I WONDER how many performers end their show answering the question ‘so what did your wee wee smell like after that meal?’ Not many, I guess, but Dave Gorman isn’t like other comedians.
For a start he’s not Jewish, even though he was recently listed in the top 25 Jewish writers by a Jewish magazine, he tells the audience. He’s not cross that people think he’s Jewish, but he does wonder why.
More annoying for him the same magazine didn’t pick him for its top 25 Jewish comedians, and even cartoon Krusty the Clown made it on to that list. Dave Gorman’s Powerpoint Presentation is a clever vehicle for the man who brought us Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack.
He surfs the internet to find people who are supposed to look like him, then tries to pose like they are to make them look a bit (more) like him.
It seems all you need to claim to be a DG lookalike is brown hair and a red beard. For a show that relies on Dave having the next Powerpoint slide ready when he gets to the gag it works a treat. I thought it would seem scripted, but actually it’s genius.
Dave’s ‘fan poems’ made up from web comments on sites like the Guardian and Daily Mail, on the subjects of the Royal Wedding and the French making Union Jack flags were the highlight for me, laugh out loud funny created from staggeringly moronic comments.
Warm up act Jay Foreman is one to watch too, with some insightful and satisfyingly rude songs to kick off the night.
And why were 480 of ‘the most cultured people in Dorset’ (Dave’s words, not mine) asking what his wee smelled like? Ah, it’s all to do with a recipe containing asparagus, Sugar Puffs, Berocca and beetroot. Great fun.
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