John Bishop

Comedy's in-demand Scouser, John Bishop, tells skysports.com about a lifetime as a Liverpool fan.

Comedy's in-demand Scouser, John Bishop, gives skysports.com his memories of a lifetime as a Liverpool fan

From trying to avoid going cheek-to-cheek on The Kop, to distracting former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen, standup John Bishop has experienced it all in his life as a Liverpool supporter. The Scouser is a diehard follower of the Reds and has been since the day he was born, to result in hero worship of strike legend Kevin Keegan through to current captain Steven Gerrard. But over the past year an explosion of personal success has resulted in Bishop spinning his football-fan plate against that of a career as arguably the most-popular comedian on the circuit. The Liverpudlian's charm and open style has led to a starring role in Sky1's A League of Their Own, his own series on terrestrial television and a previous appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, while his current Sunshine Tour is already almost entirely sold out. Such incredible achievement leads to an overflowing diary. But ahead of Monday's DVD release of Bishop's Elvis Has Left The Building live show, the man himself still had time to have a chat with skysports.com about all things football.

Liverpool

It was a family decision before I was born. My Dad is definitely a passionate Liverpool fan. Normally me Dad and me brother go to every game and I go when I can. I went to the Chelsea match last weekend, it was a great game. I couldn't go to the Wigan game in midweek because I'm on tour now.

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

I can't remember. I think it was Liverpool against Middlesbrough. I think I was about seven. I remember that match because it was around New Year's Day and The Kop all had their scarves up for the Johnny Mathis song, When A Child Is Born. I had never seen that before, apart from, You'll Never Walk Alone, and in fact I've never seen it since. There are loads of other matches that stick in my memory. I suppose the one that rekindles everything was the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea in 2005. That was as exciting a game as I can ever remember. What got me the most about that was Eidur Gudjohnsen had a late shot in front of the goal and I was right in his eye-line. I shouted, 'miss!' and he missed. I think it was all down to me.

Kevin Keegan

He was brilliant. I suppose, from Liverpool's point of view, it had always been about a team, and then Keegan was like a star. Although he didn't have the flair of Kenny Dalglish, he was a workhorse and his combination with John Toshack was fantastic. What about the current crop? I think that Steven Gerrard will go down as the best player that Liverpool have ever had. He is an unbelievable footballer. Obviously I like Jamie Carragher as well. And this season Lucas Leiva has turned the corner! He is starting to look like a great player.