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Bob Mortimer's heart 'taken out chest and stopped' during triple bypass
Gone Fishing
EXCLUSIVE: Bob, 60, and Gone Fishing co-star Paul Whitehouse speak about their heart ops in the BBC Two series as they reveal they may have saved lives by using their angling show to have heart-to-hearts about health
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Bob Mortimer questions his mortality after pal Paul Whitehouse's health troubles
Bob Mortimer
EXCLUSIVE: The comic and his Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing co star have both had heart problems
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Gay Little Britain star Matt Lucas says his mum hopes he will date a woman
Sexuality
EXCLUSIVE: The actor, 44, known for playing the show’s Daffyd Thomas “the only gay in the village”, is open about his sexuality
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Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer reveal secret to their decades-long friendship
Vic Reeves
EXCLUSIVE: The TV duo opened up about their close relationship ahead of the return of their much-loved show Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
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Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves discuss life at 60 ahead of Big Night Out's TV comeback
Bob Mortimer
The comedy duo are laughing away the aches and pains as they reach their milestone 60th birthdays
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Bob Mortimer reveals triple heart bypass gave him 'kick up backside' and now RECOMMENDS the surgery to others
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The Gone Fishing star, 59, had the operation in 2015 after discovering his arteries were 95 per cent blocked, but the experience taught him not to neglect things in life
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'Fishing with Paul Whitehouse helped keep me sane': Bob Mortimer reveals comedy pal helped him recover from heart op
Bob Mortimer
The TV funnyman has told how the Fast Show star helped him overcome anxiety following his triple heart bypass in 2015 by taking him fishing
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Bob Mortimer desperate to get in I’m A Celebrity jungle to last longer than comedy partner
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
His comedy partner Vic Reeves was favourite to win but found himself booted off second, but Bob wants an invite to the reality show to win the leafy crown
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Comedian Matt Lucas brings back George Dawes and dresses as big baby in support of #5for5 Theirworld's global campaign
Matt Lucas
Little Britain star Matt Lucas revives his old character George Dawes for the charity appeal
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Middlesbrough told they stink by celebrity fan Bob Mortimer — but it won't put the wind up Aitor Karanka
Middlesbrough FC
Boro manager convinced he'll end their first season back in the top flight smelling of roses despite growing relegation fears
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Cops in Chris Evans sex abuse probe could quiz Bob Geldof, Bob Mortimer and Gaby Roslin
Chris Evans
It is understood the stars are likely to be contacted as potential witnesses
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Bob Mortimer secretly married wife Lisa Matthews HOURS before lifesaving heart surgery
Bob Mortimer
The British funnyman tied the knot with his partner as he prepared for his triple heart bypass heart operation in October
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Danny Dyer starts his Christmas Day drinking at 8am with a Bloody Mary for breakfast
Danny Dyer
The EastEnders star also reveals his worst ever present was a kite from a petrol station and reveals his feisty Nan wasn't a fan of his cash gift
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Bob Mortimer makes first public appearance after triple heart bypass surgery
Bob Mortimer
The Shooting Stars presenter, 56, was on a shopping trip with his wife Lisa near to his home in Kent
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Bob Mortimer apologises to fans for cancelling shows after life-saving triple heart bypass surgery
Bob Mortimer
The TV funnyman had to cancel the first leg of his tour with comedy partner Vic Reeves - their first live shows in 20 years
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Vic Reeves vows Bob Mortimer "will return bigger, faster, stronger and better" after life-saving heart surgery
Bob Mortimer
The 56-year-old Shooting Stars comic was due to start touring with partner Vic Reeves next month to mark their 25th anniversary as a double act
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Bob Mortimer inundated with support from celeb pals as he recovers from triple heart bypass
Bob Mortimer
Celebrities including Jack Dee, Mark Gatiss and Richard Osman have wished the funnyman all the best for his recovery
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Bob Mortimer undergoes triple heart bypass surgery which puts anniversary tour in jeopardy
Bob Mortimer
The 56-year-old Shooting Stars comic was due to start touring with partner Vic Reeves next month to mark their 25th anniversary as a double act
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Bob Mortimer in 'guns and drugs' confession as he recalls wild tours with Vic Reeves
Bob Mortimer
Funnyman also claimed he urinated in hotel room kettles knowing Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson were staying there the following night
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Comedian Bob Mortimer to replace Rik Mayall as new face of Bombardier beer
Bob Mortimer
The Reeves and Mortimer star is taking over the role of Bombardier Bedford who was played by Mayall for three years before his death
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Reeves and Mortimer return: Vic and Bob announce 25 year celebratory tour
Vic Reeves
The iconic and influential comedy duo will tour the UK later this year to mark quarter of a century since their partnership began
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Rik Mayall dead: Adrian Edmondson calls long-term friend a 'selfish b*****d' for dying without him
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The pair met at Manchester University and went on to become two of comedy's biggest names, starring in Bottom and The Young Ones
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