Ronnie Corbett

One regular complaint that you hear from older comics, such as Ronnie Corbett, is that there are plenty of funny lines around, but very few funny people.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

One regular complaint that you hear from older comics, such as Ronnie Corbett, is that there are plenty of funny lines around, but very few funny people.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

Not that it's totally insular – they also celebrate the very British Look Around You and hail a clip of Ronnie Corbett from his The One Ronnie Christmas show as pun-filled genius.

Internet picks of the week 2011

A spoof of Autumn Watch with Ronnie Corbett hiding in the bushes – always funny.

Comic Relief's mix of mirth and misery done to a turn 2011

Among those receiving high-profile awards are the entertainer Ronnie Corbett and Helena Bonham Carter, fresh from playing the Queen Mother in The King's Speech.

New Year honours list reflects my aims for 'big society', says David Cameron 2011

Oh, and it used to regularly show up in the Ronnie Corbett sitcom Sorry, if you're interested.

Charlie Brooker: Midsomer's plain daft. So why might adding brown faces make viewers suspend disbelief? 2011

It should be Sir Brucie (82), Sir Doddy (83) and Sir Ronnie Corbett (80).

New Year's honours: 'Arise, Sir Brucie!' 2010

And then, not noted by Pegg in particular, there are also roles for some of my faves: Hugh Bonneville, John Woodvine and Ronnie Corbett.

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Trying to keep it real made for a flattish sort of badinage to start with, but their personalities were eventually set jousting, Brydon with his impersonation of Ronnie Corbett over the scallops and soup, the antsy, sardonic Coogan mulish in his refusal to be amused.

Rewind TV: The Trip, Turn Back Time: The High Street, Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention, Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers, Ego: The Strange and Wonderful World of Self-Portraits Phil Hogan 2010

They had a good time but Jenny's favourite moment that day must have been when the three of them ran into Ronnie Corbett whilst at the muppet impro show!

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