Available for Public and Corporate Speaking Events

Bryan Bishop /// Public and Corporate Speaker

For bookings, contact: Bryan@BryanBishop.com

Signed copies of Shrinkage!

People often email me and say, "Hey, I want to give a copy of your book to my friend who just got diagnosed. Can you please sign it for them?" I'm always happy to, but previously, in order to get it signed, you'd have to bring it to a live show when (if) we happened to be in your town. Or go through the time-consuming (and kind of expensive) process of mailing it in to the show's PO Box and waiting for us to get it back to you as soon as we were able.

Now, you can get an autographed, personalized hardcover copy right away. I'll happily sign it for you, your friend, or your enemy (assuming you hated the book), and write whatever message you'd like inside.

Just click the button below for an autographed copy of Shrinkage and enjoy!

Laughs WITH Bald Bryan: Nov. 2, 2019 - SAVE THE DATE!

"Laughs For Bald Bryan" was a night that changed our lives. We're forever grateful and indebted to everyone who attended, downloaded or participated in that incredible evening in 2009.

Now, 10 years later, it's our chance to pay it back and pay it forward. I'm thrilled to announce "Laughs WITH Bald Bryan," a 10-year anniversary reunion benefit show. All proceeds will benefit cancer charities like Stupid Cancer, an organization dedicated to providing support and assistance to young adults with cancer. 

"Laughs With Bald Bryan" will be held at the Avalon in Hollywood on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Save the date and make your travel plans now; tickets and full lineup will be announced soon!

San Francisco Bay Area Book Signing

My first-ever Bay Area book signing is Friday, June 12, at Book Passage in Corte Madera at 7pm. I'll be reading from "Shrinkage" and doing a Q&A afterwards. If you're in the area, please consider coming!

All the info is on Book Passage's website here. 

San Diego Padres First Pitch: Sunday, April 26

I'll be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Diego Padres' home game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 26, as part of their Strike Out Cancer day. I'm honored and excited and more than a little nervous. If you're in the San Diego area, please consider coming to the 1pm game to watch me bounce a one-hopper fire a perfect strike to the catcher.

L.A. Brain Tumor Walk: Sunday, August 24

The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) had their third annual Los Angeles Brain Tumor Walk on the morning of August 24, and they once again asked me to be the honorary Chairperson for the event. I'm flattered and honored, but most of all, I'm excited to make this event successful, memorable and fun. The last two years combined, we've raised over half a million dollars. Last year, we raised $289,000 - well above our goal. This year, we hope to raise even more.

Please consider making a donation to the NBTS (all the money they raise goes to research, advocacy, patient care, and finding a cure) or to Team Bald Bryan. All funds raised by the end of the year go towards the total for this year's walk.

You can still donate to my team here.

More info: www.BrainTumorWalk.org/LosAngeles

"Shrinkage" (My book)

My first book, "Shrinkage," was released on April 29. It's available now in hardcover, digital and audiobook formats from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, iTunes, Wal-Mart (yes, my book is sold at Wal-Mart... how crazy is that??) - pretty much everywhere. I worked really hard on it and I think it's pretty good, so please consider ordering it today.

UPDATE (4/17): The audiobook is available for order! Check out the official page from the publisher to listen to an excerpt.

UPDATE (3/27): The official Facebook page for Shrinkage is live! Thanks to Mike Altier for creating and managing it. More behind-the-scenes pictures and goodies to come. Stop by, have a look around, and "Like" it, if you're so inclined.

UPDATE (3/13): This is awesome… Amazon's editors named "Shrinkage" to their list of "Big Spring Books: Fresh Picks From Our Editors." The list is subtitled "Books to Look For This Spring: Twenty books we think you’ll be hearing a lot more about this season." Check out the list here! 

UPDATE (2/8): Signing events! More will be added, but here are the first ones to be confirmed.

UPDATE (1/6): Here's a link to a really fun interview I did… or rather, I'm doing. It's called "Reply All," and it's a sort of live-blogged, ever-evolving interview-meets-email-exchange. Lots of book talk, and more.

UPDATE (11/5): Here is the official page from the publisher. A special thanks to everyone who wrote an amazing blurb for the book.

LA Brain Tumor Walk: Oct. 19, 2013

The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) had their second annual Los Angeles Brain Tumor Walk on the morning of October 19, and they once again asked me to be the honorary Chairperson for the event. I'm flattered and honored, but most of all, I'm excited to make this event successful, memorable and fun. Last year, we raised over $250,000 - well above our goal. This year, we raised $289,000 by the day of the walk - and we're not done yet!

Please consider making a donation to the NBTS (all the money they raise goes to research, advocacy, patient care, and finding a cure) or to Team Bald Bryan. All funds raised by the end of the year go towards the total for this year's walk.

You can still donate to my team here.

More info: www.BrainTumorWalk.org/LosAngeles

UPDATE! Here I am promoting the Walk locally on LA's KCAL 9 morning news. If you look closely, you can see the bags under my eyes.

2 Southland Walks To Benefit Brain Tumor Research « CBS Los Angeles

Open Letter to T.C. Boyle

Apologies for posting this letter in such a public forum. I tried sending this to TC Boyle directly, but the email address I had must have been old or abandoned, because it got sent back to me as undeliverable  Hopefully this finds its way to him.


Hello Dr. Boyle,

This is your former student Bryan Bishop. I was a Creative Writing major at USC from 1996-2000. Your name came up recently when another former student of yours - Brad Thor - came on the podcast I work on to promote his new book, "Hidden Order." I read that he (like I) had studied under you at USC. We traded stories for a bit and laughed at what a small world we live in.

Our exchange got me thinking about my experience at USC in your class. Yours was easily one of the best courses I ever took at any level of my education. It was so supremely influential on my life and career choices. To wit: I was more than a little proud to tell Brad that I myself have my first book coming out next summer. It is going to be published by Thomas Dunne Books (a division of St. Martin's Press/Macmillan).

Brad told me you had recently retired from USC. Congratulations, sir, on a magnificent academic career. If you were still employed at the university, I would send a copy of my book to your office (where you and I met on occasion). If you feel comfortable providing me with an address, I would be honored to send you a copy.

Thank you, and congratulations again.

Your student (and fan),
Bryan Bishop

My Week With the ILX

Acura gave me an ILX for a week and some money. I gave it all away.

(The money, not the car)

Here's how I did it...

#WeekWithILX

LA Brain Tumor Walk: Sunday, October 28

The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) is having their first-ever Los Angeles Brain Tumor Walk on October 28, and they have asked me to be the honorary Chairperson for the event. I'm flattered and honored, but most of all, I'm excited to make this event successful, memorable and fun.

Please consider making a donation to the NBTS (all the money they raise goes to research, advocacy, patient care, and finding a cure) or, if you're in the Southern California area, come out and walk with Team Bald Bryan on the big day at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

You can sign up and register with my team here.

More info: www.BrainTumorWalk.org/LosAngeles

Bald Bryan App for Android

It's finally here!

Download it on your Android phone or get it at the Android Marketplace HERE.

Annoy friends! Co-workers! Spouses! EVERYONE!

Do me a kindness and leave a stellar review if you're so inclined.

Sorry for the delay in getting this out... hope it's worth it!

The Film Vault returns Sept. 16!

Same show... new logo!

The Film Vault is back, starting Friday, September 16. Very little is changing - the shows will be released the same day as before (Fridays), you won't have to change your iTunes subscription... really, the only thing new is our fancy new logo:

(Thanks to Zen Rankin for the sweet new design)

Check out our new website for updates (www.AndersonAndBryan.com) and download the preview episode - the never-before-heard "2010 Vaulties."

Live from New York...

...it's us!

The Adam Carolla Show is doing two live podcasts from Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City on June 22nd & 23rd.

Get all the details (and tickets) here. See you there!

Twitter Lists

Twitter lists are a great way to see what people really think of you. Twitter helpfully shows you the lists people put you on. Most are flattering. A few... aren't. Here are some noteworthy lists that my Twitter followers have added me to (my thoughts are in italics):

- Ace Minions (A minion is a "fawning servant." OK, that one's fair)

- To read during refractory period (yikes! hopefully he's reading my Tweets every night, if you

know what I mean)

- Pupetty Oddballs (should I be more upset at "pupetty" or "oddball?")

- People More Important Than Me (you're god damned right)

- Poker (what could I have possibly done or said to make him associate me with poker?)

- I Know You from Somewhere (your dreams?)

- Incense Charcoal Fire & Prayers for Haitians (both of these lists are by the same person BTW)

- Ridiculous Celebrities (this list has the description: "We don't necessarily admire these folks")

- Random Cool as Fuck Cats (again, correct)

What Do These Songs Have in Common?

The following songs have one very specific thing in common. What is it? (Hint: It was apparently a very popular music trend in the late-80s and early-90s)

Janet Jackson - "Black Cat"

Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"

Def Leppard - "Rocket"

Guns N' Roses - "So Fine"

Poison - "Nothin' But a Good Time"

KISS - "I Stole Your Love"

The Darkness - "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"

Aerosmith - "What It Takes"

Things I Learned From Snooki

"Old people, they lose their sex life, and that's not a fun time. That's why people always get divorced."

"You know what's fun? Taking a shot off your wife."

"That's why the water is salty. Because of whale sperm."

"The hallway is really small and the bed is, like, really wide. It's kind of like an analogy of Vinny's penis not fitting in my pinhole."

"The lesbian rate in this country is going up."

"You usually don't have sex with your big brother."

"I will pee in a bush, I will poop in a bush, and I will hide in a bush."

"When I told you that I had feelings for you, and then you go and smush my best friend... that's not OK."

"If you wanna make out with me, just ask. I will say yes."

"Word of the day: Sympathetic. It's a big word."

#ThingsILearnedFromSnooki

Feedback

Did you know "feedback" is the only word in the English language to use each of the first six letters of the alphabet (A-F)? Now that you know this, send me some!

Email: Bryan@BryanBishop.com

My old email also works: Bryan@HiBryan.com

I'm on Twitter, too. (I'm @BaldBryan)