The third in a six-part comedy series, hosted by Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop. Each show is a laugh-a-minute, jam-packed mix of stand-up, sketches, audience chat and real-life funny stories from celebrities and members of the Great British public, all based around a particular topic that affects everyone in Britain. This episode includes Spice Girl Mel C talking about sport.
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30.3.11
John Bishop's Britain Episode 3
The third in a six-part comedy series, hosted by Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop. Each show is a laugh-a-minute, jam-packed mix of stand-up, sketches, audience chat and real-life funny stories from celebrities and members of the Great British public, all based around a particular topic that affects everyone in Britain. This episode includes Spice Girl Mel C talking about sport.
5.11.10
John Bishop backs Southport FC to shock Sheffield Wednesday
TOP comedian John Bishop has finally forgiven Charlie Clapham for trying to sack him while he was Southport’s midfield general (“generally because he played in the midfield”).The TV funnyman was almost booted out of the club after turning up to the club’s end-of-season match in Rhyl dressed as Elvis.
The Port chairman failed to see the funny side – and was set to fire Bishop until then manager Brian Kettle intervened.
Ahead of his show at Southport Theatre this week, Bishop spoke of his love for the Sandgrounders, and his lasting respect for Clapham.
He said: “It was a brilliant little club, with great lads and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d like to have played there longer but it didn’t happen.
“Southport is run the right way, there is a great heart behind the club and they have a great chairman in Charlie – although he’s been there longer than Chairman Mao!
“I dressed as Elvis for the last game of the season and to be honest I don’t think Brian even noticed until Charlie tried to fire me.”
The Liverpool man made 35 appearances and scored seven goals for Southport between March 1990 and April 1991 before becoming a hugely successful stand-up comedian.
He said: “Good luck to the lads and I hope they perform as well as they can.
“I just want to remind them though, that it is ITV Sport and not X Factor they are appearing on, so they shouldn’t stop halfway through and start singing and dancing. Cheryl Cole won’t be watching.”
Read More - southportvisiter.co.uk
John Bishop backs Southport FC to shock Sheffield Wednesday
TOP comedian John Bishop has finally forgiven Charlie Clapham for trying to sack him while he was Southport’s midfield general (“generally because he played in the midfield”).The TV funnyman was almost booted out of the club after turning up to the club’s end-of-season match in Rhyl dressed as Elvis.
The Port chairman failed to see the funny side – and was set to fire Bishop until then manager Brian Kettle intervened.
Ahead of his show at Southport Theatre this week, Bishop spoke of his love for the Sandgrounders, and his lasting respect for Clapham.
He said: “It was a brilliant little club, with great lads and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d like to have played there longer but it didn’t happen.
“Southport is run the right way, there is a great heart behind the club and they have a great chairman in Charlie – although he’s been there longer than Chairman Mao!
“I dressed as Elvis for the last game of the season and to be honest I don’t think Brian even noticed until Charlie tried to fire me.”
The Liverpool man made 35 appearances and scored seven goals for Southport between March 1990 and April 1991 before becoming a hugely successful stand-up comedian.
He said: “Good luck to the lads and I hope they perform as well as they can.
“I just want to remind them though, that it is ITV Sport and not X Factor they are appearing on, so they shouldn’t stop halfway through and start singing and dancing. Cheryl Cole won’t be watching.”
Read More - southportvisiter.co.uk
4.11.10
John Bishop apologises after Southport show abuse claims
Several visitors to Scouse funnyman John Bishop's show at Southport Theatre last night (November 3, 2010) claimed that towards the end of the performance he lost his temper with a member of the audience and verbally threatened them, after a suggestion for a joke was misconstrued.
“It was absolutely disgusting. He told the audience about his BBC show and invited the audience to suggest jokes that he couldn't say on it, so the people in audience started shouting suggestions that weren't very funny, including quite a lot which were in bad taste,” said one member of the audience, who only wished to be identified as Mark.
“Then a joke which started with ‘your mother' got shouted about by one person there, and [Mr Bishop] completely blew a fuse about it, and basically offered to have a fight with this guy. It was absolutely awful, you could the atmosphere in the room with a knife.”
John Bishop, who grew up in Liverpool and played with Southport Football Club before turning his talents to stand up comedy, has appeared on a string of TV shows before being given his own primetime BBC One series, John Bishop's Britain, last year.
His official website has yet to make any statement on the performance, but it is understood he apologised to the audience member at the end of the performance, and also made reference to the incident on his Twitter feed hours after the show.
“To clear things up I mistook a comment as an insult to my mum so lost my temper a bit,” he wrote.
“I was mistaken but the rest of the gig was lovely.”
His publicist also commented after the show:
"John misinterpreted what he had heard and thought it was a direct insult towards his family. He took great offence which he expressed towards him. However, he did apologise there and then, and also shook hands with him after the show, which cleared up the misunderstanding."
Read More - http://www.champnews.com/html/newsstory.asp?id=8580
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