Des Bishop: Breaking China

2014 · 25m · Documentary · Comedy

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.

Episodes

▶1. Episode 125m · 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.▶2. Episode 225m · 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…▶3. Episode 325m · 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.▶4. Episode 425m · 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.▶5. Episode 525m · 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.▶6. Episode 625m · 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.

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