I always enjoyed his 'Smooth' act and his (sometimes v. naughty) innuendos. I want to die in the saddle. The advertisement was made with the support of Monkhouse's estate and supported by poster campaigns, including award-winning panels displayed in London Underground trains. The entire Monkhouse film and television archive is now held by Kaleidoscope, including all the material previously held by the National Film and Television Archive (NFTVA). Monkhouse was an avid campaigner for the disabled. ob Monkhouse, the king of television comedy, died today after a long battle against cancer. The marriage ended after 18 years after they had three children - Abigail, Gary and Simon. The opening to each show would see him deliver several minutes of topical jokes and on one occasion, where his autocue failed, he improvised a new and topical routine. In 1978 the police raided his Hertfordshire home and seized his collection of 16mm films. His manager, Peter Prichard, said the entertainer died peacefully at his. Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand: Directed by Mark Lucey. I'd have paid good money to stay out of here. His second marriage, to Jacqueline Harding, lasted until his death. I never got to work with him, but I did meet him once, and immediately, I could see why people who HAD worked with him called . Monkhouse considered himself lucky when he reflected on his near-five decades in show business. A sad loss.Robert Nisbet, Los Angeles, USA, A legend of a man, who will be sorely missed.Stuart, Norwich, Bob Monkhouse - despite his detractors in the more 'avant-garde' comedy streams should be remembered as someone who in his self-deprecating perma-tan way was always able to make an audience laugh. I'm 33 and he's one of the first faces I can remember seeing on the TV as a child. The veteran comedian, whose showbusiness career spanned more than half a century, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2001. I first caught sight of him in the morning as I was entering the hotel to book in with my party. God bless you Bob and thanks for the memories. His parents hoped he would join the family's custard business, but Bob and his friend Denis Goodwin had other plans. Moment fitness influencer asks man to move off park bench 'because he's 'ruining her livestream' - but Mortgage demand plummets to a 28-year low as average interest rates hit 6.71% - just as spring home buying Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next ISIS fanatic jailed over the gruesome beheading of two Scandinavian women hikers in Morocco that shocked the Shamima Begum and other British women who joined Islamic State and are being held in Syria will 'ultimately' Is YOUR wood burner at risk? "Bob was a major entertainment figure for nearly half a century with both the BBC and ITV," he said. Monkhouse, who lives in a Tudor farmhouse in Bedfordshire, has also suffered encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. A Bob Monkhouse impersonator is so good fans keep thinking the comedy legend is still alive. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. British comedian Bob Monkhouse, who wrote jokes for Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra in a 50-year showbusiness career, died on Monday aged 75, his manager said. The star, who died from prostate cancer aged 75 in 2003, is to appear in a campaign about the disease that killed him.The ad-makers have taken archive footag. This film collection was the cause of a court case at the Old Bailey in 1979. Our thoughts and prayers are with his . The Independent reported that many assumed he was hoarding porn after the bust but later it was revealed that wasnt the case. One more star has disappeared from the British theatres and TVs. Express. Taking Vitamin D each day could cut your chances of getting dementia, study claims. The British entertainment world is mourning comedian Bob Monkhouse, who has died aged 75. He starred in Dentist in the Chair (1960) and Dentist on the Job (1961), later regretting not choosing the Carry Ons over the dental comedies. He will always be near the top of my fave comedians and famous people list. Simon, a teacher, had a history of depression. And by all accounts he was a nice bloke too! Police went into his home after he had been wrongly accused of breaching copyright laws and later the case was dismissed. He presented the broadcast for two years between 1996 and 1998. He was also at the helm when infamously, on 30 November 1996, the lottery machine failed live on air, causing the draw to be delayed by 50 minutes until after that night's episode of Casualty aired. Mr Prichard, who was Monkhouse's manager for 38 years, said: "Sadly, I have to announce the death of Bob Monkhouse OBE. Recorded in 2003 live on stage, interspersed with interviews with comedians and celebrities that were in the audience that night. He revealed that the only difficulty he experienced was with the Essex lot, who he defined as lary lads who came from the scrap-metal belt. In the early 1970s he appeared on BBC Radio in Mostly Monkhouse with Josephine Tewson and David Jason. He married first wife Elizabeth at 21, but had several affairs - including one with Diana Dors - and the marriage quickly went sour - although the couple stayed together until 1966. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse has died after a long battle with prostate cancer. Around 1969 he was a partner, with Malcolm Mitchell, in the Mitchell Monkhouse Agency. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. In Jimmy Carrs 2006 book The Naked Jape, he cited some of Monkhouses jokes. Later Monkhouse and Ms Dors had an affair, which sparked fury after it was discovered by her husband Dennis Hamilton. In March, he received a five-minute standing ovation from fellow entertainers at an awards show and BBC1 screened a special on his 56-year TV career in October. [11] Many of the films in his collection were seized and not returned to Monkhouse. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. I want to die in the saddle. He worked with many l e g e n d a r y names in sh owb u s i --ness, including-Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill and Frankie Howerd. [11] He returned in 1974 after subsequent presenters and comedians Norman Vaughan and Charlie Williams were found wanting.[11]. Monkhouse once said: "I'll never stop working. Craig, Czech Republic (formerly UK), I'm shocked to hear of Bob's death. He suffered very badly at times with it but he carried on. He got them back a year later. Read a selection of your e-mails below. My recovery has been dramatic and I'm ready to go back to work.". His writing and performing was legendary. Bob Monkhouse was one of the most treasured personalities on British TV for decades. I remember some of his shows vividly, and it's a shame that yet another member of the old school of comedy is now gone. BBC director general Greg Dyke said: "Bob was a major entertainment figure for nearly half a century with both the BBC and ITV.". View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers In a piece written several years after Monkhouse's death, critic and satirist Michael Deacon suggested that although Monkhouse had feared that his legacy as a comedian would be limited, as many people knew him only from his decades of work as a game-show host, his style of writing and performing could be seen as influencing many contemporary British comedians, such as Jimmy Carr (whose book on comedy The Naked Jape quoted several Monkhouse jokes), Michael McIntyre, Peter Kay, John Bishop, Lee Mack and Tim Vine.[18]. I said I think I saw that one with Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. Chris Barnett, Eastbourne, His appearance on television brought joy into my life for many years. And at the same time, for five years from 1998, he also presented popular game show Wipeout. The former Family Fortunes host died in his sleep in the early hours at home in the village of Eggington, Bedfordshire, where he lived with his second wife Jackie. 29/12/2003 One of the country's best-loved comedians, Bob Monkhouse, has died today after a two-year battle with cancer. He also became a favourite with impressionists, and, as his comedy style fell out of favour in the 1980s, he was mocked[who?] I will miss him so much and feel very deeply for his family as I have just lost my mother to cancer. He later told his friend Colin Edmonds that this may have been a mistake, but that he wanted to be associated with a winner and he knew Margaret Thatcher could not lose the 1987 general election. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. In his later years, Monkhouse was probably better known for hosting television quiz shows than for being a comedian. The great betrayal: How journalist Isabel Oakeshott leaked Matt Hancock's WhatsApps after they worked Covid gurus Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance warned that shielding wasn't 'very effective' at start of 'Appalled and sickened but not surprised at all': Fury of Covid families as WhatsApps 'show Matt Hancock Health ministers knew there was no evidence to justify making kids abide by rule of 6 - but No10 'didn't Britain's first child Covid death, 13, may have been contributed to by doctors as senior medic admits Rishi Sunak is urgently reviewing his private exchanges with Matt Hancock after bombshell leak of ex-Health 'Drinks cold in fridge at DH!' Monkhouse also appeared in 12 films including Carry On Sergeant. In the 1980's it was "uncool" to like Bob Monkhouse because of the Alternative Comics appearing on the circuit. Monkhouse s u f f e r e d deeply after the death of his son, Simon, from a heroin overdose in a 1-a-night Thai guesthouse in 2001. He wrote, produced, financed and syndicated the show worldwide. Bless you, Bob.John, South Wales, Fifteen years ago I met Bob in person in a hotel in Stoke-on-Trent. He added: "The family requests privacy at this very unhappy time.". He was 75. [10] His tenure ended with allegations, which he denied, that he had taken bribes to include branded goods on the programme as advertisements. "Anyone who understood comedy loved Bob. He was 75. The fledgling comedian was soon appearing on radio and TV as "the British Bob Hope, for whom he had originally written jokes. He became much in demand as an after-dinner speaker and wrote a book about the subject, Just Say a Few Words (Lennard Publishing, 1988, 1999). [14] Among the audience were a number of British comedians who had been personally invited by Monkhouse, including Reece Shearsmith, Jon Culshaw, David Walliams, Fiona Allen and Mark Steel. He first appeared on This Is Your Life in 1982 and received a second appearance on the show on 23April 2003, just months before his death. By the time he left Dulwich College at 17 he had a thriving cottage industry as a gagwriter, cartoonist and purveyor of pulp fiction. Brian Wickings, Worthing, England, I have grown up watching Bob Monkhouse, and he will be sorely missed, he was a legend in his own right and although I may only be 23 myself, my friends and I agree that this comedy genius will be remembered and praised for years to come such as the likes of Bob Hope and Morecambe and Wise. Monkhouse also appeared in 12 films including Carry On Sergeant. He was diagnosed with the condition in September 2001. He learned Yiddish to get Jewish function bookings and joined all three political parties to get their bookings. I saw him live a few years ago and whilst a little 'blue' I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes. He died peacefully in his sleep after a two-and-a-half year battle against prostate cancer, said Peter Prichard. Among them were many treasures which had previously been believed to be lost to the nation. Rest in Peace you dear sweet man. Monkhouse died aged 75 after being one of Britain's top comedians for more than four decades. Mr Prichard said he was "choked" to deliver "the very, very sad news". If still alive today, Bob would now be 92! During the interview she produced a handgun and fired it on several occasions, destroying a plant pot on the set and a series of lights in the studio roof. Powerful Commons committee could look at case for banning stoves in towns and Love Island hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints from furious viewers over 'toxic femininity' row and Movie Carrie Johnson joins campaign for Joanna Simpson's killer BA pilot husband who bludgeoned her to death with Do not sell or share my personal information. 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