Wrong Worms
By pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
Derry, Northern Ireland
November 6, 2016 9:27am CST
Humour is so subjective. What you find funny might not even raise a smile on the lips of the next person.
As someone who loves word games, I can appreciate comedy that makes clever use of common errors, mistakes and faux pas from every-day speech.
Others may raise an eyebrow, wiggle their ears and scratch their head in confusion.
Here is a wonderfully executed example of such comedy - you might like it, you might not - that tickles my funny bone, so I thought I'd share it. Ronnie Barker, speaking in this sketch, had a knack for delivering such monologues to camera deadpan - it must have taken tremendous will-power!
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Great monologue from Ronnie Barker. Watch for the song at the end.
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6 responses
@rebelann (117244)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Nov 16
Well, to me it wasn't that funny mostly because I didn't understand what exactly he was talking about, sometimes I think British is much more sophisticated than American and I'm not that sophisticated. We did have a comedian back in the 1960s who was always misusing words that sounded similar to the word he should have used and I didn't get him either but dad really thought he was funny.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 16
I can honestly say I couldn't understand/hear clearly most of what he said.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
6 Nov 16
The quality of the recording was not as clear as it could be - I have a different version on a CD that is perfectly audible, and which has been transcribed on a UK website too, not that it helps any!
@kevinakash (2084)
• Sri Lanka
20 Nov 16
qiute nice it is. but not that much funny. but i like it anyway
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
20 Nov 16
The Two Ronnies are sometimes hard work - you need to be thinking on your feet to work out some of the jokes in some sketches. You might find the "Four Candles" sketch easier to follow, let me dig out a link...
The Two Ronnies the "Four Candles" sketch brill a must.........watch it.
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