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Podcast: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Episode: John Bishop - ‘I’ve always wanted someone to say: you’re good enough’
Description: John Bishop has been a hugely successful stand-up comedian for 25 years. Yet that wasn’t his first dream, which was to play football. We discuss his failure to do so professionally, his challenges at school, the working-class upbringing that shaped him and how comedy saved his marriage when he and his wife were at the ‘decree nisi stage’ of divorce. Plus: skincare tips and why making people laugh is like stripping. Yes, really.
✨ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 Intro
01:48 The Art of Standup Comedy
06:52 Reflecting on Past Failures
12:30 Class an...