Unique style of observational comedy (August 4 2012) Unique style of observational comedy (August 4 2012)

Des Bishop the 37 year old Irish-American comedian who has developed a unique style of observational comedy, most critical of his adopted home in Ireland and the America he left behind, has been profiled by Jay Richardson in an article published in The Independent on his plans to learn Mandarin from scratch and perform stand-up in China. In the article Bishop states “What I thought China was and what it is are two very different things, all you hear is the very narrow focus upon human rights, the economy, the one-party system and the disparity between the rural poor and the urban wealthy. You never hear about everyday life. I was blown away by how different it was to my expectations and how much it was unlike the West. I picked up [a regional Irish variant language] faster than I expected and quickly started using it at gigs in Irish-speaking areas. Only improvised stuff, just bantering with the crowd. I realised structuring material would be difficult but actually messing around with the language, it was easy to be funny. What surprised me learning Irish was how much better I understood what made those places tick, it’s something you don’t feel until it happens”.

 

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