He went on to front Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes, Bob's Full House, Bob Says Opportunity Knocks and, more recently, the National Lottery Draw.
Decca Record Company Limited, 1963. He died peacefully in … One of his biggest successes was The dozens of other shows Monkhouse presented included Monkhouse then returned to quizzes, taking over hosting duties on After being a stalwart of chat shows, in the mid 1980s Monkhouse presented his own for the BBC, Amongst those shows rediscovered were many that feature Monkhouse himself, including The entire Monkhouse film and television archive is now held by Kaleidoscope, including all the material previously held by the In a poll of fellow comedians and comedy insiders to find the Comedians' Comedian in 2005, Monkhouse was voted among the best 50 comedy acts. Monkhouse had an elder brother, John, who was born in 1922. "I want to die in the saddle. Bob died of prostate cancer in 2003. In 1979 he starred in a US sketch comedy television series called Monkhouse's final stand-up show was performed at the Albany Comedy Club in London on 25 August 2003,In his later years, Monkhouse was probably better known for hosting television quiz shows than for being a comedian. They were returned after 18 months,On 12 June 2007, Monkhouse posthumously appeared on British TV in an advertisement promoting awareness of The advertisement was made with the support of Monkhouse's estate and supported by poster campaigns, including award-winning panels displayed in London Cast Recording. The Boys from Syracuse. Mr Prichard said he was "choked" to deliver "the very, very sad news". He added: "The family requests privacy at this very unhappy time."
Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse has died at his Bedfordshire home aged 75. Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse died today at his Bedfordshire home, his manager said. He was 75.He died peacefully in … He was 75. Monkhouse died peacefully in his sleep on December 29 at his home in the village of Eggington, near Leighton Buzzard, Beds, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. In a 2015 documentary, it was revealed that Monkhouse and his older brother suffered from physical and verbal abuse by their mother… His TV debut was in the 1950s comedy show Fast And Loose and by 1960 he was host of the British version of Candid Camera. 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. The couple separated in 1967Throughout his career Monkhouse had jotted down jokes, odd facts, one-liners, sketches and ideas in a series of leather-bound books, which he took with him to every television, radio, stage and nightclub appearance he made. Mrs Monkhouse was found dead in her home in Barbados yesterday morning by her maid. Mr Prichard said the comedian's wife, Jackie, called him shortly after 5am with the news.The former Family Fortune host died at his home in the village of Eggington, near Leighton Buzzard, during the night, he said. LK 4564. Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse died today at his Bedfordshire home, his manager said. Jackie Monkhouse, 71, widow of comic legend Bob, has been found dead at her holiday home on Barbados. Jackie Monkhouse, widow of comedian Bob Monkhouse, has died suddenly aged 71. "I'll never stop working," he once said. Monkhouse also appeared in 12 films including Carry On Sergeant. He was 75. Bob died peacefully in his sleep this morning at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer." Monkhouse leaves a daughter, Abigail.
Bob Monkhouse was educated at Goring Hall School in Before establishing himself as a successful writer and comedian, Monkhouse appeared on stage in London, first as Monkhouse's adult career began as a scriptwriter for radio comedy in partnership with Around 1969 he was a partner, with Malcolm Mitchell, in the Mitchell Monkhouse Agency. The British entertainment world is mourning comedian Bob Monkhouse, who has died aged 75. Monkhouse's grandfather John Monkhouse was a prosperous Methodist businessman who co-founded Monk and Glass, which made custard powder and jelly. The star, one of the UK's best known entertainers, battled prostate and bone cancer for more than two years. Monkhouse was born on 1 June 1928 at 168 Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent, the son of Wilfred Adrian Monkhouse and Dorothy Muriel Monkhouse née Hansard. In a piece written several years after Monkhouse's death, critic and satirist Monkhouse was married twice, firstly to Elizabeth Thompson on 5 November 1949.
In July 1995 two were stolen, and Monkhouse offered a £15,000 reward. His two sons both died in tragic circumstances - Gary from cerebral palsy and Simon from a heroin overdose.Born in Beckenham, Kent, in June 1928, Monkhouse started out as a comedy writer and rose to become one of the country's top comics with a highly polished on-screen persona that people seemed to either love or hate.He worked a punishing schedule. He died peacefully in his sleep with his wife Jackie …