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Title: Ronnie Barker passes away
Post by: GadgetMaster on October 04, 2005, 11:23:41 PM

Ronnie Barker dies aged 76 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4307852.stm)

A sad loss to British comedy.

There aren't that many people who can make me laugh in this sometimes wicked world. He will be missed :-(

Title: Re: Ronnie Barker passes away
Post by: NoFastMem on October 05, 2005, 11:52:11 AM

:-(

It's kinda weird that when I caught some of the Two Ronnies Sketchbook at my mum's house a few months back my first reaction was "I thought Ronnie Barker was dead." He was out of the public eye for so long that I just assumed he was long gone. But on that note, it's more of a human loss than a loss for British comedy.

Title: Re: Ronnie Barker passes away
Post by: bloodline on October 05, 2005, 01:32:10 PM

"The Two Ronnies" was THE comedy show I grew up with.

Title: Re: Ronnie Barker passes away
Post by: PMC on October 05, 2005, 02:00:06 PM

The character "Fletcher" from Porrige was a happy marriage of comedy genius and brilliant acting.  He was truly a flawed hero that wouldn't have had anywhere near the same charisma had he been played by anyone else.

"Born free.....  'Til somebody caught me....."

:lol:

Barker was a master of the art of timing, visual gags, delivery and had a fantastic range as an actor.  He was one of the very few comics who could play a role believably straight too.

Title: Re: Ronnie Barker passes away
Post by: on October 05, 2005, 05:55:32 PM

Open All Hours has to be my favourite thing that he did.

Sheer genious.