Dave Lamb
Actor · b. 1969 · Westminster, London, England
David Alexander Lamb (born 17 January 1969) is an English actor, comedian, narrator and presenter. He is best known for his narration work on Come Dine with Me as well as appearances in British television and radio programmes, especially comedy programmes like Goodness Gracious Me. He also presented the CBBC game show Horrible Histories: Gory Games Lamb attended the Broxbourne School in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and studied philosophy and literature at the University of Warwick Lamb's first noted credit was in the 1998 British sitcom How Do You Want Me? He played a homophobic tramp called Buster. His first notable appearances were in the British Indian sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, being the only recurring white person in the cast. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s he also appeared in comedy programmes such as People Like Us, Hippies, Armstrong and Miller, The Smoking Room and Fun at the Funeral Parlour as well as having a brief role in a couple of episodes of EastEnders. He also made a brief appearance in DIY SOS. Dave Lamb was one of the main voice-over artists on satirical cartoon 2DTV alongside Jan Ravens and Jon Culshaw, but he gained cult status through his sarcastic voice-overs on dinner party show Come Dine with Me which began in 2005. In an interview, he claimed that in the first series he did do quite a lot of ad-libbing but that the show's writers now know how to write for his voice. He also stated that he would never take part in a celebrity edition as he wasn't famous enough to participate. In 2008, Lamb provided a voice for one of the Spade brothers in Lionhead Studios' Fable II and again in 2010 for Fable III. Lamb narrated Come Dine with Me-style sketches for five episodes of Horrible Histories, between 2010 and 2013. In 2011 for the Big Brother 2011 Come Dine with Me task, Lamb took over from usual narrator Marcus Bentley for the feature, the first time that anyone other than Bentley had provided a voice-over for the show. He starred in a voice-over part for a character in the 2011 MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. He also narrates Come Dine with Me Ireland and Come Dine with Me South Africa and provides the voice-over on the CBeebies animated shows Big Barn Farm and Waybuloo. He narrated a special section of Blue Peter on 25 October 2011. The section was a spoof of Come Dine with Me at a zoo where the guests were animals. In May 2012, he did a voice over for UK band Jackdaw4 on their PledgeMusic page, to promote their pledge campaign to record their fourth album. In November 2013, Lamb provided a voice over for Bedford Modern School's production of "The Only Way", a play commemorating 10 years of co-education. He narrates the 2015 reboot of Danger Mouse. He also voices Stiletto Mafiosa in the series. He also narrates the live stage show of Danger Mouse at Butlins in 2017–2018. In 2018 Lamb was the commentator on BBC One's Saturday evening game show And They're Off ... for Sport Relief, presented by Ore Oduba.
Series22
TV5.2RealityAmateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.
Come Dine with Me
2005 · 34 votes
TV8.0FamilyComedyBased on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Horrible Histories
2009 · 69 votes
TV6.3ComedyAnimationDanger Mouse is back saving London, saving the World and, most importantly, saving Penfold in brand new and fantastically absurd, energetic adventures.
Danger Mouse
2015 · 24 votes
TV6.7FamilyComedyYoung orphans, Mel, Josh and Lucy, can't believe their luck when they are fostered together under one roof. But just when it looks like they have the chance of a relatively normal life, they discover their new parents are aliens from planet Valux!
My Parents Are Aliens
1999 · 15 votes
TV7.0ComedyDr Terrible's House of Horrible is a satirical British comedy-horror anthology series created by Graham Duff, who co-wrote the series with Steve Coogan. Spoofing the British horror films of Amicus, Hammer, and Tigon, the title parodies Amicus' 1965 anthology film Dr Terror's House of Horrors. Coogan presents each episode as the titular Dr Terrible, and plays the lead in each story.
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001 · 6 votes
TV7.4ComedyHippies is a 1999 BBC Two comedy miniseries created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and written by Mathews. The six-episode series stars Simon Pegg, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sally Phillips, and Darren Boyd as four wannabe hippies in 1969 swinging London, who run a counterculture magazine and strive to be as trendy as society will allow... even if they fail at every turn.
Hippies
1999 · 14 votes
- TV7.2AnimationComedy
2DTV is a British satirical animated television show that was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from March 2001 to December 2004. Lasting a total of five series and thirty-three episodes, 2DTV became the successor of popular 80's TV series Spitting Image, and the predecessor of 2008 ITV satirical animation Headcases.
2DTV
2001 · 6 votes
TV8.0ComedyFollows the trials and tribulations of a group of twentysomething friends in Manchester, facing the decision to either settle down or carrying on partying.
Grownups
2006 · 2 votes
TV6.8ComedyMidlevel corporate drone Reggie Perrin—although secure in his marriage, with a paid-for house, no children, a car and a comfortable living, he is dissatisfied with the grind of modern living, such as his daily, often overcrowded train commute—undergoes a mid-life crisis, keeping himself entertained by fantasies.
Reggie Perrin
2009 · 19 votes
TV7.2DramaComedyMoving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode about its production. The second series was based around the production of a "zombie show" called Renaissance. Ben Miller confirmed in May 2009 on his Twitter account that no further series will be made. The title, "Moving Wallpaper", is a disparaging term applied to uninspiring TV shows, or to television in general, referring to the perception that modern television viewers are "mindless absorbers of images", as if staring at wallpaper.
Moving Wallpaper
2008 · 6 votes
TV7.0RealityCome Dine With Me South Africa is a South African cooking reality competition television series based on the British series Come Dine With Me and produced by Rapid Blue which follows four people who have never previously met as they snoop around each other's homes, sample each other's cooking and pass judgment on each other's entertaining skills.
Come Dine With Me: South Africa
2011 · 1 votes
TV7.0Barking is a late night sketch comedy show broadcast on Channel 4 in 1998, starring Mackenzie Crook, David Walliams, Omid Djalili, Peter Kay, Dave Lamb, Rhys Thomas, Catherine Tate and Marcus Brigstocke. Barking features up and coming comedians, most of whom have gone on to become big stars.
Barking
1998 · 2 votes
- TVComedy
The Comedy Annual is a British entertainment comedy series which first aired on ITV on 22 December 2010. Presented by Phillip Schofield, the show features various comedians who talk about the unusuall events of the past year. There have been two episodes, the first airing in 2010 and the second in 2011.
- TV6.0Comedy
A series of six comedy shorts, in which each episode is 'taken over' by a different high profile comedian. The result is an exclusive, eclectic and hilarious mix of comedy genres, tastes and styles.
Original Comedy Shorts
2014 · 2 votes
- TV5.0Talk Show
One milion quid - at the toss of a coin! Five's new primetime game show, hosted by comedian and presenter Justin Lee Collins.
Heads or Tails
2009 · 1 votes
TV7.0ComedyIn the year A.D. 999, a village of medieval Englanders fear the coming millennium.
Dark Ages
1999 · 4 votes
- TV
TV5.0ComedyHorrible Histories: Gory Games is a television quiz and game show co-produced by Citrus Television and Lion Television for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the Horrible Histories TV show. The first series began on 30 May 2011. The show is hosted by Come Dine With Me host Dave Lamb and Rattus Rattus, the Horrible Histories rat puppet. The show revolves around "horrible facts". Author of the Horrible Histories book series, Terry Deary, sometimes makes guest appearances on the show in the form of a monk.
Horrible Histories: Gory Games
2011 · 1 votes
TV10.0Big Barn Farm is a British children's television series following the lives of four young animals on a farm which uses a combination of live-action and animation. It was produced by The Foundation and commissioned by Michael Carrington for the BBC children's channel Cbeebies. It was narrated by Ben Fairman in series 1 and Dave Lamb in series 2.
Big Barn Farm
1 votes
- TVDocumentary
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask is a British comedy panel show hosted by Alexander Armstrong. The pilot was shown on Dave on 30 May 2011. The guests on the pilot were Robert Webb, Katy Brand and Griff Rhys Jones. After a positive reaction to the pilot, Dave ordered a full series which was filmed in October 2011 and broadcast from 6 February 2012. A second series began 26 February 2013.
- TV5.3Comedy
A six-part comedy set in London that follows an asthmatic, early-30s Scottish lesbian living there.
Rhona
2000 · 3 votes
TVIn a brand new take on Channel 4’s flagship Daytime show, previous winners will take part in a high-pressure tournament to be crowned a Come Dine With Me Champion of Champions. Taking place in a large country manor house, long-running narrator of Come Dine With Me, Dave Lamb will step out from behind the microphone to present this brand new format. The series will feature former contestants cooking against each other in a series of challenges; they’ll be marking one another’s efforts but also be judged by some special mystery guests who will bring a super critical edge to proceedings! After four days of heats, the daily winners will return to battle for that week’s title of Champion of Champions.
Movies4
Movie5.2ComedyFamilyBrainy Roman teenager Atti is always coming up with schemes, but one ultimately goes too far, angering Emperor Nero. As punishment, the lad is exiled to the cold wet province of Roman Britain on the fringe of the Roman Empire. Whilst there, Atti is captured by—and eventually befriends—Orla, a feisty Celt. When he's returned to his regiment, he's horrified to find himself pitted against Orla and her tribe at the Boudican revolt's Battle of Watling Street.
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019 · 83 votes
MovieDocumentaryA behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible" featuring Steve Coogan.
- Movie5.5ComedyDrama
The story of Sally (Georgia MacKenzie) and Michael (Kris Marshall) a couple who are attempting to cope with the trauma of miscarriage. The day Michael brings home pedigree puppy Archie it changes their lives forever. With their relationship wavering under the emotional stress, Sally decides to leave Michael. As a bolt hole she moves in next door to her new-found doggie friend, Guy (Dominic Rowan) and his formidable mother, dog show judge and Rottweiler breeder, Mrs Jessop (Diana Quick). Michael goes to pieces when Sally leaves, losing his job and self-respect. He turns to Archie for solace and man's best friend leads him to the disparate but caring members of a local dog club who just might be able to help him win back Sally.
Catwalk Dogs
2007 · 2 votes
Movie7.0ComedyThrillerStruggling stand-up Sam Slade and reclusive writer Becky Holt are thrown together when Becky experiences strange phenomena in her own home, and Sam, desperately broke, poses as a private eye - but will Sam's first case be the death of her?
Trench
2018 · 2 votes