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Des Bishop - My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
8 Aug 2011
Largely funny, tender and acutely observed ode to late father
An ode to Bishop’s late father, Mike, this should leave the most emotional tough-nut shaken and stirred, as Des tells the story of his dad’s life, from stage actor, Ford model and ‘almost Bond’ to regular ‘Queens, New York’ dad. Walking the line between…
Fringe 2011 comedy: 5 shows about parents
29 Jul 2011
Scott Capurro, Tom Rosenthal, Catie Wilkins and Des Bishop
Scott Capurro. In 2009, the San Francisco comic wrote movingly and warmly about the death of his mother, Donna. Now he’s turned his pain into Who are the Jocks? a show about his ‘best friend and coke dealer’. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not…
Comedy picks for the Edinburgh Fringe 2011
20 Jul 2011
David O’Doherty Two shows this year from the beloved man of lo-fi musical comedy with the high-laugh quotient. His usual brilliant sit-down/stand-up fare, David O’Doherty is Looking Up, is augmented by his debut on the one-man comic play scene. Rory…
Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist a strong gathering led by Bo Burnham and Josie Long
26 Aug 2010
2010 awards puts two women on shortlist for first time
According to Nica Burns, producer of the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards, 2010 is ‘a vintage year for comedy,’ and the shortlist for the main award ‘reflects the enormous changes in the comedy landscape’. Of course, this might just be the kind of…
The 80s Movie Flashback
16 Aug 2010
If you like self-aware tackiness, try it out
Irish-American comic Bishop may be right when calls this ‘the most honest show at the Fringe’. His father’s recent terminal cancer diagnosis provides the launching-off point for a funny, insightful, and surprisingly tender journey through the life of…
Des Bishop
13 Aug 2010
My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
Irish-American comic Bishop may be right when calls this ‘the most honest show at the Fringe’. His father’s recent terminal cancer diagnosis provides the launching-off point for a funny, insightful, and surprisingly tender journey through the life of…
Des Bishop tells his father's near miss story at Fringe 2010
29 Jul 2010
Irish-American comic presents My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
Des Bishop has wanted to tell his father’s story for a long time. The former model and actor, who had bit parts in Zulu and Day of the Triffids, narrowly lost out to George Lazenby for the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. After…
Des Bishop
24 Aug 2009
A show of empathy, if not quite originality
Spending his teenage years in Ireland after growing up in New York has not only given Bishop a mongrel accent, but a complex mix of Queens confidence and Blarney charm all wrapped in a self-effacing confusion. It's a confusion that invades the intimate…
Edinburgh Festival comedy highlights for a fiver
15 Jul 2009
Ooh, a Fringe in a credit crunch. It’ll be interesting times for all this year, but if you get in quick you can catch some of the best acts in exchange for a mere fiver. We’ve selected fifty of the finest shows you can see for the price of a…
Des Bishop
14 Aug 2008
An early move to Ireland from New York was probably the best thing to happen to Bishop's career as his routine is full of fond pokes and jibes at the people of the Emerald Isle. Less well done are his recoveries from unexpected audience banter and the…
