Bob Mortimer
- 65 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 11
Gone Fishing is like The Trip on statins
Two comedians chat about their health and try to catch salmon - a simple premise but, as their Christmas special shows, one that's utterly charming.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 12th December 2020Why Whitehouse was 'knocked out' by Teesside's beauty
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse's Christmas special was filmed in our region and left comedian 'knocked out' by the beauty of our area.
Joanne Welford, Teesside Gazette, 9th December 2020Posters revealed for Vic & Bob's The Glove
The first posters have emerged for The Glove, the film written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2020Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing to return for fourth series
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are to return to BBC Two next year in a fourth series of their light-hearted angling comedy series, Gone Fishing.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2020With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored
New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.
Suzanne Moore, The Guardian, 2nd September 2020Gone Fishing review
Forget the fishing, this brilliant comedy duo have got me hooked.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 24th August 2020Reviews: Gone Fishing, Harry Hill's World of TV
I'm still wild about Harry, even on a clip-show.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 24th August 2020Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing review
A soothing, poignant day out with two of our most gifted comic performers.
Ed Cummimg, The Independent, 23rd August 2020Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, review, BBC2
Series three promises to be as tender and funny as ever.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd August 2020Gone Fishing review: one of the best things on the BBC
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are back on the river and tackling life's big questions in this blessedly unchanged format.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2020