Would I Lie to You (WILTY) - Theft and Shrubbery | Bob Mortimer REACTION

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

"Fingerprints on an abandoned handrail" is one of the most poetic descriptions of how memories fade with age.....Bob is the GOAT. 😂

[@handsolo1209]

If you want to see him at his absolute weirdest, look for things that he did with Vic Reeves.

[@ethelmini]

Perhaps you didn't realise it would be very unusual for households to have firearms in the UK when assessing Bob's tale.

[@tvgcmma9215]

Bob don’t do traditional stand up but did the Vic Reeves big night out which was a bizarre comedy show that’s hard to explain - Vic reeves is his comedy partner and did shows together for decades from Vic and bob show to shooting stars(which is hysterical) they kind of retired from that now and both do different type shows with Vic doing art and Bob being regular on this and doing a fishing show with a different comedian Paul WhiteHouse

[@f3aok]

Loving your wilty reactions. More please.

[@22seanmurphy]

I got it right yaay 😊, the reason why i got it right was I'm about the same age as bob and i used to play it with my friends to and the same name of the game 😊, great guy's.

[@paulbromley6687]

Bob is a national treasure here in the UK

[@thesimpsons17]

Bob is very smart, a little detail like pretending to forget the name of the game and having Lee remind him is so brilliant

[@SvenTviking]

He’s a lawyer, remember.

[@alan-]

@@SvenTviking Which is why he can BS so effortlessly.

[@Isleofskye]

@@alan- and they do....and charge you for it even though,as I found out after 69 clean tears,that YOU do,nearly,all the work to prove your innocence,which I did...

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@SvenTviking Solicitor..slightly different...

[@neilmccarthy5102]

Bob just cracks up even whilst telling true events! Man, he’s lived such an varied life… solicitor (lawyer) to comedian… he’s perfect for this show. Also, as kids growing up in the 60’s/70’s ***in a world without electronic game devices *** there would be gangs of kids playing out. I can remember ‘donkey derby’ which sounds similar ie running through peoples back gardens and clambering over fences - hopefully getting chased to add to the thrill!

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

Exactly my thought

[@SingularNinjular]

Even as an eleven-year-old in 2005, my friends and I used to play a game similar to the one with the fruit described by Bob, only we used to play it with sticks and stones. We used to say there were three rules: firstly, no moving your feet. Secondly, no catching or blocking with your hands. Thirdly, if you get hit, tough sh*t. Somehow, there were kids from outside our group who always wanted to play. Looking back, I have no idea why. Kids are stupid.

[@trevorhart545]

TEESSIDE had nothing. There was very little to do and it was poverty centre. In 1975 my older sister and I both started University and so signed on the Dole between School and University, legal! When interviewed by the local "Evening Gazette" (Frank Bough first job) we were on the Front Page that evening, it was not common to have 3 children from the same family on a Council Estate to go to University, now it is uncommon. Bob brings back memories with a "twist" of exaggeration.

[@necessaryevil3428]

As a kid we would sneak through gardens at night in England and called it 'garden creeping' ... just something to do for a laugh with mates 😁

[@kevinfriel6182]

We called it ‘hedge-hopping’. Simple pleasures.

[@chippie-7592]

@@kevinfriel6182 We used to race through gardens and called it "The Grand National".

[@waynecardall4114]

Yep we used to throw Rose buds at the windows and get chased across the front garden hedges. We called it 'Donkey Derby' . You'd get a clip round the ear if you got caught but was all about the chase. 😂

[@stony303]

We called it 'garden creeping' too

[@allenjohnstone9945]

Ditto...late 70's early 80's cheap fun. Did get caught once and had the police called on us. To say my Dad was not impressed would be an understatement.

[@reallivebluescat]

Bob dont do standup, he has done alot of surreal sketch shows. And yes, he is a comedian

[@WaywardVet]

You gotta invent games as a kid. As a kid, i played "Chopping for Courage". Me and a friend would take turns hitting a well kept shrub with sticks trying to break it the most. And we'd chant "WE'RE CHOPPING FOR COURAGE!"

[@beesfoot]

Remember, no-one cares particularly about whether or is true or not, it is the humour that make people enjoy WILTY clips, so focus on that.

[@majbrat]

BoB is the GOAT. Do all of his clips - so funny. Also Greg Davies clips are awesome, and do one with Kevin Bridges about accidentally buying a horse, James Acaster has funny ones, and Henning Wenn clips are great too. 😊 Such a great show - whole episodes are always super.

[@adz_b]

Yep, echo this 👍🙏🏻🙏🏻😀🇬🇧

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

Plus some of Lee's, his keys one and royal wedding one are food

[@JonseyWales]

Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves (his comedy partner) are legends!! They're both mad as a box of frogs😂

[@jasongoodacre]

Bob Mortimer is the King of WILTY. He's very hard to guess cause his stories are so ridiculous.

[@CellTank]

Before getting into comedy, Bob was a lawyer/solicitor. Could be part of the reason he is so good at this game.

[@christycullen2355]

He's lived a fascinating life that's for sure

[@sigmaslaughter1441]

I think many of us in Britain played this game as children, and seeing Bob talk about it on this show and be ridiculed for it,makes me feel just as bonkers as Bob is!...

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

🤣

[@dazediss6629]

The best way to work Bob out is to ignore everything he says and just flip a coin when he finishes speaking. You should by laws of average get roughly half of them right. But allowing him to get in your mind is where most people fall down. Including David Mitchell who has at least two mental breakdowns trying to figure out Bob’s world.

[@markwilliamson2864]

Bob has lived an amazing life, his autobiography is a best seller. 📖

[@philhallbrook7008]

You're gonna love this one guys Bob is the best btw, but many folk excel on WILTY Play Theft & Shrubbery in Amerikkka & you'd get shot, no?😮

[@DeaconWilliamBrodie]

Bob is the King of WILTY his stories are the stuff of legend, whereas James Acaster and Greg Davies are the crown princes of prevarication. It is worthwhile checking out these two comedians as well. Great reaction once again guys. Trying to figure out Bob Mortimers's tails is no easy task.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

If you keep watching Bob you will get used to his rambling on the way to the point he's trying to make ❤.

[@george150799]

Here in Liverpool UK, probably like everywhere in the UK we played a similar game. Here we went from one end of a rear row of houses hopping over fences and 'shrubbery' just to get to the other end, but without looking in windows and definately trying not to be heard or caught, we called if 'doing the gardens', simple.

[@Ts3cooper]

I’m from Middlesbrough like bob and as kids we would play this like 15 years ago 😂 maybe not the chant but was no bigger rush than a chase through gardens. even though nobody was chasing us 😅

[@patrickholt2270]

When he was a young teen there were almost no video games or home computers, and few people had heard of D&D, so I completely believe that him and his friends had time on their hands after school for stupid outdoor games. We used to play outside all the time, before there was so much panic about abductors or getting run over or the idea they somehow sold us that you should drive your kids to a play center and pay for admission.

[@martindunstan8043]

Hey guys👍 Bob using his manipulation tactics from his days in the lagal profession 🤣 the man is completely nuts but clever and really funny with it, such a character. Nice one✌️

[@paulbriggs5238]

I think the whole point of the game is how funny it would be saying the rhyme, eccentricity starts early in English 🙂🇬🇧

[@johnwhear9600]

It's always a coin toss with Bob. I gave up after Fuji9.

[@Off-The-Rails]

Claudia Winkleman is also very clever and funny on WILTY

[@morbidsnails1913]

Me and my mates (in County Durham) used to play a similar game back in the early 80's. If you got chased it was a bonus 😃

[@Ts3cooper]

I’m from boro like bob and even 15 years ago when I was a kid we would play games like this 😂 ran like we were being chased even if we were not such a adrenaline rush

[@paulsmitheringale9104]

We all love Bob here in the UK, seen him out and about on a number of occasions as he's from my home town of Middlesbrough, actually quiet and reserved when on a night out which was surprising, plenty of characters like him but none to his level, has me creased laughing listening to all his stories, the man's a living legend 🤣😂

[@Robert-Downey-Syndrome]

Fiddlesbrough

[@stephanstreet2160]

Great reactions again both of you. Bob on WILTY is always brilliant. As are others being mentioned in this thread. I think Claudia Winkleman is very good too. The games we played as kids were all a bit like this. Ie "knock down ginger" knocking on doors and running away or hiding in the garden and watching. It was all very funny as a kid.

[@bashab3098]

Bob is just wired differently, I heard this lots but live seeing others react to it ❤

[@helvete983]

The thing about Bob is, the more insane a premise it seems the more likely it is to be true, the guy has lived and remarkable and bizarre life, also arguably one of the greatest comedians the UK has produced. Warp him back 50 years and he would be in Monty Python

[@duncan.5228]

Bob Mortimer is a genius. Great reaction.

[@TheMeerkat2323]

When you get the chance to react to it, there is the best WILTY story of all time to watch, it is when Kevin Bridges claims to have "accidentally" bought a horse. Now, I will say that he is Scottish, from Glasgow I think, so his accent may be a little hard to follow, but it is absolutely 100% legendary viewing

[@druidswillow1052]

Bob is a Pastmaster at telling tales his little embellishments that throw you off, Love your reactions and more Bob please!

[@natmanprime4295]

absolute classic, "we do beg you pardon, we are in your garden" feels like comedy genius, too funny, great reaction it cracked me up too when i first heard it

[@glyngasson8450]

James Acaster also has some great stories on WILTY. Bob was never a stand up comedian, he was in TV series. He was also a solicitor at one point

[@DeltaDW]

Bob Mortimer has never really done any stand-up, he started with surrealist sketch comedy with Vic Reeves who he later became a double act with. The two were most famous for hosting the 90s panel show "Shooting Stars". In recent years Bob has gained a following as a solo act due to shows like Would I Lie to You and Taskmaster. When it comes to shows that he runs though he tends to always have someone else with him, whether that is a reunion with Vic Reeves or a fishing trip show with Paul Whitehouse (where the two comedians they just talk about life while fishing). Bob Mortimer is certainly a unique entertainer!

[@chrisparti]

You have to remember that when Bob was young there was nothing to do, you had to make your own entertainment, and there was obviously no internet etc. 😂

[@kevcall]

Yeah that's just the way life was for us

[@rickthompson437]

You’ll love the WILTY episodes in with the guest Henning wehn on

[@pauldear6660]

This is absolute torture for David. It twists his mind. Bob is a genius.

[@jeanackle]

This is exactly why David Mitchel often has an air of desperation (even hatred lol) when trying to guess whether Bob Mortimer is telling the truth or not. It makes no sense! And that upsets David Mitchel even more than the rest of us. It's too funny. 🙂

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

The egg one was HYSTERICAL.

[@colinstevens2691]

Another great wilty to check out would be Kevin bridges I bought a horse… hilarious 🤣

[@TenCapQuesada]

As soon as I saw this up I clicked! May I also suggest another great clip from WILTY? Chris Mccausland and his rude neighbour? It's a real classic.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

Bobs thinking was that standing in someone's garden in the the dark at night was in a sense stealing their privacy .❤.

[@Macca-zx7gz]

I love Bob! We're from the same area in the North East & my dad knew him when they were younger - although I've never met him. WILTY is great. Definitely check out other people too. Like Henning Wehn & Chris McCausland etc

[@dave_h_8742]

Was your name mentioned with bagga and cheesy? 😂

[@Macca-zx7gz]

@@dave_h_8742 😂 macca, bagga & cheesy 😆😆

[@lk-music]

He's a particularly difficult guy to read when you've grown up watching his early surreal comedy sketches with Vic Reeves you know what randomness he can imagine.

[@nat3007]

House of fools was another comedy series with Vic and Bob.

[@StijnHommes]

Please react to the Would I Lie To You segment about Richard Osman "I buried a badger with the banker from Deal or No Deal." Another hilarious story.

[@wut274]

Hey guys!! Just rewatching thus 😂 please please watch the one where bob looked after a sick owl, 😅

[@Ly13455]

I am absolutely loving your WILTY reactions! Subscribed!

[@Jodi_BoringReviews]

Thanks!

[@robertmarriott6767]

Bob grew up 20 miles from me. He's legendary 😅

[@rikspilz4991]

Thanks for changing your intro it was inconvenient trying to remember to press pause so as not to be subjected to it.

[@clarelawton4653]

Saw Bob live years ago in stage version of Vic Reeves big night out, when dizzy was no.1, love him in Mortimer and Whitehouse gone fishing too, so funny

[@jagjay8033]

one of bobs tv shows was "shooting stars" if you watch it its like you are on drugs its absolutely mental in this day and age but at the time it was the best thing on tv

[@danieldunne68]

Another great reaction. Thank you for the laughs 😅

[@ToniMcGinty]

Bob doesn't do standup. He's mostly known for his partnership with Vic Reeves, together known as Reeves and Mortimer, or Vic and Bob. They have a number of very surreal sketch shows, and are best known for surreal comedy quiz show Shooting Stars. The sketches are fine to watch individually, but, if you're going to watch Shooting Stars, it's best to watch a whole episode, otherwise it'll make no sense at all. And don't look for any meaning in their comedy. As a duo, they're dadaists (especially Vic), and revel in incoherence. And that entire paragraph doesn't do justice to how hysterical they are.

[@DayDoDoeDontDayDoe]

Vic and Bob, were f@&kin bonkers, I think there shows apart from Shooting Stars may be too much for Americans, but I loved them, no sense in there comedy at all, absolute mayhem, lol

[@supertuna6677]

As a kid on our street we used to do the "fox run".. which involved jumping the fences and running through the back gardens from one end of the street to the other, without getting caught. Dam kids!😆

[@WhizzRichardThompson]

I've done the same but only with front gardens. 😂

[@tarquinbullocks1703]

Hello folks. Please take a look at "Would I Lie To You, Kevin Bridges, I accidentally bought a horse." Thank you.

[@teish]

Brilliant clip

[@elainepitkin3561]

The episode with Big Nasty is well worth a watch.

[@Fitgirlkate]

Bob tells the best stories😂😂😂❤❤

[@happilyeggs4627]

Chech out Bob with his comedy partner Vic, as the characters Mulligan and O’Hare, singing, “Rose”.

[@DayDoDoeDontDayDoe]

Didnt she go to Kenya, with the bloke from Allied Carpets

[@howieshaw8422]

We used to play a very similar game here in Yorkshire. But we called it garden snooping and we didn’t do the chant. Just walked up to the window and if they didn’t see us we’d knock on the window and then run across all the other garden fences and walls

[@AldGregg]

Bob is peak British humor.

[@brianjohnston3707]

Hi, new subscriber here ' loving the wilty vids, have you done Kevin bridges' I once accidentally bought a horse 😂

[@BoringReviews]

We just recorded it today, but we are weeks ahead so it will be a little while until we post that one. Thanks for subscribing.

[@kristianturner6391]

we used to call it garden hopping

[@mikeymikeFType]

Sniper’s dream 😅😅😅. Sniper’s nightmare is a guy with a limp

[@simonwinwood]

❤ great reaction esp Jodi 🎉

[@annother3350]

You should always make sure to watch to the end of these videos as theres often some funny moments after 'true or 'false' has been declared

[@realPenrodPooch]

Bob Mortimer is THE most delightfully functional lunatic you'll ever come across. Period.

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

David shouting is HILARIOUS. I actually looked up Bobs friends and they are real. Lol

[@TheOilyRag1]

WILTY rule no.1. If Bob Mortimer is relating the story it is True.

[@dazeitgeist]

Ahahaha, hey, you did very well for non Brits! Bob is an excellent blagger. Witch means pretending you are an authority on whatever subject. He fools most people

[@Telukin]

The game, and true or false, really isn't the point - it's the journey that we love WILTY for.

[@martinmillar7137]

14/15 nowadays may be young for that kinda shenanigans lol but was literally only 20 years ago when that kinda thing was a childs entertainment since there was now monitors and youtube lol 🤣 bobs day goes back another 20 so... 😊

[@jackhagens8964]

Bob is not a stand up comedian, I’ve read his autobiography, and he is/was surprisingly shy, and would not have the confidence to do stand up. He is a very surreal sketch comedian. Done some sketch shows, with odd characters with his comedy partner Vic Reeves, and they also did a panel comedy game show called Shooting Stars, which was a masterpiece of irreverence and absurd comedy, and was a vehicle solely to mock the celebrities that appeared on and not pander to their celebrity egos. The questions and the rounds made literally no sense…..but he has lead an odd life so a lot of his WILTY stories are true, but he is quick witted and surreally minded enough to make the fake ones sound true.

[@davidjack9217]

Unfortunately this game played in the US would result in a mass shooting of teenagers! Something that would never happen in the UK! - Sad indictment of the US

[@83gemm]

Why are you acting like you don’t know if it’s true when you already watched the dentist one that spoils a bunch of Bob’s stories? David says in that one, “It was true about the game in the garden.”

[@GenXHBReacts]

Just curious, but do yall teach at a private school? Because yall seem too cool for public school (especially considering the prevalent atmosphere in today's public school systems).

[@MARK2MAC]

Bro u react South Indian movies U will never go back ❤️‍🔥

[@Darrell3163]

you should read his biography, it's hilarious. A comedic genius.

[@kimbirch1202]

I thought all kids played theft and shrubbery, except we called it sneak and hide.

[@samcoll9443]

Important thing to remember in this game, Bob Mortimer was a lawyer before going into comedy...

[@stephenhodgson3506]

In England on council housing estates houses gardens are separated by privet hedges which are like scrubs.

[@smudge8464]

We called the game hedge hopping in the south west UK. We didn't knock doors,we just started at one end of a row of houses and just hurdle all the way to the other end!lol

[@personperson.7744]

Got to bear in mind that he grew up in the 60s in northern England, a place and time known for its lacks rules and child welfare

[@Mcfc2Rich]

Bob used to be on a show when i was a kid called Shooting Stars. Such a natural comedian, always been good at improvisation

[@alanhenwood5315]

Watch a show called shooting stars it’s brilliantly bonkers !!!

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

if you dont know bob was in a comedy duo with someone called vic reeves (jim moir his real name) very surreal type of comedy.

[@steviekeane]

Keep the ball rolling . Try Wilty henning ... he's a German guy .

[@paulbriggs5238]

The whole point of the game is saying we do beg your pardon, we are in your garden. It's hilarious

[@russelllapua4904]

And on the flipside, a guy with one leg shorter than the other is called a Sniper's nightmare.

[@mrsonor1090]

Why is the sound on the intro SO LOUD? Please turn it down a bit so it match the rest of the video.

[@AmazingChi]

Sniper's dream has now entered my vocabulary as a direct result of this tale.

[@TheRahewitt]

You MUST watch the BOB MORTIMER WILTY OWL

[@petesmart1983]

Bob always uses fake names incase people don't want there names used

[@ramudon2428]

"Sniper's dream, they used to call him"

[@72jonboy]

It was called the Grand national where i lived. Lol its thing.

[@Patriiiiick]

6:43 Even in the 90s there was sod all to do in the north when you were young. I can relate.