# Is the Jon Cleese / Two Ronnies sketch on English class structure availabe on DVD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972 "2007-04-06T14:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/1 "2007-04-06T14:11:28Z")
Is the famous skech of Jon Cleese and the Two Ronnies, outlining the English class structure, avaiable on a DVD anywhere? They stand in a row arranged by height, and Cleese explains he’s the upper class and looks down on them, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/2 "2007-04-08T14:43:17Z")
The sketch appeared in a series called “The Frost Report”, hosted by David Frost. I have had a trawl through the internet and cannot find any mention of copies of this show for sale, in any format. Here are some details of the show :- [Frost Report](http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/frostreport.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/3 "2007-04-08T14:53:04Z")
Thanks for looking. I wonder why it’s never made it onto DVD? As \*\*Struan \*\* comments over on the other thread, it’s been shown repeatedly since then, so I would have thought someone would have tried to make a few quid off it. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/4 "2007-04-09T03:22:23Z")
The sketch wasn’t just a one off. It was on every week and covered the differences between the classes concerning the subject of the week. That is why it is so well remembered. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/5 "2007-04-09T03:53:16Z")
One item that could be an issue is the fact that [a little more than half the run of the Frost Report](http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=27c6dc49-8cec-4b86-af30-3f8a850ebeca) no longer exists. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/6 "2007-04-09T08:48:08Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] The sketch wasn’t just a one off. It was on every week and covered the differences between the classes concerning the subject of the week. That is why it is so well remembered. [/QUOTE] Are you sure? I can only remember one version. This is the classic " I look up to him, but I look down on him". I cannot ever remember it being used on a weekly basis with variations. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/7 "2007-04-09T21:01:44Z")
There are clips of it within this clip: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgA4K-bnwh0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgA4K-bnwh0) ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/8 "2007-04-10T00:27:03Z")
I liked the Lucas/Walliams skit they did when they were called “Mash and Peas”. Walliams: I’m a heterosexual. I look down on them Forgettable middle guy: I’m bisexual. I look up to him (Walliams). But I go down on him (Lucas). Lucas: I’m a homosexual… I know my place. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jon-cleese-two-ronnies-sketch-on-english-class-structure-availabe-on-dvd/398972/9 "2007-04-11T03:48:00Z")
[QUOTE=Rayne Man] Are you sure? I can only remember one version. This is the classic " I look up to him, but I look down on him". I cannot ever remember it being used on a weekly basis with variations. [/QUOTE] Yes the same setup was used nearly every week. The best remembered example of the running gag was the episode about “Class”. The fact is confirmed [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/f/frostreportthe_7772770.shtml) however a surprising number of people insist it was a one off.