The Two Ronnies: Mastermind
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Published 2007-12-18
All Comments (21)
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John Cleese famously said that Ronnie Corbett had the best comic timing of anybody he had ever met. This sketch shows that.
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It's genuinely difficult to imagine how anyone could write this sketch. Utter genius...
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Even decades later, this is still some of the best written comedy ever.
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You can see Ronnie Corbett really trying to keep a straight face throughout the whole sketch. Utter genius of the highest order!
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One of the greatest pieces of comedy ever written.
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This sketch is just beyond brilliant. I know Four Candles/Fork Handles is the one that gets the plaudits but this is the real gem in my view.
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These two were also masters of keeping a straight face
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We will never again see comedy this good.
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"What did Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec do?" "Paint strippers" Every damn time
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R.I.P Ronnie. One of the best comedians Britain has ever had. Gosh 2016 has been ruthless in that regard :(
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One underappreciated thing about this magnificent sketch is that Mastermind gave contestants exactly two minutes, and the writer (Renwick) managed to fit the questions into - precisely two minutes. Genius!
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these two are surely the greatest British comedy duo ever.
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This cannot be beaten, not just for the superb writing, but the consummately brilliant delivery. They can take an immortal place as the greatest comedy team of all time.
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“A nutcase”. He nearly lost it at that one. Truly, utter genius comedy 👏👏👏
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The often missed thing about this performance is the pacing of it. The subtle pauses that endear the gags for each line. It's a masterclass from both Ronnies and David Renwick. Uproarious.
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These two men are gone now. Their legacy is the enormous joy they gave us, Two lives well lived.
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To even have the vision to put together a sketch as clever as this is something incredible, but the execution is just perfect beyond comparison. RIP two geniuses named Ronnie.
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Can we please have some likes for David Renwick? He was the writer of this sketch and many other classic 2 Ronnie's sketches as well as writing one foot in the grave and Jonathan Creek. Performers seem to get all the praise
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The Nutcase joke is some of the smartest wordplay I've ever seen 🤣
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Their sincere demeanor alone, amidst the sheer ludicrousy is astounding.
