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Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

  • 65 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and comedian

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Jim Moir has given up Vic Reeves for good and never speaks to Bob Mortimer

"We've had offers from everywhere. But I'm not doing any more. I've given up. I've done that. We never really speak much. Bob and I have never been ones for talking on the phone."

Felicity Cross, The Sun, 11th April 2023

Taskmaster hall of fame: ranking the most legendary contestants!

To mark the launch of Series 15 on Channel 4, we celebrate Taskmaster's 25 most memorable and funny contestants so far.

Louisa Mellor, Elizabeth Donoghue and Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 30th March 2023

Off Menu Podcast With Ed Gamble & James Acaster: the best episodes

Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster on the Off Menu podcast are especially good company because they're funny gluttons.

Louisa Mellor and Elizabeth Donoghue, Den Of Geek, 27th March 2023

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returning for two more series

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is returning for two more series, with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse visiting the UK's oldest pub and celebrating their faithful hound Ted's birthday in episodes airing later this year.

British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2023

Chortle Awards 2023 results

Jazz Emu won in two categories at the Chortle Awards 2023. Other winners included Dara O Briain, Seann Walsh, Bob Mortimer, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons.

British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2023

Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.

British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023

Video: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse interview

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are back again this year with their Christmas fishing special, but this time, they've gone global.

ITV, 21st December 2022

Bob Mortimer wants more Gone Fishing after Norwegian Christmas special

Bob Mortimer says that he and Paul Whitehouse want to keep making their Gone Fishing show until the BBC cancel it, ahead of a Christmas special which sees the pair leave Britain's riverbanks for the waters of Norway.

British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2022

Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc... every celebrity wants to be a novelist. But can they hack it?

A look at new books by among others Ruth Jones and Bob Mortimer.

Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 29th November 2022

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer review

It's an instant bestseller, thanks to the celebrity of its author, but The Satsuma Complex is also a cracking page-turner, shot through with Bob Mortimer's distinctively quirky comic flair.

Chortle, 23rd November 2022

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