Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Gone Fishing, BBC2, review
Four series in, this gentle show is still perfection.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 5th September 2021Caitlin Moran: Bob Mortimer became my fantasy husband
As his new memoir reveals, Bob Mortimer's early life was heartbreakingly sad. Our columnist went to his home town of Middlesbrough to hear how a shy, lonely young man became a comedy legend. This is what happened...
Caitlin Moran, The Times, 3rd September 2021Mortimer & Whitehouse: most uplifting half hour
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing was the most beautiful and uplifting half hour of the week.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 2nd September 2021The bad smell of Bob Mortimer
Vic and Bob's stuff is bedizened with racist material; their black- and brown-face sketches are far more abundant than those of comedians who were censured during the onset of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. This was criticism the pair completely evaded unlike their long-time collaborator Matt Lucas. And loveable Uncle Bob is the main culprit of the two, having seemingly blacked-up at every opportunity on Shooting Stars even when to do so had no obvious significance for a given sketch.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 1st September 2021Interview: Will Self
The author talks about, among other things, working on Shooting Stars, including talking about a sketch about Bob Mortimer wearing brown-face.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 31st August 2021Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse interview
The duo revealed the one thing that sets their travel series aside from others.
Grace Henry, Radio Times, 29th August 2021Gone Fishing review
Gone Fishing returns for a fourth series of gentle ramblings and the old friends are as melancholy and surreal as ever.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th August 202150 funny podcasts to make you feel much better
Has your daily walk become an endless trudge to nowhere? These podcasts, chosen by comedians, podcasters, Guardian writers and readers, are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
The Guardian, 5th April 2021Bob Mortimer is to publish his autobiography
Bob Mortimer will publish his memoirs in September. And Away... is described as "warm, profound, and irrepressibly funny."
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2021Staged and Gone Fishing win Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Staged and Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing have won prizes in the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2021. Additionally, Elis James and John Robins were the winners in the podcast category.
British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2021