Father of comedian dies after battle with lung cancer

THE father of Irish-American comedian, Des Bishop has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.

Michael Bishop, who lived in Midleton in Cork and England before emigrating to New York, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in November 2009.

Des Bishop’s latest show ‘My Dad Was Nearly James Bond’ is all about his father.

Michael Bishop enjoyed a successful career as a model in London in the late 1960s.

He once auditioned to replace Seán Connery as James Bond, but the gig went to another model, George Lazenby, whose acting was so poor that he was replaced after just one film in the franchise.

The show, which was touring the country, has been postponed until further notice.