Ronnie Barker

[hopalong]

Ronnie Barker has died.  He was brilliant in Porrigde good clean fun no need for smuttyness unlike todays so called comedians who rly on smuttyness for laughs

[surfer mike]

I concur, a great man, one of the old school...

Norman stanley fletcher up there with basil fawlty as one of the finest comic character's of all time.

[garyyokel]

Agree the Ronnie Barker was a great comedian - not forgetting some superb dramatic performances - and he will be sadly missed.

I don't know what you mean by smuttyness hopalong (it makes me think of Benny Hill), but I think Ronnie could write double entendres and wink-wink nudge-nudge comedy with the best of them - Fatbelly Jones was perhaps my favorite of his creations. However, if you mean the shock-comedy tactics employed by some comedians (and not just modern ones) then I'd agree.

[brachiopod]

A great writer too. I shall go and light Four Candles in honour....

[galltin]

....................nah fork 'andles..........

[starrs]

Yes, he was a true comedy great. I also remember the classic mastermind sketch, a real genius.

[Dudley]

There were always a few subleties in the credits at the end of his shows if you looked for them. One I remember was a credit listing for a scene shifter or suchlike called 'Norma Stitz' and there were others. 

[Mortartube]

He was brilliant, although I must point out that the Mastermind sketch was written by David Renwick of one foot in the grave, fame.

[Robinia]

Lovely man, it's very sad.

...four candles from me too.....

[libertie]

Very sad, I saw him receiving his lifetime achievement award on TV just recently, and found the obvious affection between him, Ronnie Corbett and David Jason very touching!

[joko]

I have a CD containing 2 porridge episodes, which I dug out sunday night to listen to (I listen to tapes instead of reading before I go to asleep sometimes)

I hadn't listened to them for a while, seems all the more poignant now.

very, very sad. I am going to snap all the handles off my forks in tribute - and light them...;o)

[dothawkes]

Sad day, but he leaves us a legacy that will last

[cat woman]

I was so shocked and saddened when I heard, he will be greatly missed.  :-(