Dave Gorman Gets Straight To The Point

Last year, I was travelling home from work, reading the Metro, and I noticed an advert that actually made me giggle. It was for a show on Dave called Modern Life is Goodish and, since the marketing had caught my attention, I thought I'd give it a whirl. As it turned out, the show was absolutely hilarious and Dave Gorman quickly became my favourite comedian so when we realised he was performing nearby, we snapped up tickets.

Although we'd only been able to get seats in the back row of the balcony, we had a great view that was totally unobstructed by the people in front of us. As Dave Gorman's show is Powerpoint-based (I swear, it's funnier than it sounds!), the huge screen at the back of the stage makes it easy for everybody to see.

The show began with an introduction personalised to each venue. Dave had researched the town to find notable residents and created a short slideshow based around these before introducing his warm up act Nick Doody who had an edgy, intelligent style of humour which, while very funny at times, I also found waned occasionally with some long, awkward silences.

Dave Gorman himself entered the stage with his usual punchy, almost sassy style. There was no self-indulgent walk onstage to the sound of rousing applause. Instead, he distracted us all with a slide and then pop! There he was. 

The theme of the show was exactly the thing I love about Dave Gorman: Taking opportunities. He is the embodiment of the voice in my head that says "I wonder what would happen if...?", except, unlike me, he is not afraid to follow that curiosity through. Whether it's creating fake journo requests on talent sites just to see who would reply, or arranging an Alan Sugar-adorned van to roll up at a dogging site, as seen on one of his recent episodes of Modern Life is Goodish, he has a mischievous, yet completely harmless, desire to find out what would happen if...

Despite this rather immature- but hilarious- approach to his comedy, Dave offsets this with a subtlety and sophistication that requires some element of mathematical knowledge, technical know-how and wry observational skills without taking himself too seriously.

Without a doubt, the highlight of the show for me was Dave's performances of two Found Poems, compiled from the outraged comments from the bottom of news stories, one of which was complete with backing piano by Nick Doody. The interaction between the two comedians on stage was fantastic, and they clearly have an excellent relationship. 

It was a wonderful evening- absolutely hilarious and uplifting. If you get a chance to see Dave Gorman Gets Straight to the Point, I recommend it. Otherwise, have a watch of Modern Life is Goodish on Dave every Tuesday. I promise you'll love it!