The Actress and the Bishop

The Actress and the Bishop
The Actress (left) and the Bishop on the cover of Shift Presents... The Actress and the Bishop. Art by Brian Bolland.
Created byBrian Bolland
Publication information
ScheduleIrregular
Title(s)A1 #1 & 3
Bolland Strips!
Shift Vol. 2 #5
GenreBlack comedy
Publication dateOctober 1989
Main character(s)The Actress
The Bishop
Creative team
Writer(s)Brian Bolland
Artist(s)Brian Bolland

The Actress and the Bishop is a creator-owned British comic story, written and drawn by Brian Bolland. It tells the whimsical misadventures of an actress and a bishop living together in suburban England. The characters have made rare appearances in various anthologies; as of 2025 four stories of varying lengths have been produced between 1989 and 2022. The strip features only occasional dialogue; instead, most text is told in rhyming narrative captions.