Following on from the success of the one-off ‘Des Bishop’s Election’ special – Des is back with a brand new four part ‘The Daily Show’ type satirical comedy programme filmed in front of a live audience.
This is Ireland with Des Bishop is a themed satirical comedy series about Irish and global politics, for people who don’t like politics. Presented by Des in front of a live audience, the show aims to demystify politics, make the complicated simple and reengage younger viewers, who are disengaged from Irish public life.
Joining Des is a team of writers, researchers and reporters including Rubberbandits Blindboy BoatClub. Each episode will contain smart, noisy, and original ways to break down seemingly complicated ideas.
In episode one Des tackles gluten and hipster allergies, what’s wrong with our political system, and we’ll have reports on the state of the world from Rubberbandit Blindboy Boatclub and Andrew Maxwell.
This Is Ireland With Des Bishop starts Monday, 5th December on RTÉ2.