#OnThisDay 50 years ago - 13 March 1976
#RonnieCorbett is #CillaBlack's special guest in CILLA. Here they are performing a sketch in which they choose a book to take on a train journey.
#OnThisDay 12 March 1981
The first episode of SORRY! is broadcast at 8.30 on BBC1 - a sitcom starring #RonnieCorbett as Timothy Lumsden, a 41-year-old librarian who still lives at home with his domineering mother and henpecked father.
Time to exercise your chuckle muscles with our morning comedy!
๐ YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE (1952) 10:20am #DuncanMacrea #JosephTomelty #CharlesHawtrey #RonnieCorbett #PatrickBarr comedy #TPTVsubtitles
Born 4 December 1930, comedian Ronnie Corbett. After he & Barker found success in 'The Frost Report', The Two Ronnies ran as a comedy sketch show from 1971 to 1987, and became Corbett and Barker's most famous work; Ronnie Corbett became known for his meandering chair monologues. #RonnieCorbett
#OnThisDay 22 November 1988
IT'S GOODBYE TO HIM AND HELLO BRUCE!
Pint-sized comedian #RonnieCorbett said hello to a new partner last night . . . veteran comic #BruceForsyth. The surprise package was announced nearly a year after #RonnieBarker quit showbusiness . . .
The new Lord Rector at Skerryvore University is a woman...
โญ YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE (1952) 1:05pm #TPTVsubtitles comedy with #DuncanMacrae #CharlesHawtrey #JosephTomelty #PatrickBarr #RonnieCorbett #DianeHart
#OnThisDay 20 September 1981
A NICE PAIR OF RONNIES . . . And The Two In The Middle Aren't Bad Either -
Fancy letting this couple loose in a harem. It's Piggy Malone and Charley Farley, alias #RonnieBarker and #RonnieCorbett, under their disguises . . .
โช A new rector turns out to be a beautiful young woman!
๐ YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE! (1952) 12:40pm #DuncanMacrae #JosephTomelty #CharlesHawtrey #RonnieCorbett #PatrickBarr comedy #TPTVsubtitles
Did you 'Guess the Star' in our #TPTV puzzle today? The answer is #RonnieCorbett Congratulations if you guessed correctly!
June's #YoursRetro hits supermarkets and news-stands today, with my feature on British comedy star #RonnieCorbett among the many profiles and overviews within its covers.
Out on 5 June: #YoursRetro's 86th issue includes my feature on the stage and screen career of comic actor #RonnieCorbett, from his initial work with #DannyLaRue and #DavidFrost to the final days of his celebrated #television partnership with #RonnieBarker.
#BBC #LWT #TheTwoRonnies #comedy
#OnThisDay 14 May 1995 ๐บTV Listings
The McGann brothers star in new historical drama THE HANGING GALE.
On it's 20th anniversary, a repeat of #FawltyTowers.
#RonnieCorbett hosts a new series of SMALL TALK.
The very first episode of #LyndaLaPlante drama THE GOVERNOR.
June's #YoursRetro includes my feature on the stage and screen career of comic actor #RonnieCorbett, and the end of his celebrated #television partnership with #RonnieBarker.
#BBC #LWT #TheTwoRonnies #comedy
The new Lord Rector at Skerryvore University is an attractive woman!
YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE (1952) 6:10pm starring #JosephTomelty #CharlesHawtrey #RonnieCorbett #DuncanMaCrae #PatrickBarr #DianeHart comedy #TPTVsubtitles
#RonnieCorbett:
And now, it's goodnight from me...
#RonnieBarker:
...and it's goodnight from him
๐ #OTD in TV #History 10 April 1971, the classic #comedy sketch show THE TWO RONNIES began to brighten up the broadcasting. It ran for 9 seasons to December 1987 and was great.
19 May 1968 - ATV screened a recording of 'A Special Royal Performance in Aid of the British Olympics Fund' #PatrickWymark appeared in a #BarryCryer 'Othello' sketch with #RonnieCorbett and #DannyLaRue as Desdemona. Critics said: "Near the knuckle" "Embarrassing" "Devastatingly Witty".
youtube.com/watch?v=JD4i.... Best rave rendition of the theme tune to the 1980s sitcom 'Sorry' starring Ronnie Corbett ever. Try it. It does not disappoint. Magnificent in every way. #sorry #ronniecorbett #languagetimothy ๐๐
Comedy with #JosephTomelty #CharlesHawtrey #DuncanMacrea #RonnieCorbett #PatrickBarr #DianeHart in...
๐ฝ๏ธ YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE (1952) 11:25am on #TPTV
The comedy continues this afternoon with #JosephTomelty #CharlesHawtrey #DuncanMacrea #RonnieCorbett #PatrickBarr #DianeHart in...
๐ฝ๏ธ YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE (1952) 3:15pm on #TPTV
Born 4 Dec 1930, comedian Ronnie Corbett. After finding success in 'The Frost Report', The Two Ronnies ran as a comedy show from 1971 to 1987, and became Corbett and Barker's most famous work; Ronnie Corbett became known for his meandering chair monologues. It pulled audiences of 18m. #RonnieCorbett
"It's goodnight from me and it's goodnight from him."
My pencil drawing of The Two Ronnies.
#thetworonnies #ronniebarker #ronniecorbett #pencilart #pencildrawing
No, putting them them in the same order as The Class Sketch would have overwhelmed the scene and undermined the comedic intent #RonnieCorbett
Today's 41p'worth:
@annaefoster and @tonylivesey doing #TwoRonnies news items on @bbc5live just now #RonnieCorbett
#BackTheBBC
Thank you Ron #RonnieCorbett
I'll get half the comedians posting tributes aren't even following #RonnieCorbett on Twitter.
Many thanks for the good laughs #RonnieCorbett. And it's good night from me and goodnight from him. :(