Bob Mortimer

AKA:
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1959-05-23

Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Bob Mortimer is an English comedian, television presenter, writer, and actor, best known for his partnership with Vic Reeves in the comedy duo Reeves and Mortimer. He has appeared in various television shows, including "Shooting Stars" and "Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing".

Crew Roles

The Case of the High Foot
Writer
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Writer
The Weekenders
Writer
Angelos Epithemiou and Friends
Executive Producer
Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude
Writer
It's Ulrika!
Producer
It's Ulrika!
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Creator
Creator
Creator
Creator
Creator
Creator
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {83}

Self (archive footage)

2021-11-20 7

Paul McCartney At The BBC

A compilation of TV appearances from the post-Beatles career of Britain’s most successful singer-songwriter. This playlist shows how the Fab Four’s split didn’t stop the hits and features some of Paul ...
Genre :Music

Self

2023-04-19 8

A Brush With Comedy

Feature documentary from Louis Moir exploring the relationship between comedy and art, and the inner conflicts that lie within. Featuring the director's father Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Spencer Jones, ...
Genre :Documentary

Self (archive material)

2006-03-07 0

When Comedy Changed Forever

The history of British comedy from the 1970s to today, showing how the work of Reeves and Mortimer provided a link between old-style acts such as Bernard Manning and modern phenomena like Little Brita ...
Genre :Documentary

1994-11-07 10

Reeves And Mortimer - Live Tour Puce 1694

Comic duo Reeves and Mortimer bring their distinctive smell to Ipswich, in this live performance filmed in 1994. Regular characters on show include Otis and Marvin, Mulligan and O'Hare, The Bra Men an ...
Genre :

Baz

1992-10-26 8

Sid the Sexist

Viz magazine's 'Sid the Sexist' comes to life in this animated version of the exploits of 'Tyneside's silver tongued cavalier.' ...
Genre :Comedy, Animation

Clown

2002-09-06 6.143

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama

Self

2014-05-24 8

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two. ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

2023-12-20 9.5

Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir Christmas Special

Jim Moir and his wife Nancy continue on their ornithological adventure as they seek out their favourite seasonal birds and learn how they best evoke the festive spirit of Christmas. ...
Genre :Documentary

1992-01-01 0

Vic Reeves Big Night Out Tour

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer star in their first ever TV show with their own brand of original comedy. The show features characters such as 'Man With the Stick', 'Graham Lister', 'Wavey Davey' and 'Jud ...
Genre :

Self

1991-12-28 4

Amnesty International's Big 30

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall. ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2011-01-01 0

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC drama about their early lives. ...
Genre :Documentary

0

The Glove

Vic & Bob are on a road trip across England as they search for an elusive piece of celebrity memorabilia - Michael Jackson's "training" glove. ...
Genre :

Self / Various

1996-10-21 7.7

Viz Top Tips

Helpful hints on making life easier from the pages of adult comic Viz are brought to life by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Save money by filling a glass with marmite and topping it with shaving foam. I ...
Genre :Comedy

Potter

2004-12-03 5.2

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their tak ...
Genre :Comedy, War

Self

2009-12-27 6.8

Steve Coogan: The Inside Story

Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan. ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

1994-05-01 0

Do You Remember the First Time?

An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing their virginity, and frontman Jarvis Cocker remini ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2018-05-21 0

Football's 47 Best Worst Songs

Uncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the best and very worst the beautiful game has had to offer down the years with contributions from the likes ...
Genre :Documentary, Music, Comedy, TV Movie

Self

1999-09-11 0

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans. ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Bob

1992-07-17 8.5

The Weekenders

Two friends search for a quality sausage at an open air meat festival. ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Self - Host of Shooting Stars (uncredited)

1995-12-18 0

No Sleep 'Til Sheffield: Pulp Go Public

Rockumentary following British rock band Pulp on their 1995 UK tour. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Awards Host

2020-09-24 5.677

How to Build a Girl

The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her po ...
Genre :Comedy

2017-12-22 0

Athletico Mince Live at Leicester Square

The live performance of Athletico Mince's 2017 tour, starring Bob Mortimer, Andy Dawson and some special guests. ...
Genre :

Various

2016-09-21 5

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the surreal art movement, comedian Jim Moir (a.k.a. Vic Reeves) presents this documentary exploring the history of Dadism and the lasting influence i ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1993-01-01 7

Reeves and Mortimer's Driving School

Vic and Bob teach the world to drive - their way. ...
Genre :Comedy

Himself

2020-08-29 6.5

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

Bono estente! It's been over 25 years since quickfire sketch show classic The Fast Show first hit our screens, and what better way to celebrate its enduring success than with a two-hour extravaganza o ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary

1996-03-01 0

Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude

A special edition of the super celebrity quiz available only on video. ...
Genre :Comedy

Various Roles

1997-08-25 1

It's Ulrika!

This is a made for T.V. movie, comprised of many zany sketches lead by Ulrika Jonsson ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Presenter

2002-12-29 0

The Fight

For charity, comedian Ricky Gervais and celebrity and husband of Anthea Turner, Grant Bovey train as boxers for a month before taking each other on in a boxing match of 6 rounds. The winner gets £5,00 ...
Genre :Documentary

Father Nicholas (voice)

2005-06-08 4.5

Popetown

Popetown is a controversial animated sitcom, billed by its producers as "Father Ted meets South Park", following the doodles and scribblings of a student at school during a lesson. His drawings depict ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

2005-07-08 7.2

A Bear's Tail

A sitcom from the creators of Channel 4 comedy "Bo' Selecta!" written by and starring Leigh Francis. Everyone's favourite talking bear learns to live with his new sitcom family, The Hennersons. As wel ...
Genre :Comedy

1990-05-25 7

Vic Reeves Big Night Out

Vic Reeves Big Night Out is a British cult comedy stage show and later TV series which ran on Channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a New Year special. It marked the beginnings of the ...
Genre :Comedy

Carl Palmer

2004-02-15 7.111

Catterick

Catterick, aka Vic and Bob in Catterick, is a surreal 2004 BBC situation comedy in 6 episodes, written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, with Reece Shearsmith, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, T ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Presenter

1993-12-27 7.6

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 serie ...
Genre :Comedy

2005-05-20 7.333

Monkey Trousers

Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Mar ...
Genre :Comedy

2002-09-06 7.063

Bo' Selecta!

Bo' Selecta! is a British sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis, which lampoons popular culture and is known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2006-08-14 4.4

The One Show

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. ...
Genre :Talk

Self

2001-11-02 6

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

1978-01-14 5.6

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both hi ...
Genre :Documentary, Talk

Jeff Randall

2000-03-18 6.5

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk. ...
Genre :Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1999-01-01 7.5

Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer

Bang Bang - It's Reeves and Mortimer continues the anarchic and surreal blend of offbeat comedy that has made the duo so popular. The series is arguably a continuation of The Smell of Reeves and Morti ...
Genre :Comedy

1993-09-21 8

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer was a BBC TV sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. Its first series appeared in 1993 following the duo's move to the BBC after part ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Contestant

2013-04-12 7.3

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz. ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality, Talk

Self

2009-06-14 5.188

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music. ...
Genre :Talk, Comedy

Self - Host

2005-01-21 0

29 Minutes of Fame

29 Minutes of Fame is a British satirical celebrity quiz series which aired on BBC One on Fridays in early 2005. The show was presented by comedian Bob Mortimer. The show's two team captains were Jo B ...
Genre :Comedy

2004-04-29 1

The All Star Comedy Show

Genre :

1999-04-10 7.5

Families at War

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer present a new game show featuring a series of unique and downright bizarre challenges carried out by two opposing family teams. ...
Genre :Comedy

2011-07-04 10

Vic and Bob's Afternoon Delights

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer’s new online sketch series. Surrealist comedy at it's best. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1998-06-09 5

Fantasy World Cup

Comedy show spoofing some of the highlights of the 1998 World Cup in France. Includes interviews with celebrities and famous fans including Bridget Nielsen and John Lydon, as well as send ups of other ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Himself

2012-08-21 10

Popadoodledandy

Popadoodledandy was a pop music show devised, written and performed by comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. The show included music-based sketches and interviews with musicians ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary, Talk

Bob

2014-01-14 6.794

House of Fools

Surreal sitcom with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. A series of anarchic affairs featuring the uninvited lodgers and guests that cause chaos and disruption in their home. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2021-10-12 6.3

Question Team

In every episode Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of indolence, Richard is outsourcing the lion's share of the preparation to his guests by demanding they eac ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

1996-07-01 6

Mash and Peas

Mash and Peas was a parodic sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas & David Walliams. Their first television work together, it originally aired on Paramount Comedy 1 and Channel 4 between 1996 ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2014-06-16 7.1

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle ...
Genre :Talk, Comedy

self

2014-06-01 6

Original Comedy Shorts

A series of six comedy shorts, in which each episode is 'taken over' by a different high profile comedian. The result is an exclusive, eclectic and hilarious mix of comedy genres, tastes and styles. ...
Genre :Comedy

2016-09-05 6.409

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

Gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain presides over the mayhem as two stars join team captains – gaming geek Steve McNeil and gaming cynic Sam Pamphilon – to battle each other at their favourite computer ga ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2013-03-07 7

Gogglebox

Gogglebox is an entertaining television review programme in which some of Britain's most opinionated and avid telly viewers comment freely on the best and worst television shows of the past week, from ...
Genre :Family, Reality

Self - Guest

2015-03-30 6.3

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

British comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity guest, takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel, covering everything top tourist destinations have t ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary

2014-02-07 5.7

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2013-04-12 7.3

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz. ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality, Talk

Self

1994-07-04 6.3

Room 101

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

2015-07-28 8.26

Taskmaster

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be cr ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2018-06-20 7.3

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Comedians and lifelong friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their personal and hilarious life experiences while travelling around the UK fishing for elusive species. ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

Self

1987-09-26 6

Going Live!

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Si ...
Genre :

Self

1996-11-12 7

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self (archive footage)

2018-09-27 6.6

Sick of It

A middle-aged man recently ditched by his long-term girlfriend, ‘Karl’ lives with his elderly Auntie and his closest companion is his doppelgänger alter ego. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Self

2017-12-13 6.7

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

Five series of Taskmaster, five winners - but who is the supreme champion of all? ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Competitor

2015-03-01 0

Let's Play Darts

Professional darts players and comedians team up for a knockout tournament. ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Talk

Self

2007-06-16 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrage ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Contestant

2013-01-21 0

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills to claim one of the coveted Comic Relief Star Baker titles. ...
Genre :Reality, Comedy

Self - Panellist

1996-11-12 7

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2002-10-20 7.544

Top Gear

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, per ...
Genre :Reality, Talk

Himself

2013-01-31 8.042

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Charlie Brooker and guests cast their collective eyes over all that the telly, cinema, news and computer games have to offer, in order to wring a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world. ...
Genre :Comedy

Himself

2018-11-28 8.7

Vic and Bob's Big Night Out

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer provide songs, sketches and silliness in buckets. ...
Genre :Comedy

1992-06-03 4

Bunch Of Five

Five-show series of unrelated comedy pilots. ...
Genre :

2000-01-02 0

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Comedic British History ...
Genre :

Self - Team Captain

1996-11-12 7

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Host

1964-01-01 6.6

Top of the Pops

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show. ...
Genre :Reality

Self - Panellist

2007-06-16 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrage ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2025-03-20 7.333

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

Famous for his dark humour, one liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. The 10 comics use every ounc ...
Genre :Reality, Comedy

Self

1967-10-13 7.2

Omnibus

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran fr ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2004-01-10 5.3

Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown

Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown is a CITV children's game show show which was broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004 to July 2006. ...
Genre :Talk, Family, Comedy

Self

2020-06-01 0

Comedians: Home Alone

A whole host of the nation's favourite comedians perform a selection of quick-fire sketches, songs and isolation anecdotes, filmed by themselves in and around their own homes. ...
Genre :Comedy

1992-06-17 0

The Weekenders

The Weekenders was a one-off comic television pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, produced by Granada Television for Channel 4. Broadcast on Wednesday 17 June 1992 as part of a series of pilot ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy