We're still on a Two Ronnies vibe here following on from the show's fiftieth anniversary last month. So we'd like to know your thoughts on The Two Ronnies comedy sketch show. Were you a fan? Or did you turnover whenever the show came on? What did you like about The Two Ronnies? Did you watch Barker and Corbett's other TV work?
It was unmissable TV in out house when we were growing up, and a huge part of our Christmas Day festivities. I really liked those spoof serials, but as a child, Ronnie Corbett's monologues used to bore me (sorry Ronnie!) although I definitely like them now!
What did you think?
Even now I could happily sit and watch the Two Ronnies all day long. People might say the humour and the sketches, jokes and so on are quite dated, and while we know a lot of that wouldn't stand up very well today, a lot of their work is so cleverly written. And both Ronnies comic timing is totally on point. Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker were huge names in entertainment back in the eighties especially so it was impossible not to watch other things they were in. Two comic geniuses - may they rest in peace.
I remember watching it when I was tiny and it was a hit with both my parents and also both sets of grandparents thoroughly enjoyed the Two Ronnies too which is a bit of a surprise seeing as some of the sketches are a bit on the naughty side. LOL!
To be honest, it's not really my type of humour but it does have a certain charm about it so I can understand why people think of the Two Ronnies with a great deal of fondness.
I admit I haven't watched any repeats in years but ours was very much a Two Ronnie's house! We watched it all the time and loved the Christmas specials. I'm not sure if there was a particular part I enjoyed more - it was all very good.
And yes we did watch a lot of the other shows that Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett appeared in. They were all quite good but I wasn't really a fan of Porridge or Clarence, I'm afraid