showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBob 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."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.
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