A lot of these sketches were actually written by Ronnie Barker. People used to say that Ronnie Barker was the funniest of the two but Ronnie Corbett's timing was perfection.
it comes from little Ronnie being a professionally trained stage actor, he spent years treading the boards honing the skills and discipline of live performance before making the transition to sketch comedy on TV.
If you look at Ronnie Corbetts performance in the Two Candles Sketch, it is just perfection, amongst others of course, but it's a good sketch to showcase such genius of corbetts
Barker used to submit his sketches under a pseudonym. Gerard Wiley... I recollect. This was done intentionally. No-one actually knew that it was Barker who was writing them.. Not sure why. Perhaps it was because he wanted to gauge the opinions and reactions of the producers with regards to the merits of the material that he anonymously submitted. I often feel that the joke writers skills are overlooked and that the performers get all of the credit. Galton and Simpson for Tony Hancock and Steptoe and Son. John Sullivan for "Only Fools and Horses." Even Eric Sykes helped to pen many of Spike Milligans's Goons Show scripts when Spike was.... er,,, "AWOL".
That's part of the reason I like the Two Ronnies slightly more than Morecambe and Wise. Whereas with M&W you had a great comedian and a great straight man, with the TR's either one could be the comic or the straight guy. Absolute Geniuses! 😊😊😚
I don't recall them ever doing a foreign character and ever treating them like a buffoon. I think that plays a big part in it. The joke is in the miscommunication not in the characters race.
I think the reason this sketch isn't frowned upon nowadays is it isn't picking on any ethnicity in particular, you could almost as easily put a Texan with a strong accent in that role if you were creative with it
EB, all that matters to us is that you feel comfortable having a laugh & giggle with us while we all learn or have a laugh. We want you to be YOU! That is ALL that matters. Feel free to explain why you're trying something out. But you never need to apologize for it.
This video is probably a good representation of how I sound to a shopkeeper in Spain when I'm trying to order in Spanish (at which point they save the day by speaking perfect English).
I have to say that I have watched several of your reaction videos, and you are extremely entertaining. Your laughter in itself, makes your videos worth watching. I hope you keep creating.
Honestly mate do what you gotta do. The same format over and over again is enough to drive anyone mad. Make them your own, add your own spin. And if skits are the way to go, do it my guy.
You are correct.It was really funny take on a genuine problem.I worked in retail - butcher - in a cosmopolitan area and you did have to have patience and tact for some customers
EB,great reaction even though some will be offended I'm sure and won't appreciate the skill involved in this brilliant sketch. You and your family take care now ✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸👍
When I was a kid I always used to say "mar-ma-leddy" and "too-ast" and I knew I'd picked it up from the telly but could never remember where exactly. This has just reminded me.
Watched so many of these in the last few days. I grew up with many of these comedians & its so heart warming to see your reactions at our crazy English humour :)
When I first moved to the Netherlands and learnt Dutch my pronunciation was shocking I was always scared I’d spit on people because the Dutch speak with their throats.
Ik ben ook een buitenlander, Engels is mijn eerste taal. Ik heb geen probleem met de G, maar met “ij” en “ui” geluid, bijvoorbeeld “Ijmuiden” zeg ik altijd verkeerd. excuseer voor mij slechte Nederlands, ik ben nog leren
I can’t believe I used to watch these sketches with my mum. They’re far more suggestive than I remember. She used to roar with laughter and that’s from a woman who wouldn’t allow you to buy patent leather shoes because people could then look up your skirt. (Explanation - Irish)
Thank you EB, loved that and your commentary. Enjoy watching you thinking things through you're very perceptive and make me look at stuff from a new angle. Thank you so much
I've had the old pronunciation issue a few times when in the US. At a bar I asked for Water and the guy told me Walter didn't work their ? At a toll booth I asked the guy directions for the Airport and he thought I said Apple Kart ??
Loving all these videos. Your views on every video are part of what people watch these for so I for one hope you’re continue. I’d love to see your views on some old British comedy classics such as Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, Fawlty Towers etc.
The problem with shows like Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers is the fact that the reactions to them get blocked and stay that way. I have full episode reaction the first episodes of Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers in the Eclectic Crew Member Discord server. I've tried reacting to both previously and they were blocked. It's why I have to upload my reaction to Bottom to Dailymotion.
@@TheEclecticBeard That’s cool. Appreciate the reply. I’m still working my way through so many of your videos. Genuinely enjoy your take on things, honest and genuine reaction. Is it possible to join the Discord server?
We’re here for you and your reactions EB, we love watching - whatever the format. Have fun, spice things up, do whatever you want! We don’t want to see you getting bored, you do what you enjoy and have fun, and we’ll have fun watching ☺️
Ronnie Corbett (the wee guy) was Scottish. A very funny and smart man. So sharp witted. I met him once and he made laugh by just talking. No skit. No performance, just him talking. He talked about "the other Ronnie" How funny he was. I was never really a fan of The Two Ronnies when I was younger but to this day I have to adnit their wordplay was magic.
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Ole London Town by the two Ronnies Also as an aside I once had an American trying to purchase some Cock Burns Port. Pronounced Coeburns in England. We all had a laugh together after we explained!
We had a German lecturer at college and it was several weeks before I worked out that when he said "Relative ab - u - dance" he meant abundance = - suddenly weeks of lectures became clear. lol
My parents ran a deli in Australia just after the war, when thousands of displaced people came here as refugees. They found English hard and mum would try to help with pronunciation of various foods. One word they nearly all had a problem with was biscuits. They would say biscavits or biscabits but just saying biscuits defeated them even with my mother making it as short as possible. e.g. bis kits.
I've enjoyed your reactions for a while now and I have been getting more and more fascinated by the portrait behind you of the most famous beard in English history, that of Dr. W. G. Grace, the greatest cricketer of all time. I'm sure that was deliberate! If not, it was an uncanny co-incidence!
Nothing wrong with trying out a few things. Have you watched one of Ronnie Corbets Monologues? I worked for the Factory that supplied his Jumpers for them, Lyle and Scott.
Living in Bulgaria for 16 years, from UK. It is always a sort of amusement how I pronounce things. Mushrooms are "gurbi" with a silent "r", tops for glass jars are "gurbi" no silent "r". As in the sketch, after a while the shopkeeper begins to understand the foreigner lol
Bruh fantastic way of affiliate marketing in your intro. You're a clever guy. I don't think you need it though as your personality is all that sells your amazing videos man. Keep up the good content
EB, you love doing reactions but not as much as we love you doing reactions. It always makes my day to watch you laugh at our English comedy. Thankyou. Weston-Super-Mare, England.
When I was in school aged about 6 Ronnie Corbets daughter also used to attend the same school. I always have the memory he sometimes used to pick her up at home timel in a Rolls Royce with his model wife who was about 1.5 ft talller than him :)
When i was doing my tour guide training the 2 of us that were in the whiskey museum (sadly now closed) had a problem with an italian family who couldn't follow english . Both sides took it in good parts .
The two Ronnie's were priceless and other comedians back in the day, can't say anything today someone's always offended... its funny and folks just need to chill.. stop taking things to heart , laugh at one's self. laughters a tonic.. Happy days..
Had an American tourist ask for directions. He wanted to go to Lugaboruga. No idea, thought he was in the wrong country and should have been in the Caribbean or somewhere. Turned out he was looking for Loughborough, pronounced luffburra
Terrific sketch. The biggest laugh is that he well and truly ripped him off charging him £300 😂. Keep up the great work. Check out some Dick Emery sketches.
This was a particularly clever sketch it's very professional they always seem to remember their Lines and stay in character. Try looking up a 2 Ronnies sketch called crop of the flops
I haven't seen that one in years, and it's still funny (Even though it was recorded before these "enlightened times"). By the way, I took note of your thoughts on the format and I think that if you wish to mix it up a little then go for it. (For example, I like what you did with the little sequence at the start. It's like you are always "sorting the wheat from the chaff", as we say in the UK)
There is no malice in that skit at all, pure brilliance in the writing and delivery of a very funny sketch.
Agreed, but try telling that to a cancel culture wokel yokel. Balls to political correctness!😁
Ronnie Barker was a comedy genius and expert wordsmith
I am proud to share his name.
So True. Mr. Wiley or Mr. Barker he was brilliant.
A lot of these sketches were actually written by Ronnie Barker. People used to say that Ronnie Barker was the funniest of the two but Ronnie Corbett's timing was perfection.
Corbett's timing was genius.
it comes from little Ronnie being a professionally trained stage actor, he spent years treading the boards honing the skills and discipline of live performance before making the transition to sketch comedy on TV.
If you look at Ronnie Corbetts performance in the Two Candles Sketch, it is just perfection, amongst others of course, but it's a good sketch to showcase such genius of corbetts
Barker used to submit his sketches under a pseudonym. Gerard Wiley... I recollect. This was done intentionally. No-one actually knew that it was Barker who was writing them.. Not sure why. Perhaps it was because he wanted to gauge the opinions and reactions of the producers with regards to the merits of the material that he anonymously submitted. I often feel that the joke writers skills are overlooked and that the performers get all of the credit. Galton and Simpson for Tony Hancock and Steptoe and Son. John Sullivan for "Only Fools and Horses." Even Eric Sykes helped to pen many of Spike Milligans's Goons Show scripts when Spike was.... er,,, "AWOL".
That's part of the reason I like the Two Ronnies slightly more than Morecambe and Wise. Whereas with M&W you had a great comedian and a great straight man, with the TR's either one could be the comic or the straight guy. Absolute Geniuses!
😊😊😚
The Two Ronnies were comedy geniuses so it isn't an overuse of the word when speaking about anything they did.
At least you didn't say 'national treasure'. Lol.
Very true. so agree. Two fabulously funny & entertaining gentlemen.
I don't recall them ever doing a foreign character and ever treating them like a buffoon. I think that plays a big part in it. The joke is in the miscommunication not in the characters race.
I think the reason this sketch isn't frowned upon nowadays is it isn't picking on any ethnicity in particular, you could almost as easily put a Texan with a strong accent in that role if you were creative with it
EB, all that matters to us is that you feel comfortable having a laugh & giggle with us while we all learn or have a laugh. We want you to be YOU! That is ALL that matters. Feel free to explain why you're trying something out. But you never need to apologize for it.
This video is probably a good representation of how I sound to a shopkeeper in Spain when I'm trying to order in Spanish (at which point they save the day by speaking perfect English).
that happens to me too.
So is this where open all hours came from or was it the 4 candles.
I have to say that I have watched several of your reaction videos, and you are extremely entertaining. Your laughter in itself, makes your videos worth watching. I hope you keep creating.
Also, "£300 please". Absolutely ripped him off because he's a foreigner. 😂 Back in those days, those goods would have added up to about £4!
He wasn't ripping him off. There was 4p change.:-)
Now I feel stupid! Haha
@@plumberman4u well spotted lol
Not just a foreigner, but a sheik, so a very wealthy foreigner.
the most important thing is that you have fun and enjoy what you're doing. Otherwise what's the point.
Spoken like a true serial killer ;)
Serial or cereal?
@@TheEclecticBeard Both! I like my serials on TV and my cereals in a bowl with milk. 😉
The 'killer' bit I keep for CoD!
@@TheEclecticBeard ooh the lucky charm of a cornflake killer😄🇮🇪
Honestly mate do what you gotta do. The same format over and over again is enough to drive anyone mad. Make them your own, add your own spin. And if skits are the way to go, do it my guy.
You are correct.It was really funny take on a genuine problem.I worked in retail - butcher - in a cosmopolitan area and you did have to have patience and tact for some customers
One good thing about covid, you got all the masks and screens to use as an excuse for not understanding.
C of E means Church of England. And soda / 'sod her' is a (nowadays) mild swear word type insult...
EB,great reaction even though some will be offended I'm sure and won't appreciate the skill involved in this brilliant sketch. You and your family take care now ✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸👍
Grew up watching the two Ronnie's, they were masters of using the English language, so many brilliant sketch s.
I've genuinely never seen this one before, that was genius
When I was a kid I always used to say "mar-ma-leddy" and "too-ast" and I knew I'd picked it up from the telly but could never remember where exactly. This has just reminded me.
You were right first time Alan this is genius
Sounds good to me Alan thanks for being different 👍🏼 I luv the 2 Ronnie’s 😁❤️✌🏼
Watched so many of these in the last few days. I grew up with many of these comedians & its so heart warming to see your reactions at our crazy English humour :)
Can never get enough of The Two Ronnie's. They were always my favourites. Watching Open All Hours at the moment aswell with Mr Barker.
It is laughing at language mainly British. Great sketch.
A perfect companion to this sketch is 'Monty Python: Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook'. Well worth checking out if you can, EB.
When I first moved to the Netherlands and learnt Dutch my pronunciation was shocking I was always scared I’d spit on people because the Dutch speak with their throats.
Ik ben ook een buitenlander, Engels is mijn eerste taal. Ik heb geen probleem met de G, maar met “ij” en “ui” geluid, bijvoorbeeld “Ijmuiden” zeg ik altijd verkeerd. excuseer voor mij slechte Nederlands, ik ben nog leren
Nice documentary on TV last night (UK) .. featuring some of Ronnie C's home movies with comments from his wife, daughters and friends
Haha I love the two Ronnie having grown up with them….. that one Ive never seen before
I can’t believe I used to watch these sketches with my mum. They’re far more suggestive than I remember. She used to roar with laughter and that’s from a woman who wouldn’t allow you to buy patent leather shoes because people could then look up your skirt. (Explanation - Irish)
Thank you EB, loved that and your commentary. Enjoy watching you thinking things through you're very perceptive and make me look at stuff from a new angle. Thank you so much
I love your stuff sir. Your obvious enjoyment of our comedy makes me joy them all over again.
Well funny. First time I've seen this excellent thankyou x
May they BOTH REST IN PIECE ?.
Peace or maybe PEAS if RB was writng the sketch.
I’ve seen a lot of their skits of the years but have never seen that one before , that was super hilarious
Haven't seen this one before. Very good though and definitely funny. Thanks for sharing.
I've had the old pronunciation issue a few times when in the US. At a bar I asked for Water and the guy told me Walter didn't work their ?
At a toll booth I asked the guy directions for the Airport and he thought I said Apple Kart ??
Loving all these videos. Your views on every video are part of what people watch these for so I for one hope you’re continue. I’d love to see your views on some old British comedy classics such as Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, Fawlty Towers etc.
The problem with shows like Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers is the fact that the reactions to them get blocked and stay that way. I have full episode reaction the first episodes of Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers in the Eclectic Crew Member Discord server. I've tried reacting to both previously and they were blocked. It's why I have to upload my reaction to Bottom to Dailymotion.
@@TheEclecticBeard That’s cool. Appreciate the reply. I’m still working my way through so many of your videos. Genuinely enjoy your take on things, honest and genuine reaction. Is it possible to join the Discord server?
We’re here for you and your reactions EB, we love watching - whatever the format. Have fun, spice things up, do whatever you want! We don’t want to see you getting bored, you do what you enjoy and have fun, and we’ll have fun watching ☺️
I love watching your reactions to stuff I grew up watching. I find you genuine and enjoy the vast majority of the content.
Love the Intro ... not going to lie though - the Extreme Yoga looked ... interesting? BUT Two Ronnies - Oh Yes Please
You're absolutely right, it was perfectly executed. Their timing is spot on, and yes, it wouldn't fly today, but funny is funny.
Don't apologise! Your reactions are wonderful 🇬🇧
The punchline at the end! Classic British Comedy at it's Finest!
I grew up watching the two Ronnie. My favourite was the songs they did at the end of the show.
I like the start of this, eclectic.
Ronnie Corbett (the wee guy) was Scottish. A very funny and smart man. So sharp witted.
I met him once and he made laugh by just talking. No skit. No performance, just him talking. He talked about "the other Ronnie" How funny he was.
I was never really a fan of The Two Ronnies when I was younger but to this day I have to adnit their wordplay was magic.
These 2 are the best comedians & writers in the 70s 80s 90s mostly done by mr barker about 90% arise the 2 Robbie’s glad you loved it Alan
I think some people have mentioned Stanley Unwin - his “Unwinese” language is so good. Worth a reaction!
Goldie loppers
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Ole London Town by the two Ronnies Also as an aside I once had an American trying to purchase some Cock Burns Port. Pronounced Coeburns in England. We all had a laugh together after we explained!
Love your reactions.
Do things the way you want to, after all that’s why most of us are here mate
We had a German lecturer at college and it was several weeks before I worked out that when he said "Relative ab - u - dance" he meant abundance = - suddenly weeks of lectures became clear. lol
Noooooooo, I started understanding and translated out loud …. MARMALADE for the TOAST 🙇🏽♀️ thank you again, Daniel son 🙇🏽
My parents ran a deli in Australia just after the war, when thousands of displaced people came here as refugees.
They found English hard and mum would try to help with pronunciation of various foods.
One word they nearly all had a problem with was biscuits.
They would say biscavits or biscabits but just saying biscuits defeated them even with my mother making it as short as possible. e.g. bis kits.
Hilarious ... and nothing nasty against anyone of any culture. I miss those days :(
Horrendous...totally racist and I shall take offence for other people 😂😂
@@yurinaytar3023 lol
@@samuelpinder1215 glad you spotted the piss taking irony there!!! 😂😂
@@yurinaytar3023 the emojis helped tbf
@@samuelpinder1215 well...you have to make sure!!
There will never be a comedy double act as good as these guys again.. Their timing was another level.... Please try and review more stuff alan 🙏
Never seen this one 😂😂 in stitches!
That was so funny great reaction 👍👏
Totally forgot that episode. Hilarious!
Ronnie Corbett when alive was 5 mins from me , used to see him a lot , lovely man
Absolute genius the two Ronnie's.... definitely not a word that can be overused when talking about the two Ronnie's
Great channel man. Love from the UK
The punchline - pure gold!
Don't worry about being creative, it's just like hanging out with friends, no need to perform tricks or trying to impress 👍
I've enjoyed your reactions for a while now and I have been getting more and more fascinated by the portrait behind you of the most famous beard in English history, that of Dr. W. G. Grace, the greatest cricketer of all time. I'm sure that was deliberate! If not, it was an uncanny co-incidence!
I was a kid when this was first on and was saying chocolate mouse for years after! Great to see this again
Nothing wrong with trying out a few things. Have you watched one of Ronnie Corbets Monologues? I worked for the Factory that supplied his Jumpers for them, Lyle and Scott.
This was way better than I thought…..thank you 👍🏼
I;m a subscriber . love watching your videos , you're a great guy .
Your laughter is so infectious
Great video Mr E.B. Many thanks.
The best of british comedys of that era, I used to watch them all the time.
Two Ronnie's amazing skillful wordsmith
Living in Bulgaria for 16 years, from UK. It is always a sort of amusement how I pronounce things. Mushrooms are "gurbi" with a silent "r", tops for glass jars are "gurbi" no silent "r". As in the sketch, after a while the shopkeeper begins to understand the foreigner lol
Bruh fantastic way of affiliate marketing in your intro. You're a clever guy. I don't think you need it though as your personality is all that sells your amazing videos man. Keep up the good content
"Three hundred pounds please" 😂
EB, you love doing reactions but not as much as we love you doing reactions. It always makes my day to watch you laugh at our English comedy. Thankyou. Weston-Super-Mare, England.
When I was in school aged about 6 Ronnie Corbets daughter also used to attend the same school. I always have the memory he sometimes used to pick her up at home timel in a Rolls Royce with his model wife who was about 1.5 ft talller than him :)
7:21 When he said " Sod-a" , its sound to Ronnie Baker as "Sod her" mean a very light way of saying "f**K her".
You can never go wrong with anything from the Two Ronnie's, loved it as usual
When i was doing my tour guide training the 2 of us that were in the whiskey museum (sadly now closed) had a problem with an italian family who couldn't follow english . Both sides took it in good parts .
The two Ronnie's were priceless and other comedians back in the day, can't say anything today someone's always offended... its funny and folks just need to chill.. stop taking things to heart , laugh at one's self. laughters a tonic.. Happy days..
Love you`re videos Alan.....You`re the best one at the re-actions by far.
Had an American tourist ask for directions. He wanted to go to Lugaboruga. No idea, thought he was in the wrong country and should have been in the Caribbean or somewhere.
Turned out he was looking for Loughborough, pronounced luffburra
I love your reactions to all of them, love your laugh too.
At the end of the day it is your channel and we are here as we enjoy it.
Terrific sketch. The biggest laugh is that he well and truly ripped him off charging him £300 😂. Keep up the great work. Check out some Dick Emery sketches.
These episodes are still shown today here in the UK
Ronnie Barker was a master of wordplay.
A few years ago there was an Italian tennis player called Potico Starace. It was pronounced Pot e show Star Arch eh
This was a particularly clever sketch it's very professional they always seem to remember their Lines and stay in character. Try looking up a 2 Ronnies sketch called crop of the flops
I think you are wonderful, made my day. Thank goodness for sharing this✅
2 funny 😂love their show ❤❤😂
I haven't seen that one in years, and it's still funny (Even though it was recorded before these "enlightened times").
By the way, I took note of your thoughts on the format and I think that if you wish to mix it up a little then go for it. (For example, I like what you did with the little sequence at the start. It's like you are always "sorting the wheat from the chaff", as we say in the UK)
Marmalade for the toast (my malady for the two-arsed)
Should probably do the Monty Python Tobacconist sketch
Classic two Ronnie's. Brilliant
I reckon Ronnie Barker took more money in that short sketch than in an entire series of Open all Hours.
As a Liverpool born Liverpool fan I would just like to say "nice flag"!
ronnie barker (the white haired 1) was a true genius
That was hilarious, thank you mate.
I am loving your laugh today!