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Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

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

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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

Brian Cox joins Vic & Bob movie The Glove

Succession star Brian Cox has joined the cast of Vic & Bob movie The Glove.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2022

29 best feel-good podcasts to make you happy

We all need cheering up - Bob Mortimer, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Alan Carr, and French and Saunders are here to help.

The Sunday Times, 13th November 2022

Bob Mortimer recalls UB40 T-shirt business mishap

The comedian and author Bob Mortimer has been sharing memories of his student days, when he and a friend devised plans for a T-shirt business that went wrong.

Amy Phipps, BBC, 5th November 2022

The Satsuma Complex review

Bob Mortimer fills his debut thriller with surreal jokes.

Jake Kerridge, The Telegraph, 24th October 2022

Review - Bob Mortimer's debut novel: The Satsuma Complex

The comedian's parody of a whodunnit is funny, clever and sweet - and the 'Richard Osman effect' will make it a bestseller.

Francesca Angelini, The Sunday Times, 16th October 2022

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer review

The much-loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart.

Killian Fox, The Observer, 16th October 2022

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