John Bishop's Film Journey & Will Arnett's 'Bombing'
Bishop looks back on a terrifying stand‑up flop that helped shape his film.
Bradley Cooper’s 2026 film *Is This Thing On?* traces a finance professional’s move into New York comedy, loosely based on Liverpool comic John Bishop’s late‑start career. Bishop, who quit his sales job at 40 after a 2000 open‑mic break at Manchester’s Frog & Bucket, later met Will Arnett on a barge in Amsterdam. Together with Mark Chappell, they wrote the script, with Bishop stepping back to let Arnett and Chappell own the narrative. In the film, Arnett and Laura Dern play Alex and Tess, a couple navigating divorce and self‑discovery. The story highlights the fear of bombing on stage – Arnett recalls a silent, disastrous night that paradoxically taught his character resilience.
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