Although the supporting act was good, I felt, we as an audience were left waiting a long time for the show to start. I went with three others and we had decided to go for a drink and meal before the show, which made us late for the doors opening at 7, but we knew the doors to the actual auditorium would not open till about half past. However even with our being late we sat for around half an hour before the supporting act was introduced and then again sat waiting for another half an hour till 9 for Greg himself to come on. We felt a little short changed when we were waiting but as soon as the show started we shook off the slight disappointment. About half way through the show Greg invited two members of the audience to do a short role play with him. One woman would play his mother and reveal where Greg got the idea for this show, and the other would play his dad; there to simply have the last word. The role play’s script worked well as part of the section of the show Greg was playing out, and the fact that in the role play Greg’s mother; after saying something silly begs him not make this conversation part of his show, she goes to great lengths making him promise. i think this part of the role play works so well is because we know what happens after this conversation, we know the greg didn’t only break his promise and put the conversation in his show, he based his entire show around his mum, this conversation being the inspiration.

The slide show above shows some of the shaky stills I managed to capture with my camera phone in the hope to demonstrate my thoughts and opinions on the show. Also as good as the show was I felt like it wasn’t quite long or developed enough, I think the show could have been improved with a little more audience participation (not just the same 3 people in the front row… by the mic…). Davies is noted for his height, standing 6ft 8in (2.03m) tall. [28] [29] He lives in the Kennington area of London. [30] He was in a relationship with Labour Party politician Liz Kendall from 2007 to 2015. [5] [31] Comedy specials [ edit ] YearGreg being an ex-teacher started the show with a set of objectives, I thought this was a good way to structure the show, as by revealing parts it added to the audiences excitement and anticipation, the objectives also allowed the audience to see how far through the show we were at any given time, making sure no one could beguin to wonder how long was left. A hilarious but touching résumé of his life so far … a wonderfully feel good show that demands repeated viewings.” Wilson, Benji (10 September 2021). "The Cleaner, review: Greg Davies's crime-scene sitcom is gruesomely enjoyable". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 October 2021. Nicholson, Rebecca (10 September 2021). "The Cleaner review – Greg Davies leads a dark and curious comedy". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 October 2021. Wilson, Chris (15 June 2013). "Heights of success". The Stage. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 . Retrieved 26 July 2013.

a b Saner, Emine (8 April 2011). "Rik Mayall was still a force of nature. His ambition was huge". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 September 2021. a b "Wem's Greg Davies makes it big". Great British Life. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011 . Retrieved 11 March 2020. In 2007 Davies was nominated three times in the Chortle Awards, in the categories "Breakthrough Act" (for his solo stand-up act), "Best Sketch, Variety or Character Act", and "Best Full-Length Show" (both as part of sketch team We Are Klang). [11] For the end of the show the objectives promised us a heart warming song and a better world, this was indeed delivered. The Bonsai song as I’m sure it will become known, bought the show together, it starts on a negative foot making us sing ‘I wish I was a Bonsai Tree’ to enforce the message of the show; how sad it is that in adulthood, most of the time we don’t say what is in our mind and the world becomes quite dull and boring without young people. However instead of being depressing the song turns around and then looks at the negatives of being a Bonsai tree, Greg them makes us sing the ‘I’m glad I’m not a Bonsai tree’ .And the Chortle nominees are..: News 2007: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017. At heart, it’s a brilliant example of a mainstream sitcom… but with a twist and heart of its own. Channel 4 – and Greg Davies – deserve to have a monster hit on their hands” Man Down to go on without Mayall". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 . Retrieved 10 May 2015. From October 2013 Davies starred in Channel 4's sitcom Man Down, [15] playing a teacher, Dan, who dislikes his job. [16] Rik Mayall played Dan's father. Channel 4 also commissioned a Christmas special, [17] and subsequently renewed for a second series. Rik Mayall's death in June 2014 slowed progress [18] but the second series was announced in 2015. [19] The classroom used in the show is the same classroom in which Davies taught at Sandhurst School. [20]