2007-06-12 21:35:57 -

LONDON (AP) - A British comedian who died of prostate cancer in 2003 will feature in television advertisements aimed at raising public awareness about the disease.
Computer wizardry allowed the ad makers to blend archive footage of the late comedian Bob Monkhouse with shots of a body double standing in a graveyard.
One ad shows Monkhouse standing

in front of his gravestone saying: «Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your TV again, here I am. Gosh, four years already. Doesn't time fly
Monkhouse, who died at the age of 75, says: «What killed me kills one man per hour in Britain. That's even more than my wife's cooking. (He laughs). Let's face it, as a comedian I died many deaths. Prostate cancer I don't recommend.
Monkhouse's widow, Jackie, told Tuesday's The Sun newspaper, «Bob would love this ad. It's funny but has a serious message about the threat of prostate cancer.
The ads are part of a campaign by the Institute of Cancer Research to raise awareness and fund research into testicular and prostate cancer.
The campaign is part of Britain's 10th Everyman Male Cancer Awareness month in June.

In another part of the campaign, 24 men dressed in black «lay prostrate» in Leicester Square during rush hour on Tuesday to show the public how many men die of prostate cancer each day in Britain.