Robert Renwick "Bob" Mortimer (born 23 May 1959) is an English comedian and actor, who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves (see Vic and Bob). He owns the independent production company Pett Productions with Vic Reeves and Lisa Clark and is the voice of Churchill the Dog in adverts for Churchill Insurance.
British Academy Television Award for Best Originality, British Comedy Award for Best Variety Performer, British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Personality
Music Groups
Vic and Bob
Movies
The All Star Comedy Show
TV Shows
Shooting Stars, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, Catterick, Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer, Randall & Hopkirk, Families At War, The Weekenders, Vic and Bob's Afternoon Delights, Monkey Trousers, Tittybangbang, Popetown, 29 Minutes of Fame, 100 Greatest
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Fact
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He married Lisa Matthews, his partner of 22 years, in October 2015, half an hour before having a triple heart bypass operation, having learned only five days earlier that the operation was necessary. He needed special permission from the registrar, backed by a report from his consultant that he was "incredibly ill", to avoid the normal requirement to give 21 days' notice of marriage.
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Often uses a hand double for close-ups because he bites his finger nails.
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Is an avid Middlesbrough F.C. supporter. Once trialed for their youth team and, more recently, released a version of Chris Rea's "Let's Dance" accompanied by the team.
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Suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis which he controls using steroids.
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Worked as a solicitor before taking up comedy.
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Children: Harry and Thomas
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Matt Berry Does...
2015
TV Series
House of Fools
TV Series 1 episode, 2015 written by - 7 episodes, 2014 writer - 5 episodes, 2015
The Case of the High Foot
2014
Short writer
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
2011
TV Series writer
Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights
2011
TV Series 20 episodes
Shooting Stars
TV Series 1 episode, 2009 written by - 50 episodes, 1993 - 2008 writer - 8 episodes, 2009 - 2010
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009
TV Movie written by
Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
2008
TV Movie documentary
Tittybangbang
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Monkey Trousers
2005
TV Series writer - 5 episodes
The All Star Comedy Show
2004
TV Movie
Catterick
2004
TV Series written by - 6 episodes
Shooting Stars
2004
TV Series concept
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
1999
TV Series written by - 6 episodes
The Fast Show Live
1998
Video
It's Ulrika!
1997
TV Movie written by
Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude
1996
Video written by
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993-1995
TV Series written by - 12 episodes
Bunch of Five
1992
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
1990-1991
TV Series written by - 15 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Drifters
2013-2016
TV Series
Frank
House of Fools
2014-2015
TV Series
Bob
Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief
2015
TV Series
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
2014
TV Mini-Series
Dermot Mulligan
Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights
2011
TV Series
Rock 'n' Roller / Chris Mitchell / Reporter / ...
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009
TV Movie
Noel Edmonds Arthur Scargill Kajagoogoo ...
Tittybangbang
2006
TV Series
Magwash Extra
Popetown
2006
TV Series
Father Nicholas
Monkey Trousers
2005
TV Series
Various Characters
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
Potter
The All Star Comedy Show
2004
TV Movie
Various Roles
Catterick
2004
TV Series
Carl Palmer / Fanny Fresh Man
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
Kung-Fu Clown
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000-2001
TV Series
Jeff Randall
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
1999
TV Series
Bob / Various
Creche Landing
1998
TV Movie voice
It's Ulrika!
1997
TV Movie
Various Roles
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993-1995
TV Series
Bob / Various
Sid the Sexist
1992
Video
Baz (voice, as Robert Mortimer)
Bunch of Five
1992
TV Series
Bob
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
1990-1991
TV Series
Graham Lister / The Man with the Stick / Wavy Davy / ...
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
1999
TV Series 6 episodes
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993-1995
TV Series 12 episodes
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
1990-1991
TV Series 14 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Funny Valentines
2015
TV Mini-Series producer - 2 episodes
Channel M
2014
Short producer
Foxageddon
2014
Short producer
The Case of the High Foot
2014
Short producer
The All Star Comedy Show
2004
TV Movie executive producer
Catterick
2004
TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer
1999
TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
It's Ulrika!
1997
TV Movie producer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Hit Wonderland
2013
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Shooting Stars
1996
TV Series performer - 1 episode
EastEnders
1996
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Top of the Pops
1995
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tittybangbang
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crackanory
2017
TV Series
Himself - Storyteller
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013-2016
TV Series
Himself
Go 8 Bit
2016
TV Series
Himself
Would I Lie to You?
2012-2016
TV Series
Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
2016
TV Series
Himself
Very British Problems
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Panellist / Himself - Panelist
Toast of London
2015
TV Series
Himself
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
2015
TV Series
Himself
Play to the Whistle
2015
TV Series
Himself - Team Member
Celebrity Squares
2015
TV Series
Himself
Room 101
2015
TV Series
Himself
50 Years of BBC2 Comedy
2014
TV Movie documentary
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Sunday Brunch
2012-2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Ross Noble: Freewheeling
2013
TV Series
Himself
Was It Something I Said?
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2013
TV Special
Himself - Contestant
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
2013
TV Series
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996-2012
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Host / Himself - Team Captain
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2012
TV Special
Himself
Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Lucky Sexy Winners
2012
TV Series
Himself
A Short History of Everything Else
2012
TV Series
Himself
The British Comedy Awards 2011
2011
TV Special
Himself
Children in Need
2011
TV Series
Himself
Shooting Stars
1993-2011
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The One Show
2008-2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90s
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights
2011
TV Series
Himself
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Country House Revealed
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Angelos Epithemiou's Moving On
2010
TV Series
Himself
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 100 Greatest World Cup Moments of All Time!
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Live from Studio Five
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Big Brother's Efourum
2009
TV Series
Himself
Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
New Heroes of Comedy
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Memoirs of a Cigarette
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Perfect Night In
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comedy Connections
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
The South Bank Show
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2002-2005
TV Series
Himself
Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
29 Minutes of Fame
2005
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Richard & Judy
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
Orange Playlist
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Comedians' Comedian
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself - Introducer: Comedy Award
Bo' Selecta!
2004
TV Series
Himself
Star Sale
2004
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
2003
TV Special
Himself - Host
Pure 24
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Fight
2002
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
Sport Relief
2002
TV Special
Himself
It's Your New Year's Eve Party
2001
TV Special
Himself
I Love the 1990s
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty
2001
TV Special
Himself
Top Ten
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Night of a Thousand Shows
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Dale's All Stars
2000
TV Series
Himself
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999
TV Special
Geordie
This Bloke Walks Into a Bar
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Television's Greatest Hits
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Families at War
1999
TV Series
Himself
TFI Friday
1999
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Late Lunch
1998
TV Series
Himself
Families at War
1998
TV Movie
Himself
Fantasy World Cup
1998
TV Series
Himself
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1997
TV Series documentary
Himself
Omnibus
1997
TV Series documentary
Himself
Selection Box
1997
TV Series
Himself
Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude
1996
Video
Himself - Host
Viz Top Tips
1996
Video
Himself
Funny Business
1996
TV Series
Himself
Brit Awards 1996
1996
TV Special
Himself - Presenter (as Bob)
The Mrs. Merton Show
1995
TV Series
Himself
Top of the Pops
1995
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1995
TV Special
Himself
Brit Awards 1995
1995
TV Special
Himself - Presenter, Best British Group Award
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994
Documentary short
Himself - Interviewee
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1994
TV Series
Himself
Hale and Pace
1994
TV Series
Himself
Bygones
1994
TV Series
Himself
The Word
1990-1994
TV Series
Himself
Fantasy Football League
1994
TV Series
Himself - Guest Manager
Reeves and Mortimer's Driving School
1993
Video
Himself
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
TV Movie
Himself
Artifax
1991
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief
1991
TV Special
Himself
Juke Box Jury
1990
TV Series
Himself - Panellist
One Hour with Jonathan Ross
1989
TV Series
Various Characters
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Would I Lie to You?
2013-2016
TV Series
Himself
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016
TV Movie documentary
Various (uncredited)
Britain's Best Loved Double Acts
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Double Act
The Greatest Footie Ads Ever
2012
TV Movie
Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
2011
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Comedy Songs: The Pop Years
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Comedy Connections
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Comedy Map of Britain
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
2007
TV Special
Donald Stott (uncredited)
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Greatest TV Comedy Moments
2005
TV Movie documentary
The Bra Men (uncredited)
The Britpop Story
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
We Could Be Kings
2005
Video
Himself (uncredited)
90's Rockers
2004
Video
Himself (as Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff)
Stan Collymore: Confessions of a Premiership Footballer
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The 100 Greatest TV Ads
2000
TV Special
Full Mountie
2000
TV Series
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1997
TV Series
Himself
Top of the Pops
1995
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award
British Comedy Awards
Known for movies
Shooting Stars (1993-2011) as Writer
Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights (2011) as Writer
Vic Reeves Big Night Out (1990-1991) as Writer
Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude (1996) as Writer