It’s a lovely thought: Bob Mortimer says he wants to work with Vic Reeves again

The pair last worked together on TV with Vic And Bob’s Big Night Out in 2019.

By contributor By Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Entertainment Reporter
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Bob Mortimer has said he wants to perform with Vic Reeves again (Ian West/PA)

Gone Fishing star Bob Mortimer has said he wants to work with comedy partner Vic Reeves again, describing the idea as “a lovely thought”.

The 65-year-old first worked with Reeves, whose real name is Jim Moir, in the late 1980s, going on to create shows such as Vic Reeves Big Night Out, The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer and Shooting Stars, and said it would be “quite nice” if the pair finished their careers together.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mortimer said: “It’s a lovely thought – I don’t know whether we’re up to it any more, I would be up for it, of course I would, he said he is.

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer last worked together in 2019 (John Stillwell/PA)

“Jim’s up for anything, I’m a bit more difficult to persuade, but yeah, that would be nice, it would be fun.