Dinner with the two Ronnies
Had a dream last night that ended on a great punchline.
In the dream, I was cooking dinner for the two Ronnies (Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett). There was quite a conversation with, as you would expect, a lot of jokes. The only part I can remember though was when I asked how they felt if an audience didn’t laugh at their jokes. Ronnie Barker said that he usually met those people in the bar after and bought them a drink. Ronnie Corbett said that he liked to use Eric Morecambe’s line “You can laugh any time you want.” I don’t think Eric Morecambe ever did use that line, but still.
Ronnie Barker then told me he needed to charge his mobile phone, so I let him use my charger in return for a photo with the two of them.
At the end of the meal, I said to them “You do know that you’re both dead?” and Ronnie Barker said “I wouldn’t be surprised after that meal.”