An Irish-American Comedian Goes to China

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 25, 2015

Des Bishop is an Irish-American comedian from Flushing, Queens, who aims to be funny in English, Irish and now, Chinese. His new show "Made in China" chronicles his mission to become fluent in Mandarin and perform stand-up comedy in China, amid government censors and a stand-up scene that wasn't exactly thriving.

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