Mortimer had a triple heart bypass operation seven years ago after he was diagnosed with coronary heart disease. At the time, he believed he had a chest infection and was shocked to discover “completely out of the blue” that 95 per cent of his arteries were blocked.
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Mortimer married his partner of 22 years, Lisa Matthews, in October 2015, 30 minutes before receiving his heart surgery (after getting permission from the registrar to move the date forward).
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Mortimer is known for his work with Vic Reeves as part of their Vic and Bob comedy double act and more recently the Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series with Comedian Paul Whitehouse.
In 2019, Mortimer appeared on an episode of Channel 4’s Travel Man with Richard Ayoade. He has written The Satsuma Complex, a comic novel published in 2022.
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