Des Bishop Podcast

Chatted with my buddy Tom Rhodes about loss, grief and the anger that follows. Tom was very honest about his struggles after losing his Father and Sister in a short space of time. It is great to hear his journey through that. We chatted about his Career journey too, which is not the normal career trajectory. We finished with a good dig at Trump which is always fun. We recorded on the way to airport as he is on his way to Ireland.

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I chatted with comedian and former Daily Show field producer Jena Friedman ahead of the release of her comedy special American Cunt on Seeso. After a week and a half of Trump scandal I was dying to find out what she thought of it all. We chatted about co-parenting too which sounded a little bit like I was trying to sell her on the idea of doing it with me but that was not the intention. Great chat with a great lady.

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I am chatting with Kevin Brennan from the Misery Loves Company podcast. Our first podcast in association with another podcast as we are both releasing it. Kevin is a veteran of the NY comedy scene and recently has had great success with his new Podcast celebrating the humor of the miserable, the bitter and the defeated. I spent 90 mins in the energy of it all and it was great fun. Nobody is safe from the attacks of a man liberated by his acknowledgement that he has given up.

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I chatted with new Daily Show Correspondent Ronny Chieng. We chatted about Asian Stereotypes, the culture clash of East meets West, settling into the states, being from a conservative culture and the challenge of joining one of the biggest shows in comedy. We then had a great chat about the huge pressure to succeed from Asian parents.

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People in the U.S. know Annie from MTV's Girl Code, Comedy Central's @Midnight and Chelsea Lately. I met Annie at the Vodafone Comedy Festival back in July. We had a very intense chat about growing up with A.D.D. and being on the spectrum of Aspergers, being abused by a teacher in her teenage years, giving up drinking and how she had a moment of Self-Realisation when she was in Ireland.

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Godfrey is one of the big names of the US comedy circuit. Every time I see him on stage he kills like no other. His credits are too long to list but he just brought out a new special on Showtime. We chatted a lot about Racism and also about being the child of Nigerian immigrants and how he is not "Regular Black." We finished we some fun impressions. Most importantly Godfrey decided to do this at 2AM last night and we recorded until 3AM. Long Story that I explain in the podcast. Enjoy

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John Bishop is one the the UK's most successful comics with TV shows and arena tours to attest to his success. He is also an old friend of mine from the early days of both of our careers. We met up over in Spain for a catch up. We chatted about his working class upbringing, his years working before he tried comedy, his new conversation show, getting ready for the empty nest and generally about getting older. Great chat with a great guy in a great location.

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I picked up Aisling at the airport and dropped her out to her mom's in Kildare. Aisling is a huge rising star of comedy in Ireland and in the UK. In her short career she has been on numerous UK comedy series and is about to announce another big one. We chatted about Drama school, feminism, talking about abortion in Ireland, sex in comedy and why the last name. Enjoy.

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Part 2 of my chat with Kev. It mostly happened because after we finished our planned chat he needed a lift back into the city centre with his dog. I was happy to oblige and we just kept on recording. We are really just trying to have a laugh in this one. We don't tackle any tough subjects. Honestly, I just let Kev be funny which is a joy to listen to. Enjoy.

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I chatted with one of my closest friends in comedy, Comedian Karl Spain. He is in my opinion one of the most underrated comedians working in Ireland. This week he will be on Celebrity Operation Transformation on RTE 1 (Irish TV). Karl is tackling his weight in the show and we discussed it while driving around Limerick, where he is from. We also had a good bitching session about other comedian's success at the end of the chat for our own entertainment.

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