Dave Gorman (I)

Review: Patrick Combs

If you like Dave Gorman's docu-comedies, you will enjoy this. The accidental people's hero takes similar delight is leading the audience down unlikely narrative paths, involving movie deals and sex change dogs alongside doddery experts in fiscal law.

A tribute to The Dave Gorman Show on Absolute Radio

A fortnight ago, Dave Gorman announced that his Absolute Radio show, The Dave Gorman Show, would be coming to an end this morning. In his typically unassuming style, Gorman ensured that the news to end the show wasn't delivered as if it was the worst thing to happen to British radio since Kelvin MacKenzie. No bad blood; just time for people to reclaim their Sunday mornings and see what life brings.

Danielle Ward interview

Eight years of performing, Time Out newcomer of the year in 2006, Mock the Week appearances, writer for many UK TV favourites including The Lee Mack Show and a regular Sunday morning podcast with none other than Dave Gorman. We really were insanely lucky to be able to pinch a sneeze of her time.

Dave Gorman on running around Montreal

I don't think I've ever stepped off stage and been told to run before. But I did last night.

UK comedians lead the way at Melbourne festival

Tim Key, Dave Gorman and Paul Foot shortlisted for Australian international comedy festival's top award.

Dave Gorman's top 10 stand-up comedians

Dave Gorman lists his top ten (living) stand-ups...

Not so entertaining was Dave Gorman's Pub Olympics - a "one-off, silly panel show", and let's hope it remains that way. While all the contestants seemed to be having a great time, constantly giggling between themselves, very little of the humour translated to the audience at home. Popping along to the local and listening to a bunch of lads chatting in a corner might have been more amusing.

It was a formula that could have easily have been as self-indulgent as Dave Gorman's pub quiz disaster, but thankfully the show had several redeeming features. Host Miles Jupp's convoluted links between rounds were so bizarre they were funny and the contrasting personalities of those taking part also proved to have comedy value.

Best of all was hearing the celebs second-guessing the answers given by friends and family and getting it wrong. Mark Steel's nerves might have been on edge every time it was his son's turn but it made for very funny radio. This was especially true when young Elliot was asked if he had a motto and replied: "never do it without an alibi".

Pure silliness abounds as Dave Gorman hosts a one-off show in which he asks his contestants - Chris Addison, Roisin Conaty, Geoff Lloyd and Seymour Mace - to compete for gold medals in, quite frankly, ludicrous rounds. For example, Usain Bolt can run the 100m in 9.58 seconds: what do the panellists think they could do in 9.58 seconds? It's fantastic to see Absolute Radio's Geoff Lloyd pop up on a panel show. He's one of the sharpest wits on air.