John Bishop

John Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, and former footballer. Bishop played for Hyde FC and Southport FC. His was first on television with The Panel in 2008. He later appeared in the E4 teen drama Skins (seasons 3 and 4) and in the Ken Loach movie Route Irish. He also does stand-up comedy. In 2004, he won the best North West stand-up comedian award.^[3] He was also nominated for a Edinburgh Comedy Award that same year.^[4] He is from Liverpool and is well known for speaking with a strong Liverpool accent.

John Bishop
Bishop in June 2011
Born	(1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57) Liverpool, England
Occupation(s)	Comedian, presenter, actor, footballer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Melanie Bishop ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	3
Relatives	Eddie Bishop (brother)
Website	johnbishoponline.com

John Bishop

Bishop carrying the Olympic Torch at Jodrell Bank in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Hyde	41[2]	(7)
1990–1991	Southport	35[2]	(7)
Total		76	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2008	The Panel	Panellist	6 episodes
2008	Celebrity Juice	Guest panellist	Series 1, Episode 7
2009, 2010	Live at the Apollo	Guest performer	2 episodes
	Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow	Guest performer	Series 1, Episode 2 & Series 2, Episode 3
2009–2010	Skins	Rob Fitch	Series 3–4 (3 episodes)
2010–2011	John Bishop's Britain	Presenter	2 series on BBC One
	A League of Their Own	Regular (appeared as a guest panelist in Series 11)	4 series
2010	Have I Got News for You	Guest presenter	Series 39, Episode 9 & Series 40, Episode 3
	Mock the Week	Guest panellist	Series 8, Episode 2
	Would I Lie to You?	Guest panellist	Series 4, Episode 8
2011	Top Gear	Guest	Series 16, Episode 3
	Little Crackers	Bobby	Series 2, Episode 7: "John Bishop's Little Cracker"
2012	Who Do You Think You Are?	Himself	Series 9, Episode 10
	Accused	Peter Cartwright	Two episodes (Stephen's Story and Tina's Story)
	Panto!	Lewis Loud	With Sheridan Smith
2013	John Bishop's Only Joking	Presenter
2013–2015	John Bishop's Christmas Show	Presenter	One-off specials for BBC One
2013	Royal Variety Performance	Presenter
2014	John Bishop's Australia	Presenter	Mini-series
	A Night in With Olly Murs	Himself	One-off special
2015	Backchat	Guest	Series 2, Episode 5
	The John Bishop Show	Presenter	1 series
	TFI Friday	Guest	Series 7, Episode 6
	John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure[5]	Presenter	One-off show
	Top Gear from A-Z	Narrator	One-off specials
2016—	John Bishop: In Conversation With...	Presenter	Also executive producer
2016	Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast	Guest	Series 4, Episode 1
2017	The Nightly Show[6]	Guest presenter	5 episodes
	Fearless	Steve Livesey	ITV drama, 4 episodes
2019	John Bishop's Ireland	Presenter	Mini-series

Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011 (UK)	Route Irish	Frankie
2014	One Rogue Reporter	Himself
2017	Funny Cow	Colin Pile

References

1. "John Bishop". Desert Island Discs. 24 June 2012. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
2. "John Bishop Biography (Personal Life, Career)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. "North West Comedy Awards – the winners!", BBC Manchester.
4. "Edinburgh Comedy Awards – The Nominees". BBC. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
5. "John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure Episode 1". Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
6. "John Bishop joins The Nightly Show line-up for ITV". itv.com. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 18 February 2017.