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Bob Mortimer wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for his ‘mischievous’ debut novel

A pig will be named in honour of The Satsuma Complex, this year’s winner of the award for comic fiction

The Guardian - UK

Bob Mortimer and India Knight among shortlistees for the Wodehouse comic fiction prize

The comedian and the journalist join four others on the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse shortlist, which rewards witty writers with champagne and a pig named after their book

The Guardian - UK

Gone Fishing viewers divided as Lee Mack replaces Bob Mortimer

‘This episode is just awkward for all involved,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK

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Bob Mortimer fans divided as Lee Mack replaces him on Gone Fishing

‘This episode is just awkward for all involved,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK

Gone Fishing viewers divided as Lee Mack replaces Bob Mortimer in latest episode

‘This episode is just awkward for all involved,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK

Bob Mortimer misses Gone Fishing due to health issues

Mortimer is replaced by Lee Mack in the penultimate episode of the current series

The Independent UK

Madeleine Gray: the 10 funniest things I have seen (on the internet)

This writer might be ‘bad at internet’ but she has good taste in funny videos, including Kim Cattrall scatting, Robert Pattinson’s hunt for a hotdog and Bob Mortimer

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Scared to start a creative agency? We got advice from someone who's done it

Richard Attwater shares seasoned advice.

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‘That’s not my natural role’: Paul Whitehouse doesn’t like being Bob Mortimer’s ‘stern dad’ on Gone Fishing

‘You try spending five minutes with Bob,’ comedy veteren joked

The Independent UK

Vic Reeves and wife Nancy Sorrell indulge their love of bird-watching for new TV show

You might know him best from Shooting Stars and The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer - but he's now more likely to be found in the reedbeds of Kent, near the couple's home

Daily Mirror

Vic Reeves alter-ego gone as Jim Moir reveals doesn't speak much to Bob Mortimer

Jim Moir says he doesn't speak to comedy sidekick Bob Mortimer

Nottingham Post

Vic Reeves reveals he ‘never really speaks’ to comedy partner Bob Mortimer

The pair formed their comedy double act Vic and Bob after meeting in 1986

Evening Standard

Vic Reeves admits he ‘never really speaks’ to comedy partner Bob Mortimer

Pair met in 1986 and formed their comedy partnership

The Independent UK

Vic Reeves admits he 'never really speaks much' to comedy partner Bob Mortimer these days

Comedian Vic Reeves - real name Jim Moir - makes the surprising comment during a joint interview with his wife Nancy

Daily Mirror

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Bob Mortimer wows fans with throwback snap of homeless hostel he lived in during crisis

While living in the Peckham hostel, comedian Bob Mortimer 's life changed forever and lead him down a path of fame and fortune after he was forced to leave his London flat after a cockroach infestation

Chronicle Live

Newcastle to host Vic Reeves exhibition as talented comedian returns with latest artwork

Comedian and artist Jim Moir - best known as his alter-ego Vic Reeves who he will be retiring next year - will be showing his third exhibition, Hot Buttered Mattress, in Newcastle from March

Liverpool Echo

BBC Would I Lie To You's Bob Mortimer's scary health battle, legal career and why his dad's death 'defined him'

The comedian is well-known for his double act with Vic Reeves and absurd stories on Would I Lie To You

Wales Online

Bob Mortimer: Health scare, net worth and how he burnt down his family home as a child

63-year-old 'legendary' Bob Mortimer returns to BBC One's Would I Lie To You? for more tall tales

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Barman, teacher and waitress: Jobs North East celebrities used to do before they found fame

It wasn't always a case of glitz and glamour for these North East-born celebrities - many of whom working regular old day jobs before they found stardom.

Nottingham Post

Comedian Bob Mortimer says he's not very healthy as body 'packs in'

The comedian, aged 63, is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis - and is also taking steroids for the autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints.

Daily Mirror

Bob Mortimer admits he's 'not very well' as his 'body packs in' after health scare

Gone Fishing star Bob Mortimer has experienced a number of health scares in recent years, including needing triple heart bypass surgery in 2015

Nottingham Post

Bob Mortimer health update as he says he 'just woke up' with a 'bang'

Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms treatment

The Guardian - UK

Have we fallen out of love with celebrity memoirs?

The year’s autobiography big-hitters haven’t sold as well as expected, with buyers disenchanted by pricing and lack of feelgood topics

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc … every celebrity wants to be a novelist. But can they hack it?

Haven’t found the time to read Osman’s The Bullet That Missed yet, or Dawn O’Porter’s Cat Lady? Relax – we’ve done it for you. And it was a treat!

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer and Bournville by Jonathan Coe.

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