When it comes to origin stories, comedians have some of the strangest " from performing for a £5 bet to getting back at their boss to making an unlikely pact with a friend Not all standup comedians wake up one day and decide to be funny for a living. That wasn't the case for John Bishop, anyway. He took up comedy to avoid paying a bar's cover charge and to escape his failing marriage " a story that inspired Bradle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM on January 28, 2026