Alexikokopops Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/t...dio/4307216.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuliasz Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Very sad news, a comedy legend and will be sorely missed. RIP Ronnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMR Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 ' date='Oct 4 2005, 01:33 PM' post='188003']http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/t...dio/4307216.stm He was funny, still watch the occasional episode of Open All Hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC-IAN Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Very sad news, he will be missed RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnerz Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 RIP to the Legend. Open all hours and Porridge were top class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 RIP Ronnie, a comedy legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFilbert Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 I only just found out. Very sad news. He was a genius. I'm sure he's up there now telling jokes. He was such a funny man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 R.I.P. one of the funniest men ever to grace the TV Which show did you like him best in? For me it was Porridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Im a bit gutted about this. He was like my grandad Had to be Porridge for me too NORMAN STANLEY FLETCHER!!! Legendary! Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 I saw the thread and feared the worst. One of my favorites. Not only a comic genius but a ver good straight actor. Many of the two Ronnies sketches he wrote under an alias. One of the old school of comedians, will be sadly missed. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Can't believe this. Shocking news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janx Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 I saw the thread and feared the worst. One of my favorites. Not only a comic genius but a ver good straight actor. Many of the two Ronnies sketches he wrote under an alias. One of the old school of comedians, will be sadly missed. RIP. You stole me thread Ken, it was his ability to "act" his comedy that made him so good, watch him carefully in Porridge and Open All hours, the timing is just immense. Watch him working with Corbett and see which one has the mastery of the scene, a total natch! I just feel like a part of our heritage has gone, to me MORE important and influential than Cooper and up there with Milligan.. A VERY SAD DAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationwider Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 ....will be sadly missed. However, I can guarantee that his shows will be shown for many years to come. They were all brilliantly funny, and had genuine mass appeal, which for modern TV is very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gist Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_lcfc Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 R.I.P ronnie the porridge legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westmidsfox Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Goodbye Ronnie, a true legend of comedy. Porridge is still a brilliant series despite the number of times I've seen it. The man had a true sense of comedic timing. RIP Mr Barker. P.S Does everybody remember the Fork Handles sketch from the Two Ronnies ?....brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Goodbye Ronnie, a true legend of comedy. Porridge is still a brilliant series despite the number of times I've seen it. The man had a true sense of comedic timing. RIP Mr Barker. P.S Does everybody remember the Fork Handles sketch from the Two Ronnies ?....brilliant. In a hardware shop. Ronnie Corbett is behind the counter, wearing a warehouse jacket. He has just finished serving a customer. CORBETT (muttering): There you are. Mind how you go. (Ronnie Barker enters the shop, wearing a scruffy tank-top and beanie) BARKER: Four Candles! CORBETT: Four Candles? BARKER: Four Candles. (Ronnie Corbett makes for a box, and gets out four candles. He places them on the counter) BARKER: No, four candles! CORBETT (confused): Well there you are, four candles! BARKER: No, fork 'andles! 'Andles for forks! (Ronnie Corbett puts the candles away, and goes to get a fork handle. He places it onto the counter)CORBETT (muttering): Fork handles. Thought you said 'four candles!' (more clearly) Next? BARKER: Got any plugs? CORBETT: Plugs. What kind of plugs? BARKER: A rubber one, bathroom. (Ronnie Corbett gets out a box of bath plugs, and places it on the counter) CORBETT (pulling out two different sized plugs): What size? BARKER: Thirteen amp! CORBETT (muttering): It's electric bathroom plugs, we call them, in the trade. Electric bathroom plugs! (He puts the box away, gets out another box, and places on the counter an electric plug, then puts the box away) BARKER: Saw tips! CORBETT: Saw tips? (he doesn't know what he means) What d'you want? Ointment, or something like that? BARKER: No, saw tips for covering saws. CORBETT: Oh, haven't got any, haven't got any. (he mutters) Comin' in, but we haven' got any. Next? BARKER: 'O's! CORBETT: 'O's? BARKER: 'O's. (He goes to get a hoe, and places it on the counter) BARKER: No, 'O's! CORBETT: 'O's! I thought you said 'O! (he takes the hose back, and gets a hose, whilst muttering) When you said 'O's, I thought you said 'O! 'O's! (He places the hose onto the counter) BARKER: No, 'O's! CORBETT (confused for a moment): O's? Oh, you mean panty 'o's, panty 'o's! (he picks up a pair of tights from beside him) BARKER: No, no, 'O's! 'O's for the gate. Mon repose! 'O's! Letter O's! CORBETT (finally realising): Letter O's! (muttering) You had me going there! (He climbs up a stepladder, gets a box down, puts the ladder away, and takes the box to the counter, and searches through it for letter O's) CORBETT: How many d'you want? BARKER: Two. (Ronnie Corbett leaves two letter O's on the counter, then takes the box back, gets the ladder out again, puts the box away, climbs down the ladder, and puts the ladder away, then returns to the counter) CORBETT: Yes, next? BARKER: Got any P's? CORBETT (fed up): For Gawd' sake, why didn' you bleedin' tell me that while I was up there then? I'm up and down the shop already, it's up and down the bleedin' shop all the time. (He gets the ladder out, climbs up and gets the box of letters down, then puts the ladder away) Honestly, I've got all this shop, I ain't got any help, it's worth it we plan things. (He puts the box on the counter, and gets out some letter P's) How many d'you want? BARKER: No! Tins of peas. Three tins of peas! CORBETT: You're 'avin' me on, ain't ya, yer 'avin' me on? BARKER: I'm not! (Ronnie Corbett dumps the box under the counter, and gets three tins of peas) CORBETT (placing the tins on the counter): Next? BARKER: Got any pumps? CORBETT (getting really fed up): 'And pumps, foot pumps? Come on! BARKER (surprised he has to ask): Foot pumps! CORBETT (muttering, as he goes down the shop): Foot pumps. See a foot pump? (He sees one, and picks it up) Tidy up in 'ere. (He puts the pump down on the counter) BARKER: No, pumps fer ya feet! Brown pump, size nine! CORBETT (almost at breaking point): You are 'avin' me on, you are definitely 'avin' me on! BARKER (not taking much notice of Corbett's mood): I'm not! CORBETT: You are 'avin' me on! (He takes back the pump, and gets a pair of brown foot pumps out of a drawer, and places them on the counter) Next? BARKER: Washers! CORBETT (really close to breaking point): What, dishwashers, floor washers, car washers, windscreen washers, back scrubbers, lavatory cleaners? Floor washers? BARKER: 'Alf inch washers! CORBETT: Oh, tap washers, tap washers? (He finally breaks, and makes to confiscate his list) Look, I've had just about enough of this, give us that list. (He mutters) I'll get it all myself! (Reading through the list) What's this? What's that? Oh that does it! That just about does it! I have just about had it! (calling through to the back) Mr. Jones! You come out and serve this customer please, I have just about had enough of 'im. (Mr. Jones comes out, and Ronnie Corbett shows him the list) Look what 'e's got on there! Look what 'e's got on there! JONES (who goes to a drawer with a towel hanging out of it, and opens it): Right! How many would ya like? One or two? (He removes the towel to reveal the label on the drawer - 'Bill hooks'!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 RIP Ronnie, you were someone that truley deserved to be called a 'legend'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janx Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Goodbye Ronnie, a true legend of comedy. Porridge is still a brilliant series despite the number of times I've seen it. The man had a true sense of comedic timing. RIP Mr Barker. P.S Does everybody remember the Fork Handles sketch from the Two Ronnies ?....brilliant. Without a doubt their finest hour!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stez Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 You stole me thread Ken, it was his ability to "act" his comedy that made him so good, watch him carefully in Porridge and Open All hours, the timing is just immense. Watch him working with Corbett and see which one has the mastery of the scene, a total natch! I just feel like a part of our heritage has gone, to me MORE important and influential than Cooper and up there with Milligan.. A VERY SAD DAY! ....will be sadly missed. However, I can guarantee that his shows will be shown for many years to come. They were all brilliantly funny, and had genuine mass appeal, which for modern TV is very rare. it wasn't just his subtle word play it was also his willingness to tell 'dad' style jokes like; a hole has appeared on the M4........the police are looking into it.............. b'dum ching!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 To a true Comedy Legend Ronnie CorbettR.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 To find words to describe a genius of word play is impossible RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 Didn't get the best Press from his spell in the Antiques trade but unquestionably one the funniest men who ever lived. So versatile, so talented and if his timing was as good in bed as it was on stage he'd have had a cracking luv life too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 4 October 2005 Share Posted 4 October 2005 i heard about this this morning, r.i.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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