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SUMMARY:Special Event: Des Bishop
DESCRIPTION:A rising star in the US and a massive name in Ireland\\, nati
 ve New Yorker Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in
  1990. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his
  restless imagination and perceptive comic observations make Des BishopÂ
  a must-see for fans of unique\\, insightful and provocative comedy.\\nHe
  came to Irish fame with TV shows\\, The Des Bishop Work Experience (200
 4)\\, where he lived on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland\\,
  Joy In The Hood\\, where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged are
 as of four major Irish cities\\, and In The Name Of The Fada (2008\\, w
 inner of the IFTA Best TV Series Award) about when he decided to learn 
 Irish from scratch and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the
  Irish language.\\nIn 2010\\, Des wrote his most personal show called My
  Dad Was Nearly James Bond\\, inspired by his father\\, Mike who was diag
 nosed with terminal cancer. Bishop won an Irish Book Of The Year Award 
 for his memoir of the same name\\, and brought a solo show version to the
  Edinburgh Fringe to widespread acclaim and five-star reviews. In 2013\
 \, Bishop went to Beijing\\, China to learn Mandarin. He is now fluent an
 d the show about his experience\\, Breaking China was another major hit
  series with another acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival.\\nDes has appe
 ared on many live stand-up shows including Edinburgh Comedy Festival Liv
 e (BBC)\\, Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Australia’sÂ
  Spicks and Specks (ABC). He was also the star of HBO’s A Comic’s C
 limb\\, his Aspen Comedy Festival debut in 2005.\\nHe has released five h
 it stand-up specials and his new digital special\\, Of All People comes
  out Oct 22\\, 2024 on 800 Pound Gorilla Media after his specials One Da
 y You’ll Understand (RTE 2018) and Made in China (Universal 2015).\\
 n    Couples Package includes:\\n    - 2 premium seats - $90 food &amp\\;
  beverage credit ($45 per person)- Gratuity - Ticket Protection\\n    In 
 addition to the two-item minimum\\, there will be an 18% administrative f
 ee in the showroom.\\n    Management reserves the right to prevent custom
 ers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to o
 ther patrons.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/st-louis/
 events/special-event-des-bishop-2026-10-14
LOCATION:st-louis-heliumcomedy-com.seatengine.com
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/st-louis/events/special-event-des-bishop-2026-10-14
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