Category: The Two Ronnies
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I’m Sorry?
In an article from The Daily Mirror, dated Saturday 1st November 1980, amongst a weirdly braggadoccio puff about The Two Ronnies‘ possible new show in Australia, there’s a brief mention of an upcoming sitcom for Ronnie Corbett. Either the article is just wrong, or at this stage the sitcom was called I’m Sorry. It would…
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A Comedy Library
Some sketches on a theme.
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A Couple Of Boxing Day Specials
You don’t really associate Boxing Day with specials, but by design, there must be plenty of them out there. Take this one for example, which is Dave Allen’s special from Boxing Day in 1984, and opens with a remarkable sketch. The show was written by Dave Allen and Peter Vincent. After Ronnie Barker retired, Auntie…
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The Ronnie Barker Advertisement Collection
In 1978 Ronnie Barker made three adverts for Sekonda. The split screen work in this one is excellent. This one achieves the same effect without any optical work, just good editing, and convincing stand-ins. While this one features Vicki Michelle. A year later, and Ronnie teamed up with Ronnie to flog us badly made motor…
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The Broom Cupboard, Masterteam, and The Two Ronnies
It’s always fun to have a look at what was on TV on this day thirty years ago. Perusing the listing on BBC Genome, I was drawn to the Angela Rippon quiz show Masterteam. It say in the slot that would soon be filled by Neighbours, and is not filled by Pointless, and was a…
