Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish

Sep 17, 2013

The bearded wonder casts a wry eye over the messages we receive every day.

Sep 24, 2013

The titular comic examines celebrity culture and star lookalikes.

Oct 1, 2013

Money is the root of all comedy as Dave considers our love of cash.

Oct 8, 2013

The laptop-loving comic casts a wry eye over the role of family in modern life.

Oct 15, 2013

Dave looks at the footprint we leave behind when surfing the web.

Oct 22, 2013

Mr Gorman brings the curtain down on his cheeky comedy series about the world we live in, examining the role of faith in modern life.

Sep 9, 2014

In the first episode, Dave gets involved in shredding some naughty magazines, helps a gerbil to fulfill its destiny, and is surprised by what develops when he finds an old-fashioned camera and hands the film in.

Sep 16, 2014

"Fun Facts". What's fun about them? Just what is Richard Branson capable of, according to the British public? And, if Dave's right, why must David Dickinson be stopped?

Sep 23, 2014

In the third episode of the series examining the quirks, contradictions, frustrations and absurdities of modern life, Dave considers celebrity endorsements, and exclusively reveals the Queen's thoughts on insoles.

Sep 30, 2014

After turning his attention to micro-chipped cats, over-familiarity in coffee shops, self-driving cars, and the pointlessness of QR codes, Dave tries his hand at cyber-squatting.

Oct 7, 2014

Dave reveals why 184 people contacted him in one hour to tell him what he already knew, weighs up the true value of online petitions and explains how he took on cage-fighter Alex Reid and won. (Not at cage-fighting, obviously.)

Oct 14, 2014

In this episode, Dave considers the appeal of dogging, explains why he was asked to move his van from a restaurant car-park, and highlights some of Lord Sugar's more surprising recent tweets.

Oct 21, 2014

'Greatest Hits' albums, world records and superlative abuse are put under the spotlight as the studio audience is treated to a truly deluxe experience. Warning: features naked yoyo-ing.

Oct 28, 2014

Dave Gorman's quirky and highly personal investigation draws to a close with light-bulbs, gravy-boats, dot-to-dot books and Lego all being assessed for their contribution to modern life's overall goodishness.

Sep 8, 2015

Dave conducts a live experiment with over a thousand eggs!

Sep 15, 2015

Dave laments the death of the queue and considers ATM etiquette.

Sep 22, 2015

The laptop-loving king of irreverence is tackling life's burning issues, from the shyness of elks to the evolution of the Honey Monster.

Sep 29, 2015

Oddball observations on life with the laptop-literate Dave Gorman, who takes a sledgehammer to an irksome printer. And Christine Hamilton gets a gift!

Oct 6, 2015

Dave considers offensive insults and tries to find a man on Tinder.

Oct 13, 2015

Computer ads, board games and puzzle books come under Dave's gaze, along with his jigsaw habit.

Oct 20, 2015

Dave suggests revamping the calendar and considers the upshot of buying Twitter followers.

Oct 27, 2015

With the help of Ant and Dec's fans, Dave ponders our fixation with customer feedback and market research.

Nov 8, 2016

Dave irks an old pal and explains why he isn't 'a geek'.

Nov 15, 2016

Mirthful musings on modern life. Dave explores the perils of stock photography modelling and experiments with a celebrity.

Nov 22, 2016

Dave Gorman's wry take on modern life, featuring a method to get rid of an unwanted gift and the reboot of a classic game show.

Nov 29, 2016

Dave Gorman's laptop screen is back on the small screen, as he waxes lyrical on flirty hotel soap, kinky cages and overly familiar foods.

Dec 6, 2016

The comedian devises an experiment to discover whether people's behaviour is the same in the real world as it is online, using a room full of photographs of Alan Sugar.

Dec 13, 2016

Dave invents a way of minimising the time it takes to listen to your favourite songs.

Oct 31, 2017

Can a knock-off can ever be as good as the real thing? Dave Gorman returns with some wry observations on DVDs, baking - and Bucks Fizz.

Nov 7, 2017

Dave plays tricks with singing toys, interrogates kids' TV characters, and messes with Monopoly.

Nov 14, 2017

Looking at nature's warning signs, Dave enlists celebrities, insect repellent and Doctor Google.

Nov 21, 2017

Dave asks what the term 'generation' really means. And why does his mum use emojis?

Nov 28, 2017

Dave tests the merits of man vs machine in all its lifelike glory. A lucrative situation presents itself.

Dec 5, 2017

Dave asks just how gullible people are as he looks at movie marketing and whether celebrities really can sell anything.

Dec 12, 2017

Dave ponders society's image obsession and investigates how far people will go for fame.

Dec 19, 2017

Dave reveals how TV is made and examines the nature of happiness - with the help of Kate Middleton's clothes and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Feb 24, 2025

Dave Gorman is back probing modern life's follies, fake search engines, big tech's rules and a wager that goes too far.

Mar 3, 2025

Dave Gorman and his iconic big screen explore more absurdities of modern life - Dave this time reinvents the alphabet and battles an online nemesis.

Mar 10, 2025

Dave Gorman's inquisitive mind takes on more quirks of modern life - AI, honesty in TV, leaving London and notions of 'celebrity' get his treatment this time.