About this season
John Bishop's Britain is a British television programme presented by comedian John Bishop, each program has a theme e.g. food. It features stand-up, sketches and real-life stories from celebrity guests and members of the public on that particular topic. There have been two series filmed to date. A 2011 Christmas special has been filmed and will be broadcast around the Christmas period. The show is filmed in front of an audience, where the audience are shown the interviews via video link as part of the filming. The sketches are not shown to the audience at the time of filming but Bishop's narration of the sketch is included in the filming.
Episodes (7)
1. Music and Fashion
Aired 30 July 2011
John Bishop returns for the second series of his comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. John's guests in this first episode include cricketer Freddie Flintoff.
2. Food
Aired 6 August 2011
John Bishop hosts the comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. John's guests in this episode include John Torode and Gregg Wallace, talking about food.
3. Hobbies
Aired 13 August 2011
John Bishop hosts the comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. John's guests in this episode include cricketer Freddie Flintoff, talking about his hobbies.
4. Animals
Aired 20 August 2011
John Bishop hosts the comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. John's guests in this episode include Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, talking about animals.
5. Friends
Aired 27 August 2011
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop presents viewers with a mix of stand-up, sketches and real-life stories from members of the Great British public, based around a particular topic that affects everyone in Britain.
6. Being British
Aired 3 September 2011
John Bishop hosts the comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. This episode includes Noddy Holder talking about being British.
7. Christmas Special
Aired 27 December 2011
John Bishop hosts a festive edition of the comedy and entertainment show. Filmed in front of a live audience in Manchester, John presents viewers with a mix of stand-up and short sketches on universal themes. These are interspersed with real life stories and opinions from celebrities and the Great British public. This special episode includes Noddy Holder talking about Christmas songs.