Ronnie Barker's handwritten four-page script for the 'Four Candles' sketch is set to sell for £40,000 at auction. The classic scene, first aired by the BBC in 1976, features Barker trying to buy ...

LONDON (AP) — British comedian Ronnie Corbett, half of much-loved duo The Two Ronnies, has died at the age of 85, his publicist said. Paul Sullivan said Corbett died Thursday "surrounded by his loving ...

From linguistic confusion to masterful wordplay, join us as we count down the all-time best sketches from this legendary ...

Ronald Balfour 'Ronnie' Corbett, CBE was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 4, 1930. Educated at the city's Royal High School, Corbett first discovered a passion for performance working in ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

Ian Davidson, the comedy scriptwriter who has died aged 84, supplied Barry Humphries with jokes for more than half a century, and also co-wrote (with Peter Vincent) the sitcoms Sorry! and When the ...

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Sketches include: Opticians Sketch, Allotment, Boring Accountant, Cheers, Swearbox, Hovis, The Phantom Raspberry Blower - episode one, Ice Cream Parlour, Tramps (shoes), Ronnie Corbett Monologue, ...

Oxford's newest pub will honour one of the city's comedy connections when it opens its doors next month. The Four Candles, in George Street, is named after a famous sketch in the vintage BBC comedy ...