View Full Version : Comedy legend Ronnie Barker dies
iGav
Oct 4, 2005, 05:17 AM
A TRUE comedy GIANT, bang up there with the best. Rest in peace fella. :(
Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4307216.stm)
sreedy
Oct 4, 2005, 05:23 AM
Gutted!
Made me laugh for years.
"If life seems topsy turvy, try it up the other way."
Ronnie Barker
So it's 'goodnight from him'.
iGav
Oct 4, 2005, 05:26 AM
So it's 'goodnight from him'.
:eek: :p :p :p :p brilliant! ;)
:eek: :p :p :p :p brilliant! ;)
It does make me sad though, maybe I'll go to Church and light a candle or maybe even fork handles for him.
Applespider
Oct 4, 2005, 05:42 AM
So it's 'goodnight from him'.
Good one!
Very sad news though; he was a very talented comedian. I'd forgotten quite how funny until the sketchbook show was on the BBC earlier this year.
iGav
Oct 4, 2005, 06:39 AM
maybe even fork handles for him.
that sketch was f**kin' brilliant. :p :p :p :p :p :p
liketom
Oct 4, 2005, 06:48 AM
Yes really sad news
a funny man - i still laugh at him in Porridge
Yes really sad news
a funny man - i still laugh at him in Porridge
Is that like seeing Jesus in a tomato? You could ebay your porridge.
Oh that's really sad. He was a truly talented man.
Jaffa Cake
Oct 4, 2005, 07:16 AM
Sad news indeed. To be honest, I much preferred him in Open All Hours and Porridge, although The Two Ronnies was still a very good show.
All in all, one of this country's greatest ever comic actors.
WinterMute
Oct 4, 2005, 07:16 AM
That's so sad, he was a genius and I don't use the word lightly.
I remember The Two Ronnies, Open all hours and Porridge were required viewing on a Saturday night in the 70's and 80's.
I still catch Porridge on UK Gold almost every week.
edesignuk
Oct 4, 2005, 07:26 AM
Very sad, what a legend http://upload.yo-momma.net/uploads/smilies/1-pray.gif
Chappers
Oct 4, 2005, 11:43 AM
Gutted - very funny man.
20rogersc
Oct 4, 2005, 11:51 AM
fork handlesThe best sketch ever!
::20ROGERSC::
Stella
Oct 4, 2005, 12:41 PM
76 isn't that old, these days.
IJ Reilly
Oct 4, 2005, 12:45 PM
Some of us over here remember him from "The Two Ronnies," which ran on PBS centuries ago. Very funny stuff.
BTW, a beloved American comic, Nipsie Russell, also died this week.
wdlove
Oct 4, 2005, 12:48 PM
My prayers go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. Thanks for the laughter. Another legend gone. :(
He'll be making people laugh for years to come from beyond the grave. A truly funny man!
raggedjimmi
Oct 4, 2005, 01:53 PM
its a bloody shame this. but i suppose now he's been immortalized as a comedy legend.
to be honest i though that Norman Wisdom would have been the next comedian to pop it.
this also got me thinking; where are the comedy duo acts now? the youngest I can think of are Vic and Bob and they're getting on a bit now. everyone is solo these days.
GilGrissom
Oct 4, 2005, 02:03 PM
I couldn't believe it when I saw it, and neither could my friends.
I watched the news this evening and it had David Jason talking about him, he was nearly in tears. He was such a powerful performer and great guy. He was recognised as the best during his life and will continue to be so now...
His laughter will go on.
Jaffa Cake
Oct 4, 2005, 02:43 PM
this also got me thinking; where are the comedy duo acts now? the youngest I can think of are Vic and Bob and they're getting on a bit now.There's Baddiel and Skinner who spring to mind, but they're about the same age as Vic and Bob. Like you, I'm struggling to think of any really famous younger double acts – I suppose these things go in and out of fashion.
All I can think of are Ant and Dec, and the thought that they're the future of British comedy double acts sends a chill down my spine...
johnnyjibbs
Oct 4, 2005, 04:34 PM
The Two Ronnies was one of my favourite shows when I was little. The humour is top notch and clean. I enjoyed the "bring it back" series they did earlier this year, which I just got to see before going travelling. I never really watched Porridge or the one with David Jason but my parents liked those a lot. It's a sad day.
Lyle
Oct 4, 2005, 04:44 PM
BTW, a beloved American comic, Nipsie Russell, also died this week.Ugh, had not heard that. I didn't think I've ever seen any of Ronnie Barker's work, but I do remember Nipsey Russell. Sad to lose both of these funny men.
iGav
Oct 5, 2005, 08:10 AM
this also got me thinking; where are the comedy duo acts now?
You can still catch The Krankies come pantomime season. ;) :eek: :p
You can still catch The Krankies come pantomime season. ;) :eek: :p
If I caught them they wouldn't be doing panto!
nomad01
Oct 5, 2005, 11:01 AM
If I caught them they wouldn't be doing panto!
Hmmm... Ronnie Barker dead and the Krankies still doing panto.
Really makes you wonder if there is a god.
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