It was only a matter of time before Bob Monkhouse was “cancelled”. After all, his was apparently an era of angry ...

The book "contained many jokes that were not appropriate for a programme", the show's producers say.

AN episode of BBC’s The Repair Shop was pulled after a TV production worker got offended by a “sexist” Bob Monkhouse gag. An ...

The Repair Shop scraps Bob Monkhouse notebook segment over ‘inappropriate’ jokes - Comedian’s handwritten quips, dating back ...

THROUGHOUT his professional life, Bob Monkhouse wrote all of his jokes and ideas down in a series of scrap books, which he ...

Producers of The Repair Shop decided material in late comedian’s joke books too racially offensive for a contemporary ...

Tue, Mar 24, 2026 An instalment of The Repair Shop has been pulled after a member of production raised concerns over a ...

Comedian and TV host Bob Monkhouse, who died in December, was remembered with a Bafta tribute show on BBC One on Sunday. Monkhouse with co-stars Tony Hawks (left) and Neil Gibbs When Monkhouse filmed ...

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 ...

The Repair Shop declined to fix Bob Monkhouse’s joke book as contents unsuitable - The book was returned to the family as it ...