There are quite detailed rules with sitcom. When people can leave scenes, act structure, joke rhythm. You can't not have a straight… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
We've ignored audiences all these years. We've just amused ourselves and hoped enough people would want to eavesdrop to make it all… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
After I had my heart operation I got really into heart stuff. I did think it would be lovely to go on… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I want people to watch us and think, 'They're idiots. They're clowns,' I want them to watch us and think Tommy Cooper… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
In broadcasting, there's a lot of longevity offered to people like Griff Rhys Jones and Stephen Fry, who are polymaths more than… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
A lot of comedians want people to listen to them. I don't think we've ever been that bothered about whether people would… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I'm not that interested in other people, and I don't have any friends, so I'm not really the ideal candidate for Twitter. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
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,… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I wouldn't wish it on people but there is a positive side to a near-death experience. People used to ask me do… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
Other people just look so comfortable with a book in their hands - I never feel like that. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I was just a toddler when my dad died in a car crash. With my mum, Eunice, being a young widow with a large… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
There is a theory in showbiz circles that mentally you remain the same age as when you first tasted fame, and I think there… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
We've ignored audiences all these years. We've just amused ourselves and hoped enough people would want to eavesdrop to make it all viable. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
We miss 'House of Fools' a lot. We always enjoyed doing that; it felt a bit like a different and fresh show for British… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I worked in a chicken factory, in a steel foundry, I worked on the bins for a year or so. It started as a… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I look at stuff like the 'The Whole 19 Yards' and it reminds me of my childhood watching shows with Mike Reid and kids… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
I like having something I can watch every single night. It suits my habits. — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
A lot of comedians want people to listen to them. I don't think we've ever been that bothered about whether people would want to… — Bob Mortimer Copy Share Image
