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John Joseph Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian.
His television debut came on The Panel. As an actor, he has appeared in the E4 teen drama Skins as Mr Fitch, father of twins, Katie and Emily and in the Ken Loach film Route Irish. He also had a regular Sunday slot on Liverpool radio station Radio City 96.7 called Bishop's Sunday Service.
John Bishop performed stand-up comedy for the first time in October 2000, and the following year made it to the final of all the major new act competitions, including So You Think You're Funny, the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards, the BBC New Comedy Awards and the City Life North West Comedian of The Year Award, which he won.
In 2002, he was named best newcomer by BBC Radio Merseyside, and in 2004 he won the North West Comedy Award for best stand-up. In 2009, he appeared as the first act on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Manchester. That year he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where his show Elvis Has Left the Building was nominated for an "Eddie" (Edinburgh Comedy Award).
Actors: Marc Isaacs (actor), Grayson Berry (director), Grayson Berry (writer), Grayson Berry (actor), Grayson Berry (producer), David Maldonado (actor), Peter Malek (actor), Tommy G. Kendrick (actor), Shondra Marie (actress), Brittany Djie (producer), Brittany Djie (actress), Danny Trevino (actor), Ronda Suder (actress), Montgomery Wade (producer), Montgomery Wade (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: Jason McDonald (writer), Jason McDonald (actor), Jason McDonald (producer), Richard Allen (director), Richard Allen (editor), Jamie Ferguson (actor), Jamie Ferguson (actor), Richard Allen (producer), Jamie Ferguson (actor), Sheridan Lester (producer), Pierre Moore (actor), Pierre Moore (actor), Kasey Ferguson (actor), Kasey Ferguson (actor), Sheridan Lester (editor),
Genres: ,Actors: Kevin Sorbo (actor), David Wurst (composer), Eric Wurst (composer), Andrew Stevens (actor), Andrew Stevens (producer), Tripp Reed (director), Michael Crabtree (actor), Tripp Reed (producer), Gail Cronauer (actress), Vanick Moradian (editor), Bruce Stewart (actor), Elizabeth Barondes (actress), Jonny Cruz (actor), Haley Ramm (actress), Courtney Ware (actress),
Plot: In Dallas, when the two prime witnesses against the drug-lord Octavio Perez are murdered by his gangsters in a safe-house, the testimony of the FBI agent Kate Jensen and three other agents become the only chance to keep the criminal in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house to wait for the trial, but the place is invaded by the criminals and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and decides to bring her to his ranch in the country to protect her life with his reliable local friends.
Keywords: badge, beating, betrayal, brawl, building, chase, child-hostage, city, club, combatActors: Joseph Conlan (composer), Louise Fletcher (actress), Steven C. Beer (miscellaneous crew), Nan Martin (actress), George Coe (actor), Laurie Gershon (miscellaneous crew), Arye Gross (actor), Beau Holden (actor), Sandy Schklair (miscellaneous crew), Anne Gordon (miscellaneous crew), Corinne Bohrer (actress), Eric Schweig (actor), Tim DeKay (actor), Kevin Bowe (miscellaneous crew), Veanne Cox (actress),
Plot: Big Eden is a tiny fictional town in northwestern Montana, as Preston Sturges or Frank Capra might have envisioned it. Timber and Cowboy country. This is the story of Henry Hart, a successful New York Artist, who returns to the town of his childhood to care for the ailing grandfather who raised him. Back in Big Eden, Henry must come to terms with his relationship to Dean Stewart, his best friend from high School, as well as the object of his unrequited love. All these years Henry has been pining for a dream image of Dean from back then. This is also the story of Pike Dexter, the shy, unassuming Native American owner of the town's general store, who is as surprised as anyone to find himself falling in love with Henry. The people of Big Eden conspire and attempt to bring Henry and Pike together.
Keywords: acceptance, artist, assault, bar, bereavement, bicycle, candle, christmas, church, classroomActors: Patrick Macnee (actor), Michael Sloan (writer), Dennis Weaver (producer), David McCallum (actor), Dennis Weaver (actor), Steve Dorff (composer), Michael Sloan (producer), Robert Beatty (actor), Simon Williams (actor), Melissa Sue Anderson (actress), Roger Rees (actor), Michael Cochrane (actor), Ricco Ross (actor), Diana Muldaur (actress), J.D. Cannon (actor),
Plot: Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy is Maitland, unscrupulous owner of Chemtel, the world's most important chemical manufacturer. Shortly after McCloud gives an inspiring speech, he barely escapes an bomb in his car and a shooting in a restaurant. When he learns that his niece, medical researcher for Chemtel, was killed, he begins to suspect that the attempts on his life were not made by Arabian terrorists, but by Maitland. He pays him a visit in Britain and starts to research on his own.
Keywords: character-name-in-titleActors: Ferris Webster (editor), Raul Julia (actor), Gil Melle (composer), Daniel J. Travanti (actor), Sidney Poitier (actor), Sheree North (actress), Ross Hagen (actor), Walter Mirisch (producer), Max Gail (actor), Graham Jarvis (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (actor), Ron O'Neal (actor), Bernie Hamilton (actor), James R. Webb (writer),
Plot: After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance. Tibbs is understandably reticent about helping the radicals, since they broke a number of laws (despite a good cause), but when the group is also accused of a murder it didn't commit, Tibbs decides to go along, but without the police department's knowledge.
Keywords: african-american, black-american, black-cop, black-hero, bombing, car-chase, death, drug-syndicate, drug-trafficking, drugsActors: William McCall (actor), Barney Beasley (actor), Art Dillard (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Paul Fix (actor), Joe Dominguez (actor), Billy Franey (actor), Pat Harmon (actor), Jack Hendricks (actor), Charles Le Moyne (actor), Ralph Lewis (actor), J.P. McGowan (actor),
Plot: Framed for a stagecoach accident, John Bishop is jailed. Bob Leady helps break him out and in return John heads for Sonoora to look for Leady's missing son. He finds him when he joins Monte black's gang, a gang from which no member has ever escaped alive.
Keywords: accident, arizona, bandit, bar-fight, based-on-novel, bell, bronc-riding, cafe, cantina, chase