If you think this is really the in-depth story of how Des Bishop’s father, a jobbing character actor, nearly got to be James Bond, prepare for disappointment. He was specially asked to audition for 007 in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, such was his promise, but in the end George Lazenby got the gig. Erm, that’s [...]

A trio of comics including Ireland’s Des Bishop have broken the record for the world’s highest comedy performance. Bishop, along with Australian acts Dave Hughes and Dave Thornton, staged a stand-up show on a jet between Sydney and Melbourne today. The 10,000m-high stunt was staged by radio station Nova 100 in a bid to promote the Melbourne [...]