A biography for John Bishophasn’t been written yet.
“Everyone at Liverpool is committed to the club and working as hard as possible.”
“It's the people and their stories that make Australia great. The scenery isn't bad either.”
“I grew up on a council estate. No one was working in our house.”
“I'm a big believer that if you touch it, you can believe in it.”
“'Skins' was a fun role and I enjoyed it.”
“I was right in the middle of a story and leading to a punch line and then I just heard 'John John' and I just looked around. I could see someone in the shadows walking forward and he said 'John I can't find me seat lad, d'ya know where me seat is?' I looked at him and it was my uncle Dave.”
“I don't think interviewing people is any different than normal communication.”
“I left the school sixth form after the first day because they wouldn't let me wear jeans and I couldn't go home and ask for money for trousers.”
“I'm not from the generation that took chances.”
“I wasn't aware so many kids were lacking basic things like a hot meal at night and somewhere warm and safe to live.”
“I have the same mates I always had, I go to the same pub. I've got the same wife and kids and the same house. Nothing's changed.”
“To me comedy is like being a magician, once they know the rabbit is coming out of the hat they won't care.”
“What made me a comedian was staying on the stage and starting to talk.”
“If you have three children under the age of four, as I did, you have to make choices, because you cannot hold hands with all of them.”
“As soon as I speak, I think people go, 'Well, he obviously must have grown up on a council estate, gone to a comprehensive school and be working class - so I can relate to him.'”
“Everything else outside the world - Brexit, the global economy, global warming, everything - nothing matters as much as what's in your house.”
“I think there's a thin line between pathos and comedy, and I'm not afraid of putting my heart on my sleeve.”
“I'm very much looking forward to getting back on the road - there really is nothing like performing stand-up in front of a live audience.”
“I don't sit at home and craft a joke.”
“I haven't met a comedian who is judgemental of other comedians.”