Bob Monkhouse
English entertainer and comedian
Lived from: 1928 - 2003
Category: Comedians
Born: 1 june 1928 Died: 29 december 2003
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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.
Source: Obituary in The Independent― Bob Monkhouse -
People always say: You're a comedian, tell us a joke. They don't say: You're an MP, tell us a lie.
Source: Independent on Sunday obituary― Bob Monkhouse -
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.
Source: Independent on Sunday obituary― Bob Monkhouse -
Smarmy, plastic, oily, greasy, unctuous, shallow, superficial, old-fashioned, superannuated, crap
Source: Obituary in The Independent― Bob Monkhouse -
The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper next time.
Source: Independent on Sunday obituary― Bob Monkhouse -
When I said I was going to become a comedian, they all laughed. Well, they're not laughing now, are they?
Source: Second obituary on BBC news website― Bob Monkhouse
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