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John Joseph Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an award-winning comedian.
His television debut came on The Panel. As an actor, he has appeared in the E4 teen drama Skins as Mr Fitch, father of twins, Katie and Emily and in the Ken Loach film Route Irish. He also had a regular Sunday slot on Liverpool radio station Radio City 96.7 called Bishop´s Sunday Service.
In 2009 he appeared in Channel 4´s short series Comedy Showcase, and was a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind. In that year he also appeared in BBC Three sitcom Lunch Monkeys as fireman Terry. He has appeared five times on 5 Live´s Fighting Talk quiz show, claiming four victories on the programme.
His material is drawn from his life´s experiences, including fatherhood; cycling around the world; playing semi-professional football; and working as a nightclub doorman. His first television appearance was in 2007 on the RTÉ topical-comedy show The Panel where he regularly sat as a panelist until 2008. He then went onto the Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats before he appeared on the BBC´s Live at the Apollo. In December 2009 John started his own TV programme on LFC TV called John Bishop meets…, where he interviews former Liverpool football legends.
In 2010 he was a celebrity guest team captain on What Do Kids Know? along with Rufus Hound, Joe Swash and Sara Cox on Watch. He has also appeared on BBC´s Mock the Week, and Radio 4´s Act Your Age.
In series 3 and series 4 (2009–2010), Bishop portrayed Emily and Katie Fitch´s father in Skins. In 2010 he appeared in Ken Loach´s Route Irish, which received its premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
Bishop is currently a regular panelist on the Sky1 show, A League of Their Own, as well as a stand-up sketch show for BBC One entitled John Bishop´s Britain.
In 2010, Bishop took part in Channel 4´s Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children´s Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.
On 11 July 2010, John came runner-up in the second-ever game of How Many Peter Jones´? on ITV´s James Corden´s World Cup Live.
He appeared on BBC programme Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, and on episode 3 of the I series of QI as a guest. He also chaired an episode of the 40th series of Have I Got News For You on 28 October 2010.
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