Repair work on Bob Monkhouse’s old joke books, famously at the centre of a 1990s theft, was halted on BBC show The Repair Shop due to the discovery of inappropriate gags, The Independent has learnt.

It was work, mostly. His daughter Abigail recounted how she'd go to theatres where her dad was performing because it was the only way she could ever get any time with him. When his son Simon died of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Monkhouse was a fixture on British TV for four decades until his death in 2003 [BBC] BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a ...

The production company behind The Repair Shop have responded to reports that the BBC scrapped a Bob Monkhouse segment over viewer concerns. The show sees members of the public bring personal items and ...

Ten years ago, cancer claimed the life of one of British comedy's most influential, clever and witty - yet often misunderstood - personalities. Here, blogger, fan, enthusiast and occasional comedy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dead funny: Bob Monkhouse has been ‘cancelled’ from beyond the grave - BBC While we don’t know what was in the book, we do know ...

GENIAL detective John Murphy was kicking his heels in the CID office of West End Central police station and about to go to the pub when the phone rang. On the line was comedian Bob Monkhouse’s agent ...

One of the country's best-loved comedians, Bob Monkhouse, has died today after a two-year battle with cancer. The 75-year-old was said to have passed away "peacefully in his sleep" with wife Jackie at ...

Read on for Colin's thoughts on Ben Shephard injecting some life into This Morning - as well as what he really thought of the endlessly hyped Saturday Night Live UK POOR old Bob Monkhouse. Little did ...