Bob Monkhouse lived through devastation.

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

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.

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

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An item on BBC’s The Repair Shop did not feature in an episode after a TV production employee objected to a ‘sexist joke’. Comedian Bob Monkhouse’s handwritten joke books, which date as far back as ...

A planned episode of The Repair Shop featuring Bob Monkhouse’s handwritten joke books has been pulled after concerns were raised about “sexist” material. The BBC programme had filmed a segment on the ...

The cast of a touring play celebrating three of Britain’s comedy legends have promised audiences laughter, nostalgia and a ...

Paul O'Grady presents a three part retrospective celebrating the extraordinary career of joke machine Bob Monkhouse. Features Paul O'Grady, Colin Edmonds and Bob Monkhouse.

BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a segment that was set to feature a joke book belonging to late comedian Bob Monkhouse after the contents were deemed inappropriate. According to the Sun, the book ...