Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 15
The 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 2019Happy to be back in their waders, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer return for a second series of their mix of angling and homespun philosophy. They begin with a trout-fishing trip to the River Usk, where Whitehouse's father handed him his first rod. "You're fishing with a buffoon, aren't you?" asks Mortimer after getting entangled in tackle for the umpteenth time, prompting a retreat to the riverbank for a lamb lunch seasoned with reminiscences of first snogs. A gentle treat.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 2nd August 2019Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, review
The template of joshing and musing against gorgeous scenery is totally unchanged, but should provide the perfect Friday night wind-down.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 2nd August 2019Gone Fishing, episode 1 review
Lumps in the throat when Paul Whitehouse scattered his father's ashes.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 2nd August 201915 times Bob Mortimer made the world a better place
Wherever Bob Mortimer pops up, he scatters joy. To mark the return of Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, here's him doing that...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 1st August 2019Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer on life, death, comedy
On the first morning of filming the first series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, one of the surprise television hits of last summer, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer both had the same thought. "What have we done?"
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 14th July 2019Mortimer & Whitehouse accidentally stayed in sex hotel
Shooting Stars legend Bob said they found couples "having it off" in jacuzzis during their stay in the Norfolk hotel.
Molly Pike, The Mirror, 24th June 2019Mortimer & Whitehouse on fishing and heart surgery
Veteran funnymen Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse talk to Luke Rix-Standing about their new book and the life-changing health scares that inspired it.
Luke Rix-Standing, The Irish News, 30th May 2019BBC Four orders more Big Night Out
A second series of Vic & Bob's Big Night Out has been ordered by BBC Four.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2019Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer book extract
Gone Fishing landed Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer a surprise hit. Now, in this exclusive extract from their new book, Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer reveal how their life-threatening heart operations inspired the quirkiest show on TV...
Express Digest, 14th May 2019