Dave Gorman News

It was announced today (Wednesday 20th June 2018) that Dave Gorman's upcoming (already largely sold out) tour With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint has been extended for a second time with 19 new shows added in early 2019, including third dates being made available at London's iconic Royal Festival Hall, Birmingham's Symphony Hall, Coventry's Warwick Art's Centre, Hull's City Hall and Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall, with a fifth date made available for Manchester's The Lowry (Salford). Starting this September and now playing 61 shows, at some of the biggest theatres in the country, this tour will see Dave combine his unique and critically acclaimed style of stand-up and visual story-telling.

It was announced today (Wednesday 20th June 2018) that Dave Gorman's upcoming (already largely sold out) tour With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint has been extended for a second time with 19 new shows added in early 2019, including third dates being made available at London's iconic Royal Festival Hall, Birmingham's Symphony Hall, Coventry's Warwick Art's Centre, Hull's City Hall and Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall, with a fifth date made available for Manchester's The Lowry (Salford). Starting this September and now playing 61 shows, at some of the biggest theatres in the country, this tour will see Dave combine his unique and critically acclaimed style of stand-up and visual story-telling.

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces Labour MP, Jess Phillips will join the writing team for the world premiere of Women In Power. The production sees some of the UK's most influential female voices, including Wendy Cope, Jenny Eclair, Suhayla El-Bushra, Natalie Haynes, Shappi Khorsandi and Brona C Titley, come together to write this musical comedy based on the Greek classic, The Assemblywomen. Directed by NST Associate Director Blanche McIntyre, the production opens on 6 September at NST City and runs until 29 September.

Comedians, actors, writers and nice young men Glenn Moore (Mock The Week, BBC Two) and Matt Stevens (Sketchorama, BBC Radio 4) are set to parade their greatest comedy skits and sketches nationwide as their critically acclaimed sketch duo alter-egos Thunderbards from January 2018 through to May 2018 following a celebrated month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Today Southbank Centre announces its 2018/19 performance, dance and comedy programme, celebrating the reopening of its restored and redesigned cultural venues, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, and welcoming new and returning companies to its stages.

Following a Best Entertainment Programme nomination from the Broadcast Digital Awards, UNSPUN WITH MATT FORDE returns to Dave with an extra three episodes commissioned, starting from Sunday 28th January at 10pm.

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Adam Hess and prolific stand-up, writer, and sketch comedian Glenn Moore (Mock The Week, BBC Two) are set to embark on a double headed UK tour, performing their critically acclaimed comedy from 9th February to 3rd May.

It was announced today (13th November 2017) that Dave Gorman is set to embark on brand new tour With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint in Autumn 2018. Over forty-three dates, Dave will combine his unique style of stand-up and visual story-telling at some of the biggest theatres

Ratings and critical hit, DAVE GORMAN MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH will return to Dave for a fifth series, starting at 10pm on 31st October. After attracting a peak of 1.5 million viewers and regularly receiving a total audience of over a million per episode in series four, the show is one of UKTV's most successful original commissions.

Ratings and critical hit, DAVE GORMAN MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH will return to Dave for a fifth series, starting at 10pm on 31st October. After attracting a peak of 1.5 million viewers and regularly receiving a total audience of over a million per episode in series four, the show is one of UKTV's most successful original commissions.

In July 1995, alone in his cramped study, among thousands of showbusiness artefacts, film stock and memories the comic legend Bob Monkhouse realises his treasured joke books have been stolen. This is something of a disaster in the world of the obsessive performer and joke-smith.  As the reality of the situation sinks in, he is forced into an uneasy introspection. The Man Called Monkhouse traces his life through a difficult childhood, via the vertiginous heights of television superstardom, the dent in his status during the 'new wave' comedy of the late '80s and finishes with a re-born Bob, back on TV and finally feted as the comic genius he undoubtedly was.  

SubCulture's scheduled Jason Robert Brown concert, featuring guest artist Sierra Boggess, has been cancelled tonight due to inclement weather, it was announced this afternoon.

There are still tickets left to see comedian Dave Gorman in one of three shows at The Marlowe Studio later this week. In preparation for the next series of his hit TV show Modern Life is Goodish (Dave TV), he will be bringing new material to Canterbury. Taking a mischievous look at modern life, Gorman will share his observations and frustrations with a little help from his laptop.

There are still tickets left to see comedian Dave Gorman in one of three shows at The Marlowe Studio later this week. In preparation for the next series of his hit TV show Modern Life is Goodish (Dave TV), he will be bringing new material to Canterbury. Taking a mischievous look at modern life, Gorman will share his observations and frustrations with a little help from his laptop.

On the night of 28th May 1984 the best-loved comedian this country has ever produced died suddenly from a heart attack. Four years previously on Christmas Day 1977 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special attracted 28 million viewers - half the entire population of the UK at the time. In the thirty years since Eric Morecambe's untimely death his popularity has not waned. With numerous tribute programmes, TV re-runs and DVD releases, his work, as one half of Britain's most popular double act ever, has been kept alive and introduced to a whole new generation of fans. In 2014 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Morecambe's passing a brand new production of the Olivier award winning West End play that celebrates the life of the man who played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order, embarks on a major national tour.

On the night of 28th May 1984 the best-loved comedian this country has ever produced died suddenly from a heart attack. Four years previously on Christmas Day 1977 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special attracted 28 million viewers - half the entire population of the UK at the time. In the thirty years since Eric Morecambe's untimely death his popularity has not waned. With numerous tribute programmes, TV re-runs and DVD releases, his work, as one half of Britain's most popular double act ever, has been kept alive and introduced to a whole new generation of fans. In 2014 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Morecambe's passing a brand new production of the Olivier award winning West End play that celebrates the life of the man who played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order, embarks on a major national tour.

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a kind-of new musical with a book by Eric Idle and an entirely new score for the new production, (well, almost) created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. Following a staggering national romp, this new production moved to Playhouse Theatre, beginning performances 14 November and opening last night. View photos below!

Star of TV and film Zach Braff hits the UK stage for the first time in ALL NEW PEOPLE at the Duke of York's Theatre, which opened Feb 22. Check out these photographs from the opening night, featuring Zach Braff, Peter DyBois, Becky Shaw, Paul Hilton, Graham Norton, Warren Brown, Finella Fielding and more.

Pleasance Announces October Listings

On Sunday, October 2, 4pm and 7:30pm, American Opera Projects will present the world premiere of Model Love, a humorous staged song-cycle about contemporary relationships with jazz and rock elements by composer J. David Jackson based on texts by British comedian Henry Normal, and the one-act opera monodrama Nora, In the Great Outdoors, music by Daniel Felsenfeld and libretto by Will Eno, that continues the final scene of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House moments after Nora abandons her family.