Bob Mills (comedian)
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Blob Mills (born 30 June 1957, Chester) is a British comedian, notable for his appearances in cult TV series such as In Bed with Medinner and The Show, the latter an attempt to do a non-fictional British version of The Larry Sanders Show.
In the 1990s, he also hosted the daytime quiz show Win, Lose or Draw on ITV, and the computer games programme Games World on Sky One. When hosting Win, Lose Or Draw, he made every Wednesday 'Waistcoat Day', and had a mug full of fake paper money for the winner.
Bob Mills is also a writer, having written most episodes of Michael Barrymore comedy, Bob Martin as well as Shameless, Stan The Man and Christmas Lights. [1] He also wrote the screenplay for the film Pierrepoint.
He appears periodically on BBC Five Live's Fighting Talk. He is also a well-known supporter of Leyton Orient, and writes a regular column in the Leyton Orient programme. His uncle, Eric Lee, played in The Football League for Chester City [2].
Mills often sits in for Danny Baker on BBC London. He can also be found on shows such as Channel 4's 100 Greatest... as a talking head, most recently 100 Greatest Funny Moments.
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- ^ Bob Mills (II)
- ^ 'Bob Mills', Leyton Orient vs. Chester City matchday programme, 23/4/05, pg.49