The Two Ronnies
- TV sketch show
- BBC One
- 1971 - 1987
- 93 episodes (12 series)
Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.
- Series 5, Episode 1 repeated Sunday 1st December at 7:55am on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 4,110
Press clippings Page 2
Four Candles sketch set to sell for £40,000
Ronnie Barker's famous 'Four Candles' sketch is set to sell for £40,000 at auction.
Daily Mail, 15th May 2018Original script of 'Fork Handles' to be auctioned
Penned by Ronnie Barker, the single sheet - handwritten in red ink - is expected to fetch up to £40,000 at auction.
The Guardian, 8th December 2017TV humour is lewd, lavatorial & lacking any form of wit
The problem, however, is bigger than just one show. For the abject and high-profile failure of The Nightly Show raises a disturbing question. What has happened to British comedy? The sheer unfunniness of much of it is beyond depressing.
Christopher Hart, Daily Mail, 18th March 2017Archive: Two Ronnies review, 26 May 1978
Ronnie Corbett - 'He looks like one of those shopkeepers who are continually smitten by big business'
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 31st March 2016Ronnie Corbett's funniest Two Ronnies headlines
We've compiled some of Ronnie Corbett's finest news headlines from the iconic Two Ronnies series.
The Scotsman, 4th December 2015First class! The Two Ronnies get their own stamps
Comedians Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett among those honoured in the latest series of stamps from the Royal Mail.
Daily Mail, 27th December 2014The double act's popularity is still booming
For years The Two Ronnies were regarded as unfunny and unfashionable - now we're once more celebrating their brand of humour.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd December 2010