“In broadcasting, there's a lot of longevity offered to people like Griff Rhys Jones and Stephen Fry, who are polymaths more than comics. We're comics first and foremost.”

English comedian, television presenter, writer and actor

Bob Mortimer is an English comedian, television presenter, writer and actor. He is best known as one half of the comedy double act Reeves and Mortimer, alongside Vic Reeves, and for his work on television across panel shows and other comedy formats. He appears with Paul Whitehouse in Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, and has also been a familiar presence on programmes such as Would I Lie to You? and Taskmaster. In 2026, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for his work on Last One Laughing.