Dave Gorman

David James Gorman (born 2 March 1971 in Stafford, Staffordshire) is an English author, stand-up comedian and presenter. He has performed comedy shows on stage in which he tells stories of extreme adventures and presents the evidence to the audience in order to prove to them that they are true stories. He was a stand-up comedian before he became famous for Are You Dave Gorman?, then took a break from normal stand-up. He returned to stand-up in 2009 with a show called SIT DOWN, PEDAL, PEDAL, security+ certification STAND UP whose unique feature was that he cycled 1563 miles from the southernmost point of the UK to the easternmost to the westernmost and then to the northernmost with a gig following each night.Gorman grew up in Stafford, England and attended Walton High School. Through his work he has revealed that he has a twin brother called Nick and that his father is called Derek. He also has two older brothers, Jonathan and Richard and his mother is Fay Collins. His parents are divorced. He studied mathematics at Manchester University[1] (but never graduated[1]) and before his solo successes was in demand as a writer, having co-written three series of The Mrs Merton Show, as well as writing for many other TV 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.mcpd examsDave also regularly appears on the BBC Three show, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a comedy show about the making of a celebrity panel show hosted by Rob Brydon. Dave Gorman is one of the show's team captains. In 2006 he became an occasional contributor on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also hosts his own radio series, Genius, and his documentary feature, America Unchained, was shown on More4 in February 2008. The book of the series was published in April 2008.[2]Gorman is a vegetarian, a fact that he revealed in the documentary film Dave Gorman In America Unchained. He lists his hobbies as photography, cycling, rock balancing and playing poker. Staffordshire University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2006.a+ questions He is a regular user of Twitter[3]. According to America Unchained, he is an atheist.Dave Gorman is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer. As a writer he contributed to two series featuring Jenny Eclair, and to The Mrs Merton Show. His other writing credits include Harry Hill and Steve Coogan.Gorman's first one man "documentary style" show was entitled Reasons to be Cheerful. Billed as "a ninety minute show based on a four minute pop song", it was based on the song "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads. The show examined the song's lyrics in detail, with a view to establishing whether or not each of the items listed in the song were really reasons to be cheerful. The visual aspect of the show was provided by each "reason" being illustrated by one of a collection of second hand slides that he had accumulated for the show. The show was first performed at the 1998 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured theatres afterwards.
His second full length show, Dave Gorman's Better World, was first performed in Edinburgh in 1999. For the show he wrote anonymous letters to thousands of local newspapers and asked the public to suggest ways in which one man could make the world a better place. He then attempted to carry out their suggestions in order to determine their efficacy.