Le Cheile 2004

Des Bishop

Winner of the 2002 Tap Water Award at the Edinburgh Fringe, native New Yorker Des Bishop has become one of Ireland's most outspoken and exciting comedians.

"Stand-up delivered with verve and style."
Chortle Comedy Review 2002

Well known to viewers in Ireland for his appearances in X-it File and as team captain on Don't feed The Gondolas (RTE), and in his own TV show on RTE, Des Bishop's Work Experience - a savagely comic series about the minimum wage experience in Ireland. Other TV credits include The Empire Laughs Back (BBC 2), The Lounge (Network 2) and the ever-popular chat show RTE's The Late Late Show.

Des has also become a familiar voice on radio including RTE 1's Liveline and as a regular guest on 98 FM's The After Dark Show and The Talk of Dublin as well as FM 104's The Strawberry Alarm Clock.

His rap and comic brilliance were first seen on the stage in Rap Eire, which he co-wrote with Arthur Riordan and he was most recently featured in Jim Sheridan's hugely successful film In America.

Unquestionably one of the most gifted comedians to emerge in recent years, he has just released his first DVD, Des Bishop Live At Vicar Street, an hour of blistering stand-up which illustrates why he is one of Ireland's most gifted comedians.

"Bishop's grip on an audience is instant and unshakeable, partly down to whirlwind energy and physical charisma, and partly down to sheer volume"
- Hot Press

Further details available from the official Des Bishop Website

 

Des Bishop will be playing on Friday 30th July in Caffreys