

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DES BISHOP at Empire Comedy Club
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: See Des Bishop live in Portland, ME on 2/27 + 2/28! Low Ticket Warning. Shows are selling out! 

Shows @ 7pm &amp; 9:30pm
Doors @ 6pm &amp; 9pm

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 1990. The openness and honesty of his presenting style combined with his restless imagination and perceptive comic observations make Des Bishop a must-see for fans of unique, insightful and provocative comedy.

He came to Irish fame with TV shows, The Des Bishop Work Experience (2004), 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 (2008, winner of the IFTA 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.

In 2010, Des wrote his most personal show called My Dad Was Nearly James Bond, inspired by his father, Mike who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bishop won an Irish Book Of The Year Award for his memoir of the same name, and brought a solo show version to the Edinburgh Fringe to widespread acclaim and five-star reviews. In 2013, Bishop went to Beijing, China to learn Mandarin. He is now fluent and the show about his experience, Breaking China was another major hit series with another acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Des has 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). He was also the star of HBO’s A Comic’s Climb, his Aspen Comedy Festival debut in 2005.

He has released six hit stand-up specials including Made in China (Universal 2015), One Day You’ll Understand (RTE 2018), and his latest Of All People.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/des-bishop-at-empire-comedy-club/200029648584646
- **Event Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.empirecomedyme.com/shows/des-bishop?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
- **lat**: 43.65491
- **long**: -70.26251
- **full address**: 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Empire Comedy Club (https://allevents.in/org/empire-comedy-club/16899212)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Empire Comedy Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** comedy, festivals, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about DES BISHOP at Empire Comedy Club ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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