How Des Bishop Built a Comedy Career in Ireland, China, and America — From Scratch

Comedian Des Bishop joins host Dan Bova on How Success Happens for awild ride across three continents and three distinct comedy careers.Born in Queens, shipped off to boarding school in Ireland at 14, andeventually immersed in Beijing's fledgling stand-up scene, Des shareshow he built massive followings in Ireland, China, and now the U.S. —starting from zero, again and again. He opens up about hisgroundbreaking Irish TV series working minimum-wage jobs, learningMandarin well enough to headline in China, and finally cracking theU.S. comedy scene. Plus: Des takes on the side hustle blind rankingchallenge!
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Comedian Des Bishop joins host Dan Bova on How Success Happens for a
wild ride across three continents and three distinct comedy careers.
Born in Queens, shipped off to boarding school in Ireland at 14, and
eventually immersed in Beijing's fledgling stand-up scene, Des shares
how he built massive followings in Ireland, China, and now the U.S. —
starting from zero, again and again. He opens up about his
groundbreaking Irish TV series working minimum-wage jobs, learning
Mandarin well enough to headline in China, and finally cracking the
U.S. comedy scene. Plus: Des takes on the side hustle blind ranking
challenge!

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