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Comedian John Bishop launches the “Say Hello” campaign

Comedian John Bishop, hopes to get people talking again with a new campaign “Say Hello”

John, who brings his show to King George’s Hall in Blackburn on Thu 25 Nov 2021, has been working on the initiative for a few months.

John told us:

“I’m very much looking forward to being back on stage and coming to Blackburn soon, but I wanted to reach out to you about an initiative that I have been working on for the past few months.

“Throughout the tour, I hope to shine a spotlight on a new initiative called Say Hello.  This has been set up to remind us of all of a time when people spoke to each other on the street, on a train, sitting at a bus stop or waiting in the supermarket checkout line?  When eye contact and a smile was an opening, not a reason to look down or away.  And with your support I would like to encourage people coming to the shows to be part of this – so how about we all give it a go and “Say Hello”?

“During lockdown, I was struck by the large numbers of people who were watching online comedy gigs on their own, and as life begins to open up once more, I wish to encourage and support people to go to live gigs on their own too.  So, by using the Tour to support Say Hello I hope audiences will join in and chat to each other before the show and during the interval.

“The plan is that at each show audiences will all be offered a Say Hello badge when they arrive at the venue to wear.  When they see someone else wearing one too, I hope they’ll put down their phones and give them a nod, a smile and maybe even have a chat.  Those few words could be part of a communication revolution, even if it is just a few minutes at a time.   Let’s all ‘Say Hello’.”

Audiences coming to John’s show will be able to take part in the initiative by collecting a badge in the foyer.

You can follow the campaign on social media with the hashtag #SayHello and by visiting the website https://say-hello.co.uk/

Show Details:

John Bishop – Right Here Right Now
Thu 25 Nov 2021 / 8:00pm
Tickets, which are nearly sold out are still available here

https://youtu.be/vbd7O9qt2ho