Re: [Richard III Society Forum] Re: Humour

First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3 delivered the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon in rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e. bird.
----- Original Message -----
From: amertzanis
To:
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Humour




I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming my
image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my memory.
Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to add,
very young at the time :-)

Angela




--- In , "stephenmlark"
<smlark@t...> wrote:
>
> --- In , oregonkaty
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
fiction
> > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody
here
> > written
> > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
Richard
> > being
> > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of
> lines
> > stolen
> > > from Monty Python.)
> >
> > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
> > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> holding
> > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up
on
> > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-
eyed
> > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his
> cloak,
> > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
Bosworth,
> > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason
the
> > wrong man won.
> >
> > Katy
>
> So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double act?
> 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours on
> Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's Real
> Monarch".
> 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers' sketch
and
> for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a bird.
>
> Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a beard,
> that's a broken shaving mirror.
>
> "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
defendant, I
> would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken back to
> whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
execution
> where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut down,
> your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head cut
off
> and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And may
> the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> I can but dream..........
>
> Stephen




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yes, it all comes back to me now!!!! The thing I do actually
remember is the cockney rhyming slang with Richard III/ bird. But I
did have some image in my mind of Ronnie Barker dressed up in the
Olivier Richard III type garb. Disturbing or what?????. I guess I
must have meshed up all these various images in my mind. Unless
someone can date these sketches better it must have been about 1977
or there abouts. A deeply impressionasble age for me (7!!!!!) And I
know that all my contemporaries watched the two ronnies around that
time. Anybody else with memories of these sketches????

angela


--- In , "Stephen Lark"
<smlark@t...> wrote:
> First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3 delivered
the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon in
rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e. bird.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: amertzanis
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Humour
>
>
>
>
> I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming
my
> image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my
memory.
> Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to
add,
> very young at the time :-)
>
> Angela
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "stephenmlark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , oregonkaty
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
> fiction
> > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has
anybody
> here
> > > written
> > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
> Richard
> > > being
> > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot
of
> > lines
> > > stolen
> > > > from Monty Python.)
> > >
> > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's
Blackadder
> > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> > holding
> > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping
up
> on
> > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the
goggle-
> eyed
> > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under
his
> > cloak,
> > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> Bosworth,
> > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the
reason
> the
> > > wrong man won.
> > >
> > > Katy
> >
> > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double
act?
> > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours
on
> > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's
Real
> > Monarch".
> > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers'
sketch
> and
> > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a
bird.
> >
> > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a
beard,
> > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> >
> > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> defendant, I
> > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken
back to
> > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
> execution
> > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut
down,
> > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head
cut
> off
> > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And
may
> > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > I can but dream..........
> >
> > Stephen
>
>
>
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--- In , "Stephen Lark" <smlark@t...>
wrote:
> First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3 delivered the words of
"A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon in rhyming
slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e. bird.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: amertzanis
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Humour



I am old enough to remember seeing the Ronnie Barker sketch, which was well
up to standard. However, there are two meanings for Richard III in rhyming
slang, and the one they meant the audience to assume, right up to the end of
the sketch was the rude one. It starts with t, and that's as far as I'm going.
>
>
>
>
> I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming my
> image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my memory.
> Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to add,
> very young at the time :-)
>
> Angela
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "stephenmlark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , oregonkaty
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
> fiction
> > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody
> here
> > > written
> > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
> Richard
> > > being
> > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of
> > lines
> > > stolen
> > > > from Monty Python.)
> > >
> > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
> > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> > holding
> > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up
> on
> > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-
> eyed
> > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his
> > cloak,
> > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> Bosworth,
> > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason
> the
> > > wrong man won.
> > >
> > > Katy
> >
> > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double act?
> > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours on
> > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's Real
> > Monarch".
> > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers' sketch
> and
> > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a bird.
> >
> > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a beard,
> > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> >
> > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> defendant, I
> > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken back to
> > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
> execution
> > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut down,
> > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head cut
> off
> > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And may
> > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > I can but dream..........
> >
> > Stephen
>
>
>
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I am feeling so terribly underexposed right now! Are the two Ronnies on a British show?

I think I read somewhere that the appearance of Lord Farquaad in the first Shrek film was influenced by Olivier's Richard, and if you've ever seen the movie you'll understand how. (Of course, while Farquaad isn't hunchbacked, he is practically a dwarf, which fits nicely into the idea of Shakespeare's Richard as rather shrunken.) And a friend told me that there was a contestant on some reality show who made it his signature to answer the telephone with a cheery "Hullo, you've reached the winter of our discontent."

dixonian2004 <dixonian2004@...> wrote:

--- In , "Stephen Lark" <smlark@t...>
wrote:
> First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3 delivered the words of
"A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon in rhyming
slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e. bird.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: amertzanis
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Humour



I am old enough to remember seeing the Ronnie Barker sketch, which was well
up to standard. However, there are two meanings for Richard III in rhyming
slang, and the one they meant the audience to assume, right up to the end of
the sketch was the rude one. It starts with t, and that's as far as I'm going.
>
>
>
>
> I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming my
> image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my memory.
> Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to add,
> very young at the time :-)
>
> Angela
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "stephenmlark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , oregonkaty
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
> fiction
> > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has anybody
> here
> > > written
> > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
> Richard
> > > being
> > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot of
> > lines
> > > stolen
> > > > from Monty Python.)
> > >
> > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder
> > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> > holding
> > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping up
> on
> > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the goggle-
> eyed
> > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under his
> > cloak,
> > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> Bosworth,
> > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the reason
> the
> > > wrong man won.
> > >
> > > Katy
> >
> > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double act?
> > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours on
> > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's Real
> > Monarch".
> > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers' sketch
> and
> > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a bird.
> >
> > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a beard,
> > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> >
> > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> defendant, I
> > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken back to
> > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
> execution
> > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut down,
> > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head cut
> off
> > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And may
> > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > I can but dream..........
> >
> > Stephen
>
>
>
>
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...... and I've just remembered a sketch with Ronnie B disguised as our Richard, reading one of his Shakespearean "speeches" and citing as many TV programme titles as possible.
e.g "the tyrannies" - the caption read "The Two Ronnies".
Yes, Megan, a British comedy of the 70s and 80s. If you can get a recording of any of their shows, do so. They are being reunited for a "special" soon.
----- Original Message -----
From: amertzanis
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Humour



yes, it all comes back to me now!!!! The thing I do actually
remember is the cockney rhyming slang with Richard III/ bird. But I
did have some image in my mind of Ronnie Barker dressed up in the
Olivier Richard III type garb. Disturbing or what?????. I guess I
must have meshed up all these various images in my mind. Unless
someone can date these sketches better it must have been about 1977
or there abouts. A deeply impressionasble age for me (7!!!!!) And I
know that all my contemporaries watched the two ronnies around that
time. Anybody else with memories of these sketches????

angela


--- In , "Stephen Lark"
<smlark@t...> wrote:
> First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3 delivered
the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon in
rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e. bird.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: amertzanis
> To:
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Humour
>
>
>
>
> I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies forming
my
> image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my
memory.
> Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten to
add,
> very young at the time :-)
>
> Angela
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "stephenmlark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In , oregonkaty
> > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , Megan Lerseth
> > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of Ricardian
> fiction
> > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has
anybody
> here
> > > written
> > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed is
> Richard
> > > being
> > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a lot
of
> > lines
> > > stolen
> > > > from Monty Python.)
> > >
> > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's
Blackadder
> > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked Richard,
> > holding
> > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak, creeping
up
> on
> > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the
goggle-
> eyed
> > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from under
his
> > cloak,
> > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> Bosworth,
> > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the
reason
> the
> > > wrong man won.
> > >
> > > Katy
> >
> > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or double
act?
> > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two hours
on
> > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3" and "Britain's
Real
> > Monarch".
> > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers'
sketch
> and
> > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for a
bird.
> >
> > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a
beard,
> > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> >
> > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> defendant, I
> > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken
back to
> > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place of
> execution
> > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be cut
down,
> > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your head
cut
> off
> > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom. And
may
> > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > I can but dream..........
> >
> > Stephen
>
>
>
>
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So my memories of Ronnie Barker dressed as RIII are correct. I
thought I had dreamed it all. Maybe I am sane after all :-)
What I would not give to see that sketch again

Angela


--- In , "Stephen Lark"
<smlark@t...> wrote:
> ...... and I've just remembered a sketch with Ronnie B disguised
as our Richard, reading one of his Shakespearean "speeches" and
citing as many TV programme titles as possible.
> e.g "the tyrannies" - the caption read "The Two Ronnies".
> Yes, Megan, a British comedy of the 70s and 80s. If you can get a
recording of any of their shows, do so. They are being reunited for
a "special" soon.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: amertzanis
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Humour
>
>
>
> yes, it all comes back to me now!!!! The thing I do actually
> remember is the cockney rhyming slang with Richard III/ bird.
But I
> did have some image in my mind of Ronnie Barker dressed up in
the
> Olivier Richard III type garb. Disturbing or what?????. I
guess I
> must have meshed up all these various images in my mind. Unless
> someone can date these sketches better it must have been about
1977
> or there abouts. A deeply impressionasble age for me (7!!!!!)
And I
> know that all my contemporaries watched the two ronnies around
that
> time. Anybody else with memories of these sketches????
>
> angela
>
>
> --- In , "Stephen Lark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3
delivered
> the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> > Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon
in
> rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e.
bird.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: amertzanis
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Humour
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies
forming
> my
> > image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my
> memory.
> > Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten
to
> add,
> > very young at the time :-)
> >
> > Angela
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In
, "stephenmlark"
> > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , oregonkaty
> > > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In , Megan
Lerseth
> > > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of
Ricardian
> > fiction
> > > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has
> anybody
> > here
> > > > written
> > > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed
is
> > Richard
> > > > being
> > > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a
lot
> of
> > > lines
> > > > stolen
> > > > > from Monty Python.)
> > > >
> > > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's
> Blackadder
> > > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked
Richard,
> > > holding
> > > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak,
creeping
> up
> > on
> > > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the
> goggle-
> > eyed
> > > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from
under
> his
> > > cloak,
> > > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> > Bosworth,
> > > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the
> reason
> > the
> > > > wrong man won.
> > > >
> > > > Katy
> > >
> > > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or
double
> act?
> > > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two
hours
> on
> > > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3"
and "Britain's
> Real
> > > Monarch".
> > > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers'
> sketch
> > and
> > > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for
a
> bird.
> > >
> > > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a
> beard,
> > > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> > >
> > > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> > defendant, I
> > > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken
> back to
> > > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place
of
> > execution
> > > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be
cut
> down,
> > > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your
head
> cut
> > off
> > > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom.
And
> may
> > > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > > I can but dream..........
> > >
> > > Stephen
> >
> >
> >
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--- In , "amertzanis"
<amertzanis@y...> wrote:
>

I also seem to recall that the sketch I remember was in the form of a sermon,
but my memory is not infallible. These programmes were a really long time
ago, in the 1970s I think. The reunion programme is on quite soon I think -
Easter would seem a good guess.
>
>
> So my memories of Ronnie Barker dressed as RIII are correct. I
> thought I had dreamed it all. Maybe I am sane after all :-)
> What I would not give to see that sketch again
>
> Angela
>
>
> --- In , "Stephen Lark"
> <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > ...... and I've just remembered a sketch with Ronnie B disguised
> as our Richard, reading one of his Shakespearean "speeches" and
> citing as many TV programme titles as possible.
> > e.g "the tyrannies" - the caption read "The Two Ronnies".
> > Yes, Megan, a British comedy of the 70s and 80s. If you can get a
> recording of any of their shows, do so. They are being reunited for
> a "special" soon.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: amertzanis
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Humour
> >
> >
> >
> > yes, it all comes back to me now!!!! The thing I do actually
> > remember is the cockney rhyming slang with Richard III/ bird.
> But I
> > did have some image in my mind of Ronnie Barker dressed up in
> the
> > Olivier Richard III type garb. Disturbing or what?????. I
> guess I
> > must have meshed up all these various images in my mind. Unless
> > someone can date these sketches better it must have been about
> 1977
> > or there abouts. A deeply impressionasble age for me (7!!!!!)
> And I
> > know that all my contemporaries watched the two ronnies around
> that
> > time. Anybody else with memories of these sketches????
> >
> > angela
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Stephen Lark"
> > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > > First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3
> delivered
> > the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> > > Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a sermon
> in
> > rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e.
> bird.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: amertzanis
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Humour
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies
> forming
> > my
> > > image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh my
> > memory.
> > > Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I hasten
> to
> > add,
> > > very young at the time :-)
> > >
> > > Angela
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In
> , "stephenmlark"
> > > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In , oregonkaty
> > > > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In , Megan
> Lerseth
> > > > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of
> Ricardian
> > > fiction
> > > > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has
> > anybody
> > > here
> > > > > written
> > > > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've developed
> is
> > > Richard
> > > > > being
> > > > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had a
> lot
> > of
> > > > lines
> > > > > stolen
> > > > > > from Monty Python.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's
> > Blackadder
> > > > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked
> Richard,
> > > > holding
> > > > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak,
> creeping
> > up
> > > on
> > > > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to the
> > goggle-
> > > eyed
> > > > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from
> under
> > his
> > > > cloak,
> > > > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle of
> > > Bosworth,
> > > > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's the
> > reason
> > > the
> > > > > wrong man won.
> > > > >
> > > > > Katy
> > > >
> > > > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or
> double
> > act?
> > > > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two
> hours
> > on
> > > > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3"
> and "Britain's
> > Real
> > > > Monarch".
> > > > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > > > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter Sellers'
> > sketch
> > > and
> > > > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang for
> a
> > bird.
> > > >
> > > > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not a
> > beard,
> > > > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> > > >
> > > > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles the
> > > defendant, I
> > > > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be taken
> > back to
> > > > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a place
> of
> > > execution
> > > > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will be
> cut
> > down,
> > > > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your
> head
> > cut
> > > off
> > > > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the Kingdom.
> And
> > may
> > > > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > > > I can but dream..........
> > > >
> > > > Stephen
> > >
> > >
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The "reunion" starts this Friday evening, BBC1 at 8. Looking out for
Cockney vicars and Shakespearean scenes!

--- In , "dixonian2004"
<dixonian2004@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In , "amertzanis"
> <amertzanis@y...> wrote:
> >
>
> I also seem to recall that the sketch I remember was in the form
of a sermon,
> but my memory is not infallible. These programmes were a really
long time
> ago, in the 1970s I think. The reunion programme is on quite soon
I think -
> Easter would seem a good guess.
> >
> >
> > So my memories of Ronnie Barker dressed as RIII are correct. I
> > thought I had dreamed it all. Maybe I am sane after all :-)
> > What I would not give to see that sketch again
> >
> > Angela
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Stephen Lark"
> > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > > ...... and I've just remembered a sketch with Ronnie B
disguised
> > as our Richard, reading one of his Shakespearean "speeches" and
> > citing as many TV programme titles as possible.
> > > e.g "the tyrannies" - the caption read "The Two Ronnies".
> > > Yes, Megan, a British comedy of the 70s and 80s. If you can get
a
> > recording of any of their shows, do so. They are being reunited
for
> > a "special" soon.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: amertzanis
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:44 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Humour
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > yes, it all comes back to me now!!!! The thing I do actually
> > > remember is the cockney rhyming slang with Richard III/
bird.
> > But I
> > > did have some image in my mind of Ronnie Barker dressed up in
> > the
> > > Olivier Richard III type garb. Disturbing or what?????. I
> > guess I
> > > must have meshed up all these various images in my mind.
Unless
> > > someone can date these sketches better it must have been
about
> > 1977
> > > or there abouts. A deeply impressionasble age for me
(7!!!!!)
> > And I
> > > know that all my contemporaries watched the two ronnies
around
> > that
> > > time. Anybody else with memories of these sketches????
> > >
> > > angela
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In , "Stephen Lark"
> > > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > > > First, Peter Sellers, dressed as Laurence Olivier's R3
> > delivered
> > > the words of "A Hard Day's Night" in Olivier style.
> > > > Second, a vicar, played by Ronnie Barker, delivered a
sermon
> > in
> > > rhyming slang, referring to a "small, brown Richard III" i.e.
> > bird.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: amertzanis
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:45 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Humour
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I do have extremely vague memories of the Two Ronnies
> > forming
> > > my
> > > > image of Richard III but I would love someone to refresh
my
> > > memory.
> > > > Anyone remember anything of this sketch??? I was, I
hasten
> > to
> > > add,
> > > > very young at the time :-)
> > > >
> > > > Angela
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> > , "stephenmlark"
> > > > <smlark@t...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In ,
oregonkaty
> > > > > <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In , Megan
> > Lerseth
> > > > > > <megan_phntmgrl@s...> wrote:
> > > > > > > As far as I've seen, the only humorous bit of
> > Ricardian
> > > > fiction
> > > > > > > published is The Adventures of Alianore Audley. Has
> > > anybody
> > > > here
> > > > > > written
> > > > > > > anything like that? (The closest thing I've
developed
> > is
> > > > Richard
> > > > > > being
> > > > > > > targeted by some very inept assassins, and that had
a
> > lot
> > > of
> > > > > lines
> > > > > > stolen
> > > > > > > from Monty Python.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well, there is the first episode of Rowan Atkinson's
> > > Blackadder
> > > > > > twisted history series. It starts with hunchbacked
> > Richard,
> > > > > holding
> > > > > > something -- doubtless a dagger -- under his cloak,
> > creeping
> > > up
> > > > on
> > > > > > the two chrubic little princes. He gets closer to
the
> > > goggle-
> > > > eyed
> > > > > > children, he pounces -- and pulls some toys out from
> > under
> > > his
> > > > > cloak,
> > > > > > to their giggling delight. Later we have the Battle
of
> > > > Bosworth,
> > > > > > which of course Blackadder manages to muck up. He's
the
> > > reason
> > > > the
> > > > > > wrong man won.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Katy
> > > > >
> > > > > So who should be the Society's favourite comedian or
> > double
> > > act?
> > > > > 1) Tony Robinson - appeared in the above, presented two
> > hours
> > > on
> > > > > Channel 4 last January with MKJ: "The Real R3"
> > and "Britain's
> > > Real
> > > > > Monarch".
> > > > > 2) Terry Jones - presented "Medieval Lives".
> > > > > 3) (less obviously) The Two Ronnies - for Peter
Sellers'
> > > sketch
> > > > and
> > > > > for the rhyming slang sermon in which Richard is slang
for
> > a
> > > bird.
> > > > >
> > > > > Incidentally, what does Robinson look like? That's not
a
> > > beard,
> > > > > that's a broken shaving mirror.
> > > > >
> > > > > "You be the Judge" - If I were the judge and Knowles
the
> > > > defendant, I
> > > > > would say "The sentence of this court is that you be
taken
> > > back to
> > > > > whence you came, from there drawn on a hurdle to a
place
> > of
> > > > execution
> > > > > where you will be hanged. Still being alive, you will
be
> > cut
> > > down,
> > > > > your bowels taken out, your privy member cut off, your
> > head
> > > cut
> > > > off
> > > > > and your quarters displayed in the corners of the
Kingdom.
> > And
> > > may
> > > > > the Lord have mercy upon your soul".
> > > > > I can but dream..........
> > > > >
> > > > > Stephen
> > > >
> > > >
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