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Two Ronnies: But First the News
The pick of the ‘news items’ that became such a trade-mark of the Two Ronnies show, illustrated with more than twenty cartoons. '
Obviously, I remember with affection some of the gags — the elephant doing a ton on the M1; the contortionist who had come from Australia to look up his relatives; and the stunt-man who fell sixty feet, landing on Raquel Welch (his condition was described later as extremely comfortable), but for the most part they had ‘flowed away down the dark stream of memory’ as Lionel Blair once put it. What a treat, then, to sample them once again in this splendid and rib-tickling selection. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.' RONNIE BARKER
There's the sketch about the two workers in a ball bearing factory in which Corbett plays a man who loses his bearings -
And Barker plays a man who loses his temper...
Then there's the one about Teddy boys and topless girls at a dance, in which Corbett knocks around with a pair of rockers -
And Barker rocks around with a pair of... Notts County footballers.
And a scene set in Frankenstein's castle in which Barker takes the very important part of the monster -
And Corbett makes him put it back...
And finally, the famous sketch about ghosts and ghouls in which Barker gets caught by the ghosties -
And Corbett gets caught by surprise...
About The Editor
PETER VINCENT writes comedy for TV and radio. For twenty years he worked with Dave Allen on a great many shows. He was also script editor for 'The Two Ronnies' and wrote part of the twelve series they made.
Mostly he's written half hour comedies (135 episodes transmitted so far), such as ‘Sorry’, staring Ronnie Corbett, which went out in some twelve countries and was seen by around 30 million viewers. Peter has also written with Ian Davidson, David Nobbs and the late Dick Vosburgh.
Recently Peter and Ian Davidson have been writing ‘When the Dog Dies’ a radio sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett, which is now being considered for television and has been long-listed for a Writers Guild Award.
Says Peter, 'In a somewhat varied life I’ve also written for Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, and Bob Monkhouse. And even for some who are still alive, such as David Frost. Michael Parkinson, and George Cole. I most enjoy writing humorous novels. If they make me laugh, that’s good. If they make someone else laugh – let’s have a party!'
Peter's novels are something else and coming soon as an e-book is his first, 'The Hawkwind Enigma', a cross between TV's 'The Big Bang Theory' and Indiana Jones.
Obviously, I remember with affection some of the gags — the elephant doing a ton on the M1; the contortionist who had come from Australia to look up his relatives; and the stunt-man who fell sixty feet, landing on Raquel Welch (his condition was described later as extremely comfortable), but for the most part they had ‘flowed away down the dark stream of memory’ as Lionel Blair once put it. What a treat, then, to sample them once again in this splendid and rib-tickling selection. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.' RONNIE BARKER
There's the sketch about the two workers in a ball bearing factory in which Corbett plays a man who loses his bearings -
And Barker plays a man who loses his temper...
Then there's the one about Teddy boys and topless girls at a dance, in which Corbett knocks around with a pair of rockers -
And Barker rocks around with a pair of... Notts County footballers.
And a scene set in Frankenstein's castle in which Barker takes the very important part of the monster -
And Corbett makes him put it back...
And finally, the famous sketch about ghosts and ghouls in which Barker gets caught by the ghosties -
And Corbett gets caught by surprise...
About The Editor
PETER VINCENT writes comedy for TV and radio. For twenty years he worked with Dave Allen on a great many shows. He was also script editor for 'The Two Ronnies' and wrote part of the twelve series they made.
Mostly he's written half hour comedies (135 episodes transmitted so far), such as ‘Sorry’, staring Ronnie Corbett, which went out in some twelve countries and was seen by around 30 million viewers. Peter has also written with Ian Davidson, David Nobbs and the late Dick Vosburgh.
Recently Peter and Ian Davidson have been writing ‘When the Dog Dies’ a radio sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett, which is now being considered for television and has been long-listed for a Writers Guild Award.
Says Peter, 'In a somewhat varied life I’ve also written for Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, and Bob Monkhouse. And even for some who are still alive, such as David Frost. Michael Parkinson, and George Cole. I most enjoy writing humorous novels. If they make me laugh, that’s good. If they make someone else laugh – let’s have a party!'
Peter's novels are something else and coming soon as an e-book is his first, 'The Hawkwind Enigma', a cross between TV's 'The Big Bang Theory' and Indiana Jones.
- GenresHumor
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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December 17, 2016
Reading this, you realise how much of the fun came from their delivery and laughing at their own jokes. I miss them! I had the occasional chuckle from reading this but mainly it felt pretty dated and tired.
December 31, 2015
And its goodnight from them.
A classic collection from Messers Corbett and Barker. Very much of its time with a couple of gags that made me double take but generally harmless and very funny stuff. At this price too, what's not to like?
A classic collection from Messers Corbett and Barker. Very much of its time with a couple of gags that made me double take but generally harmless and very funny stuff. At this price too, what's not to like?
January 28, 2015
Jokes and scripts from the Two Ronnies television series. Good fun and certainly brings a smile to your face.
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