They asked me to go on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ but I’m banned from reality TV by my wife. She’s not up for that kind of tomfoolery. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
Catterick’ was originally a movie. That was what we intended for it and we had the money for it and everything. But we couldn’t be bothered – I know that sounds terrible, but it’s the truth. At a later stage we went back, split it up and made it into the TV series. But, yeah that was supposed to be a movie and we just didn’t bother. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
I look at stuff like the ‘The Whole 19 Yards’ and it reminds me of my childhood watching shows with Mike Reid and kids climbing over obstacles. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
When you have a house full of children, there’s never a quiet moment, so I like getting out in the garden for a bit of time to myself. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
We’re not scientific comedians, thinking like, ‘Things have moved on, we need to do this, we need to reflect the world in this way.’ Bob Mortimer Read Quote
I never craved having people leave a show saying, ‘He’s really intelligent, isn’t he?’ I didn’t watch Tommy Cooper and think, ‘Oh, he’s so bright.’ He just made me laugh. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
Our comedy is just falling over, funny faces, arguments, all the comedy basics, really. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
The more cynical commentators on our careers would say that the northern accent has been the basis of our success. There’s a certain authenticity to the voice – which isn’t to my credit; I was just born there. Bob Mortimer Read Quote
