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Des Bishop: Breaking China

Des Bishop: Breaking China (2014)

April. 17,2014

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Des Bishop: Breaking China

The adventures of Irish-American writer and comedian Des Bishop as he moves to China for a year in order to learn Mandarin and eventually attempt to perform a one-man stand up comedy show for a Chinese audience.

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Des Bishop: Breaking China

2014

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2014

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Episode 1

April. 17,2014

Des moves in with a Beijing family, enrols in college and begins his quest to conquer the language. Things take a turn for the better when he teams up with his buddy Leo whom he first met in Ireland over ten years ago.

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Episode 2 - Episode 2

April. 24,2014

In order to keep his wits sharp, Des sets up a comedy club in downtown Beijing. His brother Aidan pays a welcome visit and performs on the opening night. Everything is going well right up to the point where Des finds himself overpowered by grandmothers at a marriage market…

Episode 3 - Episode 3

May. 01,2014

It’s five months into Des’ Chinese adventure and he journeys up to the north of the of the country to take up a summer job in a family run restaurant where food gives the language a whole new meaning.

Episode 4 - Episode 4

May. 08,2014

Des and his friend Leo head off on a tour around China in search of the strange and unusual customs and cultures that make this amazing country so unique.

Episode 5 - Episode 5

May. 15,2014

With Des’ deadline to perform a stand up comedy show in Chinese is getting close he joins forces with a local amateur comedy troupe to establish a western style stand up scene in Beijing.

Episode 6 - Episode 6

May. 22,2014

Time is up. Des has to walk out into the spotlight and perform a stand up comedy show – in Chinese. Along the way he swoons a dozen beautiful contestants on a TV dating show.