Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 21
Much like The Trip, this new show sees a pair of beloved British comedy veterans embarking on a series of adventures together. There, however, the comparisons end; these fishing trips boast a decidedly provincial English flavour, as Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pursue the elusive tench, chat about their respective health scares, and trade low-key banter. Not much of it is laugh-out-loud-funny, exactly, but it does feel gently restorative. A contented yawn of a programme.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 20th June 2018Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing preview
Once he was in The Fast Show, now he's in a very slow one.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th June 2018Bob Mortimer on his heart attack
Bob Mortimer has spoken exclusively with The Big Issue, about making it through a triple heart bypass, working with Paul Whitehouse and his enduring friendships with Paul and 'Jim' (Vic Reeves).
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 18th June 2018"I burnt the house down - Mum said it was a blessing"
"The fact that I can walk into a room of people, say hello, and get chatting would have absolutely gobsmacked my childhood self. My overpowering memory of being very young is the terrible shyness I suffered from."
Tom Ough, The Telegraph, 15th June 2018TV preview: Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC2
Let's be honest about this. If Gone Fishing did not feature comedy titans Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse it would probably not be going out on BBC2 on a Wednesday evening.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2018Review - Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
It has to be said, Mortimer and Whitehouse seem incapable of taking life seriously. Instead, they mess about constantly like a couple of kids giggling at the back of a classroom.
Saga Magazine, 14th June 2018Bob Mortimer on fishing with Paul Whitehouse
The TV funnyman has told how The Fast Show star helped him overcome anxiety following his triple heart bypass in 2015 by taking him fishing.
Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 12th June 2018Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018Vic and Bob's Big Night Out review
The middle-aged dads of alternative comedy return once more with a holiday special which -as can only be expected from the pair- has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas or the New Year.
Ruby Martin, Cult Box, 30th December 2017Vic & Bob's Big Night Out, BBC2, review
As uniquely strange, surreal and inspired as ever.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 29th December 2017