Stand-up star John Bishop is bringing his brand new arena show, Winging It, to Dubai.
The British talent will perform at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on December 14, as part of the new DXBLaughs comedy series — set to be inaugurated by Eddie Izzard with a gig at the same venue later this month (April).
Bishop’s return to the UAE comes following an award-winning sell out show, also at DWTC, in 2014. The 50-date Winging It tour will kick off in September, so we can expect the Liverpudlian comic to be firing on all cylinders by the time he arrives in the emirates.
The tour follows from his continuing Work in Progress show, which wraps in August — with little more than a month off before hitting the road again.
Bishop's blockbuster Supersonic tour was reportedly seen by more than half a million people, while he remains a household face thanks to eponymous BBC shows such as John Bishop's Britain, The John Bishop Show, John Bishop: In Conversation With … and John Bishop's Gorilla Adventure.
“I’m very much looking forward to being back in Dubai,” says Bishop. “There really is nothing like performing stand-up in front of a live audience. The new show is called Winging It, and in some respects having come to comedy relatively late, it sometimes feels like that’s what I’m doing in life — but I’m enjoying every minute of it.”
Find out more and book tickets, from Dh250, at www.dxblaughs.ae
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