1. John Bishop was born on 30 November 1966 and is an English comedian, presenter, actor and former semi pro footballer.
41 Facts About John Bishop
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John Bishop's first television appearance was in 2007 on the RTE topical-comedy show The Panel, where he was a regular panelist until 2008.
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John Bishop subsequently appeared in seasons 3 and 4 of the E4 teen drama Skins and the Ken Loach film Route Irish.
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John Bishop has played the companion Dan Lewis in Doctor Who from 2021 to 2022.
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John Bishop had a regular Sunday slot on Liverpool radio station Radio City called Bishop's Sunday Service.
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John Bishop has an older brother, footballer Eddie, and two older sisters.
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John Bishop grew up mostly in the Cheshire towns of Runcorn and Winsford, attending Murdishaw West Primary School and Brookvale Comprehensive School.
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John Bishop briefly studied English at Newcastle Polytechnic, and gained a BA in Social Science from Manchester Polytechnic.
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John Bishop later became a medical representative for the pharmaceutical company Syntex, where he worked until leaving in 2006 to pursue his comedy career full-time at the age of 40.
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John Bishop performed stand-up comedy for the first time in Manchester 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.
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In 2009, John Bishop appeared as the first act on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Manchester.
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In 2009, John Bishop appeared in Channel 4's series Comedy Showcase and was a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind.
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John Bishop appeared in the BBC Three sitcom Lunch Monkeys as fireman Terry.
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John Bishop has appeared five times on 5 Live's Fighting Talk quiz show, claiming four victories on the programme.
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John Bishop's material is drawn from his life's experiences, including fatherhood, cycling around the world, playing semi-professional football, and working as a nightclub doorman.
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John Bishop's first television appearance was in 2007 on the RTE topical-comedy show The Panel, where he was a regular panelist until 2008.
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John Bishop then went onto the Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats before appearing on the BBC's Live at the Apollo.
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John Bishop has appeared on BBC's Mock the Week, and Radio 4's Act Your Age.
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In series 3 and series 4 of Skins, John Bishop portrayed Emily and Katie Fitch's father.
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In 2010, John Bishop appeared in Ken Loach's Route Irish, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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On 12 February 2010, during an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross it was revealed that prior to his TV breakthrough, John Bishop had worked as a warm-up for the show.
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On 28 July 2013, John Bishop headlined the Vodafone comedy festival in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens.
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On 21 September 2016, John Bishop was confirmed to have a role in ITV drama series Fearless, which aired in 2017.
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On 29 September 2016, John Bishop announced that he would be going on tour for the fifth time in October and November 2017 with a show titled Winging It.
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On 1 January 2021, John Bishop announced that he would join the cast of Doctor Who as Dan Lewis, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor.
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In December 2022, John Bishop starred as Vic in the pantomime Mother Goose opposite Ian McKellen in the title role at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End before touring the UK and Ireland until April 2023.
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At the 2010 British Comedy Awards, John Bishop won the Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist award.
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John Bishop became the Number 1 "Star in a reasonably priced car" on Top Gear on Sunday 23 January 2011 after he appeared on the BBC Two show.
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John Bishop drove the Kia Cee'd around the test track in 1 minute and 42.8 seconds to become the fastest star in the latest reasonably priced car, knocking Tom Cruise off the top.
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John Bishop's record lasted nearly half a year until being knocked off by Rowan Atkinson on Sunday 17 July 2011.
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John Bishop was the fastest in the League of Their Own skeleton race, beating Georgie Thompson and James Corden.
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On 11 July 2018, John Bishop won the Celebrity Animal Champion award at the RSPCA Honours Awards for his work with rescue animals.
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On 25 July 2019, John Bishop received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Manchester Metropolitan University for his charity work, and the contributions he has made to comedy and the arts.
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On 30 March 2010, John Bishop took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London.
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In 2012, John Bishop completed a 290-mile triathlon from Paris to London in five days to raise money for the BBC charity Sport Relief.
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In 2014, John Bishop again took part in Sport Relief as a team captain for the Clash of the Titans event, competing against Sebastian Coe and his team.
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In 2020, John Bishop donated 100 laptops to his former school, Brookvale Academy, as he warned of a "gulf" in society risks leaving children behind.
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John Bishop competed in the Ciaran Geddes memorial match at the Deva Stadium, scoring two goals while playing with his brother Eddie for Chester.
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John Bishop enjoys playing football and is a Liverpool FC fan, a fact frequently brought up on the show A League of Their Own, on which he was a panellist.
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John Bishop pre-recorded a video message for the 2011 Labour Party conference, which was held in Liverpool.
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On 30 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, John Bishop revealed that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Day and described it as the "worst illness [he has] ever had".