Dave Gorman is an English comedian, author and television presenter known for performing stand-up with PowerPoint presentations. His best known works are his stage shows Are You Dave Gorman? and Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, as well as televison shows Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish and Terms and Conditions Apply.
In 2016, Gorman appeared on Series 3 of Taskmaster, finishing second with 81 points. He was the guest on episodes 35, 75 and 99 of Taskmaster The Podcast.
Performance[]
| Task | Description | Dave Gorman |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: A pea in a haystack. (4 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Most flamboyant clock. | 3 |
| 2 | Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. | 2 |
| 3 | Propel this pea the furthest distance. Your pea must land and remain on the red carpet. | DQ |
| 4 | Make the best snowman. | 5 |
| 5 | Live: Balance your swedes on your Swede. Your Swede must remain standing at all times. Your swedes may only balance on the exterior of your Swede. | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Episode 2: The dong and the gong. (11 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Heaviest item that can fit in a shoebox. | 5 |
| 2 | Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed in one hour. | 3 |
| 3 | Team Puzzle: Release Alex. | 0 |
| 4 | Create the best upside-down self portrait using only the materials supplied. The Taskmaster will judge the picture when it has been rotated 180 degrees. | 3 |
| 5 | Pop the balloons. | 3 |
| 6 | Live: Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape. Put the unraveled sticky tape in your lunchbox. Close your lunchbox. | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Episode 3: Little polythene grief cave. (18 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Best battery-operated item. | 1 |
| 2 | Fill this eggcup with your own sweat. | 3 |
| 3 | Make the best domino rally. | 4 |
| 4 | Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. | 5 |
| 5 | Create the best flag meal. | 5 |
| 6 | Live: Anchor these balloons using only bread. | 3 |
| Total | 21 | |
| Episode 4: A very nuanced character. (25 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Shiniest thing. | 3 |
| 2 | Spread your clothes as far and wide as possible at your own expense. You must discard four items of clothing that you're currently wearing. | 3 |
| 3 | Find out what this gentleman did for a living. You can ask him any question but you must whisper at all times. The gentleman can only nod or shake his head. The gentleman can only lie. | 4 |
| 4 | Team: Make the most special effect. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Wearing a blindfold, cover yourself in sticky notes. Sticky notes must be applied individually. | 4 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Episode 5: The F.I.P. (1 November 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Photo of the most handsome relative. | 5 |
| 2 | Move the water from bucket A to bucket B. You must not move the buckets. | DQ |
| 3 | Team: Wearing one of these hands on each of your hands at all times, communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes. You may not raise your voice. | 5 |
| 4 | Do something that looks brilliant when sped up or slowed down. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Place one or more doughnuts on your stick. You have 100 seconds, after which the person with the lowest unique whole number of doughnuts on their stick wins. | 0 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Grand Total | 81 | |
Trivia[]
- Dave was asked to participate in the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show The Taskmaster, but declined.[1]
- All clocks in the Taskmaster House are set to 10:08 as a reference to Dave's show, Modern Life is Goodish.[2]
- Dave is one of the few contestants to make a cameo in the show after they appeared. He appeared in the Series 5 episode The leprechaun or the lesbian., as part of Aisling Bea's entry for the prize task "Hippest item of headwear", modelling Aisling's Yorkshire pudding hat.
