John Bishop
John Bishop performed stand-up comedy for the first time in October 2000, and the following year made it to the final of all the major new act competitions, including So You Think You're Funny, the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards, the BBC New Comedy Awards and the City Life North West Comedian of The Year Award, which he won.
In 2002, he was named best newcomer by BBC Radio Merseyside, and in 2004 he won the North West Comedy Award for best stand-up. In 2009, he appeared as the first act on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Manchester. That year he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where his show Elvis Has Left the Building was nominated for an Eddie (Edinburgh Comedy Award).
In 2009 he appeared on a short series on Channel 4 called "Comedy Showcase." He has appeared four times on 5 Live's quiz show Fighting Talk and has since claimed four victories on the program.
His material is drawn from his life's experiences, from fatherhood to cycling around the world, to playing semi- professional football, to working as a nightclub doorman.
In 2009 John had his first appearance on BBC's Live at the Apollo. In December 2009 John started his own TV programme on LFC TV called John Bishop meets..., where he meets former Liverpool football legends.
Bishop's debut DVD is scheduled for release on 9th November 2010.
Television credits include:
The Byrne Ultimatum RTE
The Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow BBC1
The Increasingly Poor decisions of Todd Margaret Channel 4
Lunch Monkeys BBC3
The Late Late RTE1
Skins E4
The Cafe RTE2
This is Anfield Setanta
John Bishops Dream Team Setanta
Celebrity Kop Club Setanta
For One Night Only ITV1
8 Out Of 10 Cats Channel 4
Soccer AM Sky One
Comedy Cuts (series 3) ITV 2
Sky News Sky News
Boom Bang A Bang UKTV Gold
The Panel RTE
Comedy Store (Series 4 & 6) Paramount
Brain Candy BBC 3
Blame Game BBC Ulster
Liffy Laffs RTE Ireland
How To Survive... BBC 3
Celebrity Poker Challenge TV
Soccer Night Granada
Bishop's Comedy Christmas Special Liverpoolfc.tv
Radio credits include:
Happy Families BBC Radio 4
Four at the store BBC Radio 4
The Bishops Sunday Service Radio City 96.7
Film credits include:
Route Irish Dir. Ken Loach
Theatre credits include:
One Night In Istanbul Liverpool Empire
Awards include:
Nominee Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2009
Testimonials:
"A comic revolutionary... Not to be missed"
The Independent
"If you fail to laugh like a lunatic, check yourself into a mortuary: You are probably dead" Metro
"The most exciting thing to emerge from the Manchester comedy scene since Peter Kay" City Life
