The last year has been a meteoric rise to success for Scouse comedian John Bishop. Having seen Bishop perform his Cultural Ambassador show two years ago in the Pleasance – to see him in the illustrious setting of Edinburgh University’s McEwan Hall is really something. It is something that has not gone unnoticed by Bishop himself, as the bulk of his set, Sunshine, is taken up taking about what he calls “the maddest year of his life”. Whilst, reporting on your past year might not seem like the most original idea – it is something that Bishop has done for at least the past three years at the Festival and so he continues this style this year.
Bishop is an everyman, someone we can all relate to, and whilst his comedy isn’t hard-hitting or controversial, it is seated within real life and he is ultimately relatable to, unlike several other comics I’ve seen. Bishop’s act isn’t jokes per se, but ancedotes that are very very funny. A show well worth going to see.
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Tags: Edinburgh Festival, Fringe, John Bishop, McEwan Hall
