Genius With Dave Gorman
- TV panel show
- BBC Two
- 2009 - 2010
- 13 episodes (2 series)
A TV version of Dave Gorman's radio series, in which he and celebrity guests decide which of the public's ideas are "Genius". Stars Dave Gorman.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - Stewart Lee
Ideas
- Swimming lanes placed alongside cycling lanes: Not genius
- Virtual reality headsets for chickens: Genius
- Speed genius: Stewart considers some more ideas and gives his view instantly: Paint funny faces on airbags to defuse the tension around the scene of a car crash (Genius); Scratch-and-sniff airline sick bags to help you vomit (Not genius); Have all announcements in airports, railway stations, shopping centres and post offices read by Brian Blessed (Not genius); a website called "Socks Reunited" to help people find missing socks (Not genius); the political party that wins the general elections rules the country by day and the opposition rule by night (Not genius); a plan to stop world hunger by... (Run out of time).
- All vans which deliver fattening food should be on the move so that fat people have to chase after it and therefore get fit: Not genius.
- Wire a piano up to candles held by members of a choir. When one the lights is turned on, the member holding the light sings a certain not: Winner
Red Button Extras
- An animated scene featuring more of what the chicken is seeing in its virtual reality headset.
- An extended scene of the piano-choir with Dave playing "Rock Around the Clock".
- A selection of the best scenes from the series.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 1st May 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Dave Gorman | Host / Presenter |
Stewart Lee | Guest |
John L Spencer | Director |
Simon Nicholls | Producer |
Ali Bryer Carron | Executive Producer |
Armando Iannucci | Executive Producer |
Mark Lawrence | Editor |
Nick Peto | Editor |
Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Video
Remote controlled choir
Meet the strangest choir you've ever seen.
Featuring: Dave Gorman & Stewart Lee.