Editing Bob Monkhouse (section)

== Chat show ==
After being a stalwart of chat shows, in the mid-1980s Monkhouse presented his own for the BBC, ''The Bob Monkhouse Show''. The show lasted three series and showcased comedians of many generations. Monkhouse was criticised{{by whom|date=June 2023}} for [[sycophancy]] towards his guests but said that they were all heroes of his and that was how he felt about them.<ref name="youtube1" /> Monkhouse was a keen supporter of new comedy and used the show to introduce audiences to new comedians such as [[Kelly Monteith]], [[Robin Williams]] and [[Jim Carrey]]. The format of the interviews varied between "true" chat and analysis of comedy to scripted routines in which Monkhouse would willingly play the role of the guest's [[Stooge (comedian)|stooge]], as he did with [[Bob Hope]].<ref name="youtube1" />

On one occasion{{when|date=June 2023}} the guest was the comedian [[Pamela Stephenson]], who, after prior arrangement with the show's producer, appeared in a series of fake plaster casts, apparently the result of accidents whilst at home. During the interview she produced a handgun and fired it on several occasions, destroying a plant pot on the set and a series of lights in the studio roof. She then presented a rocket launcher which she promptly 'fired', destroying a camera. The gun, launcher and camera were props. None of this was known to Monkhouse, who appeared genuinely frightened (but the production crew were aware).{{cn|date=June 2023}}