By Roxanne "Flashbulb" Starr
John Bishop is off his feet for a while. The comedian has cancelled an upcoming live show and withdrawn from Sir Chris Hoy's charity bike ride after a motorbike accident involving astronaut Tim Peake, the BBC reports.
Details of the crash itself — where it happened, how serious the injuries are, and whether Peake was hurt too — were not specified in the available reporting, and The American Times has not independently confirmed them. What is confirmed: the fallout. Bishop has scrapped a scheduled comedy gig, and he will no longer take part in the charity cycling event organized by Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy.
Bishop, 59, has built a career on turning personal mishap into material — his stand-up specials often mine his own scrapes for laughs — but this one has cost him stage time rather than punchlines. No word yet on a rescheduled date for the cancelled show or on Bishop's recovery timeline.
We'll update this story as more details on the accident and Bishop's condition become available. If I can't source it, you won't read it here.
— Compiled from reporting by the BBC.
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