A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative.". Mr Prichard, who was Monkhouse's manager for 38 years, said: "Sadly, I have to announce the death of Bob Monkhouse OBE. Monkhouse died of prostate cancer in 2003. I once met Bob Monkhouse 20 years ago in a lift in a Blackpool hotel when he was on his way to a stage performance. The star, one of the UK's best known entertainers, battled prostate and bone cancer for more than two years. Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 - 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. Monkhouse was allegedly lured into a bedroom by a very attractive and comely young dancer, according to a 2014 Flashbak article. He died peacefully in his sleep with his wife Jackie at his side, said his manager of 38 years, Peter Prichard. Chris Barnett, Eastbourne, His appearance on television brought joy into my life for many years. Alan Ball, Runaway Bay, Australia, I have grown up with Bob on my T.V screen, he was the king of game shows because of his razor sharp wit. 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. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers This was broadcast live for 52 weeks a year and drew up to 17 million viewers. Bob Monkhouse was one of the most treasured personalities on British TV for decades. Prostate cancer, I dont recommend. [11] Many of the films in his collection were seized and not returned to Monkhouse. [4][5] In a 2015 documentary, it was revealed that Monkhouse and his older brother suffered from physical and verbal abuse by their mother. Bob was also a Royal Variety Performance staple and hosted numerous chat shows with his name attached. 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He ended by saying, "As a comedian, I've died many deaths. 29/12/2003 One of the country's best-loved comedians, Bob Monkhouse, has died today after a two-year battle with cancer. Thoughts are with his family and friends.R McBroom, York, Have childhood memories of the Golden Shot on a Sunday afternoon, and more recently took my Mum to a recording of a Bob Monkhouse show at the BBC, you couldn't have wished for a more quick witted, charming host, was really sad to hear of his passing this morning.Jonty, Watford, Bob - A comic genius, will always remember you with great fondness. He was 75. He went on to front Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes, Bob's Full House, Bob Says Opportunity Knocks and, more recently, the National Lottery Draw. 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Browse Bob Monkhouse movies and TV shows available on Prime Video and begin streaming right away to . He died peacefully in his sleep after losing his two-and-a-half year battle against cancer, said Peter Prichard. He made several guest appearances on television shows before he and his comedy partner Denis Goodwin launched their own television series, Fast and Loose, in From Tracy and Paul.Tracy & Paul Coke, Shoeburyness, Essex, Growing up with Bob Monkhouse on television, this has came as a massive shock to me. In the last programme Bob Monkhouse ever worked on before he died he picked all his favourite comedy clips from his lifetime. Bless you, Bob.John, South Wales, Fifteen years ago I met Bob in person in a hotel in Stoke-on-Trent. Bob Monkhouse. Bob was given an OBE for services to entertainment in 1993. Some of his older work like The Golden Shot and Family Fortunes have been kept alive through satellite TV and archive shows, and they will forever remain classics - a measure of how talented a host he was.John, Scotland, If it were possible to study for a Phd in Comedy - Bob Monkhouse should have been awarded an honorary doctorate. Mr Prichard, who was Monkhouse's manager for 38 years, said: "Sadly, I have to announce the death of Bob Monkhouse OBE. 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. 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 . Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. He had an encyclopaedic capacity for recalling gags and one liners and could play to many different audiences. 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. Bob was the greatest comic/entertainer/game show host this country has ever seen. He hit the screens in the 1950s in the comedy show Fast And Loose and by 1960 was host of the British version of Candid Camera. Then I'm a snoot. He died peacefully in his sleep after losing his two-and-a-half year battle against cancer, said Peter Prichard. Bob, you will be missed!Simon Botley, Kuching, Malaysia, We'll miss you. My thoughts are with his widow and daughter. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Writing and acting success 3 Stand-up comedy 4 Game shows 5 Chat show He added: "The family requests privacy at this very unhappy time.". The fledgling comedian was soon appearing on radio and TV as "the British Bob Hope, for whom he had originally written jokes. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.Alana Sinclair, New Zealand, Bob Monkhouse was a giant in the entertainment business. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. Remarkably, he featured in an advert concerning prostate cancer over three years. My thoughts are with his family and friends.Dominic Hill, Burnham, It was with great sadness I read of the death of Bob Monkhouse. None of this was known to Monkhouse, who appeared genuinely frightened (but the production crew were aware). [11] He returned in 1974 after subsequent presenters and comedians Norman Vaughan and Charlie Williams were found wanting.[11]. The ad, made with the blessing of his widow, blends footage of Monkhouse with that of a body double then adds CGI manipulation of his face to match what is being spoken by a sound-alike. After his film collection was returned, Monkhouse confessed that the suspicions werent completely unfounded as he did own one blue movie. Monkhouse leaves a daughter, Abigail. There are many incredible finds, and the event [is] an exciting time for all concerned.". Am I going to be nasty? A Great Entertainer Further scandal emerged in Monkhouses later years when he published his autobiography Crying With Laughter in 1993. It was claimed that Carrs one-liners were very similar to those of Monkhouse due to their brevity, their punchiness [and] their verbal economy. The Golden Shot,Family Fortunes,Opportunity Knocks, Bobs Full House, Celebrity SquaresandWipeout, he also acted and hosted on the radio. Bob Monkhouse's Comedy Heroes: Directed by Willy Smax. He will be greatly missed.Dave Shaw, Leamington Spa, "Improv" comedy was presented as something new a decade ago, but Bob was a faster thinker than anyone for as long as anyone can remember. [11], Monkhouse was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2001, and he died from this illness at his home on 29 December 2003. Never short of a joke or quip. It is very, very sad news.". November 30, 1932 - August 30, 201. A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative.". Detectives hunting for Constance Martens baby find remains of infant, London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity, Third of London pupils miss first pick of school, Shocking moment moped narrowly misses 70mph train at level crossing, Armed police swoop on Hackney Central station after man knifed, Harry and Meghan lose Frogmore Cottage after memoir controversy, What is the Willow Project? His death has come to a very big shock to me and I will miss him very much. The show was broadcast by the BBC in 2016 and again in November 2019 and April 2020. In the 2010 ITV documentary The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse, a friend explained that he often complained about there being a whole generation who dont know Im 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!' The couple spent much of their time at their second home in Barbados. After a difficult life with the death of both of his sons, his own demise is a terrible loss and commiserations should be extended to his family. We've lost one of the greatest comics England has ever produced.". During the confrontation, he allegedly held a cut-throat razor to the comedians face and told him: Im going to slit your eyeballs!. Among other writing, Monkhouse wrote more than 100 Harlem Hotspots erotic novelettes. Monkhouse's grandfather John Monkhouse (18621938) was a prosperous Methodist businessman who co-founded Monk and Glass, which made custard powder and jelly. Mr Prichard, of International Artists Ltd, said Monkhouse's wife Jackie called him shortly after 5am with the news that he had lost his battle with prostate cancer. His two sons both died in tragic circumstances - Gary from cerebral palsy and Simon from a heroin overdose. [6][bettersourceneeded] While still at school, Monkhouse wrote for The Beano and The Dandy and drew for other comics including Hotspur, Wizard and Adventure. The . The show lasted three series and showcased comedians of many generations. In 1995, he poked fun at his legacy when he told the Independent: What will I leave behind me? Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Too ill to contribute the programme instead featured narration and contributions from fellow professionals. 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. When Bob Monkhouse's widow died and his house was being prepared for market, the amazing extent of his private collection of video and audio recordings was realized. Dick Fiddy, the archivist, said: "It's a huge, unwieldy collection which deals with a number of areas. BBC director general Greg Dyke said: "Bob was a major entertainment figure for nearly half a century with both the BBC and ITV.". In his final years, Monkhouse hosted a show on BBC Radio 2 called The Monkhouse Archive in which he provided humorous links to clips of comedy acts spanning the previous 50 years. His other son, Simon, a stand-up poet, from whom he had been estranged for 13 years, died aged 46 from a heroin overdose in a hotel in northern Thailand in April 2001.[4][20]. Today is the 17th anniversary of Bob Monkhouses death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his . Mr Prichard described Monkhouse as "one of the finest men I've ever known. [21] His lovers before his second marriage included the actress Diana Dors, about whose parties he later commented after her death: "The awkward part about an orgy is that afterwards you're not too sure who to thank. Bob Monkhouse, one of the most enduring figures of British comedy, died at his home in Bedfordshire yesterday aged 75. Bob - you shall be sorely missed as an asset to the craft. Jump to content. He is an example to us all.John Bartram, Margate, Sad news - especially at this time of year. He was a great entertainer. Brian L. Potter, CAMBRIDGE, England. B ob Monkhouse, the king of television comedy, died today after a long battle against cancer. Bob Monkhouse died from prostate cancer in 2003 after a two-and-a-half-year battle (Image: GETTY) The Independent's Giles Smith commented that Monkhouse "told me this quite candidly" in a 1995. Around 1969 he was a partner, with Malcolm Mitchell, in the Mitchell Monkhouse Agency. And at the same time, for five years from 1998, he also presented popular game show Wipeout. He was so jovial & kind to me. Shine on. LK 4564. for his slickness and accused of insincerity. [17], In 1995 the British Comedy Awards gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy, and eight years later, a few weeks before he died, the Television and Radio Industries Club awarded him a Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting. Opportunity Knocks (1956), The National Lottery (1994), and many others. [25] Using computer animation techniques and a sound-alike actor, Monkhouse was seen in a graveyard next to his own grave (though in reality he was cremated) talking about the disease seriously, interspersed with humorous asides to another camera ("What killed me kills one man per hour in Britain. A Great Legacy The critics used to pan him as appearing insincere yet very few tried to meet him or get to know him. I have wonderful childhood memories of watching Bob's shows with my family. My recovery has been dramatic and I'm ready to go back to work.". His loss is like losing a beloved family member. Monkhouse's other son, Gary, who suffered from cerebral palsy, died in 1993. But Monkhouse was probably best known as a host of popular TV game shows including Celebrity Squares and Family Fortunes. Bob Monkhouse Supremely accomplished stand-up comic and game show host, whose self-assured manner on screen masked a personal life dogged by loss and disappointment Dennis Barker Mon 29 Dec 2003. He fell out with his parents over his marriage to first wife Elizabeth when he was 20, never making up with his father. Bob Monkhouse: Master of Laughter airs at 9pm tonight on Channel 5. Robert Alan Monkhouse, one of Britain's best known comedians and game show hosts, died on Dec. 29 from prostate cancer. He went on to host more than 30 quiz shows on British television. On Monkhouse's death, the books were bequeathed to Colin Edmonds. 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