Bradley Cooper's Next Project Is A Film Based On John Bishop's Life And... Sorry What?!

Bradley Cooper at the 2024 BaftasBradley Cooper recently wrapped shooting on a new film he’s directed, based on the live of British comedian John Bishop.And believe it or not, the A-listers don’t stop there.US comedian Chloe Radcliffe (who will play a supporting role) lifted the lid on the project during an appearance on Richard Herring’s podcast RHLSTP, revealing the film centres around a man who embarks on a career in comedy after splitting up with his wife.Titled Is This Thing On?, the movie will be co-written by Will Arnett, who will also play the lead role.“I think Will and John sat next to each other at a dinner 10 years ago, and Will heard his story, and was like, ‘That rules, I want to do that someday’,” Chloe claimed.“So anyway that’s the movie that I just wrapped on…”John Bishop on The Jonathan Ross Show earlier this yearAs if that wasn’t enough, Oscar winner Laura Dern will also make an appearance as Will’s estranged wife, while Bradley will be on double duty as both director and supporting actor, playing the best friend of the lead character.The film inspired by John’s life will mark Bradley’s third time in the director’s chair, following on from A Star Is Born and the Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro.Again, that’s A Star Is Born… Maestro… John Bishop movie. Incredible stuff.Will Arnett will play a character inspired by John Bishop in the new comedy Is This Thing On?Chortle reports that John Bishop is also an executive producer on the movie, which is now in post-production, while IMDB lists Will & Grace star Sean Hayes, retired-NFL-star-turned-actor Peyton Manning and comedian Amy Sedaris among the cast.John Bishop embarked on his comedy career in 2000, following a split from his wife Melanie (the pair eventually reunited and share three sons, Joe, Luke and Daniel).He opened up about his first time performing during Graham Norton’s most recent New Year’s Eve special, claiming he put his name down to appear at an open night mic on a whim.“It was four pounds. I was going through a divorce. I thought, ‘Well, that’s four pounds she’s not getting’,” he joked.John continued: “’I was meant to do seven minutes but because there was no one there, they let me carry on, and I did about 25 minutes.’When I walked off I remember Mick, the compere, and the fella who ran the place, Dave Perkin, coming up to me and saying, ‘Where have you been doing your stand-up?’. I said ‘I’ve never done it in my life’. And he said, ’Well some of that was really good, some of that was fun. The bit where you started talking about getting divorced and started crying… don’t do that again. But come back.”MORE FILM NEWS:Gary Oldman Reveals Why He Had To Apologise To Demi Moore On The Set Of The Scarlet LetterTimothée Chalamet Wanted To 'Skip' Golden Globes Monologue Over This Joke, Host ClaimsGeorge Lucas Finally Reveals Why Yoda Talks Like That, 45 Years After The Character Was Introduced

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