John Bishop reminds me of my ex brother in law who was from the Wirral. His Mum, (the ex brother in law, not John Bishop) paid for elocution lessons “to help him succeed in a career”. Not much of an accent until he told a joke. The people of Merseyside believe it’s a scientifically proven fact that all jokes are 17.6% funnier if told in a Scouse accent with half a pint of phlegm in your gob. He was a narcissistic sociopath and eventually my sister left him, (again, the brother in law, not John Bishop…… I think).
Bishop always bangs on about how he has loads of mates that come to his gigs from his time as a Chemical Sales Specialist. Biggest Walter Mitty since Ronnie Irani. If he told me the time I’d double check.