| Alt Name: | The Christmas Show |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Presenter: | John Bishop |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | Lola Entertainment |
| Network: | BBC One |
The Christmas Show, formerly known as The John Bishop Show, is a British comedy-variety show presented by stand-up comedian John Bishop at the Hackney Empire Theatre.[1] The show has aired on BBC One from 30 May to 18 July 2015.
Another show, also titled The John Bishop Show began on ITV in January 2022.[2]
| No. | Date | Guests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 May 2015 | Paul Weller, Trevor Noah, James Acaster, Felicity Ward & Beardyman | |
| 2 | 6 June 2015 | Jessie Ware, Striking Matches, Chris Ramsey, Zoe Lyons, Funmbi Omotayo, the cast of Riverdance & The Boy With Tape On His Face | |
| 3 | 13 June 2015 | Florence + the Machine, Tom Stade, Ellie Taylor, Phil Wang, Parkour Generations & Pete Firman | |
| 4 | 20 June 2015 | The Vaccines, The Overtones, Vikki Stone, Hal Cruttenden, Tanyalee Davis, Spark Fire Dance, Jimeoin & Brian Cox | |
| 5 | 27 June 2015 | Leona Lewis, Lee Nelson, Alex Edelman, Luisa Omielan, Marcel Lucont, The Tiller Girls & The Courteeners | |
| 6 | 4 July 2015 | Rita Ora, James Bay, Nina Conti, Glenn Wool, Nish Kumar & Myra Dubois | |
| 7 | 11 July 2015 | Seann Walsh, Doc Brown, Jamali Maddix, Jack Savoretti, Texas, Meow Meow & Cirque Bijou | |
| 8 | 18 July 2015 | Andy Askins, Briefs, Jason Byrne, Jo Caulfield, John Newman, Daniel Sloss & Andreya Triana | |
| Date | Guests | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 December 2013 | Jason Manford, Nina Conti, Simon Brodkin, David O'Doherty, Tim Vine, Olly Murs & Ellie Goulding |
| 2 | 22 December 2014 | Jack Whitehall, Jason Byrne, Alexis Dubus, Alex Horne, Katherine Ryan, Simon Webbe, George Ezra, Olly Murs & Ella Henderson |
| 3 | 21 December 2015 | Sarah Millican, Tom Allen, Andy Askins, Danny Bhoy, Kylie Minogue, Ian Rush, Jess Glynne & Olly Murs |