Tulis hiji kontinyu pikeun ayat ieu - Bishop dipigawé stand-up komedi pikeun kahiji kalina di Manchester dina Oktober 2000, sarta taun saterusna, dijieun ka final sadaya kompetisi anyar utama, kaasup "Jadi Anjeun Mikir Anjeun Funny", nu "Daily Telegraph" Buka Mic Awards, nu BBC Anyar Komedi Awards, jeung Kota Kahirupan North West Komedian of The Taun Award, nu manéhna meunang. Dina taun 2002, anjeunna dingaranan Best Newcomer ku BBC Radio Merseyside, sarta dina taun 2004, anjeunna meunang North West Comedy Award pikeun stand-up pangalusna. Dina taun 2009, Bishop muncul salaku palaku munggaran dina "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow" di Manchester. Taun éta, anjeunna muncul di Edinburgh Fringe Festival, dimana acara na "Elvis Has Left the Building" dicalonkeun pikeun "Eddie" (Edinburgh Comedy Award
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