UKTV’s Dave, now known as U&Dave, has announced that they are reviving Dave Groman’s Modern Life is Goodish, seven years after it was cancelled.
The show, hosted by BAFTA-winning comedian 53, saw the comedian analyse modern life in a series of stand-up performances with the help of PowerPoint.
Modern Life is Goodish originally ran for five seasons between 2013 and 2017, attracting an average of 1.5 million viewers, before the comedian reportedly stepped away to spend more time with his young family.
Following the news, comedian Dave said: Sun‘I’m delighted to be back in the saddle of Goodish.’
‘It’s been 7 years since I hung up my Modern Life Is Goodish remote and in that time, life has definitely gotten 7 years more modern, so there should be plenty to sink your teeth into.’
UKTV’s Dave, now known as U&Dave, has announced that they are reviving Dave Groman’s Modern Life is Goodish, seven years after it was cancelled.
The show, hosted by the BAFTA-winning comedian, 53, saw the comedian take a look at modern life in a series of stand-up performances with the help of PowerPoint.
UKTV’s Mark Iddon said: “I’m really excited to announce the return of Modern Life Is Goodish to U&Dave’s audience. Dave Gorman’s quirky comedic ideas and clever PowerPoint presentations have always resonated with our audience.
Dave won a BAFTA for his role as a writer on The Mrs Merton Show, tours with his stand-up and has also appeared on Absolutely Fabulous and the Daily Show in the US.
Elsewhere on the channel, Dermot O’Leary has landed his own game show, in which he encourages bookmakers to predict that he could soon… has stepped down from his presenting duties on This Morning.
His upcoming show, produced by GMB’s Richard Bacon, will see the studio audience trying not to laugh as they are entertained by a host of comedians in a bid to bag a share of the £250,000 prize.
However, betting sites suggest that as he spreads his wings elsewhere, there is a strong possibility the presenter is planning to step away from his ITV duties.
Following a list of ITV presenters set to take on roles outside the channel, betideas.com predicts Dermot has an 11/10 chance of leaving the show at any time in 2024.
Lee Astley, a spokesman for the betting site, said: ‘Dermot O’Leary is the latest big name at ITV to begin branching out from his duties at the channel, with rumours rife that his tenure on ITV’s This Morning is coming to an end.
Modern Life is Goodish originally aired for five seasons between 2013 and 2017 before the comedian reportedly stepped away to spend more time with his young family.
Following the news, the comedian said: “I’m delighted to be back in the Goodish saddle.”
‘We give him 11/10 odds of quitting the main daytime show altogether and 3/1 that he will start his own talk show, although he also seems possible to appear on a selection of BBC programmes.’
According to the site, the presenter is also rumoured to be defecting to the BBC and has bets at 7/2 to host The One Show and 4/1 for a stint on Morning Live, while he has bets at 3/1 to start his own TV talk show.
MailOnline has contacted Dermot’s representatives for comment.
Alison, 49, and Dermot, who present ITV’s Friday show and bank holiday coverage, were “snubbed” from the top job and Cat Deeley, 47, and Ben Shephard, 49, replaced Phillip and Holly Willoughby in March.
As well as presenting For The Love Of Dogs on ITV and Bake Off on Channel 4, Alison has also signed on to present two shows on rival broadcaster the BBC.
She will spend 48 hours with some of the UK’s best-loved celebrities and go inside their homes to give fans a glimpse into their glamorous lives in Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend.
Elsewhere on the channel, Dermot O’Leary has landed his own game show, in which he encourages bookies to predict that he could soon be leaving his presenting duties on This Morning.
Betting sites are hinting that by spreading his wings elsewhere, there is a strong possibility the presenter is planning to step away from his ITV duties.
Dermot, 51, will star in his new series alongside comedian Katherine Ryan, 41 (pictured)
The BBC has also reportedly approached the TV star to host a travel show called Florida Unpacked, which could compete in the daytime schedule with This Morning.
This comes after This Morning’s viewing figures ‘dropped by half’, according to new reports.
Since presenters Cat and Ben took over, half a million viewers have stopped tuning in to the ITV daytime show.
With over a million viewers watching on its first day back in March, two months later the numbers now stand at less than 500,000 – a dramatic drop.