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Gone Fishing viewers divided as Lee Mack replaces Bob Mortimer

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

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

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 · Oct 2, 2023

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 · Oct 2, 2023

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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 · Sep 29, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

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

Richard Attwater shares seasoned advice.

Creative Bloq · May 13, 2023

‘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 · Apr 18, 2023

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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 · Apr 18, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023

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 · Apr 11, 2023

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

Pair met in 1986 and formed their comedy partnership

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

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 · Apr 10, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

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Liverpool Echo · Feb 10, 2023

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 · Feb 10, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · Jan 15, 2023

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 · Dec 18, 2022

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.

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Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

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 · Dec 15, 2022

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

Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms treatment

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

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 · Nov 29, 2022

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 · Nov 9, 2022

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.

Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022

Bob Mortimer shares health update and explains certain issues are 'dominating' his life

Bob Mortimer spoke to Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer about his latest book and opened up on the health issues that have plagued him in recent years

Nottingham Post · Nov 8, 2022

Bob Mortimer gives health update as issue forced him to give up hobby

The comedian gave the update during an appearance on Sunday Brunch to promote his new book

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