Ronnie Barker RIP

Hagar

Ronnie Barker has died at home aged 76. RIP


"...and it's goodnight from me..."

grumpytrousers

Hagar wrote:

Ronnie Barker has died at home aged 76. RIP


"...and it's goodnight from me..."

My favourite sketch was the one where he answered the question that had been asked just before the one he had just heard...

He'll be missed...

fade2black

"Fork 'andles" was the funniest sketch ever. Bar none. Download

RIP

EDIT: Commodore 64 speeds....

Skitbra

grumpytrousers wrote:

My favourite sketch was the one where he answered the question that had been asked just before the one he had just heard...

Was that not ronnie corbett that answered the questions?

whiskeyman

Humour in it's most simplistic and most deadly form.
Fork 'andles and so many other sketches will live long in many people memories.
He kept a nation laughing through many tough times.
I'm surprised he was never knighted.
A comic genius.
RIP

grumpytrousers

Skitbra wrote:

Was that not ronnie corbett that answered the questions?

could well have been. But as barker had a hand in writing most of 'em as well (sometimes under pseudonyms) I'll give him more credit for it anyway...

I also seem to recall the sublime monologue where he misprononounces every other words...

Fork 'andles was good as well, and I think of them anytime I try and buy tinned peas as well (only to be given letters to adorn the front of the house)....

meditraitor

Thats an awfull shame, he was a comic genius,, still love porridge and open all hours to this day,,

colster

From the Guardian today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Media/site/story/0,14173,1584727,00.html


Ronnie Barker monologue: Pismronunciation

Tuesday October 4, 2005

"Good evening. I am the president of the Loyal Society for the Relief of Suffers from Pismronunciation, for the relief of people who can't say their worms correctly, or who use the wrong worms entirely, so that other people cannot underhand a bird they are spraying. It's just that you open your mouse, and the worms come turbling out in wuck a say that you dick not what you're thugging to be, and it's very distressing.

"I'm always looing it, and it makes one feel umbumftorcacle, especially when one is going about one's diddly tasks. Slopping at the Sloopermarket, for instance. Only last wonk, I approached the chuckout point, and I shooed the ghoul behind the crash desk the contents of my trilly, and she said 'All right, granddad, shout 'em out.' Well, of course, that's fine for the ordinary man in the stoat who has no dribble with his wolds. For someone like myself, it's worse than a kick in the jackstrop.

"Sometimes, you get stuck on one letter, such as wubbleyou. And I said, 'Well, I've got a tin of woup, a woucumber, two packets of wheese and a walliflower'. She tried to make fun of me and said, 'That will be woo pounds, wifty-wee pence.' So I just said 'Wobblers!' and walked out.

"So you see how dickyfelt it is. But help is at hand. A new society has been formed by our mumblers to help each other in times of excream ices. It is balled Pismronouncers Unanimous, and anyone can ball them up on the smellyphone any time of the day or note, twenty-four flowers a spray, seven stays a creek, and they will come 'round and get drunk with you.

"For foreigners, there will be inperpetwitters, who will all speak many sandwiches, such as Swedish, Turkish, Burkish, Jewish, Gibberish and Rubbish. Membranes will be able to attend tight stool, for heaving classes, to learn how to grope with the many complinkities of the daily loaf.

"Which brings me to the drain reason for squeaking to you tonight. The society's first function as a body was a grand garden freight, and we hope for many more bodily functions in the future. The garden plate was held in the grounds of Blennham Paleyass, Woodstick, and the guest of horror was the great American pip singer, Manny Barrellow. The fete was opened by the bleeder of the opposition, Mister Dale Pinnock ... Pillock, who gave us a few well-frozen worms in praise of the society's jerk. He said that 'In the creeks and stunts that lie ahead, we must do out nut roast to ensure that it sucks weeds.' "And everyone visited the various stores and abrusements, the rudeabouts, thing boats and the dodgers, and of course, all the old favorites such as Srty your Length, guessing the weight of the cook and tinning the pale on the wonky. The occasion was great fun, and I think it can safely be said that all the men present and thoroughly good women were had all the time.

"So, please join out society. Write to me, Doctor Small Pith, The Spanner, Poke Moses, and I will send you some brieflets to browse through and a brass badge to wear in your loophole."

BigEejit

A fantastic comedian ... he'll be missed