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Repair Shop Cancels Bob Monkhouse Tribute Over Inappropriate Jokes

3/24/2026

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The BBC show The Repair Shop canceled a segment featuring Bob Monkhouse, the British comedian, after the jokes were deemed inappropriate.
Joanna Ball, managing director of Ricochet, said the book contained many unsuitable jokes.
The book was intended as part of a tribute to Monkhouse, who died in 2003.
Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy partner brought the book for repair, but filming was never completed.

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The BBC show The Repair Shop canceled a segment featuring Bob Monkhouse, the British comedian, after the jokes were deemed inappropriate.
Joanna Ball, managing director of Ricochet, said the book contained many unsuitable jokes.
The book was intended as part of a tribute to Monkhouse, who died in 2003.
Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy partner brought the book for repair, but filming was never completed.