John Bishop marked a quarter of a century in stand-up with his tenth tour, John Bishop: 25, and brought it to The O2 arena for one London arena night.
John Bishop, the Everton-born comedian and presenter of John Bishop’s Australia, played his anniversary tour John Bishop: 25 at The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Friday 3 October 2025.
Bishop is the son of a labourer from Huyton. He took a social science degree at Manchester Polytechnic and worked in pharmaceutical sales until 2006.
His first television job was as a regular on the RTÉ panel show The Panel in 2007. Acting roles followed in the E4 drama Skins and in Ken Loach’s film Route Irish.
His own series took him from John Bishop’s Britain on BBC One to John Bishop’s Ireland on ITV. From 2021 he played the companion Dan Lewis in Doctor Who.
The tenth tour marked 25 years since his first set at the Frog and Bucket in Manchester. Bishop called it his way of saying thank you to the fans who had supported him all the way.