* In 1996 / 97, he appeared on an episode of Mash and Peas with Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Reece Shearsmith, in a sketch spoofing Seinfeld, called ''I'm Bland... yet all my friends are krazy!''.
* In July 2002, Mortimer fought and defeated Les Dennis in the BBC's first ''Celebrity Boxing'' match, as part of Sport Relief 2002.
* In 2002, Mortimer presented the Channel 4 list show ''The 100 Greatest World Cup Moments of All Time!. An updated show, again hosted by Mortimer, was broadcast by the channel in 2010, to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
* He produced and presented the second match, ''The Fight'', a year later, which saw Grant Bovey face Ricky Gervais.
* In 2005, he hosted his first major TV series without Vic Reeves, a comedy panel game for BBC One, called ''29 Minutes of Fame'', which featured regular guests such as Jo Brand.
* Also in 2005, Mortimer voiced the character of Father Nicholas in the animated BBC Three series ''Popetown''. The show was not broadcast by the channel, for fear of offending Catholic viewers, though it saw a DVD release later that year.
* Mortimer co-wrote the hit BBC Three television sketch comedy ''Tittybangbang'' with Jill Parker. ''Tittybangbang'' starred Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen, with Tony Way, and ran for three series between 2006 and 2007.
* He has appeared on BBC Two panel show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' on 3 occasions to date - in 1996 as a team-mate of Sean Hughes; in 2000 as a team-mate of Phil Jupitus; and in 2008 as a team captain.
* In April 2010, he appeared on the Sky1 panel show ''A League of Their Own'', as a team-mate of Andrew Flintoff.
* Mortimer is now penning his first novel, provisionally titled "Have Her Over My Hedge (You've Never Trimmed It)", with Charlie Higson.
* He is currently writing a sitcom for the BBC, which will star Mackenzie Crook and Iain Lee.
Personal life
Mortimer is married to Lisa Matthews and has two children, Harry (b.March 1997) and Tom (b.August 1998).He lives in Kent.
Mortimer suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, which gives him great pain when he is stressed, especially before making a TV series or embarking on a tour. On those occasions, he controls the illness with steroids.
Adapted from the Wikipedia article Bob Mortimer, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
