Bob Monkhouse

Robert Alan Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was a British comedian, actor and presenter. Sourced I'll never stop working. I want to die in the saddle. A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative. Obituary on BBC news website I saw a specialist who asked me 'Are you familiar with the phrase faecal impaction?'. I said I think I saw that one with Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. Second obituary on BBC news website When I said I was going to become a comedian, they all laughed. Well, they're not laughing now, are they? Second obituary on BBC news website I'd like to die like my old dad, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming like his passengers. Guardian obituary Independent on Sunday obituary People who hadn't noticed me, or who had written me off as a game show host, started to reassess me. There were people who hadn't seen me as a stand-up artist and liked it. Suddenly I was in fashion again. The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper next time. I can still enjoy sex at 74 - I live at 75, so it's no distance. Silence is not only golden; it is seldom misquoted. People always say: "You're a comedian, tell us a joke." They don't say: "You're an MP, tell us a lie." Obituary in The Independent No one watched it, not even the cameramen Of his first TV appearance I've always known that I polarise opinion. Some people respond with enthusiasm and affection. In others, I awaken a lot of hostility. Smarmy, plastic, oily, greasy, unctuous, shallow, superficial, old-fashioned, superannuated, crap Summing up opinions of him I suddenly realised I could maybe occupy a different position because of age, a kind of acceptance. My father was ruined by hard drink - he sat on an icicle. I was a born club comic. Radio and TV and stage were fine, but I found my real home in cabaret. Although I have always loved the noise of laughter, I really can't fear the coming of quiet. As for funerals, I rather like them. Such nice things are always said about the deceased, I feel sad that they had to miss hearing it all by just a few days. About Monkhouse We used to say he had a computer in his head. His memory was astonishing. Barry Cryer, Independent on Sunday obituary External links Category:1928 births Category:2003 deaths Category:People from London Category:Comedians from England