Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have confirmed the dates for their 25th anniversary Poignant Moments UK Tour.
The opening autumn leg of their tour had to be postponed after Bob Mortimer had to have a triple heart bypass in October.
Earlier this month the duo confirmed that Mortimer had been given the medical all-clear and the winter leg of the tour would go ahead as planned, starting in Leeds on January 30. The duo held a press conference in London today to announce it officially.
Bob Mortimer has made his first public comment since being admitted to hospital for a triple heart bypass nearly two weeks ago.
Writing on Twitter, Mortimer posted the following: "So sorry to those who bought tickets that we had to cancel 1st leg of tour. 3 consultants said I had to have the op immediately. ".
Vic Reeves has posted a message on Twitter following Bob Mortimer's recent heart surgery.
Reeves wrote: "Thank you for all of your messages about Bob. He is doing well. He will return bigger, faster, stronger, better."
Reports are coming in that Bob Mortimer is recovering in hospital after having triple heart bypass surgery.
The Middlesbrough comedian's 25th anniversary Poignant Moments tour with Vic Reeves was due to start in a fortnight but early dates have now been postponed until 2016. Ticket holders for dates between November 8 & December 4 are advised to contact the place where they purchased their tickets for further information.
At the start of March I wrote this feature below about the history of South London’s comedy clubs for the website Deserter. When I was putting a draft together I deliberated about whether to include Battersea Arts Centre in it. I’ve seen some fantastic gigs there. Daniel Kitson of course, Al Murray, Will Adamsdale, Stewart Lee in his wilderness years.
If ITV2 had a face it would look like Keith Lemon. Thanks to the success of Celebrity Juice he bestrides the channel like a comedy colossus. Well, I’m certainly glad it’s him rather than Dapper Laughs.
This results of this year's Writers' Guild Awards have just been announced. In the Best Sitcom Category Him and Her by Stefan Golaszewski beat House of Fools by Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer and Up the Women, by Jessica Hynes.
The Brig Society by Marcus Brigstocke with Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Dan Tetsell & Steve Punt won Best Radio Comedy, up against Helen Keen’s It is Rocket Science by Helen Keen & Miriam Underhill and John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme by John Finnemore.
Thank goodness for Vic and Bob. If you watch the first five minutes of this special with your eyes closed you could almost be hearing a vintage episode of The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. There’s a song, some cartoon thumping and Bob saying “don’t matter” just like he did all those years ago. This is V&B back on form at their bizarre best.
Fans of the Vic and Bob sitcom House of Fools got a fright when they read that the location of the filming they were hoping to see was nearly 200 miles further away than expected.
Northeners such as Oldham comedian Mick Ferry applied for tickets for the second series which they were told was going to be filmed in Media City, Salford. When the tickets arrived, however, they were surprised to see that the address said that they had to go to Elstree, just outside London.
Comedian Jason Cook has announced an autumn tour of the UK for his latest show, entitled Broken. The winner of the ‘Best Drama’ at the Royal Television Awards for his BBC2 series ‘Hebburn’ starts his tour on October 3 at the Gala Theatre in Durham and finishing on November 11 at the Edinburgh Stand.
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