John Bishop

**John Bishop** (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, and former footballer. Bishop played for Hyde United FC and Southport FC. His was first on television with _The Panel_ in 2008. He later appeared in the E4 teen drama _Skins_ (seasons 3 and 4) and in the Ken Loach movie _Route Irish_. He also does stand-up comedy. In 2004, he won the best North West stand-up comedian award. He was also nominated for a Edinburgh Comedy Award that same year. He is from Liverpool and is well known for speaking with a strong Liverpool accent.

## Filmography

- Television
|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2007–2008|_The Panel_|Panellist|6 episodes||
|2008|_Celebrity Juice_|Guest panellist|Series 1, Episode 7||
|rowspan=2|2009, 2010|_Live at the Apollo_|Guest performer|2 episodes|
|_Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow_|Guest performer|Series 1, Episode 2 & Series 2, Episode 3|||
|2009–2010|_Skins_|Rob Fitch|Series 3–4 (3 episodes)||
|rowspan=2|2010–2011|_John Bishop's Britain_|Presenter|2 series on BBC One|
|_A League of Their Own_|Regular (appeared as a guest panelist in Series 11)|4 series|||
|rowspan=3|2010|_Have I Got News for You_|Guest presenter|Series 39, Episode 9 & Series 40, Episode 3|
|_Mock the Week_|Guest panellist|Series 8, Episode 2|||
|_Would I Lie to You?_|Guest panellist|Series 4, Episode 8|||
|rowspan=2|2011|_Top Gear_|Guest|Series 16, Episode 3|
|_Little Crackers_|Bobby|Series 2, Episode 7: "John Bishop's Little Cracker"|||
|rowspan=3|2012|_Who Do You Think You Are?_|Himself|Series 9, Episode 10|
|_Accused_|Peter Cartwright|Two episodes (Stephen's Story and Tina's Story)|||
|_Panto!_|Lewis Loud|With Sheridan Smith|||
|2013|_John Bishop's Only Joking_|Presenter|||
|2013–2015|_John Bishop's Christmas Show_|Presenter|One-off specials for BBC One||
|2013|_Royal Variety Performance_|Presenter|||
|rowspan=2|2014|_John Bishop's Australia_|Presenter|Mini-series|
|_A Night in With Olly Murs_|Himself|One-off special|||
|rowspan=5|2015|_Backchat_|Guest|Series 2, Episode 5|
|_The John Bishop Show_|Presenter|1 series|||
|_TFI Friday_|Guest|Series 7, Episode 6|||
|_John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure_|Presenter|One-off show|||
|_Top Gear from A-Z_|Narrator|One-off specials|||
|2016—|_John Bishop: In Conversation With..._|Presenter|Also executive producer||
|2016|_Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast_|Guest|Series 4, Episode 1||
|rowspan=2|2017|_The Nightly Show_|Guest presenter|5 episodes|
|_Fearless_|Steve Livesey|ITV drama, 4 episodes|||
|rowspan=2|2019|_John Bishop's Ireland_|Presenter|Mini-series|

- Movie
|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2011 (UK)|_Route Irish_|Frankie||
|2014|_One Rogue Reporter_|Himself||
|2017|_Funny Cow_|Colin Pile||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: John Bishop
- **image**: John Bishop 2011.jpg
- **caption**: Bishop in June 2011
- **birth place**: Liverpool, England
- **years active**: 2002–present
- **children**: 3
- **occupation**: Comedian, presenter, actor, footballer
- **relatives**: Eddie Bishop (brother)
- **website**: [http://www.johnbishoponline.com/ johnbishoponline.com]


## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: John Bishop
- **image**: Olympic Torch 2012 at Jodrell Bank 2.jpg
- **caption**: Bishop carrying the Olympic Torch at Jodrell Bank in 2012
- **birth place**: Liverpool, England
- **years1**: 1988–1990
- **clubs1**: Hyde United F.C., Hyde
- **caps1**: 41
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 1990–1991
- **clubs2**: Southport F.C., Southport
- **caps2**: 35
- **goals2**: 7
- **totalcaps**: 76
- **totalgoals**: 14