EXCLUSIVE: Comedian John Bishop is saying goodbye to his ITV chat show despite doing very well with it and attracting massive guests like Courteney Cox
John Bishop has ditched his chat show.
The comedian scored big ratings and secured big-name guests including Shania Twain, Sir Ian McKellen and Courteney Cox during two series on ITV. But he’s called time on The John Bishop Show because he thinks it’s too tough to compete with rivals.
He said: “I’m not going to do another series of my chat show. It was great to do, but I found that I was competing in a space that was congested.
“Graham Norton is brilliant at it and Jonathan Ross is brilliant at it. We don’t really need another chat show.”
John also hated that his interviews had to be so short. The star prefers to do longer chats on his podcast The Bishop Exchange.
He said: “A chat show doesn’t allow you to do the depth of interviews that I would have liked to have done.
“With television, you’ve got to fit into schedules. But with the podcast, I can do it whenever I want to do it.”
John is also gearing up to do a UK tour to celebrate 25 years in comedy.
He said: “I just want to focus on touring. That’s what I love doing and that’s where I put my time.”
John’s show last aired in February 2023, spanning a total of 13 episodes across 2022 and 2023. Each series comprised of six episodes, with an end of year special being released in December 2022.
As well as big global names, home-grown talent also appeared. The likes of Michelle Keegan, Oti Mabuse, Rob Brydon, Mel C, Maya Jama and Craig David all sat down for a chat with John.
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