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Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout .
One of British TV's most popular performers with a career that spanned over four decades, funny-man Bob Monkhouse started off as a radio broadcaster (1947) and stand-up comic. He earned success early on as a gag writer, partnering with Denis Goodwin.
Jan 10, 2024 · Enjoy the hilarious and witty performance of Bob Monkhouse, one of the greatest British comedians, in this BBC stand-up comedy show.
Dec 29, 2003 · Bob Monkhouse's critics called him bumptious, smooth and smarmy but, for more than 40 years, he was one of the most popular and assured performers on British television. Monkhouse, who has died...
Bob Monkhouse. Writer: Dentist in the Chair. One of British TV's most popular performers with a career that spanned over four decades, funny-man Bob Monkhouse started off as a radio broadcaster (1947) and stand-up comic. He earned success early on as a gag writer, partnering with Denis Goodwin.
Dec 30, 2003 · Bob Monkhouse, one of the most enduring figures of British comedy, died at his home in Bedfordshire yesterday aged 75.
Dec 29, 2003 · The British entertainment world is mourning comedian Bob Monkhouse, who has died aged 75. The star, one of the UK's best known entertainers, battled prostate and bone cancer for more than two...
Dec 29, 2013 · Bob Monkhouse was many things but above all he was funny. Yet, as much as the public laughed, and laughed in their droves, they never really warmed to him. In 1978 he was voted both the most loved and the most hated man on TV. Bob Monkhouse was 'entertainment Marmite'.
Jan 3, 2011 · The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.
Dec 29, 2003 · 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 11.25 EST. In...
