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 in Ireland, as well as having had three acclaimed television series on RTE – The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004), Joy in the Hood (2006) and most recently, the award winning six episode comedy documentary series In the Name of the Fada (2008). Des has released four stand-up DVDs including Des Bishop Live on DVD (2005), Tongues (2008), and Desfunctional (2009), which all secured positions in the top ten for the busy Christmas periods. As organiser and resident MC of the International Comedy Club in Dublin, Des has also penned two stage plays in collaboration with Arthur Riordan. Follow Des on Twitter: @DesBishop
