Kevin Bishop Biography

Fast Facts

• His performance in "Muppet Treasure Island" earned him acting award nominations at the Young Artist Awards and the Saturn Awards in 1997
• Started acting before he reached adulthood, appearing in "Grange Hill," then "Silent Witness" at the age of 16
• Quote: "What I love about sketch comedy is that you can get in and get out, it doesn't have to have a thread, and you can make fun about anything․"
• Best known for his sketch comedy program "The Kevin Bishop Show," which he stars in and writes for
• Has parodied such public figures as Simon Cowell, Michael Douglas, Stephen Hawking and Justin Timberlake on television
• His voice broke half way through filming "Muppet Treasure Island," so he couldn't rerecord the songs he had recorded for his audition
• As part of a staged joke, he threw things including a bottle of pomegranate juice at the writers of "The Inbetweeners" while they were on stage at the British Comedy Awards in 2008