- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; illustrated edition edition (4 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091894549
- ISBN-13: 978-0091894542
- Product Dimensions: 14.8 x 11 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Classic jokes, one-liners and sketches from one of Britain's best-loved comedy duos
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'Good evening. It's nice to be with you again, isn't it Ronnie?''Yes it is and in a packed programme tonight we'll be talking to an out-of-work contortionist who says he can no longer make ends meet.'For almost two decades Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett combined to produce one of the nation's all-time favourite comedy shows. Here collected together for the first time is the very best of the Two Ronnies' immaculately crafted material. From their opening But First the News jokes to their classic two-hander sketches, Ronnies Barker's hilarious speeches and monologues and Ronnie Corbett's shaggy-dog tales in 'the chair'- invariably involving his producer somewhere along the line. This is the perfect gift for fans to enjoy their favourite lines again and again. (20030303)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I don't need to say too much about this. Everything on it works. 'The Complete Rook' is my favourite sketch, despite the somewhat weak climax. You will laugh a lot, for the entire duration of both discs. And it's great to listen to time and time again. CLASSIC. GET IT.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
LITTLE BOOK, BIG LAUGHS!
7 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Collectors beware. If, like me, you already have all the Two Ronnies' joke books from the 1970s, plus Ronnie Barker's excellent anthology "All I Ever Wrote", then you really don't need this "best of" collection.
Still, it's a nice variety of material from their long running BBC TV series: their "news" jokes, sketches, and monologues, but, regrettably, NOT their musical parodies, perhaps for space reasons. Also, there's an unfortunate tendency to just pull random lines out of Ronnie Corbett's shaggy dog stories, spoiling the effect somewhat.
HOWEVER...If you judge it on its OWN merits...as a convenient, pocket-sized sampler and affectionate souvenir of the duo's comedy it's very good, and DEFINITELY very funny. A final GOOD night from "Me" (Ronnie Corbett) and "Him" (Ronnie Barker). Bless 'em.
Still, it's a nice variety of material from their long running BBC TV series: their "news" jokes, sketches, and monologues, but, regrettably, NOT their musical parodies, perhaps for space reasons. Also, there's an unfortunate tendency to just pull random lines out of Ronnie Corbett's shaggy dog stories, spoiling the effect somewhat.
HOWEVER...If you judge it on its OWN merits...as a convenient, pocket-sized sampler and affectionate souvenir of the duo's comedy it's very good, and DEFINITELY very funny. A final GOOD night from "Me" (Ronnie Corbett) and "Him" (Ronnie Barker). Bless 'em.
The Two Ronnies
18 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
While I enjoyed this book, I found it fell short of the title description. Only some of the sketches were included and many were of the same type.
"The Two Ronnies" was a versatile series of acts and, had I not been around to see them on TV, I would think from the book that they had a limited range of comedy.
The delivery of the book was prompt and ahead of predicted date.
And it's goodnight from me
"The Two Ronnies" was a versatile series of acts and, had I not been around to see them on TV, I would think from the book that they had a limited range of comedy.
The delivery of the book was prompt and ahead of predicted date.
And it's goodnight from me
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