Quick Info
| Profession | Comedian, television presenter, writer and actor |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 23/05/1959 |
| Age | 67 years |
| Birthplace | Middlesbrough, England |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Latest News about Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer is reuniting with Richard Ayoade for Hot Or Cold, a new Netflix comedy game show produced by Zeppotron, the company behind Last One Laughing. Six episodes have been commissioned, with contestants working through rooms of challenges that glow red or blue depending on how close they are to the solution. No broadcast date has been set yet.
Bob Mortimer won the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for his work on LOL: Last One Laughing UK. The show itself also won the Entertainment award at the ceremony held at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade won Best TV Show at the Chortle Awards 2026 for Last One Laughing UK. The win recognised the Amazon Prime Video improvised comedy format.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Robert Renwick Mortimer |
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| Summary | English comedian, television presenter, writer and actor, best known as one half of the double act Reeves and Mortimer with Vic Reeves. Won the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance in 2026 for LOL: Last One Laughing UK. |
| Other Notable Work | Co-presents Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing with Paul Whitehouse; regular on panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and Taskmaster; appears in LOL: Last One Laughing UK alongside Richard Ayoade |
Educational Qualification(s)
| King's Manor School | Secondary education in Middlesbrough |
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| University of Sussex | Studied law |
| University of Leicester | LLM in Welfare Law |
Personal Life
| Spouse | Lisa Matthews (married 2015) |
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| Other Details | Early life included his father's death in a car crash when Mortimer was seven; he later abandoned football ambitions due to early-onset arthritis. |
Relationships & More
| Comedy Partner | Vic Reeves |
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Family
| Father | Died in a car crash when Mortimer was seven |
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| Siblings | Youngest of three or four brothers (sources differ) |
| Spouse | Lisa Matthews |
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Career
| Early Career | Trained as a solicitor, working for Southwark Council in London before turning to comedy | ||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Was a founding member of the punk band Dog Dirt while studying at the University of Sussex. | |
| 2. Accidentally burnt down his family's home with a stray firework around the time of his father's death. | |
| 3. Met Vic Reeves while at King's Manor School in Middlesbrough. | |
| 4. His memoir And Away... was named a Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. |
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