With a new show entitled ‘With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibility Point’, Dave Gorman brings a hilarious new show on tour with lots of insight, more than a few surprises, a lot of Powerpoint slides, and a killer joke about a giraffe.
It’s a long show – we excited the hall at 10.45pm – and one Nick Doody supports in a kind of subversive John Shuttleworth-style. Not to give any secrets or segments of the show away, I can say there is a great pre-show routine which pays off after the interval, and a domestic with the often-quoted Mrs Gorman which ends up involving some old friends you’ll recognise from ‘Modern Life is Goodish‘ in a convoluted way.
You may get old favourites. You may get new perspectives. You may never look at one particular word with a silent letter in it again. You’ll be talking about the giraffe joke for weeks. A high point of Gorman’s appeal.
Ever since ‘Are You Dave Gorman‘ debuted on TV in 2001, Gorman’s modus operandi has been a laptop, a checked shirt, a clicker, and a lot of cheek. His fast-moving and quirky mind makes connections between the most mundane items and utilises social media platforms to develop routines in bizarre directions. Not for him the basic fruits of observational comedy beloved of so many stand-ups.
A superior evening which will make you cry with laughter and keep you on your toes.