Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
| Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Stand-up |
| Written by | Dave Gorman |
| Directed by | Paul Wheeler |
| Presented by | Dave Gorman |
| Starring | The Billroth String Quartet |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 (+1 Highlights Series) |
| No. of episodes | 22 (+3 Highlights Episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jamie Isaacs Iain Coyle (Series 2-3) |
| Producers | Nick Martin James Fidler |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Liberty Bell |
| Original release | |
| Network | Dave |
| Release | 17 September 2013 – present |
Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish is a British stand-up comedy television show broadcast on Dave and presented by Dave Gorman. The series mainly consists of Gorman presenting comedic PowerPoint presentations in which he attempts to argue that modern life is neither bad or good, but "good...ish"; the title of the show is also presumably a pun on the Blur album Modern Life Is Rubbish. The series began on 17 September 2013, and has had three series broadcast. Two more series have been commissioned.[1]
Format
Each episode see Gorman present a stand-up show using PowerPoint, on a particular theme about modern life. Examples include celebrity culture and social media. Each episode features a recurring section called the "Found Poem", in which Gorman reads out a selection of bizarre comments left on news websites, all covering a particular story. Gorman performs the Found Poem with a lone spotlight shining on him, while accompanied by the Billroth String Quartet.
Series Overview
| Series | Episodes | Original broadcast | ||
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| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| Series 1 | 6 | 17 September 2013 | 22 October 2013 | |
| Series 2 | 8 | 9 September 2014 | 28 October 2014 | |
| Series 3 | 8 | 8 September 2015 | 27 October 2015 | |
| Goodish Hits | 3 | 11 May 2016 | 25 May 2016 | |
| Series 4 | 8 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Series 5 | 8 | 2017 | 2017 | |
Episodes
Series 1 (2013)
| Total no. |
Series no. |
Title | Director | Writers | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Not A Very Nice Biscuit" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 17 September 2013 | |
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Dave Gorman performs a series of witty stand-up shows, exclusive to Dave. The bearded wonder takes a sideways look at the messages we receive every day. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Badgers Don't Vote" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 24 September 2013 | |
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The laptop-loving comic Dave Gorman examines celebrity culture and star lookalikes. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "I Is Da Queen" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 1 October 2013 | |
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Money is the root of all comedy as Dave considers our love of cash. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Prince, Not An Estate Agent" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 8 October 2013 | |
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Dave casts a wry eye over the role of family in modern life. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "I Like Eggs" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 15 October 2013 | |
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Here Dave looks at the footprint we leave behind when surfing the web. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Will It Make Toasters Cheaper?" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 22 October 2013 | |
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Mr Gorman brings the curtain down on his mischievous series of stage shows by looking at the role faith plays in modern life. | ||||||
Series 2 (2014)
| Total no. |
Series no. |
Title | Director | Writers | Original air date | |
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| 7 | 1 | "I Call Mine Sally" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 9 September 2014 | |
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Dave Gorman shreds some naughty magazines and helps a gerbil fulfill its destiny! | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Winston Churhill's Pants" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 16 September 2014 | |
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Sharp stand-up from Dave Gorman, who answers life's burning questions. What is Richard Branson capable of? And should David Dickinson be stopped? | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Just Chips That Haven't Been Made Yet" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 23 September 2014 | |
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It's Dave on Dave! Modern life gets a ribbing as Mr Gorman considers celebrity endorsements and reveals the Queen's 'thoughts' on insoles! | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Poogle" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 30 September 2014 | |
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The award-winning comic opines on life's little oddities, including micro-chipped cats, over-familiarity in coffee shops, self-driving cars, QR codes and cybersquatting. | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "I Would Drink That Bath Water" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 7 October 2014 | |
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Dave devilishly dissects modern life as he judges the worth of online petitions and reveals how he beat Alex Reid - not at cage fighting, obviously. | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Dat is Data Dat Is" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 14 October 2014 | |
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Dave considers the appeal of dogging and pokes fun at Lord Sugar's tweets. | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | "I Like Hot Bananas" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 21 October 2014 | |
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One very funny man and his laptop. Dave puts 'Greatest Hits' albums, world records and superlative abuse under the spotlight. Warning: contains nude yo-yoing. | ||||||
| 14 | 8 | "The Dirt Collects There" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 28 October 2014 | |
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Impish original comedy from Dave Gorman, who muses out loud on life's little foibles - including light bulbs, gravy boats, dot-to-dot books and LEGO. | ||||||
Series 3 (2015)
| Total no. |
Series no. |
Title | Director | Writers | Original air date | |
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| 15 | 1 | "Why Are There Still Chickens?" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 8 September 2015 | |
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Dave Gorman flips his lid and his laptop open to ponder modern life. Dave conducts a live experiment with over a thousand eggs! | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | "The Veneer of Civilisation" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 15 September 2015 | |
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Dave Gorman flips his lid and his laptop open to ponder modern life. Dave conducts a live experiment with over a thousand eggs! | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | "Ova Is Latin For Eggs" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 22 September 2015 | |
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The laptop-loving king of irreverence is once again tackling life's burning issues, from the shyness of elks to the evolution of the Honey Monster. | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | "To-Raa Taloo Rye-Eh" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 29 September 2015 | |
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This week an annoying printer gets the sledge-hammer treatment, Christine Hamilton receives an unexpected gift, and some bees get to travel first class. Sort of... | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | "Negative Nancy" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 6 October 2015 | |
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This week, insults and Katy Perry's American flag dresses are considered for their offensiveness, and Dave, masquerading as his own wife, sets about finding a man on Tinder. | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | "Stuck On Level 342" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 13 October 2015 | |
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This week computer games adverts, boardgames, crossword and Sudoku books all come under the spotlight. Meanwhile Dave's jigsaw habit is revealed, and Alan Sugar makes a rather puzzling appearance. | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | "That's What We Grow In" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 20 October 2015 | |
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In this penultimate episode, Dave suggests radically overhauling the calendar, and reveals what you learn when you buy Twitter followers. | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | "A German Tradition" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 27 October 2015 | |
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Modern Life Is Goodish concludes tonight with a look at the current obsession with customer feedback and market research. Just how reliable is this data? Dave tries to find out with the help of fans of Ant and Dec and people who like a very specific type of soup. | ||||||
Goodish Hits (2016)
| Total no. |
Series no. |
Title | Director | Writers | Original air date | |
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| - | 1 | "Series 1 Highlights" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 11 May 2016 | |
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The stand-out bits from Dave Gorman's sublime comedy series in which he shares wry observations on modern life's little quirks. Stay tuned for some previously unseen clips. | ||||||
| - | 2 | "Series 2 Highlights" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 18 May 2016 | |
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This episode reveals the best bits from Series 2 of Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish. There are also some scenes which have never before been seen on British TV. | ||||||
| - | 3 | "Series 3 Highlights" | Paul Wheeler | Dave Gorman | 25 May 2016 | |
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The stand-out bits from the third series of Dave Gorman's show in which he shares wry observations on modern life's little quirks. | ||||||
Series 4 (2016)
Series 4 of Modern Life Is Goodish was confirmed on 7 August 2015 and will air in late 2016 and contain 8 episodes.
Series 5 (2017)
Series 5 of Modern Life Is Goodish was also confirmed on 7 August 2015 and will air in late 2017 and will contain 8 episodes.
References
- ^ "Dave commissions two more series from Dave Gorman". British Comedy Guide. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish at British Comedy Guide
- Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish at IMDb
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