Read about our approach to external linking. “It’s not about saying: do you want to come and talk? For me, the man has long been a pick-me-up during difficult times and he and Paul have gone a long way to reminding us of the wonderful things that come from true friendship.” From @FrancescaCawood: “Mortimer and Whitehouse’s Gone Fishing is the best antidote to ‘all of this’.” And so many more. The first series was a lot about being ageing men and their dicky tickers. Bob Mortimer is a comedian best known for his work with his comedy partner Vic Reeves.For 30 years, he and Vic have appeared in numerous TV series together, including Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out, Shooting Stars and The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse in Gone Fishing, which has been commissioned for a fourth series. I was like, bloody hell, it’s catching.”. “Hands up who wept at Thank You for Being a Friend” tweeted @magnet25433. Clark won’t say where they’ll be fishing in the next series, but it won’t be anywhere far away. I imagine quite a few hands went up. and Taskmaster His father died in a car crash when he was seven and Bob says he became his mother’s little helper – although he also set fire to their house after playing with fireworks. “Paul is a very thoughtful person,” says the show’s executive producer, Lisa Clark. Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives. “We’ve had letters from people saying ‘I’m going to talk to my doctor about mental health’. Mortimer claimed that he cracks an egg in the bath because it's what musician Chris Rea did once for him after they had been recording a single together for their beloved Middlesbrough FC. Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today. He knew it would be humorous, “but I had no idea until those first episodes started to come back just how special and touching it would be. Clip from Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief broadcast on 4th March 2015 on BBC2 Featuring David Beckham, the funniest and most moving moments, animations and quizzes. That’s why it’s good news that Mortimer and Whitehouse are discussing depression as well as cardiovascular disease, their prostates and their willies so publicly on the telly. Compilation of Bob Mortimer's stories on Would I Lie to You?00:07 - I once set fire to my house with a box of fireworks. His impression was of a very complementary relationship. Comedian Bob Mortimer chooses the eight tracks, a book and a luxury he would take to a desert island. Bob found this hugely entertaining, and began to take part in Vic’s shows. A couple of years ago, early in his time as controller of BBC Two, Patrick Holland got a call asking if he’d have a meeting with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, who wanted to pitch an idea. Of course, he was a massive fan: they were comedy heroes of his in the 90s. As well as all those other things, Gone Fishing is about celebrating the natural loveliness of this country. But in over-50s, three-quarters of suicides are men. “I thought: I’m new on the job, the first thing on my to-do list was not going to be a show about two old guys going fishing together,” says Holland, before changing “old guys” to “older gentlemen” and then settling on “middle-aged” (Mortimer and Whitehouse are now 61 and 62). I know Paul and Bob: whenever they’re out, people say ‘thank you’, ‘that helped’. Our series two director, Will Yapp, we were filming it and he felt a bit funny, he got checked out, and he ended up having heart surgery. It is improving, says Patel, younger generations are better about talking, to doctors and to friends. Bob Mortimer is a comedian best known for his work with his comedy partner Vic Reeves. It’s like: do you fancy coming and doing something – the cinema, the pub, whatever your bag is? And open and difficult, in the way both of them approach subjects that men of the age might find hard to discuss.”. “One of the reasons men’s life expectancy is shorter is that they generally arrive [at the doctor] much later in an illness, in cancer say – they’ve had cancer for longer.”, Along with erectile dysfunction, mental health is the most difficult thing to bring up. The Middlesbrough-born comedian spoke to Lauren Laverne. After this – in a rare diversion from working with Vic – he accepted an invitation from fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse to get out of the house and go fishing, which led to a successful TV series, Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. But then the meeting happened and Holland’s heart sank, because the project turned out to be one about … fishing. “It is so instrumental in getting people to think about themselves,” says Patel. Men aren’t always brilliant at keeping them going, about getting back in touch with someone they haven’t seen for a while because work or family has got in the way. 1. But while you wait for that, what better way to spend your time than with these 27 shining examples of when he was very funny on Twitter. Why does Vaughan Williams’s masterpiece appeal to so many castaways? The idea started off, before that meeting, not as an idea for television at all. Bob Mortimer will soon be back on the box in a new series of his BBC2 Gone Fishing show with the great Paul Whitehouse. Go! But while you wait for that, what better way to spend your time than with these 27 shining examples of when he was very funny on Twitter.
Photograph: Parisa Taghizadeh/BBC/Owl Power Mortimer … Every time i go out for a drive with the wife and see a bike on the roof rack or back of a vehicle I said “Nasty Accident’ She hasn’t laughed yet but I will #prevail, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) July 14, 2019, You can lead a horse to water but you can’t climb a ladder with a rabbit in each hand, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) July 5, 2019, Offer me a herbal tea and I will deliver a fart so dense and multi layered that your face will bend in on itself and become a butter dish, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) July 7, 2019, Ron’s LiquidsHot Chilli WhistlesPottery and NonsenseThe Very Long BagDean Gaffneys CauldronLynns Windows, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) May 23, 2019, Recreating the golden age of British railway engineering pic.twitter.com/qJzqE4Ns1U, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) May 14, 2019, At my age a very useable lie is to say you were the drummer in Haircut 100… might get you 10% off eg a mower service or a drain inspection #ThanksBob, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) June 4, 2019.
They’ve gone on to talk about childhood, friendship, parents, loss, memories, children. “We didn’t put them together because they’d be funny, they’d been friends for years, it was a genuine offer from Paul to help Bob.”, Any doubts Holland had about giving them the green light disappeared when he got to see it. Bob was born in 1959 in Middlesbrough, the youngest of four boys. Bob Mortimer as Bobby Carpets Mortimer. — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) April 23, 2019, Awake with a face like a hobbits verucca .. like an abandoned pastie.. like a glass blowers anus etcs, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) April 16, 2019, Do you need a go-between or intermediary?..I can put you in touch with one: £8.00, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) April 7, 2019, Download my flute album 'Flute and Fibre’ today and get bonus tracks : ‘They Flute Horses Don’t They’ ‘The Flute of all Evil’ and ‘You Look Flutiful Tonight £8.00 pic.twitter.com/XBNiY1dpWz, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) July 10, 2019, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) June 8, 2019, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) March 12, 2019, Our father threw darts in Devon, arrows be his game #, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) May 13, 2019, — bob mortimer (@RealBobMortimer) June 6, 2019, © The Poke 2020 | T&C's | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us, Kyle MacLachlan jumped on the Fleetwood Mac skateboard bandwagon - with a damn fine twist. They cast their wit and their charm and Holland took the bait, though when he told his channel team “I sort of slightly cringed because I thought no one is going to think that this is the future of television.”. couple of years ago, early in his time as controller of BBC Two, Patrick Holland got a call asking if he’d have a meeting with Bob Mortimer and. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse in Gone Fishing, which has been commissioned for a fourth series. That authenticity is the show’s secret, says Clark. Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing began as one friend helping another and has gone on to explore issues many older men might find hard to discuss, Last modified on Mon 2 Nov 2020 10.17 GMT.
Or use the BBC search to find a castaway. As a teenager he dreamed of a career as a footballer, but he ended up studying law at university, and worked as a solicitor in south London. Subscribe or download individual episodes. BOOK CHOICE: My Secret History by Paul TherouxLUXURY ITEM: His own pillowCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Down to You by Joni Mitchell, Presenter: Lauren LaverneProducer: Sarah Taylor, See all episodes from Desert Island Discs. A quick Twitter scan for #GoneFishing reveals, from @1StevieKilner: “Really good to hear Bob Mortimer discussing depression @MVGoneFishing. “You get a great sense of what male friendship is,” he says. Maybe it is though: with the credits pretty much still rolling at the end of the third series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (over a drone shot of the beautiful River Wye), Holland has just commissioned a fourth. Bob first saw Vic performing in a south London pub: Vic was wearing a Bryan Ferry mask while trying to tap dance with wooden planks strapped to his feet. Friendships are so important, Patel says.
To search, type ‘Desert Island Discs’ plus the castaway’s name. In 2015 Bob underwent triple heart bypass surgery.