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SUMMARY:Special Event: Des Bishop
LOCATION:Helium Comedy Club\, 10 W. Georgia St.\, 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 Iris
 h fame with TV shows\, The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004) \, where he li
 ved on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland\, Joy In The Hood \, 
 where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged areas of four major Irish 
 cities\, and In The Name Of The Fada (2008\, winner of the IFTA Best TV Ser
 ies Award) about when he decided to learn Irish from scratch and perform a 
 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language.\n\nIn 2010\, Des w
 rote his most personal show called My Dad Was Nearly James Bond \, inspired
  by his father\, Mike who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bishop won an
  Irish Book Of The Year Award for his memoir of the same name\, and brought
  a solo show version to the Edinburgh Fringe to widespread acclaim and five
 -star reviews. In 2013\, Bishop went to Beijing\, China to learn Mandarin. 
 He is now fluent and the show about his experience\, Breaking China was ano
 ther major hit series with another acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival .\n\
 nDes has appeared on many live stand-up shows including Edinburgh Comedy Fe
 stival Live (BBC) \, Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Australi
 a’s Spicks and Specks (ABC) . He was also the star of HBO’s A Comic’s
  Climb \, his Aspen Comedy Festival 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 Pound Gorilla Media after his specials One Day You’
 ll Understand (RTE 2018) and Made in China (Universal 2015).\n\nCouples Pac
 kage includes:\n\n- 2 premium seats\n- $90 food & beverage credit ($45 per 
 person)\n- Gratuity\n- Ticket Protection\n\n**The Private Skybox Suite incl
 udes up to 10 tickets\, a $400…\nMore info: https://comedyatlas.app/comed
 y-atlas/event/special-event-des-bishop-21659/
URL:https://comedyatlas.app/comedy-atlas/event/special-event-des-bishop-216
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