Dave Gorman

At 53 years old, Dave Gorman has this physical status:

Career

Before his solo success, he was in demand as a writer, having co-authored three books of The Mrs Merton Show as well as writing for a number of other television shows in the United Kingdom, including The Fast Show. He was listed as one of the top 50 funny acts in British comedy in 2003. Gorman appeared in two series starring Jenny Eclair as a director. He has also written for comedians Harry Hill and Steve Coogan.

Reasons to be Cheerful was Gorman's first one-man "documentary style" display. It was billed as "a ninety minute pop song based on a four-minute pop song," and was based on Ian Dury and the Blockheads' album "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3." The show explored the song's lyrics in detail, in the hopes of finding out whether or not each of the items listed in the song was actually a reason to be cheerful. Each "reason" was represented by one of a series of secondhand slides he had amassed for the exhibition. The performance was first performed at the 1998 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and then toured theatres.

Dave Gorman's Better World, his second full-length performance, was first performed in Edinburgh in 1999. He wrote anonymous letters to thousands of local newspapers and asked the audience to suggest ways in which one man could make the world a better place. He then proceeded to test their efficacy by making them follow through.

Following a booze-induced bet with his flatmate Danny Wallace, which became the inspiration to a book written by Gorman and a Wallace play. Gorman denied it was sober. As the assistant manager of East Fife F.C., he revealed the word "Dave Gorman" with him. And that there must be "loads" of others around. Wallace disagreed with him, so the two traveled to Methil (about 450 miles (720 km) from London with a Polaroid camera to meet the assistant manager, whose name was actually Dave Gorman. Wallace soon found that Gorman must have one for every card in the deck (including the jokers).

Five people changed their names by deed poll (two of whom were women); a trip to New York that culminated in failure when he learned the man he had come to visit was not Dave Gorman but rather B. David Gorman, who was ineligible; and the American journey included a meeting with an actor who had played a character called David Gorman, which is hotly debated in the book.

Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment was Gorman's second television series, but not one based on a controlled scientific experiment. There were six episodes in the series.

The argument was that it would determine whether or not astrology really worked. He'd like to follow any instructions given to people with a limited number of horoscopes for a few days over the course of 40 days, but his "control experiment" (his fraternal twin brother, Nick) dismissed them. Each will document the events of the day and how they fared in each of three key areas of life: love, health, and wealth. Gorman will first show footage of the amusing situations he got into by attempting to observe his horoscope, then ask a panel of "experts," agony aunt Denise Robertson (love), GMTV's Dr. Hilary Jones (health) and financial specialist Alvin Hall (wealth), then arrive in the studio to assess how he did in the three segments. Following an audience vote, Gorman will display the difference between how he and his twin brothers fared this week and whether astrology had a positive effect, a negative effect, or no effect at all.

The findings of the "experiment" revealed that his overall happiness, love, and wealth gradually diminished over time (especially wealth, as he was compelled to travel frequently). During the experiment, he had many adventures, including flying to New York City to speak with a long lost friend and then leaving the city a few hours later because he had been ordered to spend as much time at home as possible, eating pizza in a park while dressed in a rubber jacket, and reading an illegally obtained pornographic journal at Sunday lunch.

He had to perform from episode 2, standing on one leg with his foot in a bucket, a tangerine in one hand, and some breakfast cereal in the other (in a bowl that cost £85 from Harrods), performing the national anthem backwards and balancing three books on his head. This was taken entirely literally from Jonathan Cainer's horoscope, which Gorman deemed so odd that he did not actually present the newspaper's copy in the studio, despite the fact that the horoscope's author was notified of his study and suspected of pulling a prank on him.

Gorman's fortune was rapidly decreasing, as were joy and love, until he invested the last of his money to Dubai to watch a golf tournament (the Dubai Desert Classic) and bet on Ian Woosnam, a golfer who revealed his birthday (and would therefore share his fortune). He emptied his account to travel there and decided how much money he should bet using his lucky number from each of the 40 days of his experiment to figure out how much money he should bet. However, he later discovered that not only was illegal in the country, but also that his lucky number led him to bet 2,903 Dirhams, which at the time was £549. Ultimately, he borrowed the money from his mother and begged her to bet the sum on Ian Woosnam to win the match of the day, as he had been told by his horoscope.

With his happiness at an all-time low, love scraping the bottom, and finances in a dire situation, Gorman himself could only hope that the bet would pay off, putting him not only back to where he had come from but also providing him with twice as much money as he had started with. According to this, he has "proposed" that astrology works and has made him happier than the control.

Gorman toured Britain in 2003 with a show called Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, which also included a book of the same name. It's another true tale. Gorman, a 31-year-old man, decided to give up his stupid ways, grow a beard, and write a book. As a result, he believes people took him more seriously, and a new book was published. Gorman became obsessed with Googlewhacks when someone told him that his website had one (Francophile Namesakes) and that he had to travel around the world in order to find people who had written them (one of whom turned out to be one of the Dave Gormans he had encountered in his first attempt). He ended up spending his money on the trip, but without writing any of the promised books, and he had to produce the Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure show to pay them back.

This performance premiered at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and then went on to sell out for a two-week run at the Sydney Opera House's Studio Theatre. As part of the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the George Square Theatre sold out at the George Square Theatre before embarking on a massive UK tour of 75 shows in the space of three months. At the HBO U.S., Gorman was given the award for Best One Person Show at the Best One Person Show. He had previously been given an award for the show Are You Dave Gorman? He ended up writing a book about his Googlewhack Adventure, which went on to be the Sunday Times best seller. Gorman had a nervous breakdown during his Googlewhack experience, which he freely addresses in the show.

In 2004, a DVD of the Googlewhack Adventure was released in Swansea Grand Theatre, which was shot at the Swansea Grand Theatre. Gorman toured the United States in 2005 and performed his Googlewhack show in several cities. While in Los Angeles, he appeared on The Tonight Show, elaborating on his travels and his quest. This tour, which culminated in him being in chains and had encountered corporate America, led him to embarking on a road-trip through the United States, during which he avoided such hotels and corporate petrol stations in favour of family-owned enterprises. As the book and film America Unchained, the road trip was chronicled.

Gorman published a book in 2011 about his experiences in various British towns during a time in his life when he was compelled to bring him to game-playing sessions. The book explains the game of Khet, Kubb, Smite, Settlers of Catan, Monopoly, Poker, and others.

Genius, a BBC Radio 4 show in which citizens of the United Kingdom sent ideas to make a better world, was hosted by the host. The theory is then analyzed by Gorman and a visitor in order to determine if it qualifies as "genius." Between the 27 October and the 24th of November 2005, one series of five episodes was broadcast, with a CD of the first series released on the 27th of November 2006. The second series lasted from 7 September to October 2006, with a CD launching on January 2008 and a third series spanning from 1 October to 5 November 2007. In various episodes of the show, he has made numerous references to disliking Darren Day.

On November 23, 2007, a pilot for a television version of Genius was broadcast, and a series was produced in the spring of 2008. Ali Crockatt and David Scott created the series, and Simon Nicholls produced it.

On Friday, the six-part series debuted on BBC2 at 10 p.m. on Friday. The BBC has produced a second series dedicated to 2010. On Monday, September 27, 2010, the show aired its first episode on BBC Two at 10 p.m. on Monday.

Gorman made his first appearance as a reporter on April 24, 2006 (he had previously appeared as a guest on December 11, 2001 promoting Are You Dave Gorman? (in which he was credited as the show's senior new correspondent). He debuted on April 27th as the host of the show's satirical statistical report piece "Poll Smoking with Dave Gorman." He was the first Daily Show correspondent to have been born in England, and the third Daily Show correspondent to have been born outside of the United States. On October 5, 2006, his most recent appearance on the show was on October 5, 2006. He has also appeared co-hosting a segment called "ConTROVersy" with the Daily Show's other English reporter, John Oliver, in which the pair kindly and humourously discussed former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair over tea, parodying American stereotypes of Britons.

Gorman undertook a coast-to-coast road trip from the west coast to the east coast of the United States between October 22nd and December 5, 2006. On April 3, 2008, a book titled America Unchained: A Freewheeling Roadtrip in Search of Non-Corporate USA was published. The main reason for the trip was to find that traveling through the United States without ever patronizing any corporate or chain-style establishment ("The Man"). Gorman ate, slept, and stuffed his car in restaurants, hotels, and petrol stations that were all owned independently.

America Unchained is also the name of an annual campaign that has been spearheaded by the American Independent Business Alliance since 2004 to foster the economic, cultural, and political importance of independent locally owned enterprises. On February 5, 2008, a documentary film of the adventure was also produced and was broadcast on the British TV channel More4 on February 5th, 2008, and then on February 11th, 2008. At the Austin Film Festival in 2007, it received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Gorman's journey began in Coronado, California, and ended in Savannah, Georgia, where he was constantly challenged to find independently owned gas stations, as well as rebuilding the car itself – which was surprising little considering the age and mileage (124,000 at start).

Gorman appeared on the Geoff Show three times (and later competing in a phone contest when not doing the Important Astrology Experiment), but he also did weekly interviews on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show to address his bikeathon during his Sit Down, Pedal, Stop, and Stand Up Tour. During the summer of 2009, he volunteered for weekend host Frank Skinner for three weeks. The station later revealed that he would have a full time show; his first show on October 11th was joined by Danielle Ward and Martin White. In April 2012, White joined the show to be replaced by Michael Legge. The exhibition ended on November 18, 2012.

Gorman appeared as a stand-up earlier in his career. Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up, which began on August 30. As he cycled from Britain's southernmost point to its northernmost tip, he saw the most easterly and westerly sights along the way, with him riding every night of the tour.

Gorman's 2010 Sit Down, Pedal, Stop, Stand Up Tour began in 2010 as an extension of his 2009 Sit Down, Pedal, Stand Up Tour. "I won't be riding these bikes," he said about this performance. fewer blisters on the display, but not so much." He appeared twice in one evening at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on July 12, 2010, which was also on DVD release (Dave Gorman Stand-Up). (Live) Gorman appeared onstage again at four small venues in the United Kingdom in order to refresh his memory before the show.

Gorman returned to television in September 2013 with the introduction of Modern Life Is Goodish on the Dave channel. The show was revived in January 2014 for two new series to follow the initial three. In November 2016, the fourth series was released. After Gorman announced that it was the last series, the fifth series ran from October 31 to December 2017. The series attracted 1.5 million viewers at its highest point.

Gorman said a new stage show called With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint, which came at the end of Modern Life Is Goodish's run. The show ran from 6 September to 25 November 2018. Gorman has released 19 more tour dates for January–February 2019, owing to the number of tickets sold. Although Dave wishes for the show's contents to be unspoiled for viewers of the program, he has requested that people talk about the Giraffe gag, which Gorman has referred to as the world's best giraffe joke. Dave continued to tour until November 2019, owing to the show's success, after a short break during the shooting of Terms and Conditions Apply.

Gorman will be hosting a new TV series on Dave in June 2019, according to Chortle. Terms and Conditions Apply. There will be eight one-hour episodes. The style is similar to that of Modern Life Is Goodish, however, Gorman will be joined by guest stars on each episode, as well as various games based on the subject matter. From 2 July to August 2019, filming for the first series took place. In October 2019, it first appeared on Dave.

During fall 2022, Dave Gorman announced a new live stage show tour called PowerPoint to the People. It ran from 10 September to 11 November 2022. Since being in operation from 16 March 2023 to 17 June 2023, extra dates have been added.

In 2001, Gorman appeared in one episode of Absolutely Fabulous. In the fourth season's third episode "Paris," he appeared as Rimmer, a photographer. Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive appeared on two series as one of the team captains on BBC Three's show, as one of the team captains. From 2006 to 2007, the program was a comedic drama about the production of a celebrity panel show hosted by Rob Brydon. In 2006, he appeared on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has wished to be a captain on the quiz show Call My Bluff.

Gorman appeared in two episodes of Have I Got News For You, including the one that made news of host Angus Deayton's affair concerning prostitutes and illicit use of illegal drugs last week. He also appeared on an episode of the sports comedy quiz show They Think It's All Over. Gorman appeared on and won episode nine of the first series of QI, in which the guests included Jo Brand and Jeremy Hardy. In the ninth series, he appeared again in 2011, winning again. On April 23, 2010, he appeared as a guest on the Frank Skinner show Opinionated.

Gorman appeared in Robert Llewellyn's online programme Carpool in 2009, and can be seen on Llewellyn's YouTube channel, LlewellTube. During the 2010 European Championship Darts, he appeared on Bravo TV for the first time PDC darts coverage alongside James Richardson. In 2015, Gorman appeared on the week-long special Grand Designs Live, in which he displayed eccentric homes in the United States.

Gorman appeared on Virgin Radio's The Geoff Show alongside Geoff Lloyd, and the Hometime show was also on display. Gorman joined the station as a host himself following the station's rebranding to Absolute Radio. He has appeared on numerous episodes of Radio 4's Just a Minute, and has appeared on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff. In the fourth series, Gorman was also the "Curator" for John Lloyd's BBC Radio 4 series Museum of Curiosity, as well as standing in for Jon Richardson in one version of the third series after the latter was left stranded due to the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjal.

Gorman would appear in the forthcoming crowdfunded animated film Doug and the Meaning of Life in October 2014. However, as of 2019, the website's administrator has been defunct, and no further updates have been made on the campaign's Kickstarter page. According to the official YouTube channel for Gorman's role, only a small clip showcasing his role appears in the film.

Gorman has also acted over a television commercial for Homebase, the UK DIY chain.

When Lee Mack appeared on a Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Gorman, the 'phone-a-friend' to whom Mack turned; he successfully identified Carte Blanche as a James Bond book, but not needing to be told the four possible answers.

Gorman started coding for three British newspapers in 2020, first to The Independent under the pseudonym "Bluth" and then to The Daily Telegraph under the name "Django" and later to The Guardian under the name "Fed."

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