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Des Bishop: Breaking China

25m1 Season

DocumentaryComedy

EnglishEnded

1 · Episode 1

2 · Episode 2

3 · Episode 3

4 · Episode 4

5 · Episode 5

6 · Episode 6

Crew and Cast

Mike CaseyCreatorDes BishopDes BishopCreator

Storyline

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.

  • Crossing the Line

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
17 April 2014
Last aired
22 May 2014

Production

Created by
Mike Casey, Des Bishop
Studios
Crossing the Line
Countries
Ireland
Networks
RTÉ One

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Runtime
25m
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Mandarin, English