Des Bishop: Breaking China

Miniseries

Following 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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6 Episodes

Episode 1
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Episode 1Des 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.
Episode 2
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Episode 2In 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
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Episode 3It’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
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Episode 4The Irish-American writer's deadline to perform a full stand-up comedy routine in Chinese nears. He decides to join forces with a local amateur comedy troupe to create a Western-style scene in Beijing.
Episode 5
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Episode 5The Irish-American writer's deadline to perform a full stand-up comedy routine in Chinese nears. He decides to join forces with a local amateur comedy troupe to create a Western-style scene in Beijing.
Episode 6
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Episode 6The Irish-American writer must walk out into the spotlight and perform his stand-up comedy show in Chinese. He also ends up making a name for himself on a TV dating show as he impresses the ladies. Last in the series.