Des Bishop Makes His Long-Awaited Australian Return This November

The American comic is performing at the Norwood Concert Hall.

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American stand-up comic Des Bishop makes his long-awaited Australian return this year.

Almost seven years since his last visit, Bishop has locked in five capital city shows across the country in November.

Bishop, who went to Beijing, China, in 2013 to learn Mandarin, resulting in his hit show, Breaking China, has also appeared on many live stand-up shows, including Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live (BBC), Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and Australia’s Spicks and Specks (ABC).

Bishop’s upcoming Australian tour kicks off at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on Thursday 5 November. He then performs at Melbourne’s The Capital on Saturday 7 November, Sydney’s Comedy Store on Tuesday 10 November, Adelaide’s Norwood Concert Hall on Thursday 12 November and Perth’s Heath Ledger Theatre on Saturday 14 November.

Artist pre-sale runs from Tuesday 10 February at 10am AEDT until Wednesday 11 February at 10am AEDT.

My Live Nation members may also secure tickets first during the pre-sale beginning Tuesday 10 February at 10am AEDT until Wednesday 11 February at 10am AEDT. Register here.

General on-sale takes place Wednesday 11 February at 11am AEDT via livenation.com.au.

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Born and raised in the US, Bishop moved from Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990. It’s there he first found fame with a slew of shows, including The Des Bishop Work Experience, where 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 major Irish cities and In The Name Of The Fada, series about when he decided to learn Irish from scratch and perform a 60-minute stand-up comedy routine in the Irish language. 

Bishop has six hit stand-up specials to his name, including Made in China (2015), One Day You’ll Understand (2018) and Of All People (2024). He has written one book, My Dad Was Nearly James Bond, inspired by his father’s terminal cancer diagnosis, and hosts two podcasts, Berner Phone with his wife Hannah Berner and the Bishop Exchange with John Bishop.

Bishop’s new show is a must-see for fans of provocative comedy and is sure to sell quickly.  

Catch Des Bishop performing at Norwood Concert Hall on Thursday 12 November. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.

Des Bishop Australian Tour dates 2026

Thursday 5 November – Princes Theatre, Brisbane, QLD

Saturday 7 November – The Capitol, Melbourne, VIC

Tuesday 10 November – Comedy Store, Sydney, NSW

Thursday 12 November – Norwood Concert Hall, Adelaide, SA

Saturday 14 November – Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, WA

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