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Bob Monkhouse Repair Shop special axed for ‘sexist’ jokes
The Repair Shop halted a segment featuring Bob Monkhouse's joke book after finding inappropriate content, returning it to his family without airing the footage.
- The Repair Shop scrapped a segment set to feature late comedian Bob Monkhouse's joke book after Joanna Ball said: 'We realised it contained many jokes that were not appropriate for a programme.'
- According to The Sun, Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy writing partner brought the joke book to the programme's barn, and Monkhouse bequeathed it to his writing partner in his will.
- Previous episodes restored celebrity items like Roald Dahl's garden gate and Mastermind's black chair, while two loose-leaf handwritten files and eight loose-leaf typewritten files were left to Colin Edmonds.
- Edmonds declined to comment on the Repair Shop decision, and Legends Management also withheld comment.
- In 1995 the joke books were stolen, and Monkhouse offered a £10,000 reward before they were returned 18 months later.
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