A rising star in the US and a massive name in Ireland\, nati ve New Yorker Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his r estless imagination and perceptive comic observations make Des Bis hop a must-see for fans of unique\, insightful and provocative co medy. \;
He came to Irish fame with TV shows\, The D es Bishop Work Experience (2004)\, where he lived on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland\, Joy In The Hood \, where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged areas of four major Irish cities\, and In The Name Of The Fada (2008\, winner of the IFTA Best TV Series Award) about when he decided to learn Irish from scratch and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language. \;
In 2010\, Des wrote his most personal show called My Dad Was Nea rly James Bond\, inspired by his father\, Mike who was diagn osed with terminal cancer. Bishop won an Irish Book Of The Year Aw ard for his memoir of the same name\, and brought a solo show ver sion to the Edinburgh Fringe to widespread acclaim and fi ve-star reviews. In 2013\, Bishop went to Beijing\, China to learn Mandari n. He is now fluent and the show about his experience\, Breaki ng China was another major hit series with another acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival. \;
Des has appeared on many live stand-up shows including Edinburgh Comedy Festiv al Live (BBC)\, Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) an d Australia&rsquo\;s Spicks and Specks (ABC). He was also the star of HBO&rsquo\;s A Comic&rsquo\;s Climb \, his Aspen Comedy Festival debut in 2005. \;
He has r eleased seven hit stand-up specials including Made in China (Universal 2015)\, One Day You&rsquo\;ll Understan d (RTE 2018)\, and his latest Bridge &\; Tunn el (Hulu). \;
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