Quite A Boast - A Celebration of Reeves & Mortimer

About Quite A Boast - A Celebration of Reeves & Mortimer

Welcome to Quite a Boast! - A podcast to celebrate the work and genius of Jim Moir & Bob Mortimer - their TV shows, live performances, books, hit records, podcasts, Jim's art, Bob's fishing! With stories, insights and tittle tattle from friends, colleagues and admirers. It's a beauty!Podcast cover Photograph by Jake Chessum'Peanuts' music used with kind permission of Matt Lucas. Edit by Ed Lewis.Divine Comedians Podcast;https://open.spotify.com/show/64xCXkpwT7IyaBJeU41Jt3?si=5c9cbfbc054b47a5Depository of Curious Stuff Facebook page;https://www.facebook.com/groups/128206249199947 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

QuiteABoastPodcast

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Apr 2023

Latest episode

19 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2026

   Quite A Boast - Episode 37 - Tim Healy

   For this episode we chat with the legendary actor Tim Healy, who tells us of his time working with Vic & Bob on Catterick and Monkey Trousers, and of his iconic roles in Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Benidorm. Tim has some great anecdotes, from on-set corpsing with Matt Lucas & Mark Benton in Catterick, talking himself into a dress whilst under the influence for Benidorm and headlining New York's Madison Square Garden with his son's band, The 1975. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   23 Aug 2026

   Quite A Boast - Episode 36 - Mark Robson

   Our guest for this episode is radio & TV producer Mark Robson, who regales us with stories from his long and varied career working alongside comedy greats such as Roy Hudd, Hale & Pace and Bremner, Bird & Fortune. He also oversaw fan favourite 'The Weekenders' and the 'Vic Reeves, Cock of The Wood' radio special. Hear of Bob’s unfortunate reaction to Paul Whitehouse’s one-take performance in 'The Weekenders', and of Jim’s unexpected reaction to Mark’s guitar tuning. Mark also tells us about Brian Conley’s secret button.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Quite A Boast - Episode 35 - Jim Moir - Part 2

   We are honoured to once again bring you our very special returning guest, Jim Moir! The man otherwise known as Vic Reeves. Jim takes us on a trip through the 1990s, from The Weekenders to The Smell of R&M, to Shooting Stars and beyond. Hear tales of filming in the vicinity of a shit farm, exploring the catacombs under Hammersmith Apollo, dropping Charlie Higson from trees, arm wrestling Britpop bad boys and the agonising pain of entering the Cubiscus in Families At War. Plus discover the origins of the games and catchphrases from everyone’s favourite celebrity quiz show. Eranu! https://jimmoir.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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