Crackanory. Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

  • 64 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and comedian
  1. 24th November: Bob Mortimer 'loves' Stockton-on-Tees after Home Secretary branded it a 's**thole' (Daily Star)
  2. 20th November: Bob Mortimer wins Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023
  3. 4th October: Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction 2023 shortlist revealed
  4. 28th September: Lee Mack replaces unwell Bob Mortimer on Gone Fishing
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.

Year Production Role
2023 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Chub (River Irfon, Mid-Wales)
  2. E2 - Pike (Dumfries And Galloway)
  3. E3 - Roach (River Avon, Wiltshire)
  4. E4 - Crucian Carp (Sutton Lake, Shropshire)
  5. E6 - Rainbow Trout (Derbyshire Wye)
 Host / Presenter
2023 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 23 (Channel 4: Series 24)
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2023 Would I Lie To You? - Series 16
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. Special - More Unseen Bits
 Guest
2022 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Gone Christmas Fishing 2022 Host / Presenter
2022 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Grilse (River Exe, Devon)
  2. E2 - Grayling (River Dee, North Wales)
  3. E3 - Ferox Trout (Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands)
  4. E4 - Perch (River Thames, Berkshire)
  5. E5 - Carp & Barbel (Reigate Hills, Surrey)
  6. E6 - Brown Trout & Bream (Lough Corrine, Ireland)
 Host / Presenter
2022 An Evening With Mortimer & Whitehouse Self
2022 Would I Lie To You? - Series 15
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. Special - The Best Bits
 Guest
2021 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Gone Christmas Fishing 2021 Host / Presenter
2021 Question Team - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Cheltenham Literature Festival Self
2021 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Sea Trout (North Uist, Outer Hebrides)
  2. E2 - Bream (Burghley House, Cambridgeshire)
  3. E3 - The Lake District
  4. E4 - Rudd (Norfolk Broads)
  5. E5 - Wild Carp (Powys, Mid Wales)
  6. E6 - Zander (River Severn, Worcestershire)
 Host / Presenter
2021 Would I Lie To You? - Series 14
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. Special - The Best Bits
 Guest
2020 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Gone Christmas Fishing 2020 Host / Presenter
2020 The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases
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  1. E1 - Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases
  2. E2 - More Blooming Catchphrases
 Self
2020 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Salmon (River Tweed, Scotland)
  2. E2 - Paul's Childhood River (River Lea, Hertfordshire)
  3. E3 - Pike (Norfolk Lakes)
  4. E4 - Brown Trout (River Test, Hampshire)
  5. E5 - Crucian Carp (Great Somerford Lakes, Wiltshire)
  6. E6 - Chub (Lower Wye, Herefordshire)
 Host / Presenter
2020 How To Build A Girl Awards Host
2020 Comedians: Home Alone
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2020 An Evening With Vic & Bob Self
2019 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2019 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2019 Would I Lie To You? - Series 13
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2019 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Wild Brown Trout (River Usk, South Wales)
  2. E2 - The Carp (Bentley Lake, Essex)
  3. E3 - Salmon (River Tay, Scotland)
  4. E4 - The Perch (Upper Tamar Lake, Devon And Cornwall)
  5. E5 - The Pike (Lough Erne, Northern Ireland)
  6. E6 - The Grayling (River Ure, Yorkshire Dales)
 Host / Presenter
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18)
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 The Glove Development Writer
2019 The Glove Development Bob
2018 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2018 Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. E11 - The Best Bits
 Guest
2018 My Favourite Sketch
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  1. E5 - Bob Mortimer
 Guest
2018 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Tench (Norfolk Lakes)
  2. E2 - The Barbel (Middle Wye, Herefordshire)
  3. E3 - Rainbow Trout (Derbyshire Wye)
  4. E4 - The Roach (River Wensum, Norfolk)
  5. E5 - Sea Trout (Hampshire Avon, Dorset)
  6. E6 - The Pike (River Test, Hampshire)
 Host / Presenter
2018 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything - 2018 Special
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything 2018
 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
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  1. E1 - Wiley Giraffe Blower
  2. E2 - I've Sinned Again
 Self
2017 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2017 Taskmaster - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Dignity Intact
  2. E2 - The Leprechaun Or The Lesbian
  3. E3 - Phoenix
  4. E4 - Residue Around The Hoof
  5. E5 - A Wind-Dried Puffin
  6. E6 - Spoony Neeson
  7. E7 - Boing Boing
  8. E8 - Their Water's So Delicious
 Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13 (Channel 4: Series 14)
  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
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  1. E4 - Homeless
  2. E5 - Sober
  3. E6 - Funeral
 Frank
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11)
  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. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Very British Problems - Series 2
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  1. E1 - School
  2. E2 - Friends
  3. E3 - Holidays
 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 (Channel 4: Series 9)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Out-takes
 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
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  1. E1 - Roomies
  2. E5 - Plus One
  3. E6 - Wedding
 Frank
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7)
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2015 Play To The Whistle - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Extra Time
 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. E7 - Bob Mortimer, Rachel Riley, Brendan O'Carroll
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2015 House Of Fools - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Erik Affair
  2. E2 - The Botox Affair
  3. E3 - The Moth Affair
  4. E4 - The Danceathon Affair
  5. E5 - The Lost Plot Affair
  6. E6 - The Whip Affair
 Writer
2015 House Of Fools - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Erik Affair
  2. E2 - The Botox Affair
  3. E3 - The Moth Affair
  4. E4 - The Danceathon Affair
  5. E5 - The Lost Plot Affair
  6. E6 - The Whip Affair
 Bob
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 House Of Fools - Christmas Special Writer
2014 House Of Fools - Christmas Special Bob
2014 Drifters - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Rock N Roll
  2. E3 - Goole
 Frank
2014 Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4)
  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 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
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Extra
 Guest
2014 Brian Pern - The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern
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  1. E1 - Part One: Birth Of Rock
  2. E2 - Part Two: Middle Age Of Rock
  3. E3 - Part Three: Death Of Rock
 O'Hare
2014 House Of Fools - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Conan Affair
  2. E2 - The Pork Pie Affair
  3. E3 - The Probation Affair
  4. E4 - The Wig Affair
  5. E5 - The Birthday Affair
  6. E6 - The Ghost Affair
 Writer
2014 House Of Fools - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Conan Affair
  2. E2 - The Pork Pie Affair
  3. E3 - The Probation Affair
  4. E4 - The Wig Affair
  5. E5 - The Birthday Affair
  6. E6 - The Ghost Affair
 Bob
2013 Ross Noble Freewheeling - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2013 Drifters - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Home
  2. E3 - Work Experience
  3. E5 - Friend Night Stand
 Frank
2013 Was It Something I Said?
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1 (Channel 4: Series 2)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 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 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
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2012 A Short History Of Everything Else
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 Would I Lie To You? - Series 6
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2011 Shooting Stars - Series 8
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2011 Shooting Stars - Series 8
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Show Me The Funny
  1. E2 - Catterick
  2. E7 - Live Final
 Guest
2010 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 4
  1. E6 - Shooting Stars, Joanna Page, Scissor Sisters
 Guest
2010 Shooting Stars - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Shooting Stars Christmas Special 2010
 Writer
2010 Shooting Stars - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Shooting Stars Christmas Special 2010
 Host / Presenter
2010 A League Of Their Own - Series 1
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - The Best Of
  3. Special - Unseen
 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
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2009 Shooting Stars - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2009 Does The Team Think... - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
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  1. Special - Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
  2. Special - All New Shooting Stars
 Writer
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
  1. Special - Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
 Various
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
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  1. Special - All New Shooting Stars
 Host / Presenter
2008 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 22
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Technically, The Best Series Ever
 Team Captain
2008 The Mighty Boosh - A Journey Through Time And Space
  1. A Journey Through Time And Space
 Self
2007 Vic Reeves' House Arrest
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Carl the Hairdresser
2007 Tittybangbang - Series 3 (as Robert Mortimer)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Chrissytittybangbang
 Director
2007 Tittybangbang - Series 3 (as Robert Mortimer)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Chrissytittybangbang
 Writer
2007 Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self (Archive Material)
2006 Tittybangbang - Series 2 (as Robert Renwick)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Chrissytittybangbang
 Writer
2006 Tittybangbang - Series 1 (as Robert Renwick)
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2006 When Comedy Changed Forever Self
2005 Vic Reeves's Best And Worst Of God Self
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
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2005 Popetown Father Nicholas (Voice)
2005 Monkey Trousers
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. E3 - Episode Three
  5. E4 - Episode Four
  6. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2005 Monkey Trousers
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. E3 - Episode Three
  5. E4 - Episode Four
  6. E5 - Episode Five
 Various
2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years Potter
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1
  1. E11 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Self
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1
  1. E15 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Guest
2004 Fantasy Football - Series 5
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2004 The All Star Comedy Show
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2004 Catterick
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Executive Producer
2004 Catterick
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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2004 Catterick
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Carl
2003 Swiss Toni Creator
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5
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  1. Special - Special
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. E3 - Episode Three
  5. E4 - Episode Four
  6. E5 - Episode Five
  7. E6 - Episode Six
  8. E7 - Episode Seven
  9. E8 - Episode Eight
  10. E9 - Episode Nine
  11. E10 - Episode Ten
  12. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 5
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  1. Special - Special
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. E3 - Episode Three
  5. E4 - Episode Four
  6. E5 - Episode Five
  7. E6 - Episode Six
  8. E7 - Episode Seven
  9. E8 - Episode Eight
  10. E9 - Episode Nine
  11. E10 - Episode Ten
  12. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
2002 Once Upon A Time In The Midlands Kung Fu Clown
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2
  1. E2 - Charlotte Church, Reeves & Mortimer, Lenny Kravitz
 Guest
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2002 Shooting Stars - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Whatever Possessed You?
  2. E2 - Revenge of the Bog People
  3. E3 - O Happy Isle
  4. E4 - Painkillers
  5. E5 - Marshall and Snellgrove
  6. E6 - The Glorious Butranekh
  7. E7 - Two Can Play at That Game
 Jeff Randall
2000 The Fast Show - The Last Fast Show Ever
  1. E2 - Part Two
 Writer
2000 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 7
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Drop Dead
  2. E2 - Mental Apparition Disorder
  3. E3 - The Best Years of Your Death
  4. E4 - Paranoia
  5. E5 - A Blast from the Past
  6. E6 - A Man of Substance
 Jeff Randall
2000 The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Ensemble Actor
1999 The Fast Show - The Fast Show Night
  1. Special - Suit You, Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
 Self
1999 Families At War - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
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1999 Families At War - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Executive Producer
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves And Mortimer
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
1998 Families At War - Pilot Writer
1998 Families At War - Pilot Host / Presenter
1998 Fantasy Football - Series 4 - Fantasy World Cup
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
1997 The Fast Show - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
1997 Shooting Stars - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
1997 Shooting Stars - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Host / Presenter
1997 The Film Of Reeves & Mortimer Self
1997 It's Ulrika! Producer
1997 It's Ulrika! Writer
1997 It's Ulrika! Ensemble Actor
1996 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  14. Special - Christmas Special
 Writer
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
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  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  14. Special - Christmas Special
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1996 Spike Milligan Self
1995 The Mrs Merton Show - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
1995 Shooting Stars Creator
1995 Shooting Stars - Series 1
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  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Xmas Shooting Stars
 Writer
1995 Shooting Stars - Series 1
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  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Xmas Shooting Stars
 Host / Presenter
1995 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2
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1995 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2
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 Writer
1995 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 2
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 Host / Presenter
1994 Hale And Pace - Series 7
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
1993 Shooting Stars - Pilot Writer
1993 Shooting Stars - Pilot Host / Presenter
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1
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  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Composer
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1
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 Writer
1993 The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer - Series 1
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  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 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
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  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Vic Reeves Big Night Out On Tour
 Writer
1991 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 2
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  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Vic Reeves Big Night Out On Tour
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1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1 Composer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1
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  7. Special - Vic Reeves New Year's Eve Big Night Out
 Writer
1990 Vic Reeves Big Night Out - Series 1
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  4. E4 - Episode Four
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  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Vic Reeves New Year's Eve Big Night Out
 Ensemble Actor

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

Born
Saturday 23rd May 1959 (64 years-old)
Full name
Robert Renwick Mortimer
AKA
Robert Mortimer
Robert Renwick
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Nationality
English
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