Starting out in the 1990s as a medical representative with a pharmaceutical company known as Syntex, John Bishop worked in the field of pharmaceutical sales and marketing till 2006.
(prHWY.com) March 11, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA -- Starting out in the 1990s as a medical representative with a pharmaceutical company known as Syntex, John Bishop worked in the field of pharmaceutical sales and marketing till 2006. His first appearance for standup comedy however, was in 2000 and by the end of the next year he had made it to various shows and competitions and swept away all the prizes. These shows included the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards, the BBC new comedy awards, 'So You Think You're Funny' and also the City Life North West Comedian of the Year award. Giving up his marketing career fully in 2006, he was on various shows and received various awards throughout this time.
These include the second North West best comedian awards in 2004. In 2009, his how Elvis has left the building was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award (called as the Eddie). His various appearances throughout the next few years include spots on Celebrity Mastermind in 2009, Comedy Showcase again in 2009 and also a sitcom called as three monkeys in the same year. In 2009, he went on to start his own show called as 'John Bishop meets...' where he interview famous footballers from Liverpool. After a series of appearances in shows such as What do Kids Know?, BBC's Mock the Week and Act Your Age, he is now a panelist on the show 'A league of their own' and also hosts BBC program 'John Bishop's Britain'. He also appeared in the film 'Ken Loach's Route Irish' in 2010 which opened at Cannes.
As far as his content goes, Bishop derives largely from his various life experiences of day to day life and also from the various major events of his own life which include his time of work as a nightclub doorman, his interest for cycling around the world, playing semi-professional football and fatherhood. He also takes an active interest in humanitarian causes for which he recently embarked on a grueling 290 mile triathlon in 2012 for raising money for Sport Relief which is a BBC charity. His journey took him from Paris to London in Five days which included a massive 185 miles to Calais from Paris, and then rowing across the English Channel followed by a 90 mile run to London from Dover. He was able to raise nearly 1.6 million pounds.
Fans of John Bishop can find all the information such as John Bishop shows, John Bishop Tickets and John Bishop Tours on various websites some of which are made by the fans and one of which is the official site of the comedian. These sites include information about the upcoming concerts, the live shows that can be viewed on the internet and the remaining tickets that are available for the show. Some sites also allow for booking of these tickets through the site which makes it easy for fans to access their favorite comedian's shows. Given the popularity of John Bishop throughout the UK, his calendar is generally full of live shows and fans can generally catch him anywhere throughout the UK upon consulting the calendar of upcoming events.
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