BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Loop Social//loso//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fa7d2209-6da6-4235-8a61-bd07c54485c6@locally-social.com DTSTAMP:20270206T010000Z DTSTART:20270206T010000Z DTEND:20270206T020000Z SUMMARY:Special Event: Des Bishop: Grey Area Tour LOCATION:Cap City Comedy Club\, 11506 Century Oaks Terrace Unit 100\, Austi n\, TX 78758\, USA DESCRIPTION:A rising star in the US and a massive name in Ireland\, native New Yorker Des Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 199 0. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his rest less imagination and perceptive comic observations make Des Bishop a mus t-see for fans of unique\, insightful and provocative comedy.\n\nHe came t o Irish fame with TV shows\, The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004)\, wher e he lived on minimum wage working different jobs in Ireland\, Joy In The Hood\, where he taught stand-up comedy in disadvantaged areas of four maj or Irish cities\, and In The Name Of The Fada (2008\, winner of the IFT A Best TV Series Award) about when he decided to learn Irish from scratch and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language.\n\ nIn 2010\, Des wrote his most personal show called My Dad Was Nearly Jame s Bond\, inspired by his father\, Mike who was diagnosed with terminal can cer. Bishop won an Irish Book Of The Year Award for his memoir of the sa me name\, and brought a solo show version to the Edinburgh Fringe to wid espread acclaim and five-star reviews. In 2013\, Bishop went to Beijing\, China to learn Mandarin. He is now fluent and the show about his experienc e\, Breaking China was another major hit series with another acclaimed  Edinburgh Fringe Festival.\n\nDes has appeared on many live stand-up shows including Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live (BBC)\, Live at the Comedy Sto re (Comedy Central) and Australia’s