Bob Mortimer: The Waterstones Interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- After introducing us to legal dogsbody Gary Thorn in The Satsuma Complex, comedian Bob Mortimer returns with its sequel, The Hotel Avocado. We sat down with a nice slice of Battenberg cake to discuss death row meals, memories of his days as a South London solicitor and the correct ratio of marzipan to cake.
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Bob is our national treasure. He encapsulates everything. He is honest, eccentric, loveable, self deprecating, abstract and ultimately comedic. You is loved. Look after yourself x
He likes cats too!
👏👏
Here here.
He’s a working class hero.
Funny as, when he's on would I lie to you 😅😅
Bob is the person everyone wants to be their friend....full of humour, funny stories, humble, self deprecating, polite, strange.....who wouldn't want someone like Bob in their lives. Everyone loves him.....he is utterly adored.
Is there a better way to spend 20 mins, than to listen to Bob chit chat about something?
The answer is simple,no 😊
No there isn't Bob is a wonderful human
Nope , maybe listening to him and Paul whitehouse nattering about … Paul ? If you could pick a favourite cake what is it 👌😂
….. or even nothing; that’s good too .
In the bath it's a better listen. Egg is obligatory.
How refreshing to have a genuinely interested interviewer! He was clearly very much on Bob's wavelength.
I am so grateful that as an American I stumbled upon Bob Mortimer via Cats Does Countdown during the pandemic. Since then he has became one of my favorite people. Just a gem of a man.
I hope you've watched all his apprearances on "Would I Lie To You", some of the funniest panel show TV you'll ever see
@@f3ster Yeah, I think Ive seen them all a few times now
Check out Shooting Stars and The Smell of Reeves & Mortimer if you haven’t already
@@VideoColServices Yep, seen all of them I think. Got his audiobooks and watched all the fishing shows too.
What did you make of Sean lock😂 rip
Bob is nothing short of an absolute legend ❤
Bob, you have bemused fans here in the States. I listen and relisten to your anecdotes with delight. I wish you as much joy as you’ve given me!
Have you read his "And Away" autobiography? It's brutally honest about his heart surgery, weird and wonderfully funny all at the same time.
This is so enjoyable because the interviewer did a great job of meeting Bob at his level with some gentle silliness of his own.
Greatest gift anyone can give to another is to make them smile. Bob always makes me smile without having to try
All I know is that I'm fond enough of Bob to make sure that, if he ever visited me, I'd wind my clock up in advance for his convenience.
Bob is such an utter gem of a human. He never fails to make me feel slightly better about life and the world. A true treasure ❤
We love you Bob!!
What a wonderful interview for someone even older than the author. I'm not sure who I love most Bob or Ted
I could listen to Bob all day he just makes me smile , isn't he wonderful !🤩🥑
Love to hear from Bob, but also have to give some credit to the interviewer here - some really interesting questions. Keeps it conversational and dynamic while also being warm, funny and engaging throughout. Book interviews probably aren't Bob's comfort zone, so he does well to put him at ease.
Many years ago, at height of shooting stars I bumped into Bob (and Mark Lamar) once while walking through Soho. I was so surprised to see them that I blurted out, 'fucking hell lads, alright?', to which Bob very kindly replied 'alright' and Lamar of course just scowled 😂. What a lovely bloke Bob is. Love him.
always a pleasure to listen to bob.
I've just finished listening to it. Really enjoyed it. His writing has definitely come on from the first book. So many voices and lines from other output eg Athletico Mince, Taskmaster. I was sure one of the lines was going to be "Should I strike you?" 😂
Anything Bob's on, I'll give a watch, even here!
I also watch some of those "van lifers" he mentioned, he's not wrong about 'em 😆
A very good interviewer too, natural flow and got along with Bob's humour very well.
A good watch, thank you for sharing this 👍
Bob is such a good lad. we love him :)
Can't wait for this book. The joy that this national treasure has bestowed upon us all for decades is immeasurable ❤
Can't wait for this book, my sister gifted me The satsuma complex, and I couldn't put it down, so pre-ordered this as soon as I heard. My whole family love Bob Mortimer and I've just had surgery so need to rest and this book will help me remember to rest.
What a joy to be able to hear Bob's lovely voice & reminiscences! I could listen to him all day. What a hoot! "It's only a pie tin" says Odd Job. Roll on the floor hilarity and if said by anyone other than Bob would just fall flat. Much love to you Bob & can't wait to watch you perform soon again.🥰
Absolutely brilliant and funny 😂
What a great interviewer, exactly on Bob's level. Bob is such a legend, looking forward to the new novel!
After this, I’m looking up ‘Van Life’, if it amuses Bob then it’s got to be worth a look! Please protect this man at all costs
I thought exactly the same thing 🤣
Don’t know why, I have a real affection for Bob. He seems such a gentle, interesting and funny man. Love him in gone fishing, and WILTY and have just ordered his new book, as his first novel was a real page turner and so funny!
A wonderful interview, an authentic author and loved hearing how he writes, in between tv and sending up/elevating his past.
Just finished ‘The Satsuma Complex’ and have the ‘Hotel Avocado’ cued up on Audiobook (read by Bob himself) - what a time I shall have.
I've never heard or read a bad word said about him. Keep being yourself Bob.
This man has the ability to always brighten my day. There’s only one other human that does the same for me and that’s Alan Bennet. Wonderful man Bob, I shall be off to buy the books.
That was a lovely interview. Interesting to hear about his writing process. I’ve read both his autobiography and The Satsuma Complex. They are brilliant in their lightness. Looking forward to reading Hotel Avocado.
I agree it's such great fun to write yourself out of a corner in a story, that is one of the great joys of writing
I love Bob Mortimer! ❤️
Bob is a national treasure and should be knighted.
#OBEforBob
#BringBackBoilinBagBeef
Lovely interview
God I love this man
Immediate like. I'm now here for 18 minutes, guaranteed to laugh and fall in love with this man even more.
Ooooh - old food! Vesta curry, Smash, proper custard, Shiphams fish or meat paste, I could go on!
I LOVED a Vesta curry, the one with the sultanas in.
Bob would be a lovely person to have as a friend - and I wouldn't say that about many people.
I've just got the hotel avocado, and it's a real page turner.
The best description I’ve ever heard of Bob is that he’s your childhood imaginary friend that’s been brought to life. A national treasure!
Just.... aaahhhh. So satisfying!
And now I'm excited cos there's another book!!
He's a brilliant down to earth man....love everything he does and is in...a true comedic gem....keep well Bob and just thinking of your heart please avoid boil in the bag beef 👍👍👍👍
I want Bob to run the world.
Yes, I think Bob probably should run the world.
So proud of Bob for completing the interview with his eating teeth in. Had he left his talking teeth at home that day or were they in for a full service?
Some lovely Battenberg swilled down with a camp chicory coffee. Can't beat a taste of the 70's. Maybe throw in a beef vesta curry too 😋
My God, we will miss him when he's gone! Bob-the-legend-Mortimer 💙💙💙💙
I remember Birds Eye boil in the bag beef, I loved it as a kid. Wow, hadn’t thought about that for god knows how long!
As a lonely old man I'd love him as a drinking pal.
I share the same birthday as Bob, and I remember boil in the bag beef 😂
Very warm interview, have enjoyed Bob's work since Vic Reeves Big Night Out.
I always like to get the end of the Morrisons chocolate Yule Log cos that's where all the extra chocolatey goo is.
I so love Bob, wish he was my neighbour
Bob nooooo stay away from the cake , you'll upset Paul. I love your heart 💕 it's not too late for you to love it too.
1:32 The film Lockdown was released in the year 2000. Thats 2 books every 20 years.
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Great writing inspiration.
I'm only a couple of years younger than Bob, but I wish he was my dad.
Within 30 seconds, Bob has already got me laughing,,,, the ratio of cake to marzipan, !!!,,, id love to be in bobs world.🍰🍰🍰
...."We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden..!"....anyone else?!!
The nicest Brit to walk the earth.
00:00 When me and my brothers were young, we had babysitters to look after us while our parents went on a rare night out. For our treat, we'd have a mars bar...between 3 of us. The fighting for who had the end pieces was mental. 😂😂
If you are talking to someone and the name bob comes up nearly everybody thinks bob mortimer that says what a man he is, absolutly brilliant!!
Very good interview - and interviewer .
Bob has become my generation’s Eric Morecambe; the nation’s funny uncle.
I used to peel all the marzipan off, scoff that and chuck the sponge in the bin.
If WILTY was his only storytelling, that would be enough. Everything else is a bonus.
Loved this. Bob has previously used creativity being inspired while being in car in retail park, despite not being a driver. Deliberate obfuscation or just fun?
He is a driver. He drives all the time on Gone Fishing. 😁
Too many spoilers, Bob man, but will still buy it. UTB 😉
I saw Bob in Woolworths.
Battenburg as well
This is so enjoyable! Who is the interviewer?
Interviewer is Will Rycroft. You can see me interviewing all sorts on this channel and plenty more coming up.
@@WaterstonesTV thanks! I'll have a look now to see who else you interview. 😀
Really enjoyed The Satsuma Complex so I'll definitely be buying the new book! Edit: bought. 😊
Cinema Paradiso,... Hotel Avocado
At least Bob basically wrote the novel, unlike many celebrities who 'write' novels. Celebrities will always get a novel-writing deal over an unknown writer, and that basically means the best novels will not always get published. Sad.
Boil in the bag beef? Don't remember that! I do remember beef slices in gravy. £1. Can't get anymore. Yummy,
He's right. Grace keeps banging on at me not to move down South. Not sure what she's up to.
Bob needs to do a 30 minute series where he just picks a mundane and random topic and talks....
In the US the first book is _The Clementine Complex._ Tell my why this was necessary....
Apparently because Americans are not familiar with satsumas 😂
@@Blackcats2228 I am, and I'm American. It's probably because they had a marketing consultant; they are to blame for some really weird ideas....
Yes I heard an interview Bob did with Jesse Thorn on NPR where he said he was advised by "those in the know" that Americans wouldn't understand the word satsuma. Jesse Thorn said the same as you that that's not the case 🤣
Weren’t they throwing Satsumas at Jimmy Carr on 8/10CDC in one show? That’s where I first heard the term.
Satsumas also feature in Catterick and Taskmaster...😄🍊
Avocado's in the Mayan language apparently equates with Scrotum. Maybe Aubergine would actually have been the better option, especially since the word Auberge means Hostel.
Auberge was a Chris Rea song too 😁
Bob Mortimer in "I wasn't bothering with plot." Scandal.
Have you ever been to the outer hebrides before because on the way theres the harry potter train i don't know if you can see what i mean then theres the pools... The 7:15 to quidditch using the 2-4-2 loco D175
Bob should be knighted immediately…Just as Eric Morecambe should have been…Any UK honour requires a stated reason for it being given but in the case of these two legends the reason should simply be: Knighted for being Bob Mortimer and likewise it should have been for Eric Morecambe…And I don't expect Jim or Ernie would mind one bit! ☺ …Continue to be well and be you Bob. We love you. #HolyWarAgainstNotEnoughMarzipan #DirtyDogCleanDog
Irrelevant, but the time on the clock in the interview is same as here in Indonesia while I’m watching Bob.
Sous Vide Beef is posh boil in bag birds eye beef
Marzipan's a private matter!
National treasure indeed despite being a smoggie 🥑😉
Indeed. I love his smoggie accent. It's part of his charm. 😂
I've never seen the end of a Battenburg
Fray Bentos pies are the best
Infinite Batenburg
God created Bob and gave him the gift of comedy simply to make the world a better place.
In chapter 11 “Emily” she says 9 months ago her father had left her the hotel but in the previous chapters Gary and grace say it’s only been 6 months since they have known Emily? Is this a writing mistake…
I'm a HUGE fan of Bob and everything he's done, did or is doing! But I was rather shocked and surprised how often he uses 'fillers' and says, "You know, er, erm" and similar! (Everyone says them but I've checked and discovered that Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare and any of the Bronte Sisters NEVER wrote an 'Er, Erm or You know' in any of their works! I suppose if they appeared on BBC Quiz shows or went fishing they would SAY 'fillers'. Who, erm, knows? You know?!) What a pity none of the above ever had the chance to make Audio Book Recordings!
But you're a fan, though? You sound like a judgemental arse. It's a gentle chat he's not giving a monologue.
Bob mortimer is good man l ma depression
Bob your not old. 65 is the new 50. 40 is is new 30 is the new 20 and so on. I think you're like a middle aged preteen. I remember buying Battenberg from a polish deli in England in the 70;s. It would come wrapped up in grease proof paper and the marzipan was thrice as thick and not too sweet.
The British Bill Murray ❤
I'd say Bill Murray is closer to Jack Dee
What the hell does that even mean ? 😂 what’s the similarities..
@@tobyb1018 Well, they both excel in blending surreal, absurdist humor with a warm, everyman charm. They have a unique ability to make the bizarre relatable, often using deadpan delivery to heighten the comedy. Both also share a knack for improvisation, making their humor feel spontaneous and offbeat. Additionally, they often play characters who are slightly out of step with the world around them, which creates a subtle but endearing comedic tension. I do hope that covers it.
Oh, and they both share the same initials.
I adore the work and style of both. But (as an Irishman raised in N Ireland and therefore with all the British channels and Irish through the later 80s and '90s), there couldn't really be a US equivalent of Bob, or indeed Reeves and Mortimer. The chasm between the two in culture and therefore comedic sensibilities don't allow for a meaningful equivalence IMHO.
Marzipan? Sorry Bob, I'll have to start loving Jimmy Carravan again.
Don't blame Preston for dodgy Battenburg, Bob. It's the only place in the world with a road called Ringway that isn't a ring but instead goes straight through the middle of the city.
Keeping it straight ... it's a piece of cake.
Bob moved "down" to London! Most of Britain is north of the dump.
See, he let nub-end go but would never let a morning sausage past him
Hold on he is star of athletico mince and i wish you all the best in your future fucking endeavours