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Bob Mortimer

  1. 25th May via Beyond The Joke: Bob Mortimer's Train Guy pulls into the BBC
  2. 22nd April: BBC Two orders Comedians Playing With Themselves
  3. 18th March: Chortle Awards 2020 winners
  4. 27th February: Chortle Awards 2020 nominees

Middlesbrough-born comedian, actor and writer Bob Mortimer is best known for his comedy partnership with Vic Reeves, established during the 1980s and achieving cult-stardom on television and in live comedy clubs throughout the 1990s. His comedy is typified by off-the-wall surrealism.

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Awards

  • Chortle Awards 2020 - Best TV Comedian: Winner
  • Chortle Awards 2019 - Best TV Comedian: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2018 - Best TV Comedian: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2017 - Best Tour: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2016 - Outstanding Contribution to Comedy: Winner
  • BAFTA Television Awards 1992 - Most Original Programme or Series: Winner
Full name
Robert Renwick Mortimer
Gender
Male
Nationality
England
Born
Saturday 23rd May 1959 (61 years-old)

Known for

Vic & Bob's Big Night Out. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves. Copyright: BBC. Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Host / Presenter
Drifters. Frank (Bob Mortimer). Copyright: Zodiak Media Company. Drifters - Frank
House Of Fools. Bob (Bob Mortimer). Copyright: BBC / Pett Productions. House Of Fools - Bob
Shooting Stars. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Ulrika Jonsson, Vic Reeves. Copyright: Channel X / Pett Productions. Shooting Stars - Host / Presenter
Catterick. Image shows from L to R: Carl (Bob Mortimer), Chris (Vic Reeves). Catterick - Carl
The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer. Image shows from L to R: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Channel X. The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Host / Presenter
Vic Reeves Big Night Out. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Les (Fred Aylward). Copyright: Channel X. Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Ensemble Actor

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2020 Comedians: Home Alone Brand New Self
2020 An Evening with Vic & Bob Self
2019 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 3 Announced Host / Presenter
2019 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2019 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 Writer
2019 Would I Lie To You? - Series 13
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2019 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 17
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 The Glove In Development Bob
2019 The Glove In Development Writer
2018 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2018 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 Writer
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. E11 - The Best Bits
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 My Favourite Sketch Guest
2018 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2018 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
 Guest
2017 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out Host / Presenter
2017 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out Writer
2017 Taskmaster - Champion Of Champions Self
2017 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Taskmaster - Series 5 Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm
  1. E1 - Islington
 Guest
2017 The Nightly Show
  1. E17 - Episode Seventeen
 Guest
2017 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Crackanory - Series 4
  1. E3 - The Despot Of Tea
 Host / Presenter
2016 Drifters - Series 4 Frank
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Would I Lie To You? - Series 10
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Very British Problems - Series 2 Self
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Highlights
  1. Series 1 Highlights
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. Special - Out-takes
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 Very British Problems - Very British Problems At Christmas Self
2015 Toast Of London - Series 3
  1. E4 - Bob A Job
 Self
2015 Drifters - Series 3 Frank
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2015 Play To The Whistle - Series 1
  1. Special - Extra Time
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2015 Celebrity Squares - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 Matt Berry Does... - Series 1 Writer
2015 Chain Reaction - Series 10
  1. E3 - Bob Mortimer interviews Vic Reeves
 Host / Presenter
2015 Let's Play Darts - Series 1 (as Bobby 'Carpets' Mortimer) Guest
2015 Chain Reaction - Series 10
  1. E2 - Reece Shearsmith interviews Bob Mortimer
 Guest
2015 Room 101 - Series 4
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E7 - Bob Mortimer, Rachel Riley, Brendan O'Carroll
 Guest
2015 House Of Fools - Series 2 Bob
2015 House Of Fools - Series 2 Writer
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 House Of Fools - Christmas Special Bob
2014 House Of Fools - Christmas Special Writer
2014 Drifters - Series 2 Frank
2014 Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Self
2014 The Guess List
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
  1. Special - Extra
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 Brian Pern - The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern O'Hare
2014 House Of Fools - Series 1 Bob
2014 House Of Fools - Series 1 Writer
2013 Ross Noble Freewheeling - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2013 Drifters - Series 1 Frank
2013 Was It Something I Said?
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2013 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2012 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 26
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2012 Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows Self
2012 Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners Host / Presenter
2012 Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners Writer
2012 Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy Host / Presenter
2012 Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy Writer
2012 The Angelos Epithemiou Show - Series 1 Writer
2012 A Short History Of Everything Else
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 Would I Lie To You? - Series 6
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2011 Shooting Stars - Series 8 Host / Presenter
2011 Shooting Stars - Series 8 Writer
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Show Me The Funny
  1. E7 - Live Final
  2. E2 - Catterick
 Guest
2010 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 4
  1. E6 - Shooting Stars, Joanna Page, Scissor Sisters
 Guest
2010 A League Of Their Own - Series 1
  1. Special - Unseen
  2. Special - The Best Of
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2010 And The Winner Is... - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2009 Steve Coogan - The Inside Story Ensemble Actor
2009 Shooting Stars - Series 6 Host / Presenter
2009 Shooting Stars - Series 6 Writer
2009 Does The Team Think... - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials Host / Presenter
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
  1. Special - Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
 Various
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials Writer
2008 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 22
  1. Special - Technically, The Best Series Ever
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Team Captain
2007 Vic Reeves' House Arrest Various (Voice)
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 8
  1. E9 - Gordon Ramsay, Priscilla Presley, Bob Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Ben Folds
 Guest
2005 29 Minutes Of Fame Host / Presenter
2005 Monkey Trousers Various
2005 Monkey Trousers Writer
2005 Popetown Actor
2004 Catterick Carl
2004 Catterick Writer
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E15 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Guest
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E11 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Self
2003 Swiss Toni Creator
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5 Host / Presenter
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5 Writer
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2
  1. E2 - Charlotte Church, Reeves & Mortimer, Lenny Kravitz
 Guest
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 4 Writer
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2 Jeff Randall
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 1 Jeff Randall
1999 Families At War Host / Presenter
1997 Shooting Stars - Series 3 Host / Presenter
1997 Shooting Stars - Series 3 Writer
1997 It's Ulrika! Crew
1997 It's Ulrika! Actor
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2 Writer
1995 Shooting Stars - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1995 Shooting Stars - Series 1 Writer
1995 Shooting Stars Creator
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 Writer
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 Writer
1993 Shooting Stars - Pilot Host / Presenter
1993 Shooting Stars - Pilot Writer
1992 The Weekenders Bob
1992 The Weekenders Writer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 Ensemble Actor
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 Writer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 Composer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Writer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Composer

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Bob Mortimer on IMDb

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