Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Bob 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 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 2021Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021The Glove set to film this summer
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are set to start filming their long-awaited movie The Glove this summer - and it could feature Ant-Man star Paul Rudd.
Chortle, 8th February 2021Vic & Bob were threatened at gunpoint in US trip
The pair hired motorcycles in 1992 in the hope of driving from the west coast to the east coast of the US but turned back early on in their journey due to heavy rain. However, before that they took a wrong turn and ended up in the city of Compton, south of downtown Los Angeles. Speaking on his new podcast with Jools Holland, Reeves recalled how they had stopped at a red light before being threatened by another driver.
The Irish News, 27th January 2021Vic Reeves & Morgana Robinson star in sitcom podcast
Vic Reeves and Morgana Robinson are amongst the cast of a new sitcom podcast by Tony Pitts. Robinson will also star in the upcoming second series of Sky's Intelligence.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2021Mortimer & Whitehouse launch Gone Fishing website
An accompanying website for BBC Two's hit comedy-travelogue Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing has been launched.
British Comedy Guide, 7th January 2021Village of Staithes basks in BBC fishing limelight
Interest in North Yorkshire beauty spot has rocketed since Mortimer & Whitehouse's Christmas special.
Rhi Storer, The Guardian, 20th December 2020