The Kevin Bishop Show

Description: A faced-paced sketch show from the team behind Star Stories. Built around the lead's talents for impressions, the show ... more

The Kevin Bishop Show ... includes celebrity mimicry, archive footage gags, parodies, spoof adverts and one-off skits.

Newest Review: ... inevitably miss some of the episodes. The other problem with the show is that as a comedy sketch show it is a bit hit and miss with the quality of the sketches, some are really funny while I just do not get some of them, mainly because I fail to recognise who he is poking fun at. The format is a series of fast paced sketches that sort of follow a TV show theme in that there is an ... more

... information bar similar to the one you get when you change channels on your cable or sky box at the stat of each sketch and this guides the viewer into what to expect. He does do a wicked send up of Harry Hill and also pokes fun at Russell Brand which is never a b...more

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The Kevin Bishop Show: Youth faces abound (344 words)
by - written on 23/08/09 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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Friday night saw the welcome return of The Kevin Bishop Show sandwiched inbetween the two eviction shows for Big Brother which given that Bishop is an impressionist is quite appropriate as most of the muppets on Big Brother will provide some fresh fodder for his talents. Actually the big complaint I have about this show is that its friday night slot means I will inevitably miss some of the episodes. The other problem with the show is that as a comedy sketch show it is a bit hit and miss with the quality of the sketches, some are really funny while I just do not get some of them, mainly because I fail to recognise who he is poking fun at. The format ... Read the complete review

Bash the Bishop (400 words)
by - written on 20/08/09 (Very useful, 351 readings)
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The Kevin Bishop Show is a fast-paced comedy series with episodes shown on Friday nights at 10pm on Channel 4. I've always seen Kevin Bishop as someone who has a lot of comedy potential, and have in the past enjoyed selected episodes of 'Star Stories' - the satirical biographical celebrity show which he appears in. That said, as a comedian, Bishop occasionally leaves a little to be desired - so how does his self-titled show shape up? The programme is presented in an unusual style, making it look like the viewer is flicking between channels on a Sky+ box via the Electronic Program guide. This unusual approach allows the inclusion of many quick-fire ... Read the complete review

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