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The Two Ronnies: In a Packed Programme Tonight: The Best of the Ronnies' Dialogue
1st edition Star 1981 paperback vg++ condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
- GenresHumor
122 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1978
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Ian Davidson
10 booksIan Roger Charles Davidson was a British scriptwriter who also acted, directed and produced in television and the theatre from the 1960s.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 4, 2019
I enjoyed watching the Two Ronnies growing up.
However, this book was not funny.
A lot of the humour in the show was in the delivery and timing. Without the stage performance, most of these jokes are fairly bland.
Also, a lot of the jokes have dated - there were quite a lot I didn't understand because they made reference to people in the news in the UK at the time. Also some are a bit on the nose.
I won't be keeping this.
However, this book was not funny.
A lot of the humour in the show was in the delivery and timing. Without the stage performance, most of these jokes are fairly bland.
Also, a lot of the jokes have dated - there were quite a lot I didn't understand because they made reference to people in the news in the UK at the time. Also some are a bit on the nose.
I won't be keeping this.
August 12, 2026
I just re-read this for the first time in decades. Took about ten minutes because many pages contain one short paragraph. Some personalities are mentioned such as politicians, the odd Royal or actor. Repeated digs are made at institutions and the British Leyland car factory.
The theme of the book is suggested jokes and some of them made it to screen - I recognised one about football teams - but many did not. Easy to see why, as they continually jeer at and stereotype women, people who are gay, people from nations such as Scotland and Ireland, people from other countries, and bodily functions.
In later years, the duo took to dressing as yokels (countrymen in smocks for those who don't know) and conversing to make quips. They explained that nobody had ever written to the BBC and said "I'm a yokel and I was offended by..."
The Ronnies always said that the humour of the show was implied and you could hear nothing offensive if that was what you wanted. Seems like many of these jokes would not qualify. There are small cartoons, some of which leave nothing to the imagination. The show used to be moderately funny, especially the sketches.
I read a paperback. This is an unbiased review.
The theme of the book is suggested jokes and some of them made it to screen - I recognised one about football teams - but many did not. Easy to see why, as they continually jeer at and stereotype women, people who are gay, people from nations such as Scotland and Ireland, people from other countries, and bodily functions.
In later years, the duo took to dressing as yokels (countrymen in smocks for those who don't know) and conversing to make quips. They explained that nobody had ever written to the BBC and said "I'm a yokel and I was offended by..."
The Ronnies always said that the humour of the show was implied and you could hear nothing offensive if that was what you wanted. Seems like many of these jokes would not qualify. There are small cartoons, some of which leave nothing to the imagination. The show used to be moderately funny, especially the sketches.
I read a paperback. This is an unbiased review.
May 5, 2019
Typical two Ronnies amusing humour. Well done and well composed .
One can never get fed up hearing this humour. A good tonic if one is feeling worried or perhaps down.
One can never get fed up hearing this humour. A good tonic if one is feeling worried or perhaps down.
September 24, 2025
Quite funny. Better when the Two Ronnies are performing.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews