Bob Monkhouse (1928-2003),
britischer Entertainer mit einer imposanten Bandbreite: Gag- und Komödienschreiber, Komiker und Moderator auf der Bühne, im Radio (RTL) und im Fernsehen, Schauspieler.
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While still at school, Monkhouse wrote for The Beano and The Dandy and drew for other comics including Hotspur, Wizard and Adventure. He established a comics writing and art partnership with Dulwich schoolmate Denis Gifford and the two formed their own publishing company in the early 1950s.
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Der britische Comiczeichner Lew Stringer in seinem Blog
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Friday, March 06, 2015
The art of Bob Monkhouse
(...) The entertainer Bob Monkhouse (1928 - 2003) was well known for his numerous TV, film, and radio appearances, his stand up act, and as a game show host, but at one time he was also an accomplished cartoonist and comic artist.
In the 1940s and 1950s Bob wrote and drew various strips, a few for the big publishers such as DC Thomson, but mainly for the smaller independent outfits that thrived at the time. One of his best known works (some might say notorious) was the issue of Oh Boy! Comics launched in 1948 by Paget Publications (shown above) with its phallic aliens. I think there'd be a public outcry if that appeared on newsagent's shelves today but Bob apparently got away with it back then. Using the alias 'Ramon', Bob not only scripted and drew this strip he also lettered it and designed the logo. (...)
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In der letzten Folge von Cracker / Für alle Fälle Fitz: 9/11 unterhält Fitz' Sohn Mark die Partygesellschaft auf der Hochzeit seiner Schwester Katie mit einer Anekdote: Er habe sich gewundert, John Major in einem Programm aus den 60er Jahren entdeckt zu haben. Nachdem er erkannt hatte, daß das Bob Monkhouse war, kam Mark zur Pointe und erklärte John Major zum illegitimen Sohn von Bob Monkhouse.