Ronnie Barker. Born September 25, 1929 Died October 3, 2005 Comedy legend, actor and writer. Famous for being one of the 'The Two Ronnies' with fellow comedian Ronnie Corbett for over 30 years. He also appeared in several television comedies including the BBC's 'Open All Hours' and 'Porridge'. He was awarded the OBE for services to entertainment and the BBC paid tribute in a special BAFTA program to his contribution to comedy and British TV in general. Following the success of The Two Ronnies, the BBC let Barker decide what he wanted to do. He opted to produce some sitcom pilots, two of these, Open All Hours (written by Roy Clarke) and Prisoner and Escort (written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais) became series. Prisoner and Escort became Porridge, with Barker starring as the cynical and cunning prisoner Norman Stanley Fletcher. The show became a huge success, attracting 15 million viewers and earning what the BBC described as "a chorus of critical acclaim and public adoration for what remains one of the most classic British sitcoms ever produced." The Times called Fletcher his "finest creation". Determined not to be remembered only as Fletcher, Barker opted to end Porridge after two series to focused on the second pilot Open All Hours, alongside David Jason, who also went on to become one of our best loved comedy actors. Barker starred as Arkwright, a money-grabbing, stuttering shopkeeper, and the series became a British comedy classic.


BLONDE POLE DANCER! On Music.


It’s called rap music because the “C ” fell off the printer. I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who do like country music, denigrate means “put down.” The hardest thing about writing country music must be thinking of clean words to rhyme with “Truck.” When she sings, deaf people refuse to watch her lips move ! Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away. When the batteries run down on my Walkman, Bob Dylan sounds exactly the same.


I went to see Pavarotti once. He didn’t like it when I joined in.


I Got my son an iPhone for his birthday the other week, and recently got my Daughter an iPod for hers. I was dead chuffed when the family clubbed together and bought me an iPad for father’s day. I Got my wife an iRon for her Birthday, it was about then the fight started......


I Never Knew That ! —— Going On A Bender.


Most of us have been on a bender at some time, in fact most of our staff at The Local Herald go on one every weekend. But the expression has nothing to do with bending one’s drinking arm. More likely it owes it’s name to an old British coin, the sixpence, which was commonly known as a bender because it was originally made out of silver and could be bent. To go drinking with a bender in your pocket meant you had ample money for a night of serious drinking. Those were the days, a night on the ale, a fish and chip supper and you still had change from a “tanner.” But try telling that to the kids nowadays, they don’t believe you.


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