Immediate chuckle watching The Two Ronnies

The news as read by The Two Ronnies:

Ronnie Corbett, "West Mersea police announced tonight that they wish to interview a man wearing high heels and frilly knickers, but the Chief Constable said the police officers must wear their normal uniforms."

Ronnie Barker, "The perfect crime was committed last night, when thieves broke into Scotland Yard and stole all the toilets. Police say they have absolutely nothing to go on."

Ronnie Corbett "And we've just heard that in the English Channel, a ship carrying red paint has collided with a ship carrying purple paint. It is believed that both crews have been marooned."

Ronnie Barker, "The search for the man who terrorizes nudist camps with a bacon slicer goes on. Inspector Lemuel Jones had a tip-off this morning, but hopes to be back on duty tomorrow."
 
never never to be surpassed! - my son and I constantly speak to each other as an intro with the soliloquy of Four Candles/Fork Handles??
 

I have a book called A Monk Swimming (Amongst Women) by Malachy McCourt, the brother of Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt.
 
and don't forget the immortal Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore - they came on and we just valued them ? - yes i think we always did! - was it Marylin Monroe that came to his window??
 
Joey said:
I was never sure if they wrote their own scripts or had very good hidden away writers?
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Ronnie Barker, as in the video above, wrote a lot of his own material. He would pretend to be a member of the public writing in ideas and sketches for the show -- sending them to the producers under a false name. No one until much later realsied it was Ronnie Barker.

It seems he did this so his work wouldn't be immediately associated with him. To be reviewed by the producers and the show's writers to see if his sketches would stand or fall on their own merits, rather than being chosen, dismissed, or overly scrutinised because of his involvement.
 
We had some great comics.
So many from Lancashire šŸ˜‰
Amongst so many other Lancastriansā€¦
Victoria Wood, Mike Harding, Hilda Baker, Cannon & Ball, George Formby, Eric Morecambe, Norman Evans, Johnny Vegas, Ken Platt, Eric Sykes, Peter Kaye, John Inman, Phil Cool, so many more.
and two of my very favouritesā€¦Les Dawson & Ken Dodd. šŸ˜‚
 
Pendle said:
We had some great comics.
So many from Lancashire šŸ˜‰
Amongst so many other Lancastriansā€¦
Victoria Wood, Mike Harding, Hilda Baker, Cannon & Ball, George Formby, Eric Morecambe, Norman Evans, Johnny Vegas, Ken Platt, Eric Sykes, Peter Kaye, John Inman, Phil Cool, so many more.
and two of my very favouritesā€¦Les Dawson & Ken Dodd. šŸ˜‚
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Les Dawson & Roy Barraclough, as Cissie and Ada. Video quality is not too good, but here they both are at the doctor's waiting room discussing "woman troubles", as well as "hysterical rectomy"; a toilet incident, menopause:

You will have to watch it directly on the YouTube website.

 
indicative of a declining world order!!! - when the humor gets too smutty and uncouth then it's time to turn out the light and leave
 
Magna-Carta said:
Les Dawson & Roy Barraclough, as Cissie and Ada. Video quality is not too good, but here they both are at the doctor's waiting room discussing "woman troubles", as well as "hysterical rectomy"; a toilet incident, menopause:

You will have to watch it directly on the YouTube website.

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I love that kind of comedy.
I have never seen Dawson and co. Do not think it made it to Australian television.
 
and don't think he's been mentioned yet but this guy could have my father in stitches and rolling off of the settee onto the living room carpet much to the displeasure of Ma who just didn't get it at all - Tommy Cooper!!! three cheers
 
omg - paul hogan was a good one but he's retired now - I can't think of any that have national recognition and prestige - remember Dame Edna?? - most of ours don't travel well and just prefer to focus on the ozzie popn I think? I've just got off the phone from my son 200 kms away he would know more than I - if he rings back I'll ask him.
 

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