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Old 17-09-2013, 19:54
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http://uktv.co.uk/dave/series/tvseries/251580

Award winning comedian and master of PowerPoint, Dave Gorman, makes his debut on Dave with this original, exclusive and all-new six-part series, showcasing his unique analysis of modern life.

Let’s get straight to the point: Dave Gorman thinks modern life is good... ish. However, tired of endlessly being sold stuff he doesn't need, manipulated by the media and harassed by technology, he’s become slightly obsessive about the 'ish'.

But instead of letting it drive him mad he's decided to fight back. A bit. Sort of. Ish. In this series he shares his observations and vents his frustrations in six mischievous comedy performances that cover everything from our behaviour online, the cult of celebrity, family to money and faith. Presented using his own unique blend of stand up, visual storytelling and real-world experimentation, expect a whole new take on the things we normally take for granted.

Starts tonight. I'll give it a watch to see what it's like. I hope it's more standup comedy than lecture though.
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Old 17-09-2013, 20:03
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First found out about this show from this ad/trailer.

To be honest I was more interested in the girl showering
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-tuDe_NUDA
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Old 17-09-2013, 20:40
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It sounds like the new series is similar subject matter to his last tour (which was very funny).

Can't wait for tonight.
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Old 17-09-2013, 22:24
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Quite enjoying it actually, even if some of it is obvious - eg 'People who ask questions on Yahoo Answers are knobs/idiots' etc
His voice is a bit high though
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Old 17-09-2013, 22:26
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I'm enjoying it. But yes, his voice is a tad odd tonight!
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Old 18-09-2013, 09:37
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I loved that Emailer Plus thing - it really did look like an 80's version of the 'future' (but came out in the 2000's)
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Old 18-09-2013, 09:54
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He's the only person to have read all 39 pages of the Boris Bikes conditions, and he found a mistake.
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Old 18-09-2013, 16:40
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Enjoyed it but the faux old fashioned slide projector sound effects started to grate on my nerves.
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Old 18-09-2013, 18:56
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Quite enjoying it actually, even if some of it is obvious - eg 'People who ask questions on Yahoo Answers are knobs/idiots' etc
His voice is a bit high though
I'm enjoying it. But yes, his voice is a tad odd tonight!
Reminded me of Josh Widdecombe
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Old 18-09-2013, 20:59
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Enjoyed it last night but then I enjoyed his last tour and a bit of the material (the forum poem and the whole fake Twitter account thing) was taken directly from there.

And the lookalike stuff he mentioned in next week's show is from his live tour too.

Worth watching though as it's very funny
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Old 18-09-2013, 21:01
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I'm led to believe it is his stage show converted into a TV programme.
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Old 18-09-2013, 22:13
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Just got round to watching it. Really enjoyed it.

First thing I did was go on twitter and check out @rickstivens
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Old 18-09-2013, 22:51
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The last 2 lines of the leap year poem do rhyme so f*ck you Gorman ('which have 28 days clear, and 29 each leap year')
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Old 18-09-2013, 23:42
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Really enjoyed the first episode. The poem from website comments was fantastic.
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Old 24-09-2013, 22:18
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Tonight
Badgers Don't Vote
New. Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman's latest uproarious show, exclusive to Dave. The titular comic examines celebrity culture and star lookalikes.
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Old 24-09-2013, 23:05
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Another great episode.

The lookalikes bit had me cracking up.

http://www.lookalikes.info/our-looka...rman-(martin-a)
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Old 24-09-2013, 23:08
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Another great episode.

The lookalikes bit had me cracking up.

http://www.lookalikes.info/our-looka...rman-(martin-a)
Damn, Page not found. Bet the site crashed
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Old 24-09-2013, 23:10
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Damn, Page not found. Bet the site crashed
It must have just been taken down.

It was 5 up minutes go.

Nope, add the second bracket and it comes back up.
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Old 24-09-2013, 23:13
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It must have just been taken down.

It was 5 up minutes go.

Nope, add the second bracket and it comes back up.
Got it! Thanks
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Old 25-09-2013, 00:55
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Checked a lot of online shopping sites that sold clocks and funny how they almost all read 10.08 as if the smiley hands position makes any difference. Had never took notice of that before.
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Old 25-09-2013, 09:35
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Didnt enjoy as much as the first episode
The lookalikes bit was hilarious though
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Old 25-09-2013, 10:22
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Didnt enjoy as much as the first episode
The lookalikes bit was hilarious though
I kept expecting that unknown to him they had found a lookalike, and he walked on at the end to surprise Dave. The producers missed a trick there.
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Old 25-09-2013, 10:57
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Checked a lot of online shopping sites that sold clocks and funny how they almost all read 10.08 as if the smiley hands position makes any difference. Had never took notice of that before.
Not all but certainly the majority are around 10:08 to 10:10 or even 10 to 2!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cl...ilers&tbm=isch
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Old 25-09-2013, 10:58
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I was waiting for that too!
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Old 25-09-2013, 11:14
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Watched this the other day at some ungodly hour. The episode where he told us to pay attention. I paid so much attention that I can't remember what the hell was on it bar the T&Cs of the Boris bikes.

Really enjoyed it. Never really like him or Danny Wallace before. Always seemed a bit "Mark Thomas Lite" but thought this was really good and will series link it.

Just remembered - had the Lord Sir Alan Sugar mickey take on it. Very funny.

Was surprised it was on a minor digital channel. This would do well on BBC2 / 3 or Channel 4 or perhaps 5.

Better than a lot of the dross on those channels. Am amazed that Jimmy Carr keeps getting work. He was a bit different when he started but really has been past it for the last 5 years or so IMO.
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