Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Vic and Bob consider a return to Catterick
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are considering reviving their show Catterick - possibly as an animation.
Chortle, 21st November 2019Third series for Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
BBC Two has ordered a third series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, the comedy chat-and-travelogue format with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.
British Comedy Guide, 7th November 2019Athletico Mince is Bob Mortimer at his staggering best
Bob Mortimer's jokes never come to a terminus - his sense of humour is an endless thing.
Antonia Quirke, The New Statesman, 17th October 2019The 50 best comedians of the 21st century
Steve Coogan is the funniest Brit, coming second on the list, with American Tina Fey coming first. Once again, in a mirroring of a Channel 4 poll in 2007, Stewart Lee came 41st.
Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th September 2019To bring a cackling close to another collection of angling adventures, the comedians head to the Yorkshire Dales on a quest to lure "the lady of the stream" - the increasingly scarce grayling - from the shallows of the River Ure. Topics include "angling Subbuteo", plus we meet a surprise guest.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 6th September 2019Installed on the banks of the Upper Tamar lake on the Cornwall-Devon border, the two chums josh joyfully as they await a bite from "Percy perch". Later comes a day of sea angling that yields a monster of the deep so magnificent it sends Bob's heart rate monitor through the roof. Endlessly funny.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 23rd August 2019Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing review
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse make a splash with this effortlessly funny, profoundly life-affirming meditation on friendship, leisure and mortality.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 23rd August 2019Review - Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
There is a relaxing element to the series and shots of the countryside are undoubtedly beautiful, but that's not what I come to a show like this for. As much as I love these two men the gag rate just isn't high enough, and as I have absolutely no interest in fishing that side of proceedings doesn't work either, even on the rare occasion that they catch one of the bloody things. It's a real shame as there have been times that this series has been a delight, but due to the far too many banal moments it's something I can't really recommend, and I doubt I'll watch another episode after this.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 17th August 2019Bob Mortimer interview
The co-star of TV's Gone Fishing remembers childhood diets, 'pocket meat' and getting married on the day of his heart op.
John Hind, The Guardian, 17th August 2019The pair pitch up at the wild lakes of Essex, armed with hi-tech fishing equipment ("Old men with modern methods: a lethal combination"). Bob shows Paul how to make perfect scrambled eggs and they visit a beauty clinic, amid much meditation on ageing.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 9th August 2019