Just call us sick and Bob
couple of fishing programmes to do and they modify what we film because of my weakness in fishing and my weakness of knees and my prostate!
“I haven’t had a knee replacement yet but I think that’s on its way. I hardly do any exercise because of my arthritis and my joints.
“I was on holiday and I jogged four days on the run and that has done my right knee in – God, it’s so dull.”
Vic revealed how the thought of losing his pal during his heart scare was devastating. He says: “We have done something every year for the last 30 years and this year marks 25 years with the BBC.
“If anything had happened to Bob, I wouldn’t have carried on. Me and Bob are a comedy unit.”
SKETCHES
The pair started working together in 1987 on shows like Channel 4’s Vic Reeves Big Night Out – and then Shooting Stars, with Ulrika Jonsson, Jack Dee and Angelos Epithemiou. As well as the new Big Night Out, Bob has a second series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.
Vic, meanwhile, had a hilarious cameo as quirky Colin on Coronation Street and has been preparing 200 sketches for an art exhibition. Many fans want them to revive Shooting Stars – and it isn’t ruled out.
Meanwhile, the buddies are working on a film about two friends who are trying to track down singer Michael Jackson’s iconic white glove.
Vic famously appeared on the 2004 series of I’m a Celeb and admits the big pay cheque swayed him to do it. But Bob rules out the jungle – “I’ve better things to do and I am a snorer and a terrible swearer and I would embarrass the family.”
And with those knees, Strictly is out of the question too as Bob concedes: “After I had my heart operation I got really into heart stuff. I did think it would be lovely to go on Strictly just so people could see I wasn’t finished. But, sadly, now I couldn’t because of my joints. I’d be hobbling around.” And it’s a no from Vic too, as he adds: “My heart wouldn’t be in it and you have got to be into that sort of thing – dancing – and you have got to want to be famous.”
Not to worry, chaps. At last we’ll see you this week – on our big night in.