Simon Cartwright

The only thing more joyous than remembering comedy king Tommy Cooper on his birthday is seeing acting king, a huge fan of TC, paying his own tribute. Just like that!

#OnThisDay 17 March 1984 #BobMonkhouse speaks to #TerryWogan on his Saturday night chat show, where he explains that the problem with Family Fortunes "is that you do require five intelligent members of a family" and gives the "name something pink" anecdote an airing.

@Hadders41183 Thanks for sharing Matthew! I have 4 episodes on DVD in my archive. He was on fire 🔥

@simplysimon321 Hey, Simon! I came across a 1996 edition of Bob Monkhouse: On The Spot on YouTube. youtu.be/lO9QAlvqmbw?si…

So many requests from venues and people who couldn’t be at our #KennethWilliams celebration that we’re keeping the centenary love flowing with a short tour! We’ve fitted as many dates as schedules allow, finishing with a London encore at Brasserie Zedel. June dates on sale now.

Remembering the late Comedian and Comic Actor, Frankie Howerd (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992)

Happy birthday to my best mate and dad Nick Farrelly. We miss mum, but are so fortunate to be able to celebrate in Sheffield together tonight. #Sheffield #Birthday #Family

Remembering the late Presenter, Actor, Comedian, Singer, Dancer and Screenwriter, Bruce Forsyth (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017)

Happy 100th birthday Kenneth Williams. Thanks for the laughter, heartache and inspiration ever since my childhood. Two performances of our celebration tribute at Jermyn Street Theatre today to great audiences. We are each a portion of everything we’ve ever loved. #KennethWilliams

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@simplysimon321 Well, well! Thanks for that. Can't remember hearing it before. Do you know who produced it? Roy Oakshott on R2 was my usual Monkhouse contact.

Just finished final rehearsals for our Kenneth Williams Centenary Celebration at Jermyn Street this Sunday. Thanks to our cast, Simon Cartwright, Russell Davies and Madeline Smith. We look forward to seeing those who are attending, and hope we do the great man proud on his 100th.

#OnThisDay 10 February 1986 #FrankieHowerd and #BobMonkhouse engage in a little song and dance routine ("you've gone limp again") as the finale of BBC2's The Bob Monkhouse Show.

Remembering the great English comedian and writer Les Dawson who was born on this day in 1931. He died in 1993. #LesDawson #SezLez #JokersWild #TheLesDawsonShow #TheDawsonWatch #BlanketyBlank #TheGoodOldDays #CardForTheClubs #WellFaredMyLovely #AClownTooMany

Remembering the late Actor, John Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006)

Sir Roy Clarke (Top Left) is 96 today, Happy Birthday Roy 🎁🎂 (Roy wrote the scripts for the programmes you see below and many more)

@Hadders41183 Great clip Matthew. Thank you!

@simplysimon321 Hi, Simon. Here is a clip of Bob on the National Lottery Live 28 years ago with Murray Walker and F1 racing driver Giancarlo Fisichella. Near the end Bob says, “Thank you very much Giancarlo sorry I couldn’t understand a word.” youtu.be/P0pcfEJ6NcM?si…

Following Tommy Cooper's death, Bob recorded a special introduction for the repeat screening.

Our Kenneth Williams Celebration at Jermyn Street Theatre sold out in 12 hours! So we’re adding a second performance on the same day which is now on sale: jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/__trashed/ #KennethWilliams #London @JSTheatre

To celebrate Kenneth Williams’ 100th birthday on Sun 22nd Feb 2026, I’m staging “Kenneth Williams: A Centenary Celebration” at Jermyn Street Theatre. On sale now! jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/__trashed/ #KennethWilliams #Centenary #London