Top Brit comedian cancels his entire tour just four weeks before he’s due onstage after nasty accident

JOHN Bishop has been forced to cancel his upcoming tour dates following a nasty accident. The comedian, 59, was supposed to be performing six shows in the USA and Canada in October but they’re no longer going ahead. John Bishop has been forced to cancel his tour dates in America and Canada Credit: Getty He took to X to tell his fans he can’t do long haul flights after breaking his ankle Credit: @JohnBishop100/X He took to X to reveal the news and showed off the huge boot that his foot has been strapped into after breaking his ankle earlier this month. John began: “One of the consequences that I found out about breaking your ankle is that you have to wear this boot for six weeks. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “And when you’re wearing this boot, you can’t fly long haul flights and because of that, I’ve got to cancel the tours I was gonna do in Canada and America in October. “This is a message to apologise to everyone that we’ve had to cancel it for obvious reasons I’m not able to fly. “But hopefully we’re gonna reschedule the dates and let you know when we can do them again. “So I apologise but under medical advice, I’m not to be a kn**b-head and crash my motorbike again,” he signed off. John admitted in the caption that he’s “gutted” and was looking forward to heading across the pond for his shows. He was meant to be performing the six shows between October 15 to October 25 in the two countries. Most read in Showbiz John has cancelled his New York show and Boston performance as well as shows in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. His fans were left gutted about the news but flocked to the comments section to wish him well. One person wrote: “Hope you have a speedy recovery soon John.” Another fan joked: “John, you know when people say “break a leg”, they don’t really mean it.” John apologised to his fans for cancelling the shows Credit: @JohnBishop100/X He was rushed to hospital earlier this month following a motorbike accident Credit: johnbish100/ Instagram Somebody else commented: “We were booked to see you in Toronto but we fully understand. “But please come back, we saw you there once already and loved it. Get well soon.” Yet another added: “Unlucky John, swift recovery.” He revealed on September 2 that he had been rushed to hospital following his nasty motorbike accident. The Liverpudlian was supposed to be taking part in a charity bike ride just days later but was forced to pull out. He told fans: “I’ve got an announcement to make. “On Sunday, I was meant to be wearing this shirt for Prostate Cancer UK during the Stage 4 ride with Chris Hoy.” Pointing to his injured ankle which was in a leg brace, John said: “Unfortunately, I won’t be there. I won’t be able to wear this shirt this year because of this.” He then explained what happened: “I went out for a motorbike ride today with Tim Peake who’s a brilliant lad and a great motorcyclist and I learnt a lesson today – astronauts are better motorcyclists than comedians. “So it looks like I’ve broken my ankle which means unfortunately I can’t do the ride.” Comment now