Summary
"The Two Ronnies" is a BBC light entertainment show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It consists of sketches and musical routines performed by Barker and Corbett. Barker sometimes performs alone in sketches that involve complex world-play, while Corbett has a weekly slot where he sits in a chair and tells a rambling joke. Each series features a continuing serial, such as The Worm That Turned starring Diana Dors, and The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, written by Barker and Spike Milligan. One of the most memorable sketches was Four Candles in which Barker walks into a hardware store and asks for four candles. Corbett gives him the candles but it turns out that Barker wanted fork handles. The shows always begin and end with Barker and Corbett sat behind a desk reading humorous news items. A number of notable writers contributed sketches, including John Cleese, Barry Cryer, David Nobbs, David Renwick, John Sullivan, Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Barker wrote a lot of sketches using the pseudonym Gerald Wiley. The hugely popular series was a mainstay on BBC One between 1971 and 1987. In 2004, "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook" saw the duo reunite to introduce selections of their favourite sketches.
