Crackanory. Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Bob Mortimer
- 62 years-old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Known for: Shooting Stars (Host / Presenter), The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer (Host / Presenter), Catterick (Carl), Vic Reeves Big Night Out (Ensemble Actor), Drifters (Frank), House Of Fools (Bob), Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (Jeff Randall), Vic & Bob's Big Night Out (Host / Presenter), Families At War (Host / Presenter)
Crackanory. Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
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.
More information
- Born
- Saturday 23rd May 1959
- Full name
- Robert Renwick Mortimer
- AKA
- Robert Mortimer
- AKA
- Robert Renwick
- Member of
- Nationality
- English
Awards
- National Comedy Awards, The 2021
- Best Comedy Podcast: Longlisted (Athletico Mince)
- JOE Comedy Awards 2020
- Breathtaking Genius Award: Winner
- Chortle Awards 2020
- Best TV Comedian: Winner
- BAFTA Television Awards 2020
- Best Features: Nominee
- Chortle Awards 2019
- Best TV Comedian: Nominee
- JOE Comedy Awards 2019
- Online: Winner
- Chortle Awards 2018
- Best TV Comedian: Nominee
- Chortle Awards 2017
- Best Tour: Nominee
- Taskmaster 2017
- Champion: Winner
- Chortle Awards 2016
- Outstanding Contribution to Comedy: Winner
- ARIAs, The 2016
- Podcast of the Year: Nominee (Athletico Mince)
- British Comedy Awards 2012
- Best Writing: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1996
- Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1996
- Best BBC Two/Channel 4 Entertainment Presenter: Nominee
- BAFTA Television Awards 1992
- Most Original Programme or Series: Winner
- British Comedy Awards 1991
- Best Theatre Variety Performer: Winner
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Question Team
|
Guest |
| 2021 | Cheltenham Literature Festival | Self |
| 2021 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 2021 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 14
|
Guest |
| 2020 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Gone Christmas Fishing | Host / Presenter |
| 2020 | The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases | Self |
| 2020 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 2020 | How To Build A Girl | Awards Host |
| 2020 | Comedians: Home Alone
|
Self |
| 2020 | An Evening With Vic & Bob | Self |
| 2019 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2019 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 13
|
Guest |
| 2019 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18)
|
Guest |
| 2019 | The Glove In Development | Writer |
| 2019 | The Glove In Development | Bob |
| 2018 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2018 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
|
Guest |
| 2018 | My Favourite Sketch | Guest |
| 2018 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything | Guest |
| 2017 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out | Writer |
| 2017 | Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Vic & Bob's Big Night Out | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | Taskmaster - Champion Of Champions | Self |
| 2017 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Taskmaster - Series 5 | Self |
| 2017 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13 (Channel 4: Series 14)
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm
|
Guest |
| 2017 | The Nightly Show
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Crackanory - Series 4
|
Host / Presenter |
| 2016 | Drifters - Series 4 | Frank |
| 2016 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11)
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 10
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2016 | The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Very British Problems - Series 2 | Self |
| 2016 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1 Highlights | Guest |
| 2016 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8 (Channel 4: Series 9)
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Very British Problems - Very British Problems At Christmas | Self |
| 2015 | Toast Of London - Series 3
|
Self |
| 2015 | Drifters - Series 3 | Frank |
| 2015 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
|
Guest |
| 2015 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7)
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Play To The Whistle - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Celebrity Squares - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2015 | Matt Berry Does... - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Host / Presenter |
| 2015 | Let's Play Darts - Series 1 (as Bobby 'Carpets' Mortimer) | Guest |
| 2015 | Chain Reaction - Series 10 | Guest |
| 2015 | Room 101 - Series 4 | Guest |
| 2015 | House Of Fools - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2015 | House Of Fools - Series 2 | Bob |
| 2015 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6)
|
Guest |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Christmas Special | Writer |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Christmas Special | Bob |
| 2014 | Drifters - Series 2 | Frank |
| 2014 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
|
Guest |
| 2014 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4)
|
Guest |
| 2014 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2014 | 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy | Self |
| 2014 | The Guess List
|
Guest |
| 2014 | Reece Shearsmith In The Case Of The High Foot | Producer |
| 2014 | Reece Shearsmith In The Case Of The High Foot | Writer |
| 2014 | Frankie Boyle And Bob Mortimer's Cookery Show | Writer |
| 2014 | Matt Berry: Lone Wolf | Producer |
| 2014 | Matt Berry: Lone Wolf | Writer |
| 2014 | Frankie Boyle And Bob Mortimer's Cookery Show | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2014 | Brian Pern - The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern | O'Hare |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2014 | House Of Fools - Series 1 | Bob |
| 2013 | Ross Noble Freewheeling - Series 1
|
Self |
| 2013 | Drifters - Series 1 | Frank |
| 2013 | Was It Something I Said?
|
Guest |
| 2013 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2)
|
Guest |
| 2013 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
|
Guest |
| 2013 | Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2012 | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 26
|
Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows | Self |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners | Writer |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy | Writer |
| 2012 | Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | The Angelos Epithemiou Show - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2012 | A Short History Of Everything Else
|
Guest |
| 2012 | Would I Lie To You? - Series 6
|
Guest |
| 2011 | Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s | Self |
| 2011 | Shooting Stars - Series 8 | Writer |
| 2011 | Shooting Stars - Series 8 | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Show Me The Funny
|
Guest |
| 2010 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 4 | Guest |
| 2010 | Shooting Stars - Series 7 | Writer |
| 2010 | Shooting Stars - Series 7 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | A League Of Their Own - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2010 | And The Winner Is... - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2009 | Steve Coogan - The Inside Story | Ensemble Actor |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars - Series 6 | Writer |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars - Series 6 | Host / Presenter |
| 2009 | Does The Team Think... - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials | Writer |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
|
Various |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials | Host / Presenter |
| 2008 | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 22
|
Team Captain |
| 2008 | The Mighty Boosh - A Journey Through Time And Space | Self |
| 2007 | Vic Reeves' House Arrest | Carl the Hairdresser |
| 2007 | Tittybangbang - Series 3 (as Robert Mortimer) | Director |
| 2007 | Tittybangbang - Series 3 (as Robert Mortimer) | Writer |
| 2007 | Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
|
Self (Archive Material) |
| 2006 | Tittybangbang - Series 2 (as Robert Renwick) | Writer |
| 2006 | Tittybangbang - Series 1 (as Robert Renwick) | Writer |
| 2005 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 8 | Guest |
| 2005 | 29 Minutes Of Fame | Host / Presenter |
| 2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Self |
| 2005 | Popetown | Father Nicholas (Voice) |
| 2005 | Monkey Trousers | Writer |
| 2005 | Monkey Trousers | Various |
| 2004 | The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1 | Self |
| 2004 | The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1 | Guest |
| 2004 | The All Star Comedy Show | Writer |
| 2004 | Catterick | Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Catterick | Writer |
| 2004 | Catterick | Carl |
| 2003 | Swiss Toni | Creator |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 5 | Writer |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 5 | Host / Presenter |
| 2002 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2 | Guest |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 4 | Writer |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 2001 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2 | Jeff Randall |
| 2000 | The Fast Show - The Last Fast Show Ever
|
Writer |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 1 | Jeff Randall |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything | Ensemble Actor |
| 1999 | The Fast Show - The Fast Show Night
|
Self |
| 1999 | Families At War - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1999 | Families At War - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1999 | Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer | Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer | Writer |
| 1999 | Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
| 1998 | Families At War - Pilot | Writer |
| 1998 | Families At War - Pilot | Host / Presenter |
| 1997 | The Fast Show - Series 3 | Writer |
| 1997 | Shooting Stars - Series 3 | Writer |
| 1997 | Shooting Stars - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 1997 | It's Ulrika! | Producer |
| 1997 | It's Ulrika! | Writer |
| 1997 | It's Ulrika! | Ensemble Actor |
| 1996 | Shooting Stars - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1996 | Shooting Stars - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1995 | The Mrs Merton Show - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars | Creator |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1995 | Shooting Stars - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1995 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 | Composer |
| 1995 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1995 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars - Pilot | Writer |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars - Pilot | Host / Presenter |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 | Composer |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1993 | The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1992 | The Weekenders | Writer |
| 1992 | The Weekenders | Bob |
| 1991 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Composer |
| 1991 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Writer |
| 1991 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Composer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Writer |
| 1990 | Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 | Ensemble Actor |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Bob Mortimer on IMDb