Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish - Season 5

Season 5
Ratings and critical hit Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish will return to Dave for a fifth series this October. Continuing to grow its audience series-on-series it has become one of UKTV's most successful shows. For Dave Gorman, modern life is still good…ish – it's the absurdities and contradictions of today's world that continue to fascinate and infuriate him. And so his fightback continues (ish) with eight new mischievous comedy performances. In his own unique style, combining stand-up, visual storytelling and real-world experimentation, Dave turns his attention to the areas of everyday life we normally take for granted.

Episodes

Like Top Gun All Over Again
In the first episode of series 5, Dave explores whether a knock-off can ever be as good as the real thing. For Dave, this involves examining DVDs, baking and his favourite band, Bucks Fizz…

I've Never Seen A Cat
This week, Dave Gorman fires up his laptop and big screen and Dave takes to fatherhood with his usual mischievous spirit: playing tricks with singing toys, interrogating children's TV characters, and messing with modern Monopoly.

A Helicopter Is Quicker Than A Car
This week, everyone knows nature's warning signs, but can they be trusted in today's world? To find out, Dave enlists celebrities, insect repellent, and Doctor Google.

You Use a Spoon for Licking Custard
Life's little absurdities wittily dissected. Dave asks what the term 'generation' really means. And why does his mum use emojis?

It Does Not Bong
In this episode, Dave tests the merits of man versus machine, in all its life-like glory. Plus, he finds himself in a lucrative but compromising situation.

Drippy Strummer
In this episode Dave explores just how gullible people really are, with a focus on movie franchise marketing, soundtracks and whether celebrities really can sell anything.

A Physically Large Head
Mirthful musings on life with the laptop-literate comedian. Dave ponders society's image obsession and investigates how far people will go for fame.

My Childhood is Ruined
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.
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