your listeners