I have been watching Monk every Friday night with my younger (16) son since the show began. Kamel was a great actor not only in Monk, but in about a zillion other shows and movies for the past several decades. RIP He (and his characters) will be missed.
Since my daughter had a baby 2 weeks ago, and I've been helping her, I discovered that 'Monk' is on at 9:00, 4:00.5:00, and sometimes 1:00 AM.
His character will be a real loss to the show...