India, Dec. 19 -- John Bishop is an English comedian who won the Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist title at the British Comedy Awards in 2010. But what led a professional medical representative to become a comedian? Is Bradley Cooper's 2025 movie, Is This Thing On?, based on the true story of his life? Let's find out.

Is This Thing On? is an American comedy-drama film directed by Bradley Cooper and also features him. The screenplay for the movie was co-written by Cooper, alongside his co-star Will Arnett and Mark Chappell.

The movie premiered on 10 October at the 2025 New York Film Festival, earned Arnett the Luminary Award at the Savannah Film Festival on 1 November 2025, and was released in the United States on 19 December 2025.

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