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DES BISHOP’S MY DAD WAS ALMOST JAMES BOND RELEASED ON OCTOBER 6TH
For years acclaimed comedian Des Bishop wanted to write a show about his father. Mike Bishop was a model and actor who gave up that life to become a hard-working man of the suburbs – a good husband, a caring father, a responsible citizen.
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OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES ITS EDINBURGH LINE-UP
For their 30th Edinburgh Festival in a row, Off The Kerb Productions will be promoting the following shows this year:
Andy Parsons: Gruntled
Assembly Hall
20th – 28th August
9pm
Box Office 0131 623 3030
Buy ticketsComedy Gala 2011 in Aid of Waverley Care
Festival Theatre
16th August
7.30pm
Box office 0131 529 6000
Buy ticketsDead Cat Bounce: Caged Heat
Pleasance One
3rd – 28th August (Not 15th August)
10.30pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsDes Bishop: My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
Pleasance Beyond
3rd – 14th August
9.10pm
Box office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsJon Richardson: It’s Not Me, It’s You
Pleasance Ace Dome
20th-28th August
2.30pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsJosh Widdicombe: If This Show Saves One Life…
Pleasance Hut
3rd -28th August (Not 15th August)
7.15pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsNeil Delamere: Divilment
Pleasance Above
3rd – 28th August (Not 15th August)
7.40pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsPhill Jupitus: Stand Down
The Stand
3rd – 28th August(Not 15th or 22nd August)
8.15pm
Box Office 0131 558 7272
Buy ticketsRich Hall
Pleasance Grand
3rd-28th August (Not 15th August)
9.40pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsRich Hall‘s Hoedown
Pleasance Grand
3rd – 28th August (Not 15th August)
11.15pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsSeann Walsh: Ying and Young
Pleasance Beneath
3rd-28th August (Not 15th August)
8.15pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
Buy ticketsShappi Khorsandi
Pleasance Beyond
3rd-28th August
7.50pm
Box Office 0131 556 6550
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WELCOME TO OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS’ NEW WEBSITE
Please check back regularly as we build up news on all your favourite acts – as agents to the best comic talent in the United Kingdom, you will find news and announcements here before anywhere else, as well as safe links to purchase tour tickets whilst avoiding ticket touts.
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BIOGRAPHY
Des Bishop
As a native New Yorker, Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990. He has since carved out a highly successful career in stand up comedy and is one of the most in-demand comics on Irish television; having had three acclaimed television series on RTE, Ireland.
Des has released four stand-up DVDs including Des Bishop Live (2005), Tongues (2008) and Desfunctional (2009); all reaching top ten in the DVD charts.
The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his restless imagination and insightful comic observations make Des Bishop a must-see for fans of unique, enquiring and entertaining comedy.
