John Bishop News

This month marks 10 years of Culture Warrington and its impressive roster of star studded performances, exclusive shows, dynamic exhibitions, festivals, and events that will go down in history as key moments that put Warrington firmly on the entertainment map.

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Nish Kumar has announced a brand new tour of the UK for 2022 with highly anticipated live show, Your Power, Your Control.

Les Dawson: 'Flying High' is an homage, and celebration of the beloved and much-missed comedy Legend, Les Dawson. Jon Culshaw actor, comedian and impersonator delivers a touching, funny and warm-hearted performance in this show that is set to premier at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August before touring the country.

BBC has released a new trailer for Doctor Who: Flux! Casting includes Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Jacob Anderson, Robert Bathurst, Blake Harrison, Kevin McNally, and more!

Actor, comedian and presenter to share tales of useless partners in her show at Pyramid Arts Centre.

From Arctic Monkeys to The Zutons, The Parr Hall has welcomed some of the UK’s biggest acts over the decades. Now the historic venue in Palmyra Square is looking to celebrate its part in Warrington’s music heritage.

Watch a new promo as Jodie Whittaker returns for her third and final season as the Thirteenth Doctor, the most recent incarnation of the iconic characters, an alien Time Lord who travels throughout space and time in the famous 'Tardis'.

Gettysburg Community Theatre, the non-profit 501c3 organization located at 49 York Street in historic downtown Gettysburg, PA, reopened in April for in-person public performances after being shuttered for a year with nothing but “zoom shows”. Now in its 13th season, GCT continues to offer educational, performance, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities year-round.

John Bishop's play The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 premiered at the Circle Repertory Company in New York in 1987 before opening on Broadway later that year. This ensemble play is the perfect lead-in to the Halloween season, featuring mistaken identities, secret passageways, murder, and lots of laughs. You can catch The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at Gettysburg Community Theatre in person October 8-17 and virtually on demand October 22-24. Andrea Stephenson, who plays the character of Bernice, took a few moments to share her experience with the show:

After giving her entire life to make other people smile, legendary comedienne Myra Dubois has decided to make something all about her. In a bid to create the most attention seeking thing of all time, she stages her own funeral – ensuring that everything about her iconic energy is celebrated. Hence the show at The Garrick. It’s a non-stop hoot, looking at how we find joy in grief.

Myra is dead; long live Myra! Realising that she stands to miss out on the most attention she'll ever receive, Myra DuBois brings forward her own funeral to make sure people get it right. After postponement for over a year due to the pesky pandemic, Myra DuBois, songbird of the North, is finally able to take her smash hit Edinburgh Festival show on the road.

Gilded Balloon have announced the ten incredibly talented new comedians who have made it through to this year's Grand Final of So You Think You're Funny?

Myra is dead; long live Myra! Realising that she stands to miss out on the most attention she'll ever receive, Myra DuBois brings forward her own funeral to make sure people get it right. After postponement for over a year due to the pesky pandemic, Myra DuBois, songbird of the North, is finally able to take her smash hit Edinburgh Festival show on the road.

Liverpool's Laughterhouse Comedy Club has signed up for a return to the city's outdoor live entertainment festival in September. A line-up boasting some of Laughterhouse Comedy's most popular acts is sure to wow audiences at Liverpool Theatre Festival. 

After Hours: Songs of Protest honors and celebrates a wide range of passionate music that galvanizes activists for social justice. This program of iconic songs, made famous by performers like Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, and Sam Cooke, is specially curated by Host and Artist in Residence Russell Thomas. Soprano Brandie Sutton, baritone Justin Austin.

San Francisco Opera's weekly, free opera streams continue in July with Janáček's intense family drama Jenůfa (July 10–11), Berlioz's massive epic Les Troyens (The Trojans) (July 17–18), Strauss' emotional thriller Elektra (July 24–25) and Verdi's Tyrolean tragedy Luisa Miller (July 31–August 1).

Gilded Balloon will be bringing the UK's longest running comedy newcomer competition back for its 33rd year! After a one-year hiatus, the So You Think You're Funny? competition will take place online for the first time in its history.

Theatr Clwyd has announced new free and low-cost online events. Highlights include online Q&A's with former EastEnders and New Tricks star Tamzin Outhwaite (15 March/free), and with The West Wing's Richard Schiff (27 February/free), whose 2020 date was postponed after he contracted Covid 19.

Jenny Caron Hall, Artistic Director of SHAKE Festival, today announces a rehearsed reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Following the success of previous livestreams, The Tempest, and Sonnets & Carols, the latest reading, directed by Caron Hall, will be streamed live for one night only on Wednesday 31 March at 7.30pm.

The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz are set to welcome a new face to the TARDIS later this year as actor and comedian John Bishop joins the cast of Doctor Who as Dan.