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A comic revolutionary Not to be missed
The Independent
John Bishop comedian, 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. These included, So You Think You’re Funny? and the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards. Also the BBC New Comedy Awards and the City Life North West Comedian of The Year Award, which he won.
Football
A former footballer who played with a number of minor league and association teams, John Bishop remains a huge Liverpool fan. In 2019 he started presenting a football programme called Back of the Net with Peter Crouch and Gabby Logan.
Comedy
In 2002, he was named best newcomer by BBC Radio Merseyside. 2004 also saw John win the North West Comedy Award for best stand-up. And in 2009, he was also nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award.
These days John Bishop has become a regular comedy face on our screens. If he’s not a guest on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow or BBC’s Live at The Apollo, he’s also a popular guest on comedy quiz shows such as Dara O Briain’s Mock The Week.
John Bishop’s material is drawn from his life’s experiences, from fatherhood to cycling around the world. Also from playing semi- professional football, to working as a nightclub doorman.
Acting
One of John’s first acting roles was in the teen comedy drama Skins back in 2009. He then appeared the following year in Little Crackers a Sky Christmas comedy drama. Two years later he appeared in two episodes of Jimmy McGovern’s Accused on BBC1. In 2017 it was the crime thriller Fearless on ITV. John was in four of the six episodes. 2020 saw John Bishop’s Great Whale Rescue and more recently he’s been a companion of the Doctor in the 13th series of Doctor Who.
Books
John Bishop comedian has two books out. The first was How Did All This Happen? published in 2013. His most recent book published in 2019 is How to Grow Old: A middle-aged man moaning
What The Papers Say
‘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
