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Before his solo successes, he was in demand as a writer, having co-written three series of The Mrs Merton Show, as well as writing for many other television series in the UK, including The Fast Show. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. [5] As a producer, Gorman contributed to two series featuring Jenny Eclair. He has also written for comedians Harry Hill and Steve Coogan. Dave Gorman lands new Dave TV show 'Modern Life Is Goodish' ". Digital Spy. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 . Retrieved 17 April 2014. Poll Smoking – American Education". Comedy Central. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014 . Retrieved 17 April 2014.

So what ended up happening, is I did a tour show where there was like an hour of stand-up, then an interval, and then a second hour. And halfway through the hour, a curtain would drop and you’d see that the screen would be there, and the last half hour was this big big PowerPoint thing, to throw the message home. And it was like a big change of gear, in the show, and every time the curtain dropped and the screen was there, audiences would have this sort of, ‘Oh good! Yay! We like this! We like him when he does this!’ sort of reaction. Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply TV Show Premiere Date for the UK". UK Air Dates. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019 . Retrieved 29 August 2019. Gorman – Royal Treatment". Comedy Central. 24 April 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014 . Retrieved 17 April 2014. Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. "Dave Gorman confirms the end of Modern Life Is Goodish". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017 . Retrieved 21 December 2017.

On 24 April 2006, Gorman made his first appearance as a reporter (he had previously appeared as a guest on 11 December 2001 promoting Are You Dave Gorman?), [7] in which he was credited as the show's senior new correspondent. [14] On 27 April, he debuted as the host of the show's satirical statistical analysis piece called "Poll Smoking with Dave Gorman". [15] He was the first Daily Show correspondent to have been born in England, and the third Daily Show correspondent to have been born outside of the United States. His most recent appearance on the show was on 5 October 2006. [16] He has also appeared co-hosting a segment called "ConTROVersy" with the Daily Show's other English correspondent, John Oliver, in which the pair calmly and genteelly discussed former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair over tea, parodying American stereotypes of Britons. [17] America Unchained [ edit ]Essex, Mike (13 February 2012). "Anxiousness Scheduler". Blog.blagman.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014 . Retrieved 28 March 2014. Gorman and his wife, Beth, were married on 8 October 2010. [38] They reside in Bournemouth and have a son (born 2015). [39] [40]