Bob Monkhouse

Birthday

Jun 1, 1928

Bio: Before making his radio debut in 1948, British humorist Bob Monkhouse was an established comic-book artist. His first published work was for Modern Mag, Dulwich College's student magazine. He toiled as a cartoonist and editor on such comic magazines as All Fun, Oh Boy and Crash Comics, creating such popular properties as Just Judy. Proving to be as funny in the… More Bio: Before making his radio debut in 1948, British humorist Bob Monkhouse was an established comic-book artist. His first published work was for Modern Mag, Dulwich College's student magazine. He toiled as a cartoonist and editor on such comic magazines as All Fun, Oh Boy and Crash Comics, creating such popular properties as Just Judy. Proving to be as funny in the flesh as on the printed page, Monkhouse contributed leading and supporting roles to movie mirthquakes like Carry on Sergeant (1958) and Dentist in the Chair. His television projects include the British panel show Quick on the Draw, the satirical Mad Movies and the internationally syndicated comedy-variety series Bonkers, which headlined America's Hudson Brothers. Bob Monkhouse summed up his video expertise in the lighthearted illustrated book The A and Z of Television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi