Kevin Bishop
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| Kevin Bishop | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1980 Orpington, Greater London, England |
| Medium | Television |
| Nationality | British |
| Genres | Sketch comedy |
| Subject(s) | Celebrities, media |
| Spouse | (2008-present) |
Kevin Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is an English actor, writer and comedian, most famous for his work on the satirical magazine show Star Stories and his own programme, The Kevin Bishop Show, the latter of which he co-writes with fellow creative partner Lee Hupfield.
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[edit] Life and career
In 2005 he played comedian Dudley Moore on stage in Pete and Dud: Come Again, a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. That same year, he could be seen in the Channel 4 British Comedy Awards 2006 winning comedy Star Stories. Bishop also worked for channel 4 on the satirical spoof documentary Being Tom Cruise from the series Star Stories first aired on Channel 4 on 2 August 2007, in which he portrays Tom Cruise.[1]
The first edition of his new sketch series, The Kevin Bishop Show, commissioned by Channel 4 as a six part series, aired on 25 July 2008. The 2nd series began on 31 July 2009 Bishop describes the series as, "a rapid-fire sketch show based on the world of telly. It's set around a Sky box, with the idea that an unseen viewer is flicking channels quite regularly. That's a concept that allows us to get in and out of sketches really quickly."[2]
Bishop gained notoriety for his rowdy behaviour during the 2008 British Comedy Awards . During the awards he heckled Ricky Gervais during his pre-recorded acceptance speech VT. During the ITV2 conclusion of the ceremony, Bishop threw bread sticks, a BCAs brochure and a bottle of pomegranate juice at the cast and producers of The Inbetweeners as they accepted the award for Best New Comedy. On Soccer AM in August 2009 he stated that throwing the bottles at the producers and actors was a joke and a bet that Bishop made with the producers themselves that he eventually won, but said he was not sober at the time. He also jokingly said that he had not received the £500 bet with producer Iain Morris.[3]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Kevin Bishop Show | ||
| 2007 | Irina Palm | Tom | |
| 2005 | The Russian Dolls | William | |
| 2002 | L'Auberge espagnole | William | |
| 2002 | Food of Love | Paul Porterfield | |
| 2000 | The Big Finish | Kevin | |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins |
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Muppet Treasure Island | Nominated[4] |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Muppet Treasure Island | Nominated[4] | |
| 2006 | British Comedy Awards | Best Newcomer | Star Stories | Nominated[5] |
| 2008 | British Comedy Awards | Best New Comedy | The Kevin Bishop Show | Nominated[6] |
| BAFTA TV Award | Best Comedy Programme | Star Stories | Nominated[7] |
[edit] References
- ^ Alan Jackson, "Kevin Bishop to launch own sketch show", The Times 19 July 2008.
- ^ Interview with Kevin Bishop
- ^ "We need to talk about Kevin". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8140521.stm. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ a b Internet Movie Database staff (2009). "Awards for Kevin Bishop". Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com, Inc.). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084107/awards. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "2006 British Comedy Awards results.". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a40735/british-comedy-awards-2006-the-winners.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "British Comedy Awards announced". ITV. http://www.itv.com/PressCentre/Pressreleases/Programmepressreleases/BritishComedyAwardNominationsAnnounced/default.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Internet Movie Database staff (2009). "Awards for "Star Stories"". Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com, Inc.). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884317/awards. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
[edit] Further reading
- Interview with Kevin Bishop
- EcranLarge.com interview (6 July 2005)
