John Bishop 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, 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.

In 2002, he was named best newcomer by BBC Radio Merseyside, and in 2004 he won the North West Comedy Award for best stand-up. And in 2009, he was nominated for the Ediburgh Comedy Award.

These days John 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 a popular guest on comedy quiz shows such as Dara O Briain's Mock The Week.

His material is drawn from his life's experiences, from fatherhood to cycling around the world, to playing semi- professional football, to working as a nightclub doorman.

John has a a regular Sunday spot on Liverpool radio station Radio City 96.7 called The Bishop's Sunday Service.

John has now scheduled a DVD for release on 9th November 2010

What The Papers Say

'A comic revolutionary Not to be missed'
The Independent

'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