Joe Pasquale says there is no good comedy for over 60s: ‘There are 400 channels on telly but none for our age group’ Comedian, 64, continues to perform as part of the ‘Prat Pack’ with other TV stars The Independent UK · Jul 22
Last Of The Summer Wine writer says sitcom would not be made today Sir Roy Clarke, 96, received the Honour of Knighthood during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday Evening Standard · Mar 24
Offensive gags from comedian’s joke book force BBC show to scrap segment IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 24
The Repair Shop declined to fix Bob Monkhouse’s joke book as contents unsuitable The book was returned to the family as it contained text ‘not appropriate’ for the programme. Evening Standard · Mar 24
Bob Monkhouse Repair Shop episode pulled over ‘sexist’ concerns Notebooks containing a detailed record of the late entertainer’s decades-long career were due to feature in a tribute instalment Evening Standard · Mar 24
The Repair Shop scraps Bob Monkhouse notebook segment over ‘inappropriate’ jokes Comedian’s handwritten quips, dating back to the 1960s, were described as ‘of their time’ The Independent UK · Mar 24
Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three? In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been met The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Alan Davies: ‘I get called Jonathan Creek all the time – nowadays people think I’m James May’ The British comedian and actor on encouraging hecklers, why Will Ferrell deserves an Oscar and his love for Kylie Minogue The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025
The Last Laugh at the Noel Coward Theatre review: gags, gurning, and a supremely lazy script 2/5 Impressive impersonations of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are undercut by cheap lines Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
The Last Laugh review – Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse’s antic triple act Bob Golding, Simon Cartwright and Damian Williams, who have played the comedy giants before, summon them like spirits to the stage in this tribute The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
Edinburgh festival 2024: 20 theatre shows making a scene this summer With subjects ranging from the deadly serious to the downright silly, this year’s shows include plays about addiction, politics, funk and Come Dine With Me The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
Celebrities reveal their political allegiances, 1991 Ben Elton and Lenny Henry were backing Neil Kinnock; Bob Monkhouse and Steve Davis supported John Major The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024
Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023
Historic Swansea pub where theatre stars stayed and football fans drank is set to become flats It once hosted star names like Bob Monkhouse, Windsor Davies and Joe Pasquale Wales Online · Jun 3, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023 Paul Stewart Laing obituary Television producer and director behind such popular 1970s shows as Celebrity Squares and New Faces
Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022 Jon Culshaw fulfills dream of taking Les Dawson tribute show on the road The star of TV’s Dead Ringers is paying tribute to Blankety Blank host Les with a show that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and ends in Lancashire near the home of the comedy legend
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022 Don’t Look Up: Why Adam McKay’s divisive doomsday satire should win the Oscar for Best Picture Critics and audiences were split over the A-lister-packed disaster movie, but Kevin E G Perry argues it deserves to take home the Academy’s biggest prize for finding cathartic laughter in the dark
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Don’t Look Up: Why Adam McKay’s divisive doomsday satire should win the Oscar for Best Picture Critics and audiences were split over the A-lister-packed disaster movie, but Kevin E G Perry argues it deserves to take home the Academy’s biggest prize for finding cathartic laughter in the dark