Bob Mortimer chased off a snake in the desert by throwing his underpants at it.
The British comedian stripped to his undies to cool down as he and pal Vic Reeves – real name Jim Moir – made a TV ad. But the pair had a scare when they went scorpion hunting during a break in filming.
Bob, 62, said: “Jim poked a stick in to look under a rock and a snake came out. And I threw my underpants at the snake, just as a reaction, you know, and shouted ‘f***!’”
He added: “Anyway, so we got a certain reputation after that.”
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Vic and Bob, who are best known to fans as Reeves and Mortimer are a much loved British comedic double act.
Collectively the pair have written and starred in many comedy programmes on British television since 1990, with Reeves having made his first TV appearance in 1986.
As well as TV, the stars have also hosted radio shows and appeared in movies.
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In 2004, the comical pair starred in Churchill: The Hollywood Years as Bendle and Potter respectively.
Comedian Bob recently hit headlines after he discussed the potential ending of his much-loved BBC show, Gone Fishing, with Paul Whitehouse.
Bob and Paul’s fishing programme shows the TV personalities journeying throughout the country, sharing life outlooks and while trying to land the perfect catch.
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But while speaking to Radio Times, Bob revealed that he will have to see how audiences receive the third series before they film fourth.
The star said: “It’s judging if it’s overstayed its welcome, and I don’t think you can assess that until the series has finished.
“There will be something in the air that tells us, ‘that’s enough’.”
“We just have to judge at what point the public don’t want to join us. We’ll carry on fishing anyway.” Gone Fishing was first broadcast on BBC Two in 2018.”
The fishing programme has proven to be very popular amongst fans and has gone on to be recommissioned every year since it firs started.
In December 2020, the programme showcased an hour-long Christmas special episode.
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