John Bishop, the comedian gets bigger with each show, he announces big arena dates for Feb 2011,
Doncaster Dome on Friday, 28th Jan 2011
AECC, Aberdeen, Fri 4 Feb 2011,
The Brighton Centre, Brighton for Mon 7th Feb 2011,
Birmingham LG Arena, Tuesday, 8th Feb 2011
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne for Thu 10th Feb 2011,
Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Sat 12th Feb 2011,
Glasgow Clyde Auditorium, Monday, 14th Feb 2011
Cardiff International Arena, 16th and 17th Feb 2011
Sheffield Arena, Saturday, 19th February 2011
BIC Windsor Hall, Bournemouth on Monday 21 february 2011
Tickets onsale from 9am/now from Ticketmaster, Seetickets, Gigantic, Ticketline
He is also touring up and down the UK throughout 2010 and early 2011 in other venues, catch him while you can, onsale from Seetickets, Ticketmaster, Ticketline, Gigantic
18 Responses
How can someone I’ve never heard of be doing Arena shows?
He must have a great agent
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 13:32
he is hilarious!!! very very funny man
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 14:06
BECAUSE UNLIKE U MOST PPL WATCH TV AND KNOW WHATS HAPPENING….THIS GUY HAS MASSIVE UK TOUR OF SMALLER EVENTS IN 2010 AND IS SELLING OUT EVERY VENUE….GO ON YAY GO OUTSIDE, BUY A NEWSPAPER AND SEE WHATS HAPPENING OUTSIDE UR FRONT DOOR!!!
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 14:33
Tickets are cheap, cheap, cheap. Plus he’ll be playing the smaller layouts in the arenas like Russell Howard does.
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 14:34
You have to be very funny for it to come off in an arena I have found in the past
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 14:59
I’ve never seen a decent arena show. Saw CHris Rock, Eddie Izzard and Rickey Gervais and didn’t think much of any of the performances
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 15:14
You ok STEVEN? Most TV is rubbish and I choose not to be brainwashed into watching adverts etc.
GO ON STEVEN BUY A NEWSPAPER THAT’S NOT THE SUN, THE STAR OR THE SPORT
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 15:23
Yay your manner leaves a lot to be desired.
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 16:36
I asked a question about the dude as I had no idea who he was. Some people replied in a decent manner but this Steven guy, for some reaon I can’t comprehend, took it as though I was attacking his mother. And I’ve only ever done that once.
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 16:51
What…attack his mother only once!!
I concur…that behaviour leaves a lot to be desired
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 18:00
Yay – like many that think this site is great I don’t post very often but feel drawn to do so this time. You have an arrogant approach so don’t be surprised if people line up to have ago when you are not aware of one of the best comedians around. You would have done the same if it involved somebody you knew well. You spent the last two weeks attacking other posters on here you reap what you sow!!
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 18:14
To be fair STEVEN did react very oddly. Maybe he’s John Bishop in disguise
Posted on March 26th, 2010 at 19:59
I thought Bez was John Bishop in disguise
Posted on March 27th, 2010 at 10:10
I stand by my question. It’s unheard of for someone to go straight to Arena shows. Other comedians were outraged that Michael McIntyre climed so quickly but this dude has done it even quicker. I looked at a link on youtube and he seemed funny but not special and am honestly amazed at how he can be doing these shows.
And STEVEN although I did attack your mum that time she didn’t mind.
Posted on March 27th, 2010 at 13:00
He has indeed been selling smaller venues out very quickly, and in May he’s playing the Hammersmith Apollo, Liverpool Echo Arena and Apollo Manchester, they are hardly insignificant venues and so to then to move onto arenas isn’t unsurprising or unheard of. He’s been on TV enough and doing the panel show circuit and he’s fairly funny.
Comedy has truly become the new rock and roll. They thought that when Newman and Baddiel played Wembley back in the day, but now virtually any comedian is able to do Hammersmith and many of them arenas. I do understand where Yay is coming from as arenas really were the forum for just the biggest of big comedians a couple of years ago but now almost any comedian with a decent number of tv appearances is getting arena gigs.
Russel Howard played my local theatre, about 500 people and 15 miles east of London about 12 months back now he’s doing the 02. At the same theatre, in the smaller studio (maybe 200 people) they hold a comedy night where Stephen K Amos played. He’s doing multiple nights at Hammersmith. Many other big names now playing multiple nights at Hammermith or doing arenas have played here in the past year to 18 months.
I believe it’s just that comedy really has become incredibly popular. It’s all down to being in a recession, people want to made to laugh. The last time comedy was becoming like this, the Newman and Baddiel era, we were all suffering under the mess caused by Thatcher’s government. It really is a nations need to laugh in the face of adversity. I see a thesis here…
Posted on March 27th, 2010 at 13:31
But he hasnt gone straight to arena shows though! He’s currently touring theatres - most of which have sold out!
Posted on March 27th, 2010 at 16:40
I apologise for the large writing didnt realise caps were on…YAY i heard u were that ugly attacking old woman is the only way u actually get some action and my mum said ur performace was even funnier than mr bishops!!!! 2 stroke she called you….Guess arrogance is a problem you have and so shocked someone u never heard of-where have you been for a yr-jail for attacking defenceless woman????
As for newspapers i read varied selection not just look at the pics!!!!
Have a good night and if your probation officer allows you go grab some concert tickets and enjoy a night of comedy
Posted on March 27th, 2010 at 18:36
On going straight to the O2…although the O2 has a capacity of up to 20,000, it can easily accommodate a more ‘theatre size’ crowd.
I was at Peter Gabriel last night, and the whole of the upper tier was curtained off. I was initially sat in the A2 block, but as the morons in front of me kept holding up their camera phones and the seats were not very comfortable, at the interval we moved to some spare seats at the rear in 108. It was a different view, but I felt a lot more comfortable.
They can also bring the stage forward for a half-theatre.
I don’t know what the set-up will be for Bishop, but it may not be full arena seating.
Posted on March 29th, 2010 at 09:54
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