Kevin Bishop

Birth Name:

Kevin Bishop

Birth Place:

Kent, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

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
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
His voice broke half way through filming "Muppet Treasure Island," so he couldn't rerecord the songs he had recorded for his audition

1997Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor:Nominated
1997Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor:Nominated
2006British Comedy Award - Best Male Comedy Newcomer:Nominated
2007British Comedy Award - Best TV Comedy Actor:Nominated
2008BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Programme:Nominated
2009British Comedy Award - Best Sketch Show:Nominated
2010BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy (Programme or Series):Nominated

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