BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//COMEDY ATLAS//Event Calendar//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:special-event-des-bishop-21321@comedyatlas.app
DTSTAMP:20270307T043000Z
DTSTART:20270307T043000Z
DTEND:20270307T063000Z
SUMMARY:Special Event: Des Bishop
LOCATION:Helium Comedy Club\, 1510 SE 9th Ave\, Portland
DESCRIPTION:A rising star in the US and a massive name in Ireland\, native 
 New Yorker Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990
 . The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his restle
 ss imagination and perceptive comic observations make  Des Bishop  a must
 -see for fans of unique\, insightful and provocative comedy.\n\nHe came to 
 Irish fame with TV shows\,  The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004) \, where
  he lived on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland\,  Joy In The 
 Hood \, where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged areas of four majo
 r Irish cities\, and  In The Name Of The Fada (2008\,  winner of the  IF
 TA Best TV Series Award)  about when he decided to learn Irish from scratc
 h and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language.\n\
 nIn 2010\, Des wrote his most personal show called  My Dad Was Nearly Jame
 s Bond \, inspired by his father\, Mike who was diagnosed with terminal can
 cer. Bishop won an  Irish Book Of The Year Award  for his memoir of the s
 ame name\, and brought a solo show version to the  Edinburgh Fringe  to w
 idespread acclaim and five-star reviews. In 2013\, Bishop went to Beijing\,
  China to learn Mandarin. He is now fluent and the show about his experienc
 e\,  Breaking China  was another major hit series with another acclaimed
   Edinburgh Fringe Festival .\n\nDes has appeared on many live stand-up sh
 ows including  Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live (BBC) \,  Live at the Comed
 y Store (Comedy Central)  and Australia’s  Spicks and Specks   (ABC) .
  He was also the star of  HBO’s A Comic’s Climb \, his Aspen Comedy Fe
 stival debut in 2005.\n\nHe has released five hit stand-up specials and his
  new digital special\,  Of All People  comes out Oct 22\, 2024 on 800 Pou
 nd Gorilla Media after his specials  One Day You’ll Understand  (RTE 20
 18) and  Made in China   (Universal 2015).\n\nCouple's Package includes:\
 n\n- 2 premium seats\n- $90 food & beverage credit ($45 per person)\n- Grat
 uity\n- Ticket Protection\n\nManagement reserves the right…\nMore info: h
 ttps://comedyatlas.app/comedy-atlas/event/special-event-des-bishop-21321/
URL:https://comedyatlas.app/comedy-atlas/event/special-event-des-bishop-213
 21/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR