Ronnie Barker's dead.

[Curious Orange]

The man was a comedy great, and 74 is such a young age to die.

He will be missed.

 

[Hunting 784561]

RIP - a great man

I liked the lot, including Open All Hours and Porridge.

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

RIP

He was a very funny man, and will be missed by many

 

[Ex Shelton Seagull]

RIP.

A comedy legend. Porridge truly was one of the funniest sitcoms on TV IMO.

 

[On the Left Wing]

Really sad - a truly great comic.

Porrige and Open All Hours are timeless classic sit coms

 

[Normal Rob]

haven't felt this sad at the passing of a star since Les Dawson died. The only crumb of comfort i can draw on is at least we will see many tribute programmes displaying the man at his masterly best.

RIP.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Sleep tight Ronnie

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

RIP Ronnie - he hasnt looked well in a long time. His hyroglyphics (sp?) sketch remains my favourite!

 

[Hampden Park]

he will be missed, r i p

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Very sad, another part of my childhood has vanished into the ether. Porridge was an excellent, the Two Ronnies ver hit and miss but always liked the sketches where Barker was a pompous civil servant having problems with the English language (He always loved writing those ones and often wrote under the pseudonym of Gerard Wiley). The Phantom Raspberry Blower was the best thing that ever appeared on the show, however, it was written by Spike Milligan not Barker.

Indeed, it's goodbye from him.

RIP

 

[Silent Bob]

RIP

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Four Candles

 

[Pevenseagull]

haven't felt this sad at the passing of a star since Les Dawson died. The only crumb of comfort i can draw on is at least we will see many tribute programmes displaying the man at his masterly best.

RIP.

what he said

 

[Pavilionaire]

A great comedy actor, a true genius, a sad day.

 

[robbied69]

Absolute legend. Got almost every DVD which he appeared in. Now that was comedy.

Will be missed greatly.

 

[Scoffers]

Just to echo everyone else's comments, a legend indeed

May he RIP

I'm going to change my signature to

"And it's goodbye from him"

As a mark of respect

 

[Napper]

Porridge was brilliant

RIP

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Favourite sketch for me is the one in the Swedish chemist shop:

Customer: "I would like to buy a deodorant please"
Chemist: "Certainly sir, ball or aerosol?"
Customer: "No, no, it is for my armpits"


R.I.P

 

[Pevenseagull]

just on R5:


tickle your botty with a feather tonight

pardon?

I said 'particularly grotty weather tonight'

 

[Barrel of Fun]

F U N E M?